The Indianapolis journal., 1898-06-18
HAVE PLENTY OF MEN
NO TROUBLE WAS HAD IN RECRUIT
ING THE VOLUNTEERS.
Studebalxer's Men Have Not Yet Ap-
peared-Omcers for the New
Regiment.

Work of mastering recruits for the In
diana regiments has been virtually COM
pleted, although it is not known that the
recruiting officers have come from Colonel
Studebakers regiment, the One-hundred-
d-fifty-seventh, located at Tampa. Lieut..
Glazebrook has been expected home for
several days. but at the Statehouse yester-
day it was said nothing had been heard
from him. Adjutant Powell and Major
Conde. it is understood. have been very sue
cessful in securing recruits for their regi-
ment. as have the various other recruiting
officers, and it is expected they will all be
on their way to camp by the middle of the
week. With this fact in mind there is
momentary expectation at the Governors s
office for the order to furnish a regiment
if it has not already arrived. As soon as
it comes or is made public, the Governor
will issue his official call, designating the
towns from which the companies are to
come 1t is understood that the State will
have to furnish transportation for the men,
but that after they arrive Lieutenant Pet
erson or some other regular army officer
with power to act as quartermaster and
chief recruiting officer, will take charge
of them, furnishing rations only, and per-
haps tents, although tents are not really
necessary for a temporary rendezvous, as
the buildings at the fair ground are avail
able for temporary barracks. No efforts will
be made, it is said, to uniform or arm
the men here, but they will be sent
to the front and equipped after reaching
camp, as the recruits have been. Governor
Mount will be somewhat surprised if the
One-hundred-and- Regiment of
Indiana Volunteers is not at Camp Mount
by the last of next week AS the mastering
of recruits has been completed, there is
now no longer reason why the official call
should not be made public, and as stated
this is expected at any moment. 1t was
the desire of the War Department to let
the impression obtain that no complete or
ganizations were to be accepted in order to
induce men who wanted to see service to
enlist for the purpose of making UP the old
regiments This having been accomplished
no trouble would be experienced by the re-
cruiting officers on account of the men
holding back to get into new regiments
rather than enlist for service in the old.
There is an impression that the Governor
mas received a communication from Secre-
tary Alger. so worded that he is at liberty
10 go ahead and get the regiment here ready
10 organize as soon as the last recruiting
ofhcer has left the State but this impress
sion is not confirmed IN explicit terms, al
understanding sufficiently explicit to JUS
tify the belief that there is to be a regi-
ment taken, after the recruiting is COM
pleted.
Quartermaster General Richardson is
pretty. busy getting ready for the trans
portation of the troops and to do the other
tnlngS that will be required of the State
When the call comes. mere have been fire.
quent conferences between the Governor.
AdJutant General Gore and the quarter
master general the last few days so that
everything is well understood and when the
call is issued it will only be matter of a
Iew hours before the twelve companies will
begin arriving.
Captain Tarlton finished mastering re-
cruits for the three indianapolis COMPANIES
OF the ne-hundred-and- -fifty-eighth Regi-
ment, yesterday morning, and at 2:45 O'clock
?. m. sent away the last squad, containing
Iorty-seyen men, making a total of seventy
seven Monday he will go to Franklin TO
muster the recruits for the Franklin com
pany, which completes the home battalion.
Until yesterday Captain Tarlton had been
sending all his men first-class fare but
received instructions from the War Depart
ment to cease this and apply to ali the
roads for bids before sending more men.
giving the business to the company making
the lowest bid. Captain Tarlton had been
ioloWlng the custom of the regular recruit
Ing officer here