Arizona republican., 1898-04-30
NOT QUITE HOPELESS.
A Possibility That the Guard May Go
 to the War.

A Possibility That the Guard May Go
 to the War.
 The following communication from General Lewis is self explanatory:
 "To the Editor of The Republican, Sir: Referring to communication that appeared in the Gazette th1s morning signed "X," in which a charge is made that the national guard of this territory has be,n over looked in the call for troops and that the officials of the territory have not shown towards the national guard proper consideration, if you were aware, as I am, of the strenuous eff forts made by the governor of this ter ritory within the past week to have the war department accept the services of our First regiment of infantry, na- tional guard of Arizona, you would see how baseless the charge is that this anonymous "X'' makes through the columns of the Gazette.
 "The men who have been recruited for the cowboy regiment were asked l for separate and distinct from our quota which were to be taken from | the national guard. After it had been arranged to furnish this contingent for the cowboy regiment, and steps taken to raise our regular quota from l the national guard the secretary of war | wired the governor to the effect that the men furnished for that regiment were our full quota As an evidence i of the efforts that have been put forth | by the administration, I enclose you i, herein copy of a telegram sent by l the governor to the secretary of war i today. This is only one of a number of similar pointed telegrams that have been sent in regard to this mat i ter during this week.
 i "In addition to telegraphing him. l, self, the governor has enlisted the influence of prominent men in Wash 1 ington to the same end. Up to the present the efforts have been unavail- ! ing, but that is no reason why they will continue to be so. The governor is fully alive from personal observa- ] tion as we'll as from information con- veyed to him by myself of the patriot | ism and efficiency of our national guard, and deeply deplores, as much as any member of the guard the un- fortunate state of affairs that has seemingly caused them to be put aside. I trust that you will publish this letter in the columns of your paper and give to the public of Ari- | zona as well as to the members of the l national guard, information as to the i true status of affairs. I desire, per ] sonally, through tue columns of your paper to advise the national guards i men to be patient. Their time and ! opportunity will certainly come.
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 "Adjutant-General. THE GOVERNORS TELEGRAM. Hen. Russel A. Alger, Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.: The one hundred and seventy men afterwards increased by you to two hundred, se- lected from Arizona for Woods cow boy regiment, is not our quota of volunteers. These men were special call under the law and part Of the three thousand plainsmen who repce- sent the nation at large Arizona has not been called upon to furnish it's quota according to population for the volunteer army. Speaking in be- half of the people of this territory patriotically desiring that Arizona shall furnish it's quota of men for the cause of our country, I urge that ] be authorized to rendezvous at Phoe- nix the quota of men to which Ari- zona is entitled under the law which authorized calling for 125,000 men, ex- elusive of the 5000 men representing the nation at large.
 'As it is, Arizona has absolutely no representation in the volunteer army. Your two telegrams of 18th inst, one asking for men for Woods, and the other giving us quota of. two troops of cavalry, were construed as assign ing the latter as our regular quota to be taken from the national guard For this reason none of our guard have been allowed to enlist for Woods cowboy contingent. Your telegram certainly indicated this to be the proper mode of procedure. Our citi- zens deplore and the national guard resents that they have been totally overlooked under the presidents call. Quick answer requested.
 'MYRON H. M'CORD,
 Governor of Arizona"