The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-17
A BIG ROW OVER THE GUARD.
COL. GAMBLER AND 4 CAPTAIN MAY
DE COURT-MARTIALED.

Each Would BE Relieved of His
Command by the Governor Pend
ing the Outcome Of the TriaI-The
Charge Against the officers Insub-
ordination in Refusing to Parade
With the Guard After the Governor
Had Given That Company the
Right to Hear Arms.
Atlanta. Ca, oct 1s-The military stu
alton growing out Of the controversy be-
tween the Fifth Regiment Of the State
Militia and the Gate City Guard. is as
Stunning highly sensational proportions
There is a possibility that Col John S.
Gambler Of the Fifth regiment and one
Of his captains Capt. Hewitt of the Cap
ital City Guard, will be relieved of their
commands by the governor, pending a
court martial for INSTRUMENTATION.
The relations of the Gate City Guard to
the state service are already quite well
understood throughout the state. the ques-
ton Of whether the command has a right
10 exist as a military organization being
now in the hands of the attorney general
for settlement. When the exposition OPP
ened Col. Gambler notified the exposition
company that he would not parade with
his regiment If the Gate City Guard was
invited to join the line. To keep down
the bitterness. after a conference with the
exposition people. Col. Burke Of the Guard
politely notified the exposition committee
on parade that the Guard would withdraw
from the procession.
In consideration Of this pacific action by
the Guard the exposition company gave
that command charge of the military DEM
onstratiOn on Presidents day. The Guard
extended the regiment a courteous invl-
tation to join in the parade, Gov. Atl1in-
son having recently granted the Guard the
run privileges of a military organization
under the law, which gives him that au-
thority, pending the final settlement of
the dispute, but Col. Gambler has not yet
replied 10 the invitation, though IL Is
understood that he will not accept.
~ Iurther deYelops-and this IS the SEN
satlonal feature of the case-that Col.
Gambler had sent out by the Associated
IresS statement to the effect that the
state military would not participate in
the Presidents day demonstration be-
cause the Gate City Guard is not d men,
Der of the militia service. This state
ment being calculated to keep military
away from Atlanta on that occasion.
When this article as ii appeared in one
Of the New York papers was shown to
Gov. Atkinson he is reported to have said
that if it could be established that it
was sent out at the instance of Col. Cand-
Ter he would have him court martaled.
could not be found to give denial or
confirmation of the story.
Capt. Hewett Of the Capital city Guard,
one of the companies of the Fifth reg-
ment, figures in the situation IN equally
as sensational a way as Col Gambler.
Gov. Atkinson has announced that he
will appear in the parade with the Gate
City Guard on President day. When
Capt. Hewett was asked to-day if he
would turn out with his company if or
dered to do so by Col. Gambler he replied
as follows: Il think / should be sick in
bed on that day in that case He was
then asked what ne would do if the gov
ernor should order the regiment out, and
replied: well, that would be a case of
big dog and little dog, but the little dog
might have more principle than the big
dog. If he does I'll charge up s. a day to
the state for my services"
Another captain in the Fifth regiment,
when asked to-day about the affair, made
this significant remark: THE regiment
may go to thunder with the whole bust
ness. / hope the Gate City Guard viii
win. If it does I'll resign my commission
and join that company and take as many
of my members with me as l can" 1t
looks like the row will play havoc with
the military organizations in the city be-
fore it is over.