The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-24
SAVANNAH GIVEN THE GO BY.
MILITARY MEN GENEH ALLY SORE
ON THE SENATOR'S.

Al Loss to Know Why the Claims
of Their Military Men Have been
Overlooked ia the Appointments
20 the New ReEimcntS-A NoIun-
tccr officer Talks Plainly on the
Suhicct-Better Treatment Hoped
for From GOV. Cnndier-SaVnnnah
Tired of Being Treated as If IL
We're Outside the state.
The prompt response of the Savannah
military yesterday 10 Gov. Gamblers or
der may serve 10 convince the Governor
that savannah has good material for Of
The manner in which Savannah has been
overlooked by the powers that be in the
making of these appointments has caused
great dissatisfaction here not only to
military men, but to citizens generally.
Ii is pointed out that Savannah is not
only the recognized military center of the
state and has been SO for years but with
she furnished more men to the service
of the country in the recent war with
Spain than any other city in the state.
and probably as many as any other two
cities combined.
A prominent officer I'm the local military
and one who held a prominent position
in the volunteer army, when approached
upon this subject, expressed himself very
plainly.
THE manner in which Savannah has
been overlooked in the making of recent
military appointments is simply an out
rage said this officer. The Georgia sem
ators are evidently to blame for this and
are the ones whom We should hold to
account for the slight which has been put
upon the city. | have reason to fear that
GOV. Gambler feels friendly towards Sa-
Vannah aud that he will not Intentionally
do us any injustice. l see that he has
stated that he has not made public his
list of recommendations to the Secretary
of War for appointments in the regiments
which are shortly to be formed. Whether
the Governor has treated us any better
than the senator did remains to be seen.
The only name mentioned in this connec-
ton said to have been recommended by
the Governor as a Savannah man Is OF
man not now a resident of Savannah and
who would not be a credit TO either the
city or the state should he be appointed.
If the Governor has made this recon-
mendaion he has been badly deceived by
some one"
sideration in this matter. She furnished
three companies to the FIRST Georgia Reg
iment, four companies to the Second Geor-
gia Regiment one TO the Third Georgia
Regiment, one to Rays lmmunes. and
one of the two artillery batteries furnish
ed by the state. Among the Savannah
men who served with these commands
were a number of splendid officers some
of whom have sought appointments in
the new volunteer regiments. Besides
these there were among the enlisted men
from Savannah a number who We're capa-
BILE Of making good officers So far as
am aware, | do not know that any officer
of the First Georgia from Savannah has
made application for reappontment Those
officers Of the First Georgia who were
given positions in the new regiments were
splendid material and worthy In every
way Of recognition. OF the several appli-
cations made from Savannah men who
were officers in the Second and Third
Georgia Regiments, and who served with
credit in those regiments. ] am a a loss
to understand why not a single one has
been successful. 1t is certainly not be-
cause efforts have not been made to bring
their claims strongly to the attention of
the war department, and the public men
of Georgia who are consulted by the de-
partment. The results certainly seem to
show that Savannah has been discrimi-
AldtSd dbhHcl
1T may be-" said the gentleman. re-
hectively, that the gentlemen who have
the privilege of naming the new appoint
ees think that Savannah got her full
share of the military plums last year. and
mat II Is necessary to even up things
with the upper portion of the state. Sa-
vannah was decidedly in the military
swim last year with a brigadier general
a colonel, two lieutenant cooneIs and a
number of lesser appointments. These an
polntments were made chiefly however
because Savannah furnished the men and
the officers to command them 1t was nor
by of1cial favor, however, in which gayan-
nah seems to be sadly lacking"
The gentleman might have said that
these appointments were made because of
merit and the recognized fitness of the an
ponteeS, had not his modesty forbid be-
ing one OF the number himself II Is prob
able that merit would have cut Hide figure
in The matter had it not been for the fact
that the Savannah officers went in at the
head Of their commands and their right
10 retain their positions could not be de-
MED
The manner in which Savannah has
been Disseminated against in these aD-
pointmenls is the subject of much I'M
favorable comment among citizens gen
orally. II is cynically remarked that Sa-
vannah cannot convince the peop.e of the
upper portion of the state thai she is
really part of Georgia, no matter how
hard she tries and that il would be well
to cut loose altogether or get annexed to
Florida