The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28
ARE ON THE WARPATH
EVANSVILLE PEOPLE WANT TEE
CAMP MOVED TO THEIR CITY.
Some Rather Pointed Corresponds nce
Man Who Wants to BE "Regfmen-
tai EmbaImer'-Governo Mail.


horse over an imaginary grievance and Gov
ernor Mount is to meet and treat with them
this morning. A committee of prominent
citizens" will present themselves before the
chief executive officer of the State at $3.50
o'clock to enter a formal protest against
the action Of the Governor in having the
Indiana National Guard mobilized in In
dianapolis. The grapevine telegraphic rumor
that Secretary Alger's call for troops au-
thorized the mobilization Of the troops at
Evansville has apparently taken possession
of these Evansville citizens and they do not
seem willing to rest until they have had
this rumor taken as fact and the troops
transported to their city. From the tone OF
the messages received at the Governors
Office yesterday 1t seems that Evansville
will be satisfied with nothing less than an
order for the removal Of the troops from
Camp Mount to Evansville, regardless Of
cost. The following messages were received
yesterday from Evansville:
The business men and manufacturers Of
evansville, through their respective associa-
is proud of the distinction conferred by Sec
rotary Alger and is ready and willing to
cooperate with you and the secretary of
war IN doing all that can be done to make
this city a most desirable point of rendez-
vous for the troops.
5lgned: WILLIAM WARREN,
president Business Mems Association.
IS. G. REDWOOD,
President Manufacturers Association.
&C j. MURPHY,
Secretary Business Mems Association
A committee of prominent citizens of
Evansville will wait upon you tomorrow
morning at $3.50. Please reserve this hour
Signed: VIM. NJ AKIN, Jr., Mayor"
our citizens are anxious to have Evans
vile used as rendezvous for troops. I
hope you will concur with Secretary Alger
ESXsansville is most favorably located.
Signed: G. C, SCHROEDER,
commander Farragut Post, Ct. A. r."
Governor Mount considered these mes
sages the result OF misinformed citizen
ship and the overzealousy of the people of
Evansville for the interests Of their city.
He might have thought that the business
men were anxious to get the profit there
would be in feeding and supplying the sol
diers during the period of encampment, but
he did not say so. Later in the day the fol-
lowing message came from Representative
J. A Hemenway of the Evansville district:
James A. Mount, Governor Indianapolis:
am informed that order of War Depart
ment to rendezvous Indiana troops at Ev
anSVllAe is not being carried out. If Informal
ton is correct please advise me as to rea-
sons wire answer at my expense.
signed: ]. A. HEMENWAY."
Governor Mount was asked what he
thought Of the demands Of the people OF
Evansville and Congressman Hemenway
and said: 1T is strange demand. 1t is
surprising that people will make rumor
the basis of such demand. In the first
place. nobody knows what Secretary AL
gers letter Of instruction contains 1t is
certain. however, that he did not mention
any place of rendezvous in his Geographic
order for the mobilization of troops. The
o1feI, f,,IT
and simply ordered that the troops be mo-
bilized at once. If somebody had informa-
ton Of the contents of the secretary's letter
and If 1T is true that the letter does contain
an order for the troops to be modified at
Evansville, that does not change the situa-
ton at ALL The order l received was for the
mobilization Of the troops at once and I
carried the order cut, using my own judg-
M ES5nt as 70 the pest point Of mobilization
the authority of Secretary Alger to order
that troops be modified at any particular
point. The Governor is commander in chief
of the National Guard until such time as
the members of the Guard have been mus
tered into the United States service Secre-
tary Alger knows this and would not think
Of debating to the Governor about the point
of rendezvous"
All the messages were answered. To the
message from Congressman Hemenway, at
Washington, the Governor made reply as
follows:
''This office has no order from Secretary
AJger to mobilize troops at Evansville. He
would not do so at present because he has
no authority. They will be subject to his or
der when mustered into United States serv-
ice. The State Guard is now in camp here
and will remain until accepted by federal
government"
The order for the mobilization of the
troops, which came by wire from Secretary
Alger, Monday evening, is as follows:
The number of troops from your State
under the call of the President, dated April
%, 1893. will be four regiments of infantry
and two light batteries. 1t is the wish of the
President that the regiments of the National
Guard or State militia shall be used as far
that they are armed, equipped and drilled
Please wire as early as possible what equip
mentS ammunition, arms, blankets, tents
etc, you have and what additional you will
require. Please also state when troops will
be ready for muster into the United States
service. Details to follow by mall