The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-15
THERE'LL BE ANOTHER
INDIANA TO HAVE ONE MORE REGI-
MENT IN THE FIELD.
Engineers-Battery A Gets
Its Full Quota.

An important fact leaked out from the
Statehouse yesterday, which will prove of
interest to many persons who have been
kept on the qui vive for some time because
of the conflicting stories told as to the prob
abilities of another regiment being sent to
the war from this State Several times the
statement has been made that there will be
no more complete regiments sent out from
Indiana on this call, and the enterprising
recruiters have. in many cases, given up
ali hope of their men being used This feel
ing has been fostered by the authorities be-
cause of the fact that it is necessary to re-
crult up the regiments now in the field to
the proper war strength, and such recruit
ing offers no opportunity for the employ
ment of patriots who wish to serve as COM
missioned officers. Therefore, it was thought
that this recruiting to fill out the regiments
would be accomplished with more difficult
ties than would be experienced in accepting
whole companies and regiments already
differed.
AS q consequence, the authorities allowed
the impression to be created that the only
nope Tor the present recruits desiring to go
10 war was to join the regiments already
in the field. 1t developed yesterday, how
ever, that there is to be another regiment
allowed to this State, and there is already
lively scramble at the Governors office
for commissions in it. 1t can be definitely
stated however, that this regiment will not
be formed until all of the present needs of
the regiments now at the front are supplied
in the way of recruits. Brigadier General
Mckee recently limited that such a thing
was under way, but made no definite state
ment concerning it. That the regiment will
be made up, however. there is now no doubt
Among. the, candidates for the colonecy
Captain Dougherty, who is a retired regula"
army officer, stands out prominently Elk
Governor Matthews is also spoken of by his
friends. Captain Dougherty, however, has
a formal application for the place filed with
the Governor, Endorsed by a host of influ-
entail people Of this State. There is no lack
of applications for the lesser Offices Lieut.
M. r. Peterson, who is so kindly remem-
bered by the soldiers at Camp Mount has
asked for place in the regiment, with the
Endorsement of nearly all of the militia Off
GERS from this city and the whole official
force and faculty of Purdue University,
where he has been located. 1t is stated in
behalf of Lieutenant Peterson that he is
resident of the State and an excellent off,
Ger. whose experience will be valuable to
the regiment, in any capacity. He has stated
no preference as to rank, but desires to
serve actively with the Indiana troops
When asked by reporter for a statement
of the facts in his case Lieutenant Peter
son admitted that he had application
with the Governor for position with the
troops but refused to discuss any of the
general features of the situation with re-
| gard to the raising of another regiment
| claiming that he knew nothing of it, His
| application has, he said, been filed with the
| Governor for long time, as far back as
| the encampment at Camp Mount, and signi-
| fies nothing in the present emergency