The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-05
SENT IN HIS RESIGNATION.
But CAPT. WALKER REPLIED HE
COULD NOT ACCEPT 1T.

Mr.. W. p. Bailey Decided Tint He
Would Not Accompany the Chat
ham Artillery as Second Lieuten-
ant-Capt. walker said All Were
Enrolled as Privates, and That
Any of Them Might Have Been Sc
Iected as Lieutenant-The Chat
hams Getting In Many Recruits.
A List of Those Who Have Decided
to Go with the Company.
little cloud appears to have arisen to
blur the hitherto serenity Of the Chatham
Artillery, but so far it has in no wise
affected the interest in the war movement,
and the officers do not think it will have
any effect upon the enlistments.
Mr.. w. p Bailey. first sergeant of the
Chatham Artillery, who was elected Mon
day to be second lieutenant of the ba ttery
that will be rendered the United States,
has rendered his resignation to Capt.
Walker and says he will not accept the
commission, and that he does not expect
to go with the Galatians
When seen about the matter, Mr. Bailey
declined to give his reasons for this ac-
to refuse the commission and to remain at
home. When asked if the action of the
Mayor in announcing that all who left
their official positions to enlist, must give
them up had anything to do with his
course he replied it had not. That of it
SELF Mr.. Bailey said, would not have
deferred him from going.
Some of Mr. Raf1e,,'e frfapIs said that
his action was due to the fact that he
thought he had been badly treated In be-
ing given a position subordinate TO that
given another member of the company who
has been in the service of the company
shorter time than he has. Mr.. Armin
r. Palmer was chosen first lieutenant on
Monday night, and Mr.. Bailey second
lieutenant. Mr.. Bailey Joined the Chat
hams in 1877, and Mr.. Palmer in 1880. The
former held the position of first sergeant
while the latter was guidon sergeant
Capt. Walker stated that he had re-
ceiyed a letter of resignation from Mr.
Bailey, but that he had given no reasons
for resigning. He replied by saying that
this was not the time for accepting reslg-
nations, and that he could not accept 1t.
He called attention to the fact that Mr.
Bailey had signed the enrolment, which
contains a pledge to enlist as a volunteer,
and said that If Mr.. Bailey did not go as
lieutenant, he would have to go as a priv
ate. Thus the matter stands.
Mr. Bailey does not consider that he will
have to go. as he has not yet enlisted as
a volunteer In the United States Army.
He considers that the obligation to go be-
gins when a volunteer has been mustered
In and his pay begins. Capt. Walker does
not look at 1t in that light, and believes
that those who have signed the enrolment
are bound to go.
The view taken of the matter by Capt
Walker Is that all of the members of the
Chatham Artillery who signed the enroll
ment, as well as others whose names APP
pear on it. enrolled themselves as privates
There was no obligation that any partic-
ular man on the roll should be given am
office. Therefore, he says. any man whose
name is on the roll might have been desig-
mated for the position as lieutenant, taxi
ing into consideration, of course his COM
Potency.
He also stated that at the reorganization
of the Chatham Artillery itself two mem
bers of the company, Messrs. W. G. Cam
and j. A. G. Carson. who had been mem
bers of the company for several years less
than Mr.. Bailey. were elected leutenants,
and there was no objection raised, nor
was anything said about It,
Besides that" Capt Walker said Mr.
Bailey voted for Mr.. Palmer at the cleo
ton Monday night, and ,Yas afterward
elected second lieutenant himself Mr..
Bailey then thanked the company for the
honor, and said he was ready to do any
thing in his power to carry out the duties
of the office. l asked him to remain in
the armory a part of Tuesday and receive
enrollments of those who wanted to so
with the company, and for part of the
morning he was there. Five or six of the
volunteers were enrolled by him at that
time. It was in the afternoon that 1 re-
ceived his letter of resignation, and re-
piled to 1t. / cannot understand why Mr.
Bailey wanted to resign and 1t seems TO
me there must be some other reason for
it than those which have been given. :"
Mr.. Palmer said he would not hesitate
to say that Mr. Bailey had been unduly
influenced by some party or parties who
We're DESTROYS of injuring the company.
What course the matter may take is not
al present known, The officers and many
of those who have volunteered regret very
much that anything of the kind should
have occurred.
The Chathams continue to add to their
enrolment No less than fifteen or six
teen new names went on the rolls yester-
day, and as many more will go there TO-
day. Last night Lieut.. Palmer had an
even seventy men enrolled, with a prom
eight-five.
Capt. Walker has had printed a large
number of circulars for distribution here
and in the country. These circulars call
attention to the Governors call for vol
unteers, give the number Of officers and
privates needed a total of lbs, the salary
TO be paid each, and gives detailed infor-
nation for the guidance of those who may
want TO enlist.
In addition to this, Mr.. Francis B. Tor
ley is doing some good work for the com
pany outside of the city. He has been
away on one trip and secured three or
four men for enrolment. and will make
trip to-day to Statesboro and other
points in that section. Those who have
enrolled with the Chatham Artillery up 10
the present time are as follows:
George p. Walker, captain; Armin b.
Palmer, first leuteant; William p. Bailey,
4 second lieutenant; Charles w Saussy.
| George F. Armstrong. Francis B. Torley,
Victor Desbouilons, Mariana Papy. H.
Percy Inabult. Charles f. Wakeman. FIar-
~ G. Strachan, George Allen, William S.
Adams. Turpln Bacon. John b. Gaudry.
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