The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-25
TWO JERSEY REGIMENTS.
Gov. Voorhees, Announces
the Official Decision Of
Washington Authorities.
SELECTION OF MEN BY BALLOT
Second and Fourth Sure to
Be Retained : Regi-
mental Gossip.
SELECTION OF MEN BY BALLOT
mental Gossip.

otA 3iIIA, Aug. Aos Sc--oCfAAh -
Voorhees, returned to Sea Grit from
Washington last evening. He has been
in Washington since Tuesday, regarding
the disposition of the four New Jersey
regiments now in the field and trying 20
get definite information as to what dis
position would be made of these troops,
He was accompanied by Colonel Alex
ander C. Oliphant, aide-de-camp. He
has found out two regiments will be all
lotted to New Jersey, and these viii be
made up, by reason of his Recommended
ton, according to the individual desire
Of the men. In a few days, in all proba-
bility on Friday or Saturday of this
week, a poll of the various regiments
viii be taken by several thoroughly dis
interested persons, one for each regi-
ment. The poll will be by signed blanks,
and from the result of his poll the regi-
ments will be selected or made up, as
may be necessary. The necessary blanks
are being repaired and printed today.
Each man win give an honest expression
of opinion and nc man will be permitted
to leave after having once been taken
on this second volunteering. Ine sltua-
ton will be put before the men plainly
and directly and a man will make his own
decision. The companies having the
largest number of volunteers Will be re-
tanned in the service and probably pc
used for foreign service. Those who do
show up well will be mustered out,
officers and all. 1t is presumed, however,
tina transfers will be permitted before
the muster out. 50 that nearly every man
who desires to stay in the service can
do so. The Governor has really obtained
considerable of a concession from the
War Department, for unofficial copies OF
the muster-out order, which gives the
list of the regiments to go, had both the
Third and the Fourth included. BY this
arrangement the First and Second Regi-
ments would have been retained IN the
volunteer service.
The result Of this vote is extremely
taken in many of the regiments ana the
results would indicate that the regiments
would be the Second and the Fourth, The
vile, is a portion of General Fitzhugh
Lees corps, and it is conceded that this
regiment is almost sure to stay IN fae
service. 1t has made an enviabie record
in the South. and is admitted to be the
best equipped and most efficient regimen
in the corps. The First Regiment has
been at Camp Alger for about ioar
months and is anxious to get out of
the service. The men have been en-
gagged in provost duty for much OF tae
time, and are very anxious to get nome.
Several of the officers have sent il their
designations and many others are wait
ing for the result of the muster out or
ders to send III theirs, II their regiment y
not included In the number to be mus
tered out. Fully ssventy-five or eighty
per cent. of the total number is anxious
to go home to ewark. The Third ltcss1-
raent has been stationed a portion CT the
time at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook. doing
garrison duty, and the remainder at Pomp-
ton Plains, New Jersey, guarding the POW
der mills near that place. The entire
regiment has not been together since L
left Sea Grit. and as a result the men are
discontented and very anxious TO get
home. 1t is said that a vote taken last
cent entertained this wish.
The member of the Fourth Regiment
are. on the other hand, all anxious. officers
and men. to be retained i'll the service.
Fully sixty, and probably Eighty per
cent. of the regiment would volunteer 1ar
foreign duty. 1t is predicted by those
who arc In a position to know that TOR
the above reasons, and others, that the
two regiments will be the Second aaG the
Fourth. Colonel Smith has called 4
meeting of the officers of the Fourth for
this morning. when the plan will be thor
ot1ghlv explained to the officers in order
that the men may not vote blindly On the
A number of the First Troop OF New
ark engaged in rifle practice on the range
yesterday. There was a small delegation
mainly from the Freehold Company. III
Fourth Regiment, National Guard, viii
take the range on Monday and Taesd1y
of next week. and will be followed py the
Dlu lIlIN E1NGSlltlCAll- - Ia tt
fully two hundred at least of the Fonrlh
Regiment will be on the range, ana PROB
ably q much larger number. The regl-
rnent held its first battalion drills yesGes-
day. Each battalion was accompanied by
a Inn who beat the cadence Tor 1t,
tt was the first drill in battalion forma-
such drill as they have had during rsgl-
mental parade in the evenings. The
movements were very well executed: Tne
drill was one hour and a half-hast an
hour longer than usual.
The new clothing issue is prae-
tically completed and the issues are l,eing
charged up against the allowance or Tie
man $50 for the first six months an. ~
for the second six months. everything
a man receives from the government n
the shape of clothing is charged against
this clothing account.
The officer of the day today will be
Captain George f. Seymour of Company
III The officer OF the guard will be First
su-pernumerary officer of the guard Will
be Second Lieutenant Woodward of Com
pany G.
Relief Fund Committee visited Colonel
Smith on committee business yesterday.
In his party were Mrs. Cole ans Misses
Smith and Miller. Mr.. Cole. who served
some six years during the Civil War and
after. expressed his surprise and gratiii-
cation at the progress the regiment has
made. He said he never saw q prac-
tically green body of troops get in shape
so quickly as has the Fourth Regiment.
He attributes much of the good result to
the foundation of National Guardsmen
in the regiment and to the untiring efforts
of the officers, especially those high in
rank.
Adjutant Hilton, of the Second Regi-
ment, has also visited camp. He says
the Second Regiment isfn excellent shape
and anxious to get away from Jackson
Vile
A new formation is being used at regi-
mental parade evenings, which much i'm
proves the parade as a spectacle. Parade
last evening was gon through with in
the usual excellent manner and was wit
messed by a large number of visitors.
Nearly all the absentees are back In
camp and Colonel Gilmore is kept busy
IN the summary court diSpoSing of the