The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-26
STATES ARE READY.
Enthusiastic Responses Of Gov
ernors to the Presidents
Call for Troops

WASHINGTON, April 26 1S9S.-The re-
sponse of the Governors of the States
and Territories to the telegram of the
Secretary of War notifying them of the
number of men they will be expected to
furnish under the Presidents proclama
ton and asking them when such troops
will be ready for muster into the United
States service, has been prompt and graf
flying. The greater portion of the Ex-
ecutives have replied to Secretary Alger's
dispatch and their answers generally
have been very satisfactory, indicating
the time within which the State troops
will be ready for muster into the SER
vice of the United States government.
Hardly had the last telegram to the Gov
ernors been sent last night before dis
patch came from Governor Hastings of
Pennsylvania, which said the men called
for were ready and equipped for duty
Mr.. Hastings was the first of the State
Executives to respond and those from
the others came in quick succession dur
ing the night and this morning.
Secretary Alger has followed up his
telegram of notification to the Governors
of the States sent yesterday with let
ter giving more detailed information re-
specting the troops that are to be raised
and making other suggestions deemed
sentiments heretofore expressed that, as
far as practicable, the National Guard
should be given preference in the regi-
ments, battalions, etc., to be organized
The Secretary's letter to the Governors is
identical in each case and is as follows:-
washington D. c., April 25, 1898.
'To the Governor of -
"Sir-Under the act of Congress To pro
vide for temporarily increasing the mill
tary establishment of the United States
in time of war, and for other purposes,
approved April %, 1898, a call for 10000
volunteers has been issued by direction
of the President I have the honor to
request from your State quota of volun-
teers, as follows to serve in
the arms of service designated for
period of two years, unless sooner dis
charged
showing the organization for artillery,
adjutant general of the army to me in
formed of the time your quota will be at
its rendezvous, as It will be met as soon
as practical thereafter by an officer to
muster it into the service and pay OF the
United States. The mastering officer will
be instructed to receive no man, under
the rank of commissioned officer, who is
in years over As or under 49, or who is not
in physical strength and vigor.
AS soon as mustered into the United
States service it is the intention that
troops from your State shall be assembled
with others for instruction and service
under the direction of the Major General
commanding of the army, at some point
or points to be designated later 1t is
desired, for reasons stated in kilograms
of this date that, as far as practicable,
the National Guard be given preference
44The rendezvous for your State will
..If for any cause it Is found necessary
to change the point of concentration,
your recommended ton is requested.
"Bands may be organized from the
strengths of the regiments as in the regu-
lar army, vlz:-See paragraph 245 Army
Regulators. 1855
Very respectfully,
ssRUSSELL A ALGER,
Secretary of War