The times., 1898-05-02
War Department Invaded by
Commission Hunters.
SIXTY PLUMS TO GIVE OUT
And There Are Sixty Applicants for
Each Position-The Fight between
Fitness and yOrftism-Person-
mel OF the Volunteer Onicers-Mus-
tering Officers Detailed.

/ to recommend themselves for positions,
but to press the claims of their respective
| States.
| There will be about fifty or sixty de-
sirable plums to be parceIed out by the
Administration and the would-be aspi-
| rants for military fame are thirty times
| that number.
! 1t seems that every man that ever car
ried a musket, either during the civil
| war or at dress parade, is bent on get
ting commission. The scramble in Sec
Tetary Ayers office and In the Adjutant
Generals Department reminds one a
great deal of the days when the last war
broke out. There is the same prelimi-
nary skirmish between fitness and favor
itism. and in many cases it appears that
personal ambition with strong political
backing is getting the better of expert
ence and training.
The War Department Is now busily en-
gagged in organizing boards for the ex-
animation of officers for promotion in ac-
cordance with the new Army reorganiza-
tiOn bill. The result of the bill will be
the immediate promotion of twenty-five
captains, seventy-fve first lieutenants
and 125 second lieutenants of infantry.
In addition to the applications for
places in the volunteer army of 125,000
men, there are many applications for
these places. which properly belong to the
men in the Regular Army.
When the volunteer army is organized
it will be divided into twenty-eisht bri-
gades of three regiments each, nine d-
visions of three brigades each and three
corps of three divisions.
Personnel OF the Volunteers.
:. 1t is officially stated that the personnel
of the volunteer officers viii be as fol-
lows:
Three Army corps-Three major gener-
ais; lieutenant colonels, assistant adju-
tant generals; lieutenant coIonels. en-
gineers; 3 lieutenant colonels, inspectors
general; lieutenant cOIonels.5 chief
quartermasters; lieutenant coloneIs,
judge advocates; 8 lieutenant colonels.
chief surgeons; 3 captains. assistant ad-
jutant generals; captains, aides-de-
camp.
Nine divisions-Nine major generals: /
ajors, assistant adjutant generals; |
majors, engineers; 8 majors, inspector
generals; majors. chief quartermasters; |
majors, chief commissaries; majors, /
chief surgeons; 80 captains. aides-de- /
camp.
Twenty eight brigades-Thirty-fo |
brigadier generals; 81 majors. surgeons; |
81 captains, assistant adjutant generals; |
"a captains. quartermasters; 81 captains. |
commissaries of subsistence; 6S first lieu |
tenants, aides-de-camp.
Mastering Officers Detailed.
Secretary Alger yesterday issued orders |
detailing officers to the various State !
mastering camps as mastering officers, /
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ing commissaries of subsistence as fol- |
lows:
Alabama, Mobile: First Lieut.. Sam G. |
Jones, Jr., Fourth Cavalry. acting assist !
ant quartermaster and acting commissary |
of subsistence
Arkansas, Little Rock: First Lieut. !
Joseph Frazier. Ninth Infantry, acting
quartermaster and acting commissary OF
subsistence
Arizona, Whipple Barracks: Second
Lieut.. Herschel Tupes, Fifteenth In
fantry mastering officer, acting assist
ant quartermaster and acting commits
sary of subsistence.
California. San Francisco; First Lieut..
Sydney A Choman. Fifteenth Infantry,
acting assistant quaPtermaster and act
ing commissary OF subsistence.
Georgia, Atlanta; Capt. Fred. A Smith
Twelfth Infantry. as mastering officer,
vice Major Blair D. Taylor; First Lieut..
John B. Mcdonald, acting assistant quar-
termaster and acting commissary of sub
sistence.
Illinois, Springfield; First Lieut. Chaun-
cey B. Baker. Seventh Infantry. acting
assistant quartermaster; Second Lieut..
Alexander NJ. Davis, Eighth Cavalry, act
ing commissary of subsistence.
Indiana, Evansville; First Lieut.. Matt
r. Peterson. Sixth Infantry, acting as
sistant quartermaster and acting COM
missary of subsistence.
Iowa Des Moines; First Lieut. John
c Waterman, Eighth Cavalry. acting
assistant quarte-master and acting COM
missary OF subsistence
Kansas. Fort Leavenworth: First Lieut.. !
w. f. Clark, Second Cavalry, mastering |
officer; First Lieut.. Harry A. Smith, act |
ing assistant quarteTmaster.
Kentucky, Lexington; First Lieut. Sol |
omon p. Vestas Seventh Cavalry, acting |
assistant quartermasJer and acting COM |
missary of subsistence.
louisiana New Orleans; Capt. Freder- /
lex Fl. Evans, First Infantry. mastering |
officer.
Massachusetts. Springfield; Second !
Lieut.. w. c. Smith Second Cavalry. act |
ing assistant quarteTmaster and acting /
commissary of subsistence.
Minnesota. Lacrosse; Capt s. NJ. Swi- /
gert. Second Cavalry, mastering officer; /
First Lieut.. Harry a. Leonheuser, Twen- /
ty-fifth Infantry, acting assistant quar-
termaster and acting commissdry of sub
sistence.
Mississippi. Jackson; First Lieut.. John
A. Lockwood, Fourth Cavalry, mastering
officer.
Missouri, ST. Louis; First Lieut.. George
Moore. Twenty-third Infantry, acting as
sistant quartermaster and acting com
mssary of subsistence.
Nebraska, Omaha; First Lieut. G. w
Williamson. Eighth Cavalry, acting as
sisting quartermaster and acting COM
missary of subsistence.
New Jersey, Jersey City; First Lieut.. |
Michael J. Lenihan Second Infantry, act I
ing assistant quartermaster and acting
commissary of subsistence.
New Mexico; Capt. Charles L. Cooper.
Tenth Cavalry, acting assistant quarter
master and acting commissary of subsist-
enCe.
North Carolina. Raleigh: First Lieut..
Francis c. Marshall. Sixth Infantry. act
ing assistant quartermaster and acting 4
of subsistence.
Ohio. Columbus Second Lieut. Harri-
son |. Price, Twenty-fourth Infantry. act
ing assistant quartermaster; Second !
Lieut.. Samuel V. Ham. Fifth Infantry /
acting commissary of subsistence
Pennsylvania, Mt. Gretna; First Lieut. !
William H. Hay, Tenth Cavalry, acting /
assistant quartermaster; First Lieut.. Ed |
gar NJ. Howe, Seventeenth Infantry, act /
ing commissary of subsistence
South Dakota, Huron: Second Lieut.. |
John NJ Morgan. Eighth Cavalry. acting |
assistant quartermaster and acting COM |
missary of subsistence.
Tennessee, Nashville; Capt G. l. |
Brown, Eleventh Infantry. acting assist |
tant quartermaster and acting commits |
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