The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-10
SECOND CALL COMES MONDAY.
PRESIDENT TO MAIL IT TO GOVERN
OR ON SATURDAY.

Judge Henry ID. TOmpISins Now Mem
toned as the Possible Colonel Of
the Third observation-disclosures Has
Not Yet DiRniteIy Decided on Who
He VIII ADpoint-One Commission
in Each Company of the Regiment
10 Go to a Civilian.
Atlanta, Ca, June Gov. Atkinson
will in all probability receive the official
call of the President for the second quota
of volunteers, next Monday. He received
a telegram from Senator Bacon this af-
ternoon saying that the order would be
issued from the department at Washing
ton on Saturday night. It will come by
mail and the Governor said this afternoon
he expected to receive 1t by Monday.
The Governor viii not, however, wait
untn the receipt of the order before max
ing up his list of regimental officers. He
is now engaged on this and win have all
these officers ready to announce by the
time the order arrives here.
He has also many applications for COM
missions in the line, but will hardly have
these ready to announce for some days
yet. 1t may be that the colonies and the
majors will be given out unofficially this
week
As has already been stated, there is a
general impression at the capital that Col.
John s. Gambler will be the colonel, though
this afternoon the Governor stated that
he had not positively decided on the man
for the position. 1t may be possible that
he will give it to some ex-Confederate.
He does not consider that he is bound to
take the new colonel from the militia of
the state, and in fact in appointing the
officers for the new regiment he will give
at least one commission In each company
to a civilian. In the first two regiments
sent out by the state the percentage of
mihtiamen who enlisted was only thirty,
and this is likely to be smaller In the
new regiment
1t is the Governors idea, therefore, that
inasmuch as the bulk of the volunteers
will be men who have had no connection
with the militia it is only fair that some
of the commissions should be given to
that class of citizens.
Judge H. B. Tompkins, formerly of Sa-
vannah, a gallant old Confederate, is an
applicant for the commission as colonel of
the new regiment, and it would not be
a surprise to some of the Governors close
friends If he should be appointed.
Col Varnadoe of Valdosta, recently
nominated by the President for a major,
is also an applicant and may get it. He is
an eX-Confederate and would fulfill the
Governors ideas in that respect.
There are plenty of applicants for all
the commissions that will be distributed,
but from the experience of those who are
recruiting for Col Rays regiment of i'm
munes it is not going to be an easy task
TO raise the third regiment. Good men
are getting scarce, especially in this part
of the state Captains of the immune
companies have about concluded that At
lanta and vicinity are plucked dry and are
going to other parts Of the state for their
men.
Gov. Atkinson will probably go down to
Tampa to see the Georgia boys in Col.
Browns regiment before they embark for
Cuba. He received a letter from Col.
Brown to-day, in which the latter COM
plains somewhat about the hardness OF
the department in equipping the Geor
gians, but otherwise reporting the condi-
ton and prospect of the regiment as happy
and bright.
The camp is better than the one at Grit
fin Col. Brown says, and the men are rap
idly getting into soldierly shape. The Off
GERS stationed at Tampa, Col Brown says,
have been anxious to see the Georgians
fully equipped, but the supplies have not
been on hand to do il. On account of this
lack of equipment the regiment could not
go along with the first army of invasion,
which was a keen disappointment to all.