The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-07
AUTHORITIES At SEA-
No News Yet AIS to the
Troops to Make Up Regi-
ment for Second Call.
MAY BEGIN RECRUITING TODAY.
Sixth Regiments Spirit Bro
ken at Delay--State Mill
tary Board to Meet
Today.
Especial to "The Jersey city News."1

Especial to THE Jersey City News"
TRENTON, June Z, 1s98.-The New Jer-
sey military authorities are still very
much at sea as to what troops will be
formed into the regiment which the State
is to furnish under President McKinley's
second call. When Governor VOORHEES,
n the member of his staff left Wash
ington last Saturday they understood that
the regiment would be made up of new
recruits entirely, and only such member
of the National Guard as desired to en-
list individually would ave a chance to
go to the front. A dispatch from Wash
ington, however. states:-'It Is UNDER
stood here since the visit of the Cover
nor and Adjutant General and Quarter
master General of New Jersey. last Sat
urday, that the Wal Department will
make up a single regiment out of the
regiments of National Guards now ex-
listing and not in service" This arrange
ment would suit the National Guardsmen
who were left behind, for they have been
eager to get off to service.
Adjutant General Stryker last night
said that he expected to receive orders
from Washington this morning directing
the State authorities to proceed at once
in the work of recruiting the regiment
provided for under the second call. As
soon as these orders arrive the men who
have reported volunteer companies or
ganized will be notified to mobilize their
men without delay at Sea Grit, where
they will be quartered temporarily in the
mess halls, which nave a seating capac-
ity of 1900 men. Equipments for the vol
,,+oa,r r,;I1 TIo pror,f1n1 bny tho Gtata as
quickly as possible, and it is not unlike
ly that the tents will be manufactured
at the arsenal in his city under the SUI
pervision of Quartermaster General Dom
nelly.
Governor VOORHEES, is expected today
to act in conjunction with other members
of the Military Board upon all matters
demanding their attention. 1t is under
stood that the question whether or not an
extra session of the Legislature shall be
called has not yet been settled. Some
conclusion in the matter may be reached
today.
The opinion of the military authorities
seems to be we'll founded that the Ma
tional Guardsmen are not to be consld-
cred as an organization and that the
three regiments now in existence Will
be retained at home, despite the fact
that the body is in danger of disruption
through the destruction of it's spirit and
enthusiasm. The Fourth Regiment, with
headquarters at Jersey City, remains in
tact with twelve companies from that
city, Bayonne and Hoboken. 1t is the
Sixth Regiment, with headquarters at
Camden, which has felt most keenly the
rs ~ LAL r. L. EaA& 4a11 l.
First, Second and Third Regiments, all
North Jersey. were summoned by the
Governor, and South Jersey was entirely
ignored. Such a protest went up, how
ever, that two companies, c and G, of
Camden, were taken from the Sixth, and
they are now Companies L and NJ, Third
Regimenti stationed at Pom IHp an,
break into the ranks of the Sixth was
keenly felt the men periodically held their
own counsel and waited sorrowfully for
likely to furnish another slight they are
almost ready to r~elinquish their organi-
cation entirely. They think that if any
men were needed for home guards the
raw recruits of volunteer companies
could better be utilized for that purpose.
The Sixth Regiment, or what is left of
it. is commanded by Colonel w. H.
Cooper, a tried and experienced cam
pdl51tT Oh SlSHdi dpilty. Inc companies
left are A, of B~ordentown. without a
captain since Captain Landon was made
a major in the Third; B. Captain C. r.
Sinner, of Camden; D. Captain E..
Mather, Camden; F, Atlantic City. Cap
tain S. E. Perry: K, vineland, Captain
L. w. Harris. The Seventh Regiment,
with headquarters at Trenton, is COM
tnanded by Colonel c.. Y. Bamford and is
formed of Companies A, B and D., of
Trenton. c, of Lambertville; F, of Mt.
Holly, and C, of Newton.
When Governor Voorhees,, Adjutant
General Stryker and other military men
were in Washington, comforting with
Vice President Hobart, Senator Sewell
and Adjutant Genera Corbin. the ap-
pointment of one or two Brigadier Cen
erals from New Jersey was discussed.
Governor Voorhees, is disposed to urge
the claims of Major General Joseph w.
Plume. Division Commander Of the Ma
tional Guard. General Ramsey, of Jer-
sey City, is supported by G. A. r. in
fiuences for a Brigadier Generalship.
But within the last few days d new
candidate has appeared in the person of
Colonel e. A. Campbell. who is now at
Camp Alger. at the head of the First
Regiment. The intimation in Washing
ton is that the two Brigadier Generals
FRONT New Jersey, ii two should be al
lowed to the State, will be Plume and
Camuhpl1 8N