The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-06
THE NAVY CLIQUE
AGAINST SCHLEY.
The CommOdore's Friends Claim He
Was Badly Treated.
THEY SAY HE WON THE VICTORY
List of the Appointments from Virginia
and North Carolina in the Noiun-
tecr Army-The Old North State
Has Been Almost Ignored,


list Of names Of all civilians appointed
to positions in the volunteer army from
April q. 1895. to June go 1898. has been
sent to the House in compliance with the
resolution introduced by Mr.. Hay asking
for the information.
North Carolina has almost been ignor-
ed. so far only three appointments being
shown.
The Fourth Immune Regiment fur-
nishes a conspicuous example OF placing
men under officers from other States but
this regiment has been referred TO
number OF times recently and reiterauon
/, unnecessary. OF the five Major-Gener-
as so far appointed two are from the
north and three from the south al
though General Lees nomination shoulu
not be considered a state appointment
The demand for a commission Tor MIN
came from all over the country.
New York and Ohio are well repre-
sented I'm the list Of appointments.
II NAV be OF some interest to virgin
fans and North Carolinians TO know VINO
have been appointed In the volunteer
army. The list Of course does not IN
Guide those chosen by the Governors ior
THOSE APPOINTED.
Here is the list: W.T.
Nator-G eneral-Fftzhugh Lee
ginia. MI. 7. posser.
Virginia. ..,.t rart,
a.
Assistant Ouartermasters, with rdhh
~ Captain-Wniam X. Alexander VIZ
Siria. William l.. CoullIng, Virginia; Ed
ward b. Harrison. Virginia.
CTnief Commissaries Of Subsistence
r,i,h rank of Major-James " Moody
North Carolina ia. ,,,
"Reminiscences OF Subsistence, with rank
- Csntain-John Carmichael, Virginia;
charles Elicit Cabell. Virginia; }. r. b.
stuart Virginia; William W. Stalhdm'
virginia. ,,.,..
chief Surgeons. with rank OF Major
Arthur Snowden. Virginia
Additional Paymasters. with rank OF
uaiors-Georgc f. Pickett virginia; >
Uoth TYLER. virginia: Hiram J." "ran''
North Carolina. o.t.
signal Officers with rank OF captain
pcrian,ir, + Montgomery. Virginia.
FIRST United states Volunteer Engi-
reers- Cantain-C. p. Breeze, Virginia.
First ieutenant-Fitzhugh Lee Jr''
Virginia. .-,,..
ing names appear: .,,. NJ.
First Regiment-Nlajor Iaylor
Levy. Virginia.
First ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cromwell
Rely. Virginia.
Fourth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Parker. Virginia. W..
ginia. ,..,.,..
Richard c. Marshall. Jr.. virginia Henry
G. Preston. Virginia; John =. Treadwell
Virginia, 90
Eirst Tieutenants-Charles Q. Berkeley.
virginia. Lawrence W II. Peyton, Nir-
gnia.
Rudolph Rumgardner. Virginia; Lang
horne D. Lewis. Virginia
sixth Reglment-Maj or-Spier Whitak-
er. North Carolina.
Seventh Major-James X.
Branch. Virginia.
Tenth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS r.
wharton Virginia.
SCHIEY'S FRIENDS COMPLAlN.
II IS always the case that when one
man IS placed over the head OF another
who outranks him, much criticism is
INDUCED I'm and considerable feeling man
Tested by friends OF each. Such was ,ne
case when Captain Sampson was made
Acting Rear Admiral and when Conmo-
dore Schley was sent 10 CUBAN waters
and second in command of the squadron.
The friends OF Schley charged the action
I'm favoritism. although there is nothing
sponsible for the complaints
When the reports came in Of the de-
fe,t of Cervera's squadron all the infor-
nation obtainable went to show mat
samson was out Of the way and Schley
led the victorious Americans. II IS not
certain. however. as yet that such was
the case and possibly Sampson directed
the battle.
Nevertheless Representative Berry to-
day introduced resolution extending the
thanks of Congress TO Commodore Schley
for the victory over Cervera. IL was in
timated later by a friend OF Admiral
samson that the official report and fur
thor news from Santiago would cause
some of tho critical ones TO regret their
haste i'm the matter.
THE WORK OF \ CLIQUE.
4 Cabinet officer IS quoted to-day as
saying:
"The whole treatment OF schley and
Sampson since the beginning of the wal
Is the doing of the Navy clique. than
which there IS nothing more pestilential
i'm the entire government service. This
clidue told Secretary Long that sampson
was the man to command the North At
lantic squadron. Secretary Long chose
him entirely on their recommendation.
81 am told by many that Sampson is
a cultured. gentlemanly officer and d
master OF strategy and that the naval
bureaus do not place entire confidence IN
schley. Perhaps the choice of Sampson
was a right move, but that is no reason
why Schley should not be given credit
for his work II was his squadron which
destroyed Cervera as completely as Dew
ey destroyed the Spanish feet al Manila.
"I suppose nothing would have been
said openly OF the affair IL Sampson had
mentioned Schley's name IN his report
Now there will be open talk. In my
opinion. and / am not the only one.
Simpsons record in this war has not
been in any way a brilliant one. lie has
not had a chance II is said, and has done
bis duty exactly as II was pointed out
20 him. This may be entirely true. The
fact still exists. however that the bonn
bardment Of San Juan and the partial
destruction OF some OF the Cuban forts
are the only exploits that he has been
responsible FOR since the beginning OF the
war"
LANES BILL REPORTED.
Representative Lambs bill 10 authorize
the commissioners OF thee Freedmen
Savings and Trust Company 10 pay GER
tain dividends barred by the act Of Feb