The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-11
ASKSSTOKES
MOTTO sign
COMMISSION
Counsel for CAPITA in Cam
field Protests Against
MaCKie's PrOmoA on.
ELECTION NOT LEGAL I
Frederick R. LehIbacb Fails NJ
Get Satisfaction From MILF
tary Board and Puts Matter
Up to Chief Executive,
Who Will Investigate.
ELECTION NOT LEGAL ?
Ispeola. . Lhe EvenIng star.l

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TRENTON, Dec. I1.-When the State
Military Board refused yesterday to
consider the reports that General
Campbell would not permit the
consideration of the name of Cap
tain william II. Camfield at the
election held. by the. First Regiment
of Newark, when a major was
chosen, Frederick r. Lehlbach, of New
ark, Captain Camield's counsel. imme-
diately filed the following protest with
the Governor against the signing Oh a
commission to Captain Mackie, VINO
was declared elected major of the regi-
ment:
Regiment. N. g. N. j., | desire to lodge
Il protest against the issuance OF a
Commission as major to Captain MAC.
election To said office was contrary to
the Constitution of the State of New
Jersey, and to sections 72 and 80 of an
act entitled On act conceT 1aos mage
1897, that the said Captain Canfield was
deprived of his right to be q candidate
for election 70 the office Of major at
sons entitled by law to cast their pal
lots at said election were Illegally de-
prived Of the opportunity TO vote FOR
The said Captain Garfield for SAID
lit is the Intention of Captain Cam
field expeditiously to seek redress I'M
der the laws OF the State of New Jer-
sey. and the rules and regulations or
The military department of the state
government, for the injustice and In
Jury as aforesaid done him. and 1t rs
FOR the purpose of affording him the
opportunity of taking the necessary
steps to this end, that 1T is respect
fully requested that the issuance OF a
commission to Captain MacIxie be
withheld
'rhe board informed Mr.. L.ehlhach that
they felt that they were without jurisdic-
fion and said that Captain Camfield's rem
edy was 10 enter a complaint with his
superior officers and in this manner have
the matter come to them in regular mill
tary rotation.
Immediately after the State Board re-
fused TO take up the case Mr.. Lehlbach
filed the protest against the signing Of Cap
tain MacKie's commission. While the Gov
ernor was not present to receive the pro
rest, it can be positively said that the com
mission viii not be signed until the matter
is completely aired and the stories, con
nected with the election OF MackieA"ar'
cleared up.
Arthur H.. MacKie was declared th'
choice of the First Regiment for major by
Brigadier-G eneral Campbell at an election
three weeks ago. Captain Camfield wa.
also a candidate. but when the night Of
election rolled around and his friends noual'
mated him for major, Brigadier-Genern
Campbell. who presided, said that he couis
not be n candidate. because there was only
one In the field. Captain Camfield at tina
time took the floor and demanded to know
why he was not eligible, but WAS simply
told that he was not a candidate. Til
general let 1t be known later that a custom
covering thirty-seven years was responsible
for his refusing to entertain the name o
Captain Garfield. That custom was tina
when an officer was. defeated at an In
formal election he could not run at til
formal election.
The officers who nave stood benin
Captain Camheld are not averse in lettinl
1t be known that if the Governor sign
Major MacKie's commission making him
major the courts will be asked to talk
a hand in the matter. Said Que of thes
officers:
1--WE stand ready with our lawyers t
certiorari these proceedings from the nigh
of tin election to the signing of the major
commission; not that we have anythin
against Major MacKie, not at all. but "
want TO find. out just what the military La