The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28
MILITARY BOARD MEETS.
Second Call for Troops Dis
cussed But No Plans
Adopted.
GOSSIP FROM CAMP VOORHEES,
Thousands of Men Eager to
Enlist in Quota = Essex's
Crack Troop Ready.
GOSSIP FROM CAMP VOORHEES,

Especial to ssThe Jersey City News."1
SEA GRIT, May 2s, ls9s.-The north
eastern storm haa spent its fury before the
volunteers turEe ! out for roll call yesterday
morning, and before noon the parade ground
and company streets were in fair condition.
The company and battalion drills were
abandoned, however, but the dress parade
was held at $50 P. NJ.
There were very few spectators, owing to
the threatening weather, but the review
demonstrated that Colonel Hines troops
nave improved wonderfully since their
arrival in camp. The command drilled with
the precision of veterans and elected APP
plause from the State military officials who
watched the evolutions.
The State Military Board met at the
Governors headquarters yesterday after
noon. There were present Governor Voor-
hees, Major General Joseph w. Plume,
Brigadier General p. Farmer Wanser, Ad-
jutant General William S. Stryker, and
Quartermaster General Richard A. Dom
nelly. Brigadier General William J. Sewell
is a member of the board, but urgent public
business compelled him to remain in Wash
ington.
It was the intention of Governor VOORHEES,
when he summoned the board to lay out a
definite plan of action to be pursued under
the second call for volunteers by President
Mckinley. The Governor had fully ex-
pected that by the time the board convened
the officials of. the War Department would
have designated the troops which are to
make up New Jerseys quota.
Up to the time of the adjournment of the
meeting, however, no communication of any
kind had been received from Washington,
and. though the matter was discussed at
considerable length, the board decided upon
no method of procedure.
From unofficial sources the board had re-
ceived information to the effect that each
recruited under the first call
would, under this present call, have to be in
creased, numerically, from 81 to 1e4 officers
and men, an increase of 20. This will mean
that out of the 1, 1874 men which, it is thought
New Jersey will be called upon to furnish,
720 viii AVE to be used to recruit the First,
Second and Third Regiments vi to the re-
quired number.
The consensus of opinion expressed by
members of the board, after the meeting,
seemed to be that the t~wenty-three companies
still remaining in New Jerseys National
Guard will be called upon to make up this
deficiency. The feeling of the board wa
that the National Guard had been well
1890 =. Az fr-& ool1 ond fbotsfba balance
Of the quota under the second call should be
made up. in a measure, from those organiza-
tions which, since the time of the declaration
of war with Spain, have been constantly
drilling and working hard to perfect them
selves in the new regulations.
In all parts Of the State these organiza-
ions have been gotten together. They are
composed chiefly of men who have seen ac-
tive service, fighting for the honor and
glory of this or other countries. They are
men who have faced danger in every form
and men to whom, in al emergency. the
safety of the country could be judiciously in
trusted. Within an hour after the news of
the second call had been published, requests
for consideration from the organizations be-
gan to pour in upon Governor Voorhees,.
These the board looked over at yesterdays
session and to a man expressed itself as
proud of the ready response of New Jerseys
citizens. Every mail is filed with more APP
plications of this nature and the telegraph
and telephone are doing their share in trans
porting the messages.
The Military Board considered all the 6ner