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

| considerations entered largely into the
| contest, and. while the meeting OF heid
| officers was courteous and apparently
| friendly. enmities were aroused that only
| the election OF such conservative ana
| universally popular man as General PM
lips could heal.
GOING BACK LITTLE.
| During the contest all the matters which
| led up TO a deadlock were discussed py
| the military men and others. anu IL Is
| alleged that the question goes BACK 10 the
| time when General Anderson was APP
| pointed Adjutant-Gcneral by the Gov
| erDor.
A gossipy story. II told from the frag-
mentary reports from various sources
| more or less reliable. would read ABOUT
| as follows: When vacancy was caused
bv the death OF Acknowledgement Nc
| Donald Colonel Percy Halves and Briga-
dier-(;eneral Anderson were candidates
for the position. Governor O'Ferrall was
favora able 10 Colonel Percy Halves. and
u was thought he would secure the APP
nointment. Mr.. East, Of Norfolk, who was
Governor OFerralrs campaign manager.
appeared on the scene and pressed the
claims Of General Anderson. His innu-
ence and claims upon the Governor caused
tine appointment Of General Anderson,
leaving the Office of Brigadier-General va
cant.
Mr.. East desired this vacancy for Col
onel Nash OF Norfolk. so that vacancy
would be made in the Second Regiment
for Norfolk man. and 10 secure the
removal OF Colonel Nash from that posi-
ton.
Then Il IS aid that Colonel Jones. FOR
various personal and other reasons, TOOK
hap IN 70
Gated Colonel Male for the position.
These and many other personal considera-
lions. growing out Of various former con
tests. are alleged to have entered INTO 'his
one.
THY COURT MARITAL.
Since this matter is now seliied inc
Gov.rDor's decision in the court mar
tiaI cases In the regiment In regard 10
,.hicb the recent court OF inquiry was
ordered. is expected at oncf' iIu IL 80
hrred that the troubles Whlch 'a'e ~
torn and disorganized the Inlh'aty WIZ
an be over. and that they viii once more
settle down TO cordial ana pea-e''i0
ditiOns.
III BLCis.
asked Major Sol Cutchins last even
ing what he thought OF the actoh OF the
Governor in assigning his battalion 10
the brigade, and his reply was thaI II
lie I'm the power of the Governor TO or
der and 1t is my du'y 10 uIque9' 'oHi'SS
obey
Captain Ainslie, Of Company "B, was
also seen. but declined to express any
opinion on the subject.
Lieutenant Pegram, Of the same com
pany, expressed the hope that the Gov
eruor had only taken this action as an
expcdient 10 break the dead lock, and
that the battalion would be returned TO
their detached position again. The Lieu
tenant said that the principal change tH-t
the assigning Of the battalion to the D.l-
gade would cause would be that they
will now have to report through the
Brigadier-General, instead or direct 10
the Governor.
| also talked TO a number Of the mem
bers of the battalion. and they were
not at all pleased at the change. In
deed. some of them expressed themselves
in bitter terms when discussing 1t.
APj.I 4 sLI RI G>s.
The battalion is also in something Of
hutter over the resignation of Captain
George Ainslie, of Company "B, who
sent i'm his resignation 10 Major Cutchins
several days ago. but 1t has not yet been
presented TO the Governor.
Captain Ainslie. it is said. resigns en-
tirely oil account of personal reasons. and
more particularly his desire to withdraw
from military life. Captain Ainslie is a
Virginia Military Institute man, ard is
said to be the finest drill-master in Rich
mond His resignation is greatly regret
cd by the company
III MKT CAPTAIN.
First Lieutenant Pegram, when asked
last night if he would succeed Captain
Ainslie. replied that he would naturally
10 so. and that he had been requested TO
accept the Office, but that he would be
unable to give the office proper atten-
ton. and for the good of the company
he would not accept it.
The captaincy will. therefore. likely
fall on Second Lieutenant Shafer who
IS also B. Virginia Military Institute
man and a fine soldier