New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-23
RAISING NETWORKS QUOTA,
THE EIGHT THOUSAND MEN CAN RE on.
TANNED FROM THE Ma
TIONAL GUARD
Ap'OTANT GENERAL r1LILNGHAsr's STATEMENT
THE WORK OF RECRUITING TO BE DONE
BIZ BRIGADE CoMMANDERs-Coro-
MEL GRANT WANTS TO COM

The WORK OF RECRUITING TO BE DONE
BIZ BRIGADE coMMANDERs-co1o-
MEL GRANT WANTS TO COM
MAND A REGIMENT
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rn1nuyrI
Albany April 22-The STATE authorize. TO-
DAY disclosed some OF their plans for supplying
New-f orks quota Of 5000 soldiers under the
law just passed by Congress for the raising OF
volunteer army OF 100000 men. Perhaps one
OF Governor Blacks and Adjutant- General TIL
hnghasts reasons FOR this action was the state
ment In an Albany newspaper to-day that the
canvass just mede OF the members Of the Ma
tonal Guard indicated that Few II any OF the
organizations can muster the requisite 70 or 50
per cent TO send them out as an organization
~ the spanish war. The statement
erroneous that Adjutant- General Tillinghast
with the consent OF Governor Black early this
evening issued the following statement
So many requests were made that organizations
as Whole and under their own Officers be given
an Opportunity 70 volunteer that an order
issued asking commanding officers OF ganizatiors
10 INFORM the Governor what percentage OF their
men would vounteer. The response was. prompt
6sr cs9' 69ns Jess jhaa z per i 6a; 6eea
eminent is made for volunteers. the work OF re
Grutng them and preparing them TO be mustered
the hands of the brigade commanders and tho
work will be done by the forces that this State has
Field and stan officers will he appointed by. the
Governor. Company officers will he selected by
ballot by all the commissioned officers Of the bri-
gade Their name VIII presented TO the Gov
non On nii-s,oncd offcers Of the stan will be
plan places The responsibilNy for sendins troops
properly prepared in the hands OF men who. by
The detail. for carving into effec the above ar.
ready for PRONUNCIATION as soon "a the call comes
officers VIII come as far possible. from the ON
and men Of the National Guard. Any balance
in c ci's III lie 'S''e '''' ~ '@ " ''' '''' ~
This IS n very important statement. II Will
be noticed first. that It indicates that the 500
quota Of New-York car all be filed. ~ desired
from the National Guard; for the Adjutant
General says that many organizations offered
100 per cont and none less than 20 per cent"
Seventy per cent Of the l40oh members OF the
National Guard is $500 men Second. the
management Of the work Of recruiting Is to he in
the hands 81 Rrigadier General McCoskry Butt
Of New-York. Of the First Brigade; Brtgadier-
General James McIeer. 81 Brooklyn. Of the Sec
end Brigade: Brigadier-General Robert Shaw
Oliver OF Albany. OF the Third Brigade: Brig
eder-General Peter c. Doyle. Of Buffalo. of the
Fourth Brigade. and Brigader- General George
Moore Smith. OF New-York. Of the Fifth Brigade.
ENLISTMENT CAN BE BEGUN AT ONCE
II is believed here that II President Mckinley
issues his call for 10000 volunteers tomorrow.
that tomorrow evening or early next week the
brigadier- generals will have all the regiments,
Nattalions and separate companies Of their
commands meet at their armories and begin
the work Of enlistment IN the United States
service AS soon as the lists OF volunteers from
/ the Guard have been reported 70 the Adjutent-
| General he can then determine how many
I u.lNb a tod 10
! regiment battalion or separate company. II
will 10 noticed that the Adjutant- General says
! "i, Will be understood that the enlisted
| men and officers will come as far az possible
! from the officers and OF the National
| Guard" Obviously Il Is the hope OF General
| Roe the Adjutant- General and Governor Black
to transfer TO the National Government eight
regiments OF a thousand men each composed
wholly Of well drilled men OF the Guard II
such a programme Is carried out. u IS clear
that some 81 the separate companies and bat
tal!ons will have to be Joined together In ono
regiment: and that all OF the regiments OF tho
Guard. with the possible exception OF tho ''h'
will have to have additions TO their ranks from
outside companies IN order 10 provide COM
plete force OF 900 men,
COLONEL GRANT SEEKING A COMMAND.
Colonel Frederick D. Grant. son Of General
arrived here
the purpose OF obtaining command Of a New
York regiment OF volunteers TO 90 10 the war
He said: Il was graduated from West Point In
1851. and should Ike. II possible. 10 secure com
roand OF a regiment OF New-York volunteers
Tor tho nresent war" Colonel Grant sat mod
es,lv IN the outer office OF AdJutant General
T'ilinghast for some time this afternoon wait
ing TO have a chat with the General about OBJ
tanning the commission he desires Most OF
those in the Ad1utant-GencraTs once at me
time must have recalled the scene IN me Once
~ Governor Yates OF Illinois In 1901, when
Ulysses 6 Grant. late captain IN the nItrd
states Army. ana recently IN the tanning p1S'-
neg at Calera seeking COMMAND OF
regiment for service in the War Of the Rebellion.
| and for q tine was 10 seek such command IN
vain 49,, ,. 81, ao.,ro.
| today said: Il was in cuba in lNSo ana
| travelled in a carriage from one end or the 1871,
and TO the other. | am therefore Piery W.
| ACQUAINTED with the country, and should nope
~ he Of rnucn use II appointed 10 p command
either here or at Washington. hope to Obtain
There are loo applicants for positions and
for onportunity TO enter the New York voiun D..
,eer regiments which are 10 be forlned .oolrI
| Crant'e name IS on the list. he brought WIN
mir, here from influential persons letters 10
| Governor Black and had long conference VIII"
! the Governor. $3.50 . a..
o,d had conference with Governor BACK ana
Adiutant General Tinghast about raising
| three regiments OF soldiers
! ADIRoNDACK CORPS or sHARPSHOoTERs
VerpIank Colvin. Director Of the Adirondack
| Survey IS in communication by letter with n
| large number OF Adirondack guides VINO wish
! 10 form an Adirondack sharpshooters' regiment
! Mr. Colvin said to-day that sixty guides NJ
! coranac Lake who we're all fine marksIncn.
| Wished 70 enlist and he had no doubt that l'ooo
men for an Adirondack regiment would enlist
! &, the authority was given to raise such a reg-
ment.
WANT TO SERVE OK THE ST LOUIS
Washington. April 20 Special. Representative