Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-18
PAPERS HAVE NOT REACHED HIM.
Governor Expected to Order the Court
Letter from Colonel Nash.

Governor Expected to Order the Court
Letter from Colonel Nash.
The Governor has not yet received the
papers requesting the court OF inquiry for
the investigation OF the affairs OF the
First Regiment. and, as they have TO
proceed through the regular channels.
they will probably not reach him for a
week.
1t Is understood that Colonel Jones will
unite In the request for the court, and
there Is great probability that the Gov
ernor will promptly comply with the re-
quest When seen last night he said that
he could say nothing about the matter,
as he did not Jump the stile until he came
to IL.
officers were at the Armory last night,
and nothing OF interest In the trouble
could be learned.
LETTER FROM COLONEL NASH.
The following letter from Colonel C. A.
Nash. OF the Fourth Regiment, in Nor
folk, explains itself:
NORFOLK, VA. December II, 1894.
ITO the Editor Of the Dispatch:
my attention has just been called 70
the following statement in a recent issue
OF the Dispatch, contained In an article
touching the affairs OF the First Regi-
ment. and headed Division In the Regi-
ment-Lack of Harmony Between Colonel
Jones and Some Officers-Charges Pre-
ferred:
"It will be remembered that Colonel
Jones was the prime mover against Colo
mel Nash, OF the Fourth Regiment, for the
brigadier-generalship and 1t Is thought
by many that this effort to bring about
Colonel Jones's resignation Is simply an
effort to break the deadlock between
Colonel Nash and Male and permit OF the
election OF Colonel Nash. This movement
has been on foot for some time, but IL
only assumed definite shape last week,
when Colonel Jones censured the officers
under him for having dissolved a court
martial on which he had appointed them,
without first consulting him.
81 desire 10 say that this statement, &c
far as IL may imply that I myself, OF
that with my cognizance. any OF my
friends, acting on my behalf, have had
| any part whatsoever. coveruy or openly
in the dissensions reported as existing
| In the First Regiment, OF have taken any
interest therein beyond the natural regret
| that all lovers of the service must fee
when reading the published accounts, IS
| absolutely and unqualifedly false.
very respectfully yours,
&c. A. NASH"
CThe Dispatch did not say that either
| Colonel Nash or his friends had anything
| to do with the dissensions In the First
Regiment. And while such an Inference
may have been natural, II was not IN
tended to imply that such was fact
| Our information IL that the contest FOL
the brigadier-generalship has played q
| part in the present fight in the regiment
and that the disposition In TO help Colone
NASH not for his sake particularly, but
! because his election would mean the de-
| feat OF Colonel Male. who Is the candi
| date of Colonel Jones)
THE MILITARY CLUB.
The annual meeting OF the Militar,
| Club OF Virginia was held last night, ant
| the following officers were elected for th'
| ensuing twelve months:
Captain Lewis Crenshaw, president
| Colonel Charles Euker. Tce-president
Captain Il. A. Jacob, treasurer. and
Lieutenant T. M. Workman. secretary
Major w. NJ Evans and Colonel II. NJ
Boykn were elected to fill vacancies on
the Board OF Governors.