The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-02
THE SCRAMBLE FOR PLACE
War Department Invaded by
Commission Hunters.
SIXTY PLUMS TO GIVE OUT
And There Are sixty Applicants for
Each Position-The Fight Between
Fitness and observation-disclosures
mel of the Volunteer Ohicers-Nus-
tering Officers Detailed.

The War Department was invaded Sat-
urday by many senators who called to
| join in the scramble for high commissions
| in the volunteer army. They did not call
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 parceled out bys 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 a commission. The scramble in Sec
rotary Ayers office and in the Adjutant
| Generals Department reminds one
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 IL 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-
ton bill. The result of the bill will be
the immediate promotion Of twenty five
captains. seventy-five first lieutenants
and l25 second lieutenants of infantry.
In addition to the applications for
places in the volunteer army. of $4,000
mil fiOnS for
these places. which properly belong to the
men in the Regular Army.
When the volunteer army is organized
il will be divided into twenty-eight bril-
gades of three regiments each, nine d.
visions of three brigades each and three
corps of three divisions.
Personnel of the Volunteers.
Ii is officially stated that the personnel
Of the volunteer officers will be as fol-
lows: i'>-
Three Army corps-Three major gener-
ais; 3 lieutenant colonels. assistant adju-
tant generals: > lieutenant colonies. en-
gineers: ) lieutenant colonies, inspectors
general; Lieutenant colonies, chief
quartermasters: lieutenant colonies,
judge advocates; 3 lieutenant colonies,
.hief surgeons; , captains assistant adj
Jutant generals; captains, aides-de
camp.
Nine divisions-Nine major generals; 9
ma iors. assistant adjutant generals; 3
ma jors. engineers; majors, Inspector
generals: 9 majors. chief quartermasters,
majors. chief commissaries; majors,
chief surgeons; 30 captains, aides-de
camp.
Twenty eight brigades-Thirty-fou
brigadier generals: "a majors. surgeons;
"a captains, assistant adjutant generals;
"a captains. quartermasters; "a captains,
c0mmissaTies 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,
acting assistant quartermasters and act
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.
Arizopa, Whipple Barracks; Second
Lieut. Herschef Tupes, Fifteenth In
fsntry. mastering officer, acting assist
ant quartermaster and acting commits
saTy of subsistence.
California, San Francisco: First Lieut..
Sydney A Choman, FIT enth Infantry,
acting assistant quarte~r7aster and act
ing commissary of subsIs zee.
Georgia, Atlanta; Capt. d. A. Smith.
Twelfth Infantry, as n 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 Moires; First Lieut.. John
{. Waterman, Eighth Cavalry, acting
assistant quartermaster 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 quartermaster.
Kentucky. Lexington; First Lieut.. Sol
ONION Z. Nestas Seventh Cavalry, acting
assistant quartermaster and acting COM
missary of subsistence.
Louisiana, New Orleans; Capt. Freder-
lex H. Evans, First Infantry, mastering
officer.
assachusetts. Springfield; Second
Lieut. w g Smith. Second Cavalry, act
ing assistant quartermaster and acting
commissary Of subsistence.
Minnesota. Lacrosse; Capt S. NJ. Swi-
CERT. Second Cavalry mastering officer;
First Lieut. Harry A. Leonheuser, Twen-
tv-fifth Infantry. acting assistant quar-
termaster and acting commissary 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