The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-10
LIEUT.. COL. BROOKS CHOSEN.
HE WILL BE SECOND IN COMMAND
OF THE FIRST GEORGIA.

Informal Election Held by the Off
GERS of the Regiment-Mai. Edward
karOw VIII Not Serve Longer as
Commander of "a battalion and ms
Mai. w. ). Rockwell VIII BE Cap
tain of the OgIethOrpes Another
Major Will Have to BE Chosen.
Officers VIII Make Their Selection
Next Week-PrOpOsed to Have But
one Major for the PRESENT.
The officers of the First Georgia Regi-
ment held an informal election at the ar
mory last night and chose Lieut.. Col. Jor-
dan F. Brooks who served che regiment
during the war with Spain with that rank,
to be lieutenant colonel. Col Brooks will
accept the position. He succeeds Lieut..
Col Peter Reilly, who resigned last
spring, and is now on the list of retired
officers in the state service.
The election Of Col Brooks gives the
regiment a lieutenant colonel whose mil
itary knowledge is probably second 10 that
of no officer in the state He is one of
the best known officers in the Georgia
Volunteers. and has always been regarded
as an authority upon questions military.
His record has been an exemplary one
and indicates the esteem and admiration
In which he is held. AS captain of the
Savannah Cadets, a position he filed for
many years, he was the great influence
chat served TO raise the company to its
high standard of excellence, The men
became euthused with his own spirit and
their display of interest in the command
was something remarkable. 1t is believed
his successful management Of the affairs
of his company and its advancement of
the command to It's acknowledged etti-
cheney viii be continued in his present Po-
sltion and that, working with Col A. r.
I.awton, Col. Brooks viii be able to do
much for the benefit of The regiment.
Mai Edward Karow. to the regret OF
the officers Of the regiment viii not with
draw his resignation. which is now 20
the hands of Col. Lawton. He has been
urged to do so, but the major says MS
business makes such demands upon MS
time as not to admit of his giving the
attention necessary 20 the duties OF the
office.
tinue to serve presented another question
for the consideration of the officers. They
will need a major Maj. w. S. Rockwell
Will accept the captaincy of the Ogle-
thorpe Light Infantry, for which he was
nominated at a recent meeting of the
company, and thus the two maiorities of
the regiment will be left vacant
There will be but one major, for the
present at all events in the First Geor-
mill ha p1,o In
ally at a meeting of the officers that is to
be held next week The officers will be
called together some night by Capt. P f.
Gleason of the Irish Jasper Greens, who
is the senior of the company commanders,
after he learns that committee consti-
tuted last night is ready 10 make a re-
port 10 the meeting.
This committee consists of the COM
handing officers of the companies of the
regiment. It's work will be the considera-
ton of a can iidate for the majority of the
Second Battalion TO succeed Maj. Rock
well IL will not be until after this next
meeting, when major will probably be
informally elected, that the regular and
legal election for lieutenant colonel will be
ordered This plan has been suggested
and viii be followed i'm order that the
same formal election may answer for the
choice of both a lieutenant colonel and "a
major
Heretofore there have been two majors
as well as lieutenant colonel of the reg
iment. but this plan will probably be
abandoned, although the law allows all
three officers. IL seems the officers are
aVerse to the idea OF having so many Of
hcers for so few companies. There are
but six companies in the regiment and it
is regarded as too much Of a Milk White
Flag" style to have so many battalion
commanders for only two battalions Dur
ing the time the regiment spent in the
service the plan of having the First Eat
talon commanded by the lieutenant colo
mel was found entirely satisfactory. and
there is no reason, the officers think, why
Col. Brooks should not command the First
Battalion in time of peace. 1t is on ac-
count of this decision to allow the COM
mand of the First TO devolve upon the
lieutenant colonel that major Is to be
elected to the command of the Second
Battalion of the regiment
The officers also discussed the military
situation. but this discussion would al
ways come around to a difficulty under
which they have long been laboring. This
is the lack of guns, They hoTse the assist
ant adjutant general will awake to the ne
ccssity of the arms being sent the com
mands. Their having carried the guns
to Griffin has cost the local companies
great difficulty in getting them back.
CAPT. BEIRNE GORDON EXAMINED.