The morning news., 1899-12-31
GAMBLER TO MEET COLONIES.
WILL DISCUSS THE MILITARY SIT
UATIoN WITH THEM

They Are to Assemble at the Capitol
Thursday MOrning-COIOneIs VIII
Hold over Until 1903-Why They
Cannot BE Elected in February
Governor Coming TO Savannah To-
HAOrrow-Dewey's Subscription 10
the Brumby Monument Fund.
Atlanta. Dec. 30.-In order to be fully
advised as to the needs OF the state
troops and the best course to be taken
in the reorganizing, Gov. Gambler has
Requested all of the six colonies Of Geor-
ga regiments to meet him at the capitol
next Thursday at 10 o'clock
Under the attorney generals ruling, the
colonels viii not be affected by the new
law until three years from the time il
goes into operation. The attorney gem
eral held however, that the appointive
officers will have to be recommissioned in
February. That will include the adjutant
general of the state, his clerk and. sll
other officers whom the Governor ap'
points.
The oolonels will also be called on to re-
appoint the members of their staffs or
select new staff officers. Each colonel
VIII nave 10 select an duJuAdilt IhdlbSA-
master, commissary and two surgeons,
Governor Sought Advice.
Before the Governor approved the act
of the LEGISLATURE he got &he advice of
the attorney general, which was only
given out this morning, ana Mr. Terrilfs
construction Of the law was that it was
necessary for the field officers to hold
over until Feb. J. 1903, the date fixed for
the next election under the terms of the
act. The general elections would have to
be held on Feb. / to choose company Off
GERS.
The law provides that the company OFF,
GERS shall then elect the field officers, the
colonies, lieutenant colonels and majors
The Governor recognized that il was en-
tirely impracticable to have all of TIE
elections on one day, and military men
have expressed much surprise that the bill
was allowed to become a law in the pres
eYlt shape. If all of the elections we've TO
be held on one day II is said, there would
be nobody to issue commissions to the
company officers, and the greatest confu-
sion imaginable would ensue.
The attorney general gave this as one
of three suggestions, in answer to the
Governors inquiry as to how the bill
could become operative. There was strong
opposition to it by the military, but Gov.
Oan1leT was AilAiOuS lot II u DtNplhO q
law. as he drew the bill himself.
Another plan suggested by the attorney
general was for the commissions OF the
field officers to expire at intervals, say, of
a month apart after the line officers
were elected. 1t was on the suggestion
of the attorney general that a call for
meeting of the colonels was issued to de-
termine which of these suggestions would
best subserve the interests of the military
and render the least friction.
Governor Coming to Savannah.
Gov Gambler went up TO his old home
in Gainesville to-day to look after some
business matters that demanded his at
tention just at this time and returned to-
night He left word at the capitol o-day
that he would not be back there till Tues
day. He leaves Sunday nigh for Savan-
nah, and. of course, will be back at the
capitol Thursday morning TO confer with
the colonels. The capitol viii be closed
Monday.
Secretary Of State Cook has been in
Baldwin county this week shooting birds
Col Byrd left this afternoon for Rome
where he will remain tn Tuesday morn
iug. Col Stevens is in Dawson, where ne
went to attend the funeral of his ster,
Mrs. Josh Cannon, which occurred yester-
day Prof. Glenn has been absent all the
week since Monday in Memphis.
Dewey Gives $50 to Brumby Fund.
Admiral George Dewey wired a subscrip-
ton of $50 to-day to the Brumby monu-
ment fund. A petition for charter for the
ass citation will be filed in a few days and
Senator's Bacon ana Clay and Representa-
tive Livingston are among the charter
members.
President Joyner was authorized to name
a committee to wait upon Mrs. Loulie M.
Gordon and ask her to organize ladies
auxiliary and enlist the services of the
women of the state in the work. An effort
will also be made to secure am appropria-
tion from the government for the fund,
as such appropriations have been made
for other heroes who gave their lives up
in the recent battles.