Arizona republican., 1899-04-04
WILL BE PROMOTED
Board Adopts a Report in
 SChley'S Favor.
Valves His Right 10 Make
 Comments on SchIey'S ProfeS- . SIOnaI Record in inc War-AH
 Ihe Rear RdmiraiS Passed.

Washington. April 3.-Rsar Admiral
 Sampson's answer to the request of the
 navy department for statement to
 complete the official record of Rear
 Admiral Schley was received at the de- partment today. The statement was de-
 sired by the promotion beard, con-
 sisting of Rear-Admirals McNair, How
 ell and Howison, to enable it to pass
 on the mental, moral and professional
 qualifications of Schley for promotion
 to the grade of rear-admiral in which
 he has been confirmed by the senate
 subject to the usual examination Ad-
 miral Sampson, as commander-in-chief
 of the North Atlantic naval force, was i required by the regulations 10 furnish
 a statement of the records of all off 1 cers who served under him in the war i When the promotion board met it found that no statement had
 been received from Admiral Sampson
 concerning the services of Rear-Ad-
 mirals Schley,. Remy and Watson, all of whom were under his command dur ing the period Of active hCstilities. As the beard did not wish to act on the cases Of these three officers until their records were complete, Admiral Samp- son was requested by telegraph to send
 the necessary statement immediately After receiving Admiral Simpsons an swer the board voted to make a favor able recommendation in the cases of Schley, Remy and Watson.
 There was no question about the fitness of the two last named The naval authorities decline to tell what was contained in Sampson's telegram with reference to Schley, but it was reported that Sampson had waived his right to make comments Cn Schley's professional record, and had furnished no statement whatever to the detri- ment of the former commander of the flying squadron. This report was con- firmed by the action of the beard in passing Schley, basing it's recom- -meH+latien that he be appointed a Iear- admiral on the fact that Secretary Long had recommended that he be advanced six numbers for his services in the war, and the presidents indorse- | ment of that disposition O. the matter l
 Admiral Sampson's response tc, the | request of the board was of the char i actep expected. The fact that he is now junior to Schley in the naval list ! undoubtedly had much to do in deter | mining him tc pursue a non-committal | course. He was unquestionabIy en- barrassed also by his personal concern in the controversy that has arisen in regard to the justice of the presidents action in nominating him dor advance ment over Schley. Friends of Samp- son are gratified over the outcome of the matter, because it confirms, they say, their high estimation Of Samp- sons character. They assert that he has never been vindictive in his off, cial and personal references to Schley. and has shown degree of charity for the others shortcomings as a naval officer that would be found in few men placed in Sampson's embarrassing po- sitiGn.
 Having completed the examination of the official records of the fourteen rear-admirals recently promoted sub ject to the promotion boards recom- the board took up the rec ord of Captain Benjamin F. Day, who became eligible for advancement to the grade of rear-admiral through the vol lntary retirement of Rear-AdmiraI [ Henry B. Robeson. Captain Days rec f ord was found otbe all right, and after ! certifying to the judge advocate gen. z eral of the navy it's recommendations z favorable to the promotion of officers whose cases were considered the board ; adjourned sine die.
 The officers who by the boards ac- ion will receive commissions as rear | ldmirais are Commodores George C. 2emey, Norman H. Farquhar, John C. Watson, Henry B .RobesCn, Winfield T ;. Schley, SiIas Casey, William T. : sampson. John W. Philip, Francis J. . 1igginson. Henry r. Picking and :. Frederick Rogers, and Captains Louis Nempf, George W. Sumner and Benja- ; min F. Day, in the order of seniority |. ,iven. All these officers with the ex- option of Captain Day were nominated ; y President Mckinley to be rear V dmirals and confirmed by the senate +t ubject to examination by the promo V ion board and a board of medical ex- = All of them passed physically : 7ith the exception of Commodore : who will be retired with the = ank of rear-admiral.
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