Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-06
THE NEW MILITARY.
GOVERNOR TYLER CONSIDERING
REORGANIZATION.
some OF TIE PROBLEMS ARISING.
ora Laws Need Revision, and Mod
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF M"k'"s
,,., co Furthest-National Leg
isIature May BE Important

while the reorganization Of the Sta'e
,,ul,arv is engaging the serious attention
NJ the Governor and the Adjutaht-uene-
ral nothing of a definite nature mas Deen
agreed upon. o,r
Tho one point upon which Governor
,rylers mind is fully made up Is 'n"'
there shall be only as many companies
80 STATE troops as can be kept at hish
6ogree OF efficiency, and maintained a'
something ike their maximum s'iens'I'
There must not be too many ors"hi-
cations" he said to a Dispatch repor'ei
AZ the Mansion last night i am ue's'
mined that the companies we nave inc
tutpre shall be crack organizations anu
r., ,h,re shall not be as many as we
Sri,, had l had for some time pre-
- 90 the war thought we hau 100
-. r,ilftarv companies our experience
a. Getting the Virginia troops re@uS' -
o.nonsa TO the President > C"ii'
,onstrated that my view was COZ re-,
D,,r troops were miserabiy equippeu' oliU
pone of the companies hau then -
,,um strength, the first Iact Twins ~,
o,r having 70 make our smalI Sta'o IN.
-. annropriation so such a long way
taiy %pPi ,doord due 70 there being too
-, conpanies in proportion TO popu-
49,, IL ts also true that men VIII not
onl,st in the state service so reauilS %
49,, xvould do were our troops pelrel
eor,inned. and were we able TO pay az a..
men for two or three WEEKS sP'''
camp every summer.
WILL, WAIT AWHILE
81 have been devoting great deal Oh
,boupht 10 this whole subject commune
lated any plans. and VIII not uhtn ~
I~trotrio regiments are mustered out anu
Ca,o,ol N,alle is back in the once Oh III.
sdt,tart-General i feel sure ne aho
Coionel stern will evolve plans whicl
v,u rive us a greatly improved Sta''
Guard" 49,. Al, ,orconi
Tbe ouestion as to whether the orsahI
cations which went into the hduohal se
- Mn re-enter the State service
.,,ua,I,, one of great interest in connec
80, With the reorganization OF the VIZ
s,,io military. 1t is thought that ever
90 them will volunteer 10 90 50
but only a few of them have as yet Illau
roo,,est 10 be taken back into the stat
service. 1t is probable that Govern Govern,
Tvler will take back those Which Noiul
teered first. until enough 10 form ="
regiments have been organlzeo' az ~
,,nderstood that he Is rather or the OPP.
ion lndl luSiS '4iN''N
number in the State.
QUESTION OF DISTRIBUTION
n. oo,,rsa in selecting the companie
10 be taken back into service t0 lie,
tnerenced bv considerations OF locahty
so, ohiect being TO have the VoiunteV
.-oore distributed throughout the Sta'
,,,,cb 40 possible. This was not III
cose before the war. In Norlolh a.,
portsmouth. for instance, there were %
military companies, While there vac
one in the Southwest west OF oaieln ,. =
IL therefore probable that Con'p 80 =,
-. tba Second Regiment when was -
,i1ed fn Wvtheville at the beghhillii
- ~ war will be mustered MO W
Sc service. should its members uesI'
enlist The other new company
Company l.. Third Regiment Iio,
Tynchburg. will probably not ieta'u 49, :
organization, owing 10 the ldoe -
INnchburg has two ora coI oman 40 he,
both OF these VIII pioo"0''
up d. ~ ootbing regarding tie future OF II
60 crord Is settled. Beyond the Ia
mo- All state troops were music -
~ state service by their enis'me
a, ,no service OF the United States, nv
car be stated definitely. IL Is IeNi'"
national legislation on inc SUI IN,
-, 90 nave an important bearing up'
ha
esrdod as well assured thar rons'e 80 !,
make more liberal appropriation, 10 III
maintenance Of volunteer oEsp", ,hon..
tban formerly. and It is also t i,ou
quite probable that the org anlz's''o sa
The regular army will be chans e,s,,, ~
- Give 10 each regiment sometnlls
The character Of State ors"' ne -,
rbar Is il will bear the name o' s 80,
st n+S a. and viii be recruited there. ~
,s he German system, and mas ;a :,
been adopted in England Snou'o 10 -
come Inc system OF America aiso,
course the Importance OF state guar
saye as a reserve force, wouiu DC y
sldorably modified. ,1Ce
ANTIQUATED LAWS. ,,,
one other thing that SEEMS ,,, -, ~ ~,
mat the state militia laws viii De N
bauled and modernized by the next -
iatnre They are far behind the ,'n
and a. IS regarded as well assured =
am effort win be made TO bring theii,
80 date. The organization of the
sj,ia militia is in several respects am
en-, from that OF any other. IL Is thou
nv military men that IT should DC III
a. conform as nearly as possible 10
orgerfzat,on OF the regular army