The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-10


mona Light Infantry BlueD. and the
First Battalion OF Artillery in the FIRST
Brigade.
The field officers Of the brigade met
at the Exchange Hotel again at II O'Clock
yesterday morning and spent the day In
The weary work OF balloting without
changing the result as II had stood for
two days-G 10" lLillips and for Male.
Tho Governor. not without anxiety,
awaited yesterday the action Of the
field officers. and when IL appeared. in
the afternoon. that the situation had rot
undergone any change. he issued The fol-
lowing orders:
General order. No. 1.-The First Regi-
nent Cavalry. First Battalion Art lery
and Fourth Battalion Infantry Blues,
Virginia Volunteers. arc hereby assigned
20 the First Brigade, Virginia Volun-
teers. and will report 10 Colonel Will
liam Nalle. Colonel Commanding First
Brigade, Virginia Volunteers. r. order
or the Governor
CHARLES J. ANDERSON.
Adjutant- General
General order. 40. THE field officers
First Brigade, Virginia Volunteers. win
report TO the Adjutant-General of Vir-
GINA at the Exchange Hotel. Richmond.
Va, Saturday. February 9Th at $50 p
NJ, to elect adier-General. vice
Anderson. appointed Adjutant-General.
ana 10 obey such other orders as may
emanate from these Headquarters BY
order Of The Governor
CHARLES J. ANDERSON.
Adjutant-General.
special order, No. 3.-The surgeons
certificate having shown the Inability of
Llcutenant-Coloncl Granville Gaines to
comply with Special order No 2. direct
Ing the election of a Brigadier-General
his proxy will be allowed The order is
n In1Ge nN reason Of the fact that the
held officers have not been able 10 ar
rive ut a decision. and must not be CON
sidered as precedent. BY order of the
Governor.
CHARLES J. ANDERSON.
Adjltant-General
Major Burrows voted 10y proxy for Col
Gaines.
TEUSDtEBOLT
- Yose orIst-~>esIne upon the officers OF
N'2f ullery, cavalry 90. fac Blues like
a tEunderbclt from clear sky, aud
created considerable CONSERVATION. For a
hundred and two years the Blues have
hctn an Independent organizations with
charter issued a century ago proud
OF their record and proud OF their au-
tonomy The Howt2ers shared with them
an honorable record Of war and peace.
and enjoyed equally their Independent DO
siticn. The cavalry, with their separate
organization, was also well satisfied with
Their condition. aud there Is more or less
dissatisfaction wi,h the move all along
the line.
som Of them so expressed themselves
and Major CutCAins, OF the Blues Bat
talon. Is quoted as having said in the
meeting that he obeyed the order with
more dstarte than any he had ever re-
celved in his life.
TIE NEW SITUATION.
When the meeting assembled at the Ex-
change at $50, in accordance with the
Governors order there were fve field
officers added 10 tne eleven previol sly
present, which. with the proxy OF Colonel
Gaines, made seventeen votes.
The officers added are Colonel Charles
Euker. Lt.-Col. James II, BraI ch Major
W. y. Simons. Major Sol. Cutchins ana
Major W. III. Sands
Lieutenant Colonel James Il. Branch
on the opening of the meeting. put In
domination Colonel Charles Euker for
Brlgadier-GeU eral. Colonel Euker, how
ever, declined the nomination, and the
balioting between Colonies Phillips and
Male was again gone into on the lO9th
ballot. and resulted I'm the election of
General Philips by vote of 10 10 z.
HOW THEY voTED.
OF the five additional field officers. all
from Richmond, VINO were added to the
field by the Governors order, four voted
for Phillips and one for Male. 1t is not
positively known who the man was who
voted for Male, but IL is said TO be Major |
Simons.
Quite large number OF the members |
of the First Regiment were assembled |
at the armory last evening when / ar
rived aud gave them the first news OF !
the election. They were sitting around |
listlessly in groups, and when l an
nounccd that Colonel PE!liips VAS elected |
Brigad.cr the transformation OF the scene |
was electric. The men shook hands, |
a. IV.N
and finally gave three long and hearty :
cheers.
1t IS understood that Major w. NJ. |
Evans Will be appointed by General Phil |
lips as his Assistant Acknowledgement |
Major Evans occupied The same place !
under General Anderson, and IS recognized |
as the most efficient man in the service |
for the place.
STAFF POSITIONS.
Besides this Office the following posi- |
tons on his stan vii, be filled by General |
Phillips:
one Ass stant lnSpector-Grneral, one |
ordnance officer. one quartermaster, one
commissary, one surgeon and one chap
lain, each with the rank of major, and |
two aides-de-camp. with rank of captain,
who shall he commissioned by the Gov
ernor on receipt OF certificates from the |
General L, Is not known who General
Phillips Will appoint.
General Andersons old stan was as iol-
lows:
Assistant Adju,ant-General. W, NJ.
Evans Assistant Inspector-General, joan /
II. DlDncen; Surgeon, MD. Hoge, Jr. ord
nance Officer. G. OBJ. Coward.n; Quarter
mester, MerriVeather Jones Commissary.
corb.n warwick; Chaplain, Rev. Preston
Nash; Alde-de-Camp. Fred. Peasants.
VACANCY.
Colonel Phillips promotion VIII cause a
vacancy in the First Regiment of lieu
tonGnt-c0l0nel. which will have to be filled
by = vote Of the field and company officers
OF the regiment
Captain George Wayne Anderson and
Captain Gasser's names were mentioned
last evening In connection with the office.
and IL % said the contest is likely 10 be
a close one All the officers OF the regi-
ment are eligible. and II is not unlikely
that Major Derbyshire will be promoted.
The election OF General Phillips will heal
many difficulties which have arisen In
osnnseuon with this election. Personal