Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-31
HOLCOMB'S TRICKS SHOWN UP
Members of Heavy ARTILLERY Tun Search
light on Ex.Governors Methods.
WARM TALE OF EXECUTIVE DUPLCl1Y
Organization Turned Down TO Make
n Place for Brynn's Regiment
Promises soIemnIy Made Cooliy
Disregurdcd.

LINCOLN Oct. 30.-( Special )-The fol-
lowing statement, signed by men represent
ing all political parties, has been made pub
lie, relative to the regiment of heavy ar
tllery which was turned down by Governor
Holcomb to make a place for Bryans reg
iment:
. lnasmuch as the friends of Governor
Holcomb have made the charge that the
neayy es artillery regiment was organized as
required and would not be accepted. on
behalf of the. young men associated with
that organization, we wish to resent this
insult and disprove the charge.
Those who undertook the organization of
in their desire to enter the military serv-
ice of their country. They began its
ganization, as is well known. with the sane
tion of and under the advice and direction
OF Governor Holcomb. The fact that the
regiment was designated as heavy artillery
in well known among men familiar with
military organization, heavy artillery is
fantry and is essentially infantry and in
terchangeable with that branch of the serv-
pieted and cost between $500 and s6o6 every
cent OF which was borne individually by
ne members tb.1 of The resment I'M The reg
comb to the government in telegram as
"LiNcoLN, May 8. 1Sss-senator William
V. Allen, Washington, D. c.: Please tender
10 ,;,,Itlne tne President regiment OF heavy ar; ar,
soon be fitted for tive service. Regiment
commanded by Captain Dudley, U. s. A,
whom, whom | would be pleased 70 appoint a. as
iiccred by, Nebraska men,. educated in the
military. department of the State univer-
's 'sIIAs Af 4. HaLcoMB 8 IstSf O'GSaST.' GoVernoT.
At the time the lender was made the
governor gov roi must m have contemplated sending
quota of Nebraska. The terms of the ten
der prove this fact. The expression, with
captan Dudley Of the regular
appoint as colonel indicates that he did
special organizat ton, as in that case the
president and not the governor would
make the appointment Of colonel. Further
ne promised that IT would be the next
regiment to leave the, state, whether the
call should be for artillery, cavalry or in
When the call came, forsetful of his
promise forgetful of his tender on file with
the War department. the governor made
other arrangements to supply Nebraska s
quota by authorizing Mr.; Bryan to organ
Although Mr.. Bryan had at one time. q
few weeks previous, attended q banquet
given by the heavy artillery regiment and
loyalty and support. when an effort was
now made to compromise. after considering
ciined, elm with but one nee exception, to include
any part of the heavy artillery regiment
in the one he was organizing.
1t was in this manner that the heavy ar
tillery boys were turned down to accom-
modate the plans of politicians and the
claims of men of military training dsre-
garded in favor of the more insistent de-
mands of political warriors. 1t was enough
to be disappointed in our military ambitions
by reason of the fckleness of Governor
Holcomb and Mr.. Bryan without now
being called upon to bear the additional
humiliation of being accused of cowardice
and having our motives and patriotism,
brought into question. This, one act of
Governor Holcomb. this betrayal of the
confidence OF young men who treated him
with the utmost frankness and honesty.
who were unfamiliar with the ,subterfuge
that chsracterizes his school sof,, ,,ponticia ms
to bring down upon him the d:sapproval
and censure of every self-respecting, citi-
zen Respectfully submitted to the public by
Wv. d. REED, Lincoln. ..r
G. PERCY WALTERS, Lincoln.
r. c. SAXTON, Edgar.
j. B. BARNES, jr., Norfolk.
r. l.. CHENEY, Dakota City.
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