The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-20
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would I be a dutiful son Of those who
reared me, of the mother who bore me, if
1 did not go out and show my manhood.
Eyes, sir; Captain Camield must stick
in this fight. l have knawn him since he
entered the First Regiment as a private,
and have watched his military advance
ment with much pleasure. / have always
heard he was a conscientious officer, will
ing to obey and do his duty as he saw it
on every occasion.
IT will fight for this young man,
although | am not a member of the Ma
tional Guard. Once more / want to en-
phasize the fact that l am not of his re-
ligious creed"
The gentleman referred to is not the
only one who talked freely when an
EVENING STAR man opened the subject
for discussion. A former officer of the
First Regiment was seen this morning
and he had something like this to say:
81 read about the military fracas in the
EVENING STAR. and saw where Briga-
dier-General Campbell is quoted as saying
that no officer could run at the formal
election who was defeated at the Informal
election, giving as the reason that this
has been the custom for the past twenty
seven years. Now this Is not true, and it
is misleading.
about a year ago there was an election
for a captaincy, and the man who won out
at the informal affair-Charles ]. Allen
went home happily, only to wake up a
few days later and learn that he was not
Of the right religious stripe and he was
informed by his friends that he would
have an opponent at the formal election.
Ibid he have one? Well, l guess he did.
And what do you think? His opponent be-
gan by having priyates transferred from
one company to another so as to help him
to defeat, as he thought, his opponent at
the formal election.
Now let me show you something fur
Their in this matter. Military regulations
prohibit anyone transferring members Of
one company to another, save the colonel
or officers higher up. No one below the
colonel has this transferring power. What
does that prove? Why, 1t proves that
someone in authority sanctioned the can
didacy at the formal election OF the man
who was defeated at the informal one.
Now you see where General Campbells
rule stands, don't you?
Someone higher up didn't want the
man for captain who had won out at the
Informal election, and the defeated can
didate was allowed 10 loom up at the
formal election. Consistency is a Jewel
that does not. shine very brilliantly In
SOM Of the crowns worn by the It's in
local military AFFAIRS
1t was learned from some reliable sources
today that steps have already been taken
to clear the local militia of bigotry and
religious intolerance, and these influences
will be made felt not alone on present
authorities but on future powers as well.
Said a public official at the City Hall
today who is interested in the welfare of
the National Guard:
Newark has a first-class militia now.
and 1t is too bad that such strife as the
present one has arisen. Broader minds
should inject a little commo sense into
some of the tin soldiers who are going
about Dragging on the downfal Of Cap
tain Garfield.
IF I know Garfield. and I think / do,
he will follow this thing up to the last.
The odorous atmosphere around the
armory must be cleared, and cleared right
away. One of two things must result.
Either the bigots will have to retire from
public view or else all Roman Catholics
will lave to walk the military plank. II
the Inter occurs, then our lawmakers at
Trenton should put out the red flag at the
armory, sell everything and send the other
soldiers back again TO private life"
Tonight there viii be d beefsteak supper
held at the armory IN honor of former
Lieutenant-Co Colonel George Handley. This
will be rendered to the retired officer by
officers of the First Regiment. Colonel
Handley told an EVENING STAR man to-
day that he would be on hand as he felt
honored at being remembered by his old
officers OF the regiment.
There will be plenty of beefsteak and
the usual lands which decorate such az
fairs, and despite the fact that there is a
State military regulation against having
liquors in the armories of this State, Cen
eral Campbell will not frown when the
walters pass the foamy beverage or when
some of the officers take to something |
stronger. This is another custom and the
general never kicks. But no reporters or
other civilians will be allowed to attend.