The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-05
NO WORD YET RECEIVED
GOVERNORS OFFICE WITHOUT IN
FORMATION FROM WASHINGTON.
Theories Aroused by the Delay I'm Orr
dering Back the Recruit,
ing officers.

without word having been received from
the War Department on the various SUBJ
Jects on which there is anxiety to get in
formation. Whether or not Indiana is TO
furnish regiment in addition to the men
necessary to recruit the regiments and bat
teries, whether there was mistake in the
promise of colored battalion, whether the
plan of recruiting regiments is to be aban-
doned and the State furnish two or three
regiments instead, are three propositions
that are concerning the state officials The
preliminary work that was necessary in an
ticipation of cali has been finished, and
there is nothing more that the Governor or
Secretary Wilson cam do until definite in
structions have been received from Wash
ington.
Paymaster W. T. Durbin, OF the Gov
ernor's staff went to New York last week
to see his wife and son safely started on
their way to Europe. incidentally"
Colonel Wilson puts 1.-THE was commits
stoned to stop at Washington and attempt
to get some definite information. But after
Mr.. Durbins arrival in Washington he was
lost sight of for several hours. kilograms
failed to reach him at the Arlington Hotel,
where he was to stop. Then Secretary WIZ
son kept the wires busy sending messages
to Senator Fairbanks and Perry Heath,
requesting them to notify Mr.. Durbin that
kilograms we're waiting for him. Mr.. Fair
banks replied that he would inform Mr..
Durbin If he saw him, and later telegram
was received from that gentleman himself,
saying that he would be in Indianapolis
Sunday evening. Secretary Wilson hopes
that when he arrives he will have some
thing definite to communicate
Governor Mount continued down on the
farm in Montgomery county yesterday, and
Colonel Wilson said last night that he
would not be home until Monday morning.
Since he went to the country two days ago
to get some rest and develop his plans free
from interruption there has been falling
off in the number of callers with military
plans and advice to offer, but still Colonel
Wilson has been kept busy listening to va
rious propositions. Men who have had
ambitions of some sort to further seem to
have come to the conclusion there is no use
trying to do anything until the situation is
cleared by advice from the War Depart
ment.
One thing that strengthens the belief in
official circles that the plan of recruiting
the regiments may be abandoned is the fact
that nothing has been heard since Governor
Mount designated the field officers for this
work. If the War Department were not
thinking about modification of its plans
perhaps an abandonment of the recruiting
idea, it is thought here that the men desig-
mated Hould have been detailed for the work
and would have been home by this time'
Not line has been received from the field
officers indicating that the War Depart
ment has detailed them and saying when
they may be expected. The fact that many
regiments from various States have been
ordered to move to Tampa and other South
ern points since the order to recruit was
promulgated, ii is pointed out, would make
it difficult to recruit them. they may be
on their way to Santiago de Cuba, Porto
Rico or some other point of attack in a
short time. No one is able TO figure out
what good lot of raw recruits would De
to the regiments largely made up Of the old
National Guard men.
II would not be surprised" said a man
who keeps in pretty close touch
with public affairs yesterday, IF the
Presidents second call for troops
We're never filled at all. Why? Be-
from Washington that the opinion is grow
ing there that the war will be over in thirty
sixty days. I think it is possible that
the War Department intends to wait a few
days longer before officially notifying the
various States of their respective quotas, in
hopes that some decisive engagement be-
tween the Spaniards and the fleets and
armies already at the scene of action may
prove conclusively that the end is at hand
and that it is not necessary to further in
crease the naval and army esta blishnents
When the idea was suggested to others
1t seemed to strike them with some force
and it was agreed that if such is the case
silence of the War Department would be
at hand.