The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
The THURSToN RIFLES KICK.
A COMPETITION FOR THE
GALVESTON CUP.

they Claim the Rules Have Not Been
complied WIth-A Telegram From
Gen. Mabry Considered at Yester-
DAVIS Meeting of the Military Com
wfttee-A Full Explanation of the
Matter sent Gen. Mabry and n
showing Made That All Rules
Have Been Fully Complied With.
A meeting of the military committee
vas held yesterday afternoon at the ONCE
Of Mai Edward Karow, the chairman, to
consider a telegram from Gen. ". H Ma
b-av adiutant general Of Texas. with re-
gard 10 the Galveston cup, for which he
issued an order day before yesterday for
a competition at the interstate drill, to be
held in Savannah in May.
Gen. Mabry's telegram was one Of in
o,irv as to whether a certain one of the
niles had been complied with.
Pc asked if the challenge of
the Morton Cadets of Wash
,nrton TO the Thurston Rifles Of Omaha,
the present holders of the cup, had been
sent within fifteen days after the pro-
gramme of the drill was promulgated, as
Is required under the rules governing the
competitions for the cup.
Gen. Mabrys telegram was the result
a. appears. of some correspondence sent
him, by the Thurston Rifles after they
learned that he had issued the order for
the competition. A dispatch from Omaha
announces that the Thurston Rifles unhes-
iratinglv declare that the order of Gen.
Nrabrv would be ignored. An officer of the
Tburston Rifles is quoted as saying:
so far as Gen. Mabry is concerned, he
has no more authority to order the cup 70
Savannah than he would have 10 order II
M the Nebraska state encampment, add
ed the spokesman of the party.
'sThe Galveston cup is the property OF
the national guard and is to be competed
for only at the national encampments.
If it was to be carted around to state and
Interstate drills, the Thurston Rifles would
be compelled to follow Ii, competing IN
every drill wherever the cup might go.
ut is in Omaha and Will remain here
until the next national drill"
This officer of the ThurSton Rifles is
of course mistaken in some of his state
ments because the rules distinctly state
that the adjutant general OF the state
of Texas is the trustee Of the cup, and
whenever the rules prescribed in connec-
ton with 1T are complied with he has the
right to order a competition for 1t when
ever he sees fit to do so.
According TO the telegram from the ad-
iutant general, the only question in the
way seemed to be whether the challenge
from the Morton Cadets had been sent
within Une time DTHSGElDtQ. Inc IlAAAldAg
committe took this matter up and wrote
Gen Mabry the full particulars in con-
nection with the matter, and showing
him that the rule had been fully COM
piled with Though the prospective pro-
gramme was promulgated some time ago,
the amended and complete programme,
with the increase in the large prize, TO
1880 and the provision that none but
regularly enlisted companies should be
allowed to compete was not adopted and
officially promulgated until March q, af-
ter a meeting of the board of directors
held on that date. The Morton Cadets
wete then notified at once, and their
challenge was forwarded to the Thurston
Rifles on March Is.
1t appears from this that the rule in
question has been fully complied with.
Gen. Mabry was telegraphed to this eff
feet yesterday and letter fully explain
ing the matter was written him. The
Thurston Rifles appear to be making every
effort to avoid a competition for the cup,
but ii is believed when the matter is fully
understood by Gen. Mabry he will have
no hesitancy whatever in confirming his
former order.
A special to the Morning News from
Austin, Tex, received late late night, said:
"Adjt. Gen. w. H. Mabry was to-day
shown the Associated Press dispatch from
Omaha, in which the captain OF the
Thurston Rifles declines to take the Gal
weston cup to the interstate drill at Sayan-
nah, May IL. After reading 1t, Gen. Ma
bry said: I trust the dispatch is incor-
rect but whether it is or not, the cup
will be at Savannah under the rules. The
Rifles can exercise their own discretion
q hOuf going themselves -