The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-13
A VERY POPULAR OFFICER.
col. GUILD. WHO WANTS TO BE
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

He Aspircs TO That Honor in the
State of MnSsachusetts-An Incl
dent in Garneld's History-Facts
Mixed by General Greene-other
Matters OF Interest.
Pine Crest Villa. Maitland Fla, Aug.
$50 far as my observation went no Of
hcer on Gen. Lees staff, at Tampa, Jack
sonviEe or Savannah. was harder worked
or made more friends than Col Curtis
Guild. Jr., L. 5. v, inspector general. AL
though an old newspaper man he was
thoroughly posted in military matters and
fun of energy IN the discharge OF his du-
ties But he has gone home from Cuba.
and 3 now asking the people of Massachu-
sets 10 make him the lieutenant governor
OF that state.
Lieut. Robert B. Cramcr of the Thirty
fourth Regiment, Of provisional volunteers
appointed 10 position on the staff of Brig.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, u. S. v, is son-ln-
law Of Capt Evan F. Howell. He accom-
panied Gen. Wheeler on the Allegheny to
Santiago as a correspondent.
In an>old copy of The Land We Love"
published by the late Lieut. Gen. D. II.
| Hill of Charlotte. N. c.. hnd a singular
| statement 4 North Carolina regiment is
! reported to have come out Of battle with
seventy soldiers killed dead" which is
the first time l ever knew OF any one be-
| ing KILLED dead" This is worse than an
old veteran" and as bad as a dead
corpse" Ana yet so eminent q writer as
| the famous kit" North, OF Blaekwood' :
Magazine, once wrote in its pages that he
and his good wife had walked twenty
| miles afOot" As a female like Mrs
North would hardly walk on her hands
| and knees. and certainly not on her head
there could have been no other proper
| way to walk but on their feet. The SOL
! dlors killed dead" the walking afoot"
and the dead corpse" are simply astonish-
| ing examples of hasty or thoughtless writ
| ing. and belong TO the Irish bull class of
| literary curiosities
! 4 Georgia editor has recently declared
| that military men make poor statesmen.
| As the history Of this growing republic
| from It's very Inception to the present day
| reiutes THIS statement, time would be
| wasted in commenting on it. Setting ASIDE
| the past. IL is very evident that the people
| OF the various states, in local matters as
wen as n national afaits, are to-day Civ
| ing precedouce TO men OF military genius
! Admiral Dewey is being urged to accept
| a presidential nomination, and Calofirnia
| is now advocating Mai. Cen Henry W.
| laWton, l. =. A, reside nj OF that state
| for United States senator. Col, Roosevelt
has been made governor of New York and
! Capt. VIM. As or Chanler. Of Gen. Wheel
| ers STAFF goes 10 Congress Capt. Ber-
! tram Il. Clayton, Of Col. Fred Dent
! Grants reg ment, also goes TO Congress
| from the Brooklyn district Ills brother
! Hon, Henry u. Clayton, OF Eufau.a. Ala
prominent member OF the National DEM
ocratc committee is already In Congress
| Bertram was cadet at West Point Mill
tary Academy, hut resigned later and set
! tied in Brooklyn. They are sons Of the late
Mai. Gen Henry ID. Clayton, c. 5. A., Of
| Clayton, Ala. a Georgian by birth. ana
| distinguished ia military and judicial cir
| clcs.
A renewal OF the discvSci9n IA regard 10
| Gen. j. A. Garheld's pronS@eat part In the
| defeat OF Cen. T.. S. Grant ~ q third term
as President prompts mr. 20 AGd "A scarp
Of Information on the subject. it was the
great desire Of the Grants warmest
friends 70 have him immortalize ALsseif