The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-29
coRDoN TO BE A BROADER.
u,,r GEORGIA DELEGATION URGES
HIS APPOINTMENT.


1on-His First Intimation a TeIe-
cram From senator Bacon Asking
1c He would Accept an Appoint
mt rs Rrigadier GeneraI-He Re-
lid that He Would "HighIy APP
,.reciate and Accept Appoint
,aDt."-Georgia's congressman
7,bara is a very good prospect that Sa-
,,nnab viii furnish the brigadier general
for the Georgia troops.
Tho announcement from Washington In
yesterdays Morning News that Col W
"A. cordon's name had been presented 10
,ha President by Senator Bacon and biz
commitment as brigadier general strongly
4 recommended by the senator and
tba Georgia delegation in Con-
-rsss was read with pleased su.
,risa in savannah. 1t had not been thought
t7at brisadier general would be appoint
OIL from the national guard in this sec.
fon though there is no reason why such
/ an appointment should not be made and
Fl cops4ouently no effort had been made in
any ones behalf for such a position,
n either here or elsewhere in the state II
Fl can be stated authoritatively that the
81 movement did not originate with Col Cor.
M don or with his friends here. The first in.
q tmalion Col Gordon had of anything of
E the kind was on Monday night when the
NJ following telegram was received here from
Senator Bacon:
Washington, April 25.-Col. W. w. Cor
Fl don. Savannah Ga: Confidentially. Would
YOU wish to be appointed brigadier general
OF volunteers? (Signed) A. o. Bacon.
Col Gordon was out of the city when
the telegram arrived, being on his way
H down from Atlanta, where he had at
/ tended the military conference the day
before, to SylVania, where he was to in
spect the Screven troop of his regiment
the next day. AS his exact whereabouts
4 we're unknown, a telegram was addressed
to him at Miilen by his son, Mr.. Arthur
Gordon informing him that an important
A telegram awaited him at Savannah. Leav-
h ing the members of his staff to go on to
Sylvanta, in order not to delay the in
spection, Col. Gordon came to Savannah
received the telegram and replied to it
He then returned TO Sylyania, where he
completed a satisfactory inspection of tho
Screven troop.
Col Gordon's reply was as follows:
returned home and received your tele-
gram. 1 would highly appreciate and ac-
cept appointment. w. w. Gordon"
Col Gordon, when seen yesterday by
Morning News reporter, said that Senator
Bacon's telegram came as a complete sur
prise TO him. He had not preached the
subject to anyone nor intimated his desire
for such an appointment in anyway Nat.
urally the telegram was both pleasing and
grateful to him.
Il should be pleased to accept such an
appointment, Of course" said Col. Cor
don. "Of course, / cannot discuss my
claims to such an appointment. Others
must do that for me. am very grateful
for the support given by the Georgia dele
cation in Congress. / understand that
majority of the delegation, perhaps all of
them, have done So
Col Gordon said that the announcement
in Washington and in the state papers
had already brought him number of tele-
grams, approving his selection and promis-
ing support if desired. A member of Con-
gress telegraphed him, saying: Georgia
delegation pressing your name. Do you
authorize and shall 1 assist?'
These offers of support are very pleasing
to Col. Gordon, especially as all are vol
untary and without solicitation on his
part
1t is hardly necessary to state that the
movement to make Col. Gordon a briga-
der general will meet with a very hearty
Endorsement in Savannah and throughout
this section of the state. Without dispar-
agement TO any other military officer it
can be said that Col Gordon is emnently
fitted for the position. He is the senior
colonel of the Georgia state troops, and as
such is naturally entitled to first consider
alton in case of any appointment of any
volunteer officer from this state to such a
position.
Those who know Col. Gordon know well
that his title Is not a mere honorary one,
but that it has been won by long and hard
service. 1t might be said that he has
been a cavalryman all his life. For sew
eral years before the war he was a MEM
Der Of the Georgia Hussars going to the
war in that command. He saw four years
hard service with the cavalry in Virginia,
The first troop of the Georgia Hussars go
ing to Virginia and the second to the West
ern army. lie resumed his connection with
the cavalry on the reorganization of the
troops after the war, and was captain of
the Georgia HussarS for nine years He
was then made colonel of the First Regi-
ment of Cavalry, one of the few cavalry
regiments in the volunteer service in the
United States. This position he has held
over six years
what his work has been with the cav
airy is well known in Savannah and its
adjoining territory. In a sparsely set
tied section of country he has maintained
regiment of cavalry among people
many of whom were little able to afford
the expenses necessarily incurred by rea-
son of membership in volunteer organiza-
uon. The cavalry has been brought up
10 a high state of efficiency and made an
effective force which is available for i'm
mediate service at any time, and is al
ways at the call of Its commanding off,
Ger.
The officers of the United States army
VINO have inspected the Geors%a troops
al their various encampments, have pass
20 some high encomiums upon Col. Cor
cons work. Perhaps it was this that sug-
sested to Senator Bacon the advisability
OF recommending Col. Gordon for pro-
motion to brigadier generally.
leading business man to whom this
subject was mentioned yesterday, said
tnat he had only one objection to urging
Noi. Gordons appointment HE is too
valuable man to lose" said he. I'm case
OF an emergency a &c n man who can be