The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-11
KNOWS NOTHING OF A CHANGE.
Doesn't THINK THE PLANS HAVE
BEEN ALTERED.

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surnrised at the Morning News Motif
acotfOn of Congressman MaddOx's
Protest and the Advices From
NNoshingtOn-TeIegr at Atlanta
Confirm the Governors Belief-A
Misunderstanding, However, Has
Caused "a Brief DeIay-Has No Per-
.ounI Desire as 10 Which Regi-
,,.nt Is Retained, His Efforts Be
ing In Behalf of the Body of GeOr-
ola volunteers.
Atlanta, Ca. Sept 1o.-Gov. Atkinson
rsturned from Washington this afternoon.
1rnon his arrival at the executive man
sion he found two kilograms from Adjt.
Cen Corbn waiting for him. These tele-
Grams confirmed the Governors belief that
,be war department had not changed It's
orders with reference TO the mastering out
If the Georgia volunteers, and that the
resiments to be disbanded would be as
indicated yesterday, the First and Third.
The telegrams referred to the details of
mastering out, explaining that the rea-
son the official orders had not been issued
uas that there was some misunderstand-
ing about The points designated for the
mastering out Gov Atkinson at once
answered these kilograms directing Grit
fin as the point for mastering out the
Third Regiment, and Macon, Savannah
and Albany for the First Regiment, the
companies recruited at or near these points
to be sent there.
Despite newspaper dispatches from
Washington telling of Congressman Mad
doxs protest and the holding up of the
orders on that account the Governor felt
confident that the matter was settled
that is settled that the Second Georgia
would remain in the service. He was,
therefore, greatly surprised when called
up over the telephone by the Morning
News correspondent tonight and told
that The latest advices from Washington
was that the order to retain the Second
had been revoked and orders issued for
,he mastering out of the First and Sec
ond Regiments, and the retention of the
Third.
1T is a matter of personal indifference
TO me-" said the Governor. II have never
suggested or minated to the authorities
at Washington that l desired any par
ocular one of the three regiments retain
ID in the service. Upon the contrary by
express solicitations of the war depart
nent, for three weeks past, I have had
the question of making a recommendation
before me. The adjutant general wired
ne to have me designate the regiments
10 be mustered out. But l declined TO in
ertere in the premises then, and never
lid make andy suggestion about the mat
IN my conference at the war depart-
nent yesterday all l did was to put tie
'djutant general in possession Of the facts
eatng to the Organization and enlist
nent of the three regiments so that with
Ill the circumstances in hand he might
make a designation himself that would
ne for the best interest of the service, and
at he same time do impartial justice to all
he officers and men.
THE only point In which l was inter
sted was in regard to the transfer of
men from the regiments that were muster
ed out to the one selected to remain, and
the discharge of men from the regiment
held in the service, who do not wish to
continue l wanted to suit the prefer
ence of all officers and men,a as far as prac-
ticable and so long as the adjutant gen
eral grants this it makes no difference
which one of the regiments is to continue
in the service. My understanding is even
with the change in orders, that this will
De done.
Il am informed unofficially that there
are a number of officers in all the three
regiments who do not want to go to Cuba
or any where else to do garrison duty,
and would resign if not mustered out.
The Governor was asked what plan he
would follow in filing vacancies among
the officers of the Third Regiment which
Is TO continue, and in reply he said: 81
will Of course, give some consideration to
officers of the other regiments who may
desire 10 serve, but 1 cannot now say thai
they will be given the preference in fill
ing these places. / have not fully con-
sidered the matter yet"
In referring to his secret departure for
Washington, Gov Atkinson said the Tea-
sen ne did not want his movements known
vas that he would have been overwhelmed
with individual applications for discharge
or transfer. He wanted to go to the wal
department. unhampered by these indi-
Ndual missions TO speak only for the
whole body of Georgia volunteers, and
for that reason he did not take the public
into his confidence, when he decided tc
go to Washington.