The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-07
sFBGT. GORDON WON AGAIN.
.ovcE MORE VICTOR IN THE RACE
ron LIEUTENANCY.

/ s.rrt VESTS Name Was Used, But
II. Made No Effort for the Office.
nj. Friends Contested for Him Mt
.b, Legal Election on the Ground
rhat the Primary Had Been IL
,o.raI on Account OF Veteran and
country Members Having Been Al
,o,,ed to Vote-This Was Their
mint Under the Troop But Not I'm
s.r the state Lnw-The Vote of the
Active Members stood 20 20 20 in
Favor of sergt. Gordon.
The LEGAL election for commissioned Of
doors of the Georgia Hussars was held
last night. at the quarters of the troop,
on5 fbe nominees of the primary, held Sat
-rtav night were confirmed. The officers
are now capt. Henry McAlpin, First Lieu
tenant c. A. L. Cunningham and Second
autenant w. w. Gordon, Jr. They do
rot hold the Indicated rank yet, but will
uben the election returns have been APP
rroved their examinations held and their
commissions received.
Although a preliminary election was held
saturday night, there was a contest for
The second Heutenancy at the legal cleo
,ion. The name of First Sergeant James
r West was used against sergt. Gordon,
the oficer-elect of the Saturday night pri-
mary. Sergt. West was asked by his
friends to make the contest at the legal
election. but he declined to do so. Tn
daunted by his refusal TO take any active
mart in the race, his friends went 10 work
in his behalf and rolled up a large vote
for him.
morning, that the nominations OF the
urinary would go through without the
slightest show of opposition, but two or
three of the members of the troop learn
cd that the military laws of the state
prohibit any class of members other than
active from voting in an election for Off
GERS. Only enlisted men are allowed to
yore under the state law, but the laws
OF the Hussars admit of veteran and
country. as we'll as active members, cast
ing their ballots when officers are chosen.
AT the preliminary election number of
votes were cast by veteran and country
members, and the result was 81 for Sergt.
Gordon and % for Sergt West.
When the friends of Sergt. West were
most active in his behalf heard that the
regulations of the state service give the
right to vote for officers to enlisted men
only a telegram was sent to the office
of the adjutant general asking for infor-
nation on this point. A reply was re
ceived indicating that such was the fact
and that the country and veteran men,
bers who voted in the primary were not
entitled to vote for officers.
The confirmation from the adjutant gen.
erals office brought on the discussion as
to which were the better and proper
thing to do, abide by the primary as it
stood or to make the contest in the legal
election. The friends of Sergt Gordon
thought the entire troop should abide by
the election, and that the nominations
should be legally ratified, but the friends
of Sergt. West were OF the counter opin-
ion that the preliminary election had been
illegal and that the choice of a second
lieutenant should be left to the arbitra-
ment of a second election, in which none
hut active members should vote.
It was a matter of individual choice
with the troopers as to how they should
vote. It was known that Sergt. Gordon
had secured by far the greater number
OF the votes cast by veteran and country
members and that a Slight majority of
the active members favored Sergt. West.
as the system of promotion from grade TO
grade and step by step has become rather
deeply rooted in the troop, and many of
the enlisted men wanted 10 see adherence
gwen II. But several of the men who
mad voted for Sertg. West felt that they
should abide by the preliminary election.
as their candidate had then had the same
chance as Sergt. Gordon and that nothing
was known by either side of the techni-
cal bar that stood in the way of the le-
eaity OF the choice. Those who regarded
the matter in that light changed their
votes to Sergt. Gordon, and the result
STOOD STOOD 70 for Sergt Gordon and 20 for
Sergt West.
ne e.ection was managed by Mr.. War
ts russell, Jr., and Mr.. Thomas Bal
taiNyhe. Inc vote was taken for two
nours IN the parlors of the club, and great
r rn.eIest was shown in the result. The
n members OF the troop were standing about
oS the ballots were checked off. Can't
Of ea % received complimentary vote
vi - and Igeuf Cuprf, %