Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-16
COL. JONES'S POSITION
WHAT HE DID SAY TO COLONEL
PHILLIPS ABOUT REsIGxING.
He Has No Idea Of surrendering His
Comm nnd-The New Brigadier
Sercnnded - Officers Examined
Other Military News.

The impression that Colonel Jones
would resign the command of the First
Regiment. which has obtained generally.
was. it appears. not without some foun-
dation, although the Colonel now has no
intention OF so doing.
A Dispatch man, in company with Cen
ersl Phillips. saw him yesterday In refer
encc 10 the statement made by him that
he had not told General Phillips that he
would resign. and the following state
ment that has been submitted to both
gentlemen is published at their request:
Some nights ago General Phillips stated
To the Dispatch man that Colonel Jones,
at the Exchange Hotel Immediately after
the election OF a brigadier. told him that
he would have to resign. Thursday
captain of the regiment told the reporter
that General Phillips had told him that
Colonel Jones had slgnfied his intention
OF resignng. Colonel Jones was advised
OF this by the Dispatch representative.
and he replied that he had told neither
General Phillips nor any one else that
he would resign. This statement was
pIblished. and General Phillips yesterday
called upon Colonel Jones In reference
10 II. The result of this was another
visit to Colonel Jones by General Phillips
IN company with a Dispatch man. The
Colonel then recited the conversation had
with General Phillips and said this was
the language he used Military matters
are taking so much OF my time and be-
coming too expensive. II things continue
uis way I'll have TO resign
.F
made to Colonel Jones by the Dispatch
reporter was that he Jones, would
resign. and II transpires that what both
General Phillips to the reporter and
Colonel Jones 10 General Phillips. said
Vas that Colonel Jones would have 10
resign. The omission Of the word have.
Colonel Jones considers. entirely changed
the purport Of his remarks.
CONSOLIDATION NOT PROBABLE.
Referring Yesterday to the rumor that
the First Regiment and the Blues might
disband for reorganization. the GovernOr
said he knew OF no authority for their
disbandment except himself, and he
doubted whether he had such authority
save under certain conditions, which wers
plainly prescribed by law.
The Governor Is not yet ready TO an
nounce the conclusions Of the court OF
induirv. He Is engaged In examining
carefully the testimony taken before the
court.
Is STILL. \ REGIMENT.
There appear 10 be no grounds for the
contention that because of the fact that
the cavalry regiment now has one less
than the minimum number Of companies
prescribed by law for regiment IT -
not a regiment and the officers there>
fore were ineligible TO vote in the elec>
aon Of A briCadier Even were this the
case, IL would not vitiate the election, a,
were il not regiment X must surely ~
4 battalion with one officer eligible 10
vote. General Phillips received ten voteN
10 Colonel Males seven, and had the
other two cavalry officers not been per-
mitted to vote General Phillips would
have received eight votes. a sufficient
number to elect.
Colonel Euker when seen in reference
To the matter yesterday, said that tbs
commissions of himself and his two ofh-
GERS had never been revoked, and unth
that was done they were certainly re-
copnized as field officers Of the First
Cavalry Regiment. and as such entitled
to vote. Said he: IF a man has family
Of six children and one dies, he sun hA'
a family. and so IL is with the regiment.
sERENADE THE BRIGADIER.
y The Grays, Company \. Of the flrst
Regiment, thirty-five strong, win t"e
Blues Band, last night serenaded prneidl
Phillips. at his residence, No. l0l0 floyi
avenue The house was thrown open, ana
a hospltable reception was rendered
them. General Phillips in a Few woruS
thanked the soldier lads for their VISIT.
and cigars were handed around. SeVerai
selections were played by the band. anu
the members of the company assethpieu
around the piano ana sang Hu'iio''
OF plantation melodies.
Captain Frank W. Cunningham, VINO
was rendered a position on the DrlSdiIei
s,an has decided To remain with his conf
many. the Walker Light-Guards.
The office of the Adjutant-General was
crowded with colored officers yesterday
who were examined for COMMISSIONS.
They were all of the Second Battalion oi
Petersburg. Those examined were Major
william II. Johnson, Adjutant John -
Stokes. Assistants Surgeon Charles H.
Alexander. commissary W. T. scott cap
,,in 4 G. Stevens, First-Lieutenant
I'll II Walker. and Second Lieutenant
navid Warren. of Company 9, and FIRST
Lieutenant James II. Brewer. OF COM
p.uS n. ...t,,-l ort
General Phillips also was examined anu
passed. His commission will probably be
made out to-day
REORGANIZATION OF TROOP H.
The following special order has been
issued by Colonel Euker
/. captain J. W. Lockwood, Jr, adlu-
tant Of this regiment. is detailed TO tahe
command Of Troop ii until after the eiec-
zion of commissioned officers.
,. Captain Lockwood VIII order an
election OF captain ana hrst ana seSo'.'
,.,,,anapts of Troop II 10 be held on Feb
ruarv % 1896 at the Stuart Horse
Armory. Ninth and Cary streets
2 In ordering election captain COM
,roudinc will caution troopers that
failure 10 comply with this order 10 as,
semble will subject them to the iu'l
Of the law.