Evening star., 1895-02-15
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA \
The Third Virginia Regiment is Mad Clear
Through.
All About the Election Of a Brigadier
General-A Child Run Over
by q Sleigh.

To say that the officers Of the companies
composing the third regiment, Virginia
volunteers, and those of some of the other
regiments. are indignant at the outcome or
the recent election of the brigade COM
mander in Richmond would but lily eX-
press it. They are hopping mad, and the
end is not yet They say that this Is not
the first time that an injustice has been
placed IN the third regiment, for when
Gen. Charles j. Anderson was elected to
the brigadiership it was over Col Werten-
baker of the third, who was at that time
the ranking colonel of the state, and now
officer who is not even a full colonel
has been elected over Col Nolle. the rank
ing colonel of the brigade, and who was
at the time its temporary commander by
virtue of his rank. They say, too. that in
asmuch as the resignation of Col Jones
Lieut.. Col. Phillips and Major Derbyshire
of the first regiment had recently been
requested for the good of the service by
the officers of their regiment, and the mat
ter was a subject of official investigation
by Governor OFerral, that it was ex-
tremely bad form and without precedent
to eject Lieut. Col. Phillips as brigadier
general at least until Governor O'Ferrall
had rendered his decision on the court of
inquiry recently held. an account Of which
appeared in The Star
1t is matter of record, they say, that
every paid officer in the state militia now
halls from Richmond. and that more than
one-third of the state appropriation for
military purposes remains in that city for
salaries. The adjutaEt general Charles j.
Anderson. is Richmond man. The assist
ant inspector general. Col. Joe Lane
stearne. also halls from Richmond. and
now the military men of that city have
been enabled to add another plum by the
election Of Brigadier General A. l.. Phil
lips.
for not having dissolved the meeting until
the recovery of Lieut. Col. Gaines, whose
vote would have elected Col. Nalle,, instead
of which. they say, the governor ordGfSd
INTO the brigade three independent COM
pan1eS from Richmond. against the wishes
OF their officers, which officers would feel
bound to vote for the Richmond man and
thus insure his election. The line of pro-
motion. so far officers of the brigade is
concerned. has been twice broken in favor
OF Richmond man. and this has cast a
damper On the balance of the militia of the
state AS has been said the end is not yet,
ana from what can be learned the berth of
Gen. Phillips will not be a pleasant one.
The point raised by the men is not the in
competency of Gen. Phillips in any way,
but the manner in which the third resi
ment has been treated, and that for the sec
ond time in a very few years.
At a meeting of the officers of the third
regiment held at the armory of company
-, in Charlottesville, on Tuesday. Lieut..
Col Gaines offered resolution. which was
unanimously adopted, providing That while
the officers of the third regiment. Virginia
volunteers, regret Col. Nale was not elected
brigadier general, yet glad to honor
MIN still our colonel and hope that for
many years to come he may be our loved
commander.
The officers present at the meeting We're
Lieut.. Col. Gaines. Capts. Goodloe, Keller,
Scruggs. Freeman, Faulkner. Lieut.. Wing
field and Lieut.. Roberts acting adiutant.
Capt. George A. Mushbach of the Alex
andria Light Infantry was unable to be
present on account of pressing business en-
gagements, though it is not hard to guess
his opinion the subject. The Star man
called on him yesterday, and the captain
said: Il have nothing to say In the mat
ter for publica ton or otherwise; certainly
until after Gov. O'Ferrall has announced
his decision in the recent court of inquiry
over which l presided.