The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-04
WANTS A SAVANNAH MAN.
OFFICER DIsCI ssEs SUCCESSION TO
MAJ. DARTS POSITION.

Capt. Prank =. Dunn OF the Bruns-
wick Hines Mentioned In Con-
nectlon With the PosItton-Three
Out-of-Tosen Companies Comprise
the Third Battnlion-A dmtnistra-
tive work would he Facilitated
ia savannah Nan We're Major.
Other Advantages That Wight Ac-
crue 60 Three Compantes-No "a
vannah Nan Has Announced for
the Vacancy.
There seems 70 he some prospect Of the
next major OF the Third Battalion % the
First Infantry being a savannah man.
Maj Ernest Dart has resigned and an
election Is soon 20 bc ordered 20 hll The
vacancy. capt Frank A. Dunn Of the
brunswick Rifles has been mentioned IN
connection with the position. but u seems
that some opposition may spring up
Three companies comprise The Third
Battalion. They are the Burke Lisht In
fantry al wayneshoro. tho Ken Rifles al
statcsboro and the brunswick Rides
Thcso are the three out-of-toWn COM
panics Of the regiment Last February.
upon the new military law COINS into
operation. Maj. Dart was elected. and
there was then no talk OF opposition. for
IL was thought proper that the major hip
should so 20 one OF the places at which
the out-of town companies are located.
An officer o. the regiment said ye-ttr-
day that Il would bo to tne interest q
an three out-of-town companies Il the ma
ior we're a savannah man The admins
trative work Of the battalion could o.
conducted far more satisfactorily II this
were the case Not only would The
Wayne .sporo aud the stateshoro companies
BE- benefited by the removal Of the battal-
ion headquarters from BrunswieS TO sa-
vannah but the Brunsw wick Rifles also
would be assisted.
Battalion headquarters should b. in the
Same city as those for the rcsiment- con
siderable delay would thereby ne saved IN
admiuistratlvs work. records and coInihu-
ni-ations al all kinds being readily al
hand Under ~. system that has pft-
vailed during Mai Darts tenure 81 Once
IL has been ncscs snry 60 send communl-
cation destined for the Wlyu"shoro OF
stateshoro Company Co Brunswick. hence
ii had 90 return. after passing throus
the majors hands 10 the command Tor
which IL was intended similarly. com
muni,atIons from those companies must
FIRST be ssnt To Brunswick ana from tha'
city 10 Savannah. Confusion ami delay
could h. avoided by naNius the MAJOR a-a-
toned a. savannah
The officer dis ussinE the matter did not
desire 10 la any way discredit the ability
with which Mai Dart has conducted MS
work The same objections 10 a major
being removed from the city boz which the
rcgimental headquarters are established
would apply " Statesporo or WaNue~o"f"
were in question instead or brun~Wlch.
Nor was the officer moved by any desire
20 get everything poseioi" in the way "l
houors for savannah. III" IS convinced
that b. would p. "a the hest interests OF the
companies not in Savannah 10 have their
major 10 this city
Another point made was that a Savan-
non major Of the Third Battalion would
be- well qualified TO look after the comfort
and care OF one or an Of the visiting com
ponies in tho event OF their coming 20 this
city 90 participate Co. q parade or ceieora-
tiou The same would apply GO the com
nanies visits go thu Savannah rife range
for practice Two OF them came here
during the past season and &c is probable
that. unless they establish their own au-
thorized ranges they will come
again Their battalion commander in Sa-
y4nnah would be 81 value 10 them on such
an occasion.
Wherever the headquarters Of battal-
ION may DE-, there. TOO must he the bat
TALON ndjutant and the sergeant major
Thus Brunswick has had the major the
adlutaut ana the sergeant major IL
Nayutstoro or Stateeboro should furnish
tho major. the Same would be true. As
the place would have the three positions.
The companies tn the three places may
not decide 90 give up the positions that
might go TO ono ~ th m in order 20 he
stow them upon Savannah. but tho officer
believes they would only consult their
best interests la doing SO
No Savannah man has announced for
the contest No dimculty could be found
in securing a good officer however and
10 a. possible that the out-of-town officers
may consider the matter They have the
nomination % the major. and the officers
of the other tafttlions VIII concur IN
whatever 4 cislon they may reach. That
Is the unwritten law that mas governed
elections Of battalion commander