The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-04
WANTS TO KNOW THEIR PLANS.
COL. BROWN ASKS IF OFFICERS
WILL STAY IN THE ARMY.

the Second Georgia Regiment
About Equally Dividcd-The Colo
mel Wants to Know So That He Can
Figure on How He VIII Get Up "A
Fall Observation-Disclosures Bringing
Most Men VIII Probably BE Chosen
to FIJI Vacancies From Withdraw
ais.
Col. oscar j. Brown of the Second Geor-
gia Regiment is trying to find out just
which of the officers desire to remain in
the service under the proposed plan for
the reorganization OF the regiment.
All the Savannah officers of the First
Battalion received kilograms from him yes
terday asking that he be at once sent the
information. Replies were sent by the Off
GERS, but the majority of them were ex-
pressions of the intention of the senders
to return to civil life. The colonel said
that he was very anxious to learn imme-
diateiy just who would stay in and who
would get out. and for this reason he ask
ed that replies be sent without delay.
Lieut.. Col. william Garrard will not re-
main in the service. There are twelve
other officers. OF these six will remain and
six will accept their discharges. The six
who will stick by the regiment are Capt
". G. Austin, Company M; First Lieu
tenant L. r. Kenan, Company NJ Second
Lieutenant K. NJ Screven, Company NJ;
First Lieutenant 7. N. West. Company l.;
Second Lieutenant Henry Blum, Jr. Com
l., and Second Lieutenant Sullivan Bono
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service are Capt. Thomas Sereven. Com
pany b; First Lieutenant Hal Bacon, Com
pany B; Second Lieut.. Walter c. Hart
ridge Company B; Capt J. Ferris Cam
Company K; First Lieutenant Walter p
Ot' company K, and Capt. W. Trenholm
Hopkins, Company l..
An officer of the battalion said Yesterday
mat his opinion is that Col. Brown Is look
ing about to see how he win manage to
MI up the ranks of the regiment after II
IS deeimated by the answer to the question
mat the mastering officer will put TO the
men 10 see whether they desire to stay in
the service or get out It is said that by
Knowing just what officers will remain
the colonel can so fill the vacancies as 70
insure number of enlisted men coming
with the officers whom he will have an
pointed. Matters will assume something
OF the phaze they had during the early
part OF the war, when commissions were
going TO those who could back themselves
up WIN the greatest number of men.
IL seems very evident that such a plan
WIN nave 10 be followed now. 1t is a mat
ter OF common report among the members
of the battalion that there are not going h
be enough men to volunteer to remain in
the service to make anything like a de-
cent showing for the perpetuation of the
regiment. some of the officers and men
VINO propose to stay in have said that the
country members of the battalion would
snow up much better than the Savannah
members, and that most OF them wonld
remain IN the service. If such Is the case.
1t COMFORTS but poorly with the state
ments that were made last night by sew
eral OF the out-of-town members who had
Just returned in order TO be al the camp
to-day, when their thirty DAYS furloughs
expire They said there were thirty in the
party that came down by way of the Cen
trail with them and that there was not
a single man who desired to be a soldier
any longer than he could help. They said
they believe the same thing will be found
10 be the case with other members who
do not live in Savannah. 1t Is upon these
country members that the officers have
been banking, and they will be disap-
pointed If they find but few of them are
willing to stay In the service.
been made to ascertain what proportion Of
the men viii stay in the regiment. IT is
not unlikely that something will be done
along this line before long as the Officers
will desire to know just what can he done
towards getting a basis for the regiment
from among those already members. The
work of mastering out the First Georgia
az Macon has not progressed sufficiently
10 indicate just how many will 60 into the
Second from that command
IL Is by no means improbable that re-
cruiting viii have to be resorted to if the
Second is 10 spring again into fun yigor
| of numbers after the depletion Of tic
ranks through the decision of many to ac-
cept their discharges. Recruiting might
prove successful now, as it is not being
engaged in for the volunteer regiments
III permit were secured from the war de-
| partment to authorize recruiting officers
TO obtain new men from Georgia, il is DOS
slble that enough men could be raised To
I'LL out the command taking as a basis
those of the First and Second who win
care to stay in Going to Cuba has charms
for some, and 1t is possible that they would
De willing to join the regiment which is
! slated for the island, in order to get to go
| The capacity in which they will serve
is matter that is going TO influence a
1 number of those who are considering the
! matter of staying in the service There
| are several non-commissioned officers who
| would not mind staying if they could get
! commissions, one sergeant fixing his hopes
! as high as captaincy If he can't get it,
| he says he will not stay in the service.
! The non-coms feel that they are entitled
TO anything that is going In the way of
promotion, and that 1t would not be right
| for First Regiment officers TO be chosen
! 10. fill positions 10 which their service in
the ranks of the companies have entitled
! them TO aspire.
The officers who want to remain in the
| service have many friends who hope that
! they may have the opportunity and that
a full regiment may be raised from the
two, but they do not believe such will be
| the case. Everybody familiar with the
SITUATION except the officers who want TO
/ stick to the army, says that there is no
chance OF the thing being successful.
Most of The vacancies that will occur
! among The officers of the regiment win be
/ through the Withdrawal of those of this