The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31

service all their lives think II Is rather hard 70
Be shouldercd out al the eleventh hour by oliccrs
these will be disposed Of by the process already
suggested and perhaps one II nottwooi tho peTn,a-
ncnt appointments will come rom thc inc no
staff argument will hardly IL" against Mac Arthur.
lie has really earned tho place, bling by, long
odds the most Distinguished. and n.Ht 10 ShnltCI
and OTIS The scor vSlun''rTh Msl Ss |" hrys
been nromotcd was a staff officer II will be ro-
mcmb"rcd. a Colonel and inspcc,oI.gcncrnl .,
guishcd officers who have claims which will b:
pressed, men who have achieved lame IN tacc OF
the enemy. Among the b,t, known Of tn"sc aro
stated II In very probable that at least ono ol these
fighting officers will land one Of ihc commissions t
Of sixty days. But none Of thCn, Even " appointed
to tn senior vacancy, can succeed 10 NC commann
Of the army. unless adc dies OF should b. lnmnn.
an unlikely contingency because they az r",rc
before Wndcs date. But none ri them WIZ OBJ
To the appoinimrnt on that score. brsinrs ,hcSo o
more conspicuous officers 'by rrhSon ~ lhrlt *
p!ots In the Heidi there are still Others Of high
rank who aspire Ia these vacancies. Turing VIZ
coming year. in addition TO Gems MrTrit ana
Lirutennnt.Colo and Majors marked Tor re-
tircmrnt OF these about dozen ore In thr llnci
f"i G Ir mmcdin,r WI IKE iswins Kent Worth.
Burke, Carpenter, Miller, Flank Pennington.
Sinclair, Graham and Ovenshne,
There Is pressure In high quarters Tor the mp
pointment 81 Southern man TO one Of Vie va.
cansies. and there ore some reasons why ~ " Ih"ly
W ma weight win tie BreSluenN nv WIS VIZ
As brig Gen. Fiuhugh Lee IL Already past We
retiring age he cannot be considered at ell. itut
on the quiet, the friends Of Gen, Joseph Wheeler
saw that he Is a strong possibility. anu thnt tbs
going out " the Philippines had 70 do WI!
recret ambition n win one VI thes" Nh'hn' !cS
He Is the only Southerner in sight within inc bgo
! who has sufficient military prestige ~ !uSNy
/ hiA consideration bv the President II has been
stated unt Gen Whericr. tno. ~ past the retiring
ace. Such Is not the case. According Ia his
| biography In the Congressional Directory he was
born al Augusta, Ca, Sent 10, 1850, and conse
| guentlv win not reach the Army retiring axe u
! "a until next year Hence, he Is not estopped
/ on the sctIre OF age.
! when Gen. Wheeicr turned his back on Congress
| u accept Brigndier scomrand In the PhiinWhcs
! a good many people we're surprised. Iernhrs
! this unsusycrted ambition Is the true EXPLANATION
| Of chat otherwise seemingly QuiNouc choice % a
y field of action A. he IL n man Oi r"n"iderhhle
wealth nobody can accuse Gen. Wheeler 81 seeding
the appointment from mcrCcnnry riDuNeS us
more probable motive Is Ia SATISFY an hmoluon
tn I've the only eS Confederate officer 10 wear a
regular army star since the civil Nar. Wheeler
| was graduated from West POin, in 1850. Noiault
| could I've found with his appointment on the sc"fc
| of qualifications hut Of courcr the Army, ltFl,
! aud low. will fight an appointment iror, civil
lie even more bitterly than n stan appointment,
II that we're possible However, rs Gen Necler
would som retire and be out Ol ~. way regular
officers could not rcrain long unrcconcicd 80 tie
Presidents choice ul go di .unEuis he'd SOLDIER,
/ even though he had been in the Confederate army.