The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-16
ANOTHER STAR IN pRospkcr.
The Leading Candidates tor the Csnine Ere
notion 70 the Grade OF Brig a1er-penersi.

ANOTHER STAR IN PROSPECT.
| The Leading Candidates tor the Couaisg Ere
| motion TO the Grade OF Brigade r-oenersi.
WASHINGTON. May ia fortnight hence m
other vacancy among the general officers o
tho army will be created by the retirement o
Gen. Stanley for age. Tho prolonged contes
for promotion. therefore. which occurred
among tho Colonies OF the limo on Gen. Kautzi
retirement is already renewed. tbs probable
however. that no such delay In making thu
selection will now occur as was seen In tina
struggle. lett for three months undecided.
1t is remarkable how many appointments o.
general officers have fallen to President Har'
| rison. They include Major General in con
sequence Of the death OF Gen. Crook three
Brigadier- Generals on the retirem ents for age
| OF Gen. Grierson. Gen. Gibbon, and Gen.
Kautz. while now a fourth is to be added on
the retirement OF Gen. Stanley: an Adjutant-
General on tho retirement OF Gen. Drum. n
| Quarterma stcr- General on the retirement oil
| Gen. Holabird. n Commissary- General OF Sub
| eistence on tho retirement OF Gen. Mncfeely. n
| Surgeon General on the retirement OF Gen.
| Moore. and another on the death OF Gen. BaX-
ter. a Paymaster- General on the retirement
| Of Gen. Rochester. Chief OF Ordnance on the
retirement OF Gen. Bcntt. And the list is still
| further to be extended. since next month Gen.
Kelton will retire. leaving a new Adjutant-
General to be appointed. while in December
Con. Du Barry will also BIO retired. thus re-
curing O new Commissary- General. or
course In the cases OF the staff officers these
promotions nlso gave an opportunity for as
many appointments to the lower grade.
through the resulting vacancies: but simply
looking at the patronage among the general
officers. the list is noticeable.
In tho present contest the first fact to be
noted is the removal OF two formerly promi-
nent competitors. Col Andrews. late Of tho
TWENTY. fifth Infantry who was retired for age
on the 22d OF April. and Con. Wheaton. ap-
pointed to Gen. Kautz's vacancy. Their elimi-
nation leaves as the ranking Colonel. whether
Of staH or line. Col. W. r. shafter. First In
fantry. He. however. did not enter the reg.
ular army until the close Of the war. after
previous service in tho volunteers. beginning
in 1861 as First Lieutenant Of the Seventh
Michigan Infantry. His brevets are those OF
Colonel in the regular army for services at
Fair Oaks. and Brigadier-G General OF volun
teers for gallant and meritorious services dur
ing the war, His retirement does not occur
TIL iS 81 and It seems probable that he vii be
whose retiremen comes earlier.
highest Colonel in the army. whether Of stan
or line. but has q remarkable record OF ser.
from his native State Of New York as long ago
signed to the mounted ril!emcn. and thence
after some years was transferred to the cav
Airy. where he had reached the grade OF Cap;
the Third illinois Cavalry. and not long alter.
Tard der OF volunteers HIS
@ HIN the resaar and
sons Greek, Black, River Bridge, the capture
NJ Ia In nj tirip In
During the last twenty. i've Years. he has per:
formed much frontier service. and he has been
Ssya He reres IN so that his
promotion to the star would not interfere with
q s in turn by
Next to him in line of seniority stand sue
sn G a ots e the IT In
The former. q native Of Maryland. began his
military career ie., n sept a1p ls Hs cHp,
fine war record. with brevets OF Colonel in
nd Of BrlGadier;Ge Of volunteers for the
made Heutenant- Colonel OF tie Twenty-s secs
md Infantry after the war: and commanded
It is tn
;ol. Otis was favored by Secretary Proctor In
ta e
chofeld. Col Carln dates back to an equal
IN Ss aeR ffE being
ontinued in that arm. A native Of Illinois. he |
Infantry Of that State in 1851. and. ike Col:
Arr. was breyetted from Lieutenant-C Colonel
General OF volunteers. for services at
ng the war, His retirement comes in Novem-
or: 1882, whereas that Of Col Otis only oc-
Pursuing the order Of seniority the next
andidatos are Col. M. NJ. Blunt. Sixteenth
Infantry. who rstires in 1894: Col I. 7. |
wnjne: Twenty;sesond Infantry. WHO retires
no retires in 1901: Col z +. Bliss. twenty Wenty:.
'VEth Infantry: who 1etires in 1895. and Col.
Is services on Sheridan's staff. who retires in
S9o. 1t will not be necessary to go further {
own the list. since 1t is almost certain that
le candidate for the vacancy vii! be taken
ON the names already given. and indeed it is {
ktremely probable that the selection will be I
ade from among Col. Carr Col Otis. and Col {
le decision in his favor has already been ]
ado and he Is understood to have the sup
ort OF Secretary Elkins: but the result Of the c
scent struggle suggests that there are no cor
Itnties to be counted on. q