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ATkINsON's ARMY AMBITION.
The Governor After n BrigndIer Gem
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Washington, June 4-The Governor of
Georgia is again an active candidate for a
brigadier generalship and his friends here
are hard al work trying to land him in that
place. The war department has the mat
ter under consideration.
The appointment of the Governor has
been urged particularly on the ground
that 1t is the best way to insure Georgia
call for volunteers.
A great deal of secrecy is being main
tanned about the matter. Those of the
Governors friends who have been strong
ly for him all the time and who are taking
the lead in the second effort are extremely
reticent about II and meet all questions
with evasions or denlals.
Congressman Adamson has all the time
been the most active of the Governors
friends in this matter, and he has other
supporters in the delegation
Most of the members, however, feel that
If Georgia is 10 get another appointment
of this grade, it ought go to Col Ed
Wight OF Albany, who was the choice of
the delegation when his name and that of
Col. Gordon and others were voted upon.
They feel that it is their duty and it is
the pleasure of most of them to press Col
Wights name before the department as
long as they see any hope of landing an
other brigadiership.
The Morning News information con-
corning this latter effort in the Governors
behalf Comes from the war department Of
fcials. They say that there is but little
chance of Georgia getting another such
appointment.
The Morning News correspondent is told
that the Governor is urging the authori-
ties to allow him to furnish another regi-
ment under the second call instead Of re.
cruiting men TO I'LL the regiments already
at the front. There have been a NUM-
Der OF such requests from Governors of
different states, but the tendency of the
war department officials is against a
change. They believe that the way to get
the best results is to recruit the present
regiments TO their maximum limit, and in
structions to that effect have been issued
The understanding is that it will require
7C0 additional men In Georgia Whether
this will admit of another regiment for
Georgia has not been determined.
While the Governors friends are urging
MS appointment as general, as the best
way TO secure the additional enlistments.
Il is intimated that perhaps If he fails to
secure such appointment he may go at
the head of the Third Regiment as colonel
This intimation does not come from any
who are authorized to speak for him, but
the possibility of his doing this mas been
discussed among some Of the Ceorgians
here. While some of them think il would
be beneath the dignity of his office to take
anything less than a brigadler generals
commission, others argue that if William
j. Bryan can afford to so to war with the
boys as colonel, Gov. A kiuson can GER
tainly afford to do the same thing. What
will be the outcome of it al Is purely guess
work
If Georgia is to get another brigadler,
Judge Griggs and the senators who were
named as a committee by the caucus viii
continue to urge the appointment of Col
Wight. There are others who would sup
port the Governor.
The President has expressed himself as
highly pleased with Gov. Atkinson's tender
of his services and he likes the Governor
personally. He did not follow the wishes
of the congressional delegation in his first
appointment, and he may not in the sec
ond-if he makes one
DR.. Drake of Atlanta landed to-day In a
very excellent position in the medical end
of the army, He is made a brigade sur
geon, and that carries with it the title of
major.
The list of brigade surgeons posted to-
day includes the names of many disttn-
guished surgeons from different parts of
the country, and the Atlanta doctor is in
excellent company.