The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-10
CLASH AVERTED
Conflict Between State and
National Authorities
About Call for
Troops.
A HITCH OYER THE RECRUITING
Recruits Will Hereafter Be
Mustered in at Sea
Girt--Second Call
Gossip.
A HITCH OYER THE RECRUITING
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TRENTON. June 10, 1S9S--A clash OF
some Importance threatened forfa time be-
tween the State and National authorities
concerning sending troops to the front under
the, second call has been adverted.
When the Governor and Adiutant Cen
eral were at Washington they learned that
the men required for the regiments already
in the field were to be recruited by detailed
officers from those regiments and sent direct
to the front. The Governor was opposed to
that arrangement, preferring to have the
recruits selected by the officers OF the Ma
tional Guard sent to Sea Grit to be properly
equipped before being mustered into the Ma
tional service. That, he said, would make IL
possible to have the regiments brought up to
the required strength with recruits from the
same localities, land of the same caiibre as
those already in the field.
The Washington authorities agreed with
This view and promised to make arrange
ments accordingly. Captains Howard,
Clark and Compton, recruiting officers OF
the First, Second and Third regiments, were
accordingly notified to be in readiness to
commence the work of recruiting in their
localities on short notice.
1t was then that Governor Voorhees, was
notified by the Colonies commanding the
regiments in the field, that acting under
general orders, they had dispatched details
to secure recruits who were to be sent to the
front at once and equipped there. Governor
VOORHEES, at once wired to Adiutant General
Corbin to ascertain il the order could not be
modified as promised, in order that the re-
cruits might be properly equipped before
leaving the State. To this query the Gov
ernor received the following reply from
General Corbin:
1.-THE order for the detail of recruiting
officers from q regiment was a general order.
In tue rush of work on hand the fact was
overlooked that you wers to raise the re-
cruits in your own State. Now that they
are under way to report, would it not be
well simply to let them conduct recruits
back to their regiments ! This is thought to
be better thar to countsrmand the order,
which may be necessa-y in order that trans
portation could be furnished them under our
laws and regulations. Under the order it
would be difficult to provide the troops with
transportation and subsistence 1t is hoped
that the arrangement will not cause you any
embarrassments.n
GoSernor VOORHEES, said yesterday he was
satisfied that no further objections would be
raised to having the recruits mustered in at
Sea Girt as heretofore, and he added that
the State recruiting officers and the volun-
teer army details woulda act in accord in that
respect. As soon as the general orders for
the provisional regiment are received its
formation will be announced and the work
of recruiting begun
1t is stated that the Governor will call for
1900 fnen for the new regiment which is to
be raised, and which will be known as the
Fourth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry.
Colonel Oliphant said yesterday that it will
be composed Of National Guard and volun-
teer organizations. but what bodies have
been selected is kept a secret.