The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-12
GEORGIA WELL REPRESENTED.
EVE on THE LIST OF Yesterdays
APPOINTMENTS.

/ uucoxon of Atlanta and Kenan Oi
Macon tn Be Captains-WheatIey
ot Americus, Winship of Macon
and Almnnd of COnyers Made
FIRST tIieutenants-GeOr DeIegn-
,ton Has Hopes of Securing More
appointments.
washington, July 11.-(speciaD. Among
/ ,bs ,np5lntments announced at the White
House late this afternoon were Cleveland
ufooxon of Atlanta and Owen T. Kenan
81 Macon. TO be captains; w. X. Wheat
Law of Americus, Blanton Winship of Ma
-, and EI II. Almand of Conyers, to
he first H6u;enants.
Wfo5xon. Winship and Almand were Of
seers in the Second Georgia. Kenan was
IN the First Georgia, and Wheatley in
RAYS Immunes.
These dye with Maj R. z. L. Spence
4 Of the regular army, Capt. Walter Cor
bar Of Macon Capt. Frank Crenshaw of
/ R9rnesyllle aud Lieut.. Longstreet Of
/ Gainesville comprise the Georgia officers
4 q
/ commissioned, their commissions have
/ been duly signed by the President and
The announcement of the appointments has
/ ten made from the White House.
Will Have others.
/ Georgia is TO have several other ap-
4 po.nlments. two others, and perhaps more,
4 bt the authorities have not yet deter
4 mined apparently, who they shall be of
! those irlorsed. 1t is almost certain, how
ever taat the lucky ones will be selected
n from Capt Clark of Elberton, who has
a aeen suoaely indorsed for a captaincy;
q Capt Miller of Augusta, who is being
q urged by Col. Dyer, aud the Republicans;
81 Capt Kimarough of Griffin and Capt.
IA #Days Of Perry. Strong efforts are being
81 made to land all of these, but it is said al
81 he war department that only eleven
place, aIe to be given Georgia in all. OF
& course there is a large number of other
a1pac]ti0ns and all are strongly in
5 #dorstl
"a Tie Georgia contingent has not been
abe to get as much as was hoped, but in
this respect other Southern delegations
are 10 the same boat. The fact Is that the
slut-4iil F'l4OA1iN ana tOuSi iGSGIllcH WSiF
given TO understand there would be no
appointments at present or for some time
e, and while this understanding was on
list Of the specially approved was made
aL The senators and congressman have
ed to contend against this list in finding
aces for their Southern constituents.
While this special list was based on merit,
Is perhaps natural that the administra-
1a senator's and congressman had their
@ltucnis cared for first.
others We're IndOrsed.
The Georgia senator's indorsed a number
applicants Indeed, all of those who had
god record and the final selection was
inade by the war department presumably
me'I. However, when there are 50
many applicants, it is no reflection on
nose Who fail that others were chosen.
Au Effort has been made to distribute
NJ appointments geographically but in
cases The records maze by the men
ave o77n considered and ostensibly at
e'l 1eF appointments based on that.
Senator Bacon and congressman Lewis,
''oss-on and Bartlett are here making
ols efforts to land other applicants
'yt eAanees for success are. however,
.o'eHauea.. Judge Bartlett has recon-
1.uoea kenon, Winship and Kim
.ois0' Lieut.. Newell of the regular army
M . staU position, Capt Wylie, Capt
g" ana Lieut.. Frank Curry.