The Washington times., 1902-06-10
Civil War Veterans Must
Be Content With Pres
ent Rank.
ACTIVE MEN TO GO FORWARD
Number of Vacancies to Occur During
the Coming Year Will Afford 0ppor-
tunity for Rewarding Those Who
Give Promise of Long Service.
The President yesterday sent to the
Senate the following nominations:

Seuale the IOilONlnS NOMINATIONS.
To be major generals:
Brig. Gen. John c. Bates, Brig
Gen. Gearge w. Davis.
To be brigadier generals:
Col. Theodore F. Whit Sixth Cav
airy; Col Frank d. Baldwin, Tween
ty-seyenth Infantry; Col. Jesse NJ.
Lee, Thirtieth Infantry; Col. Will
lam H. Carter, assistant adjutant-
general; Major Tasker H. Bliss,
commissary.
Some of the nominations have aroused
a storm of Indignation among army Of
ficers stationed in Washington. The
friends of Brig. Gen. James F. Wade,
who has been passed over seven times
within the last two years, are especial
ly dissatisfied
They say that while they have great
admiration for Gen. John c. Bates, and
Gen. George C. Davis, it is unfair TO ad-
vance them over Gen. Wade, who has
held the rank of brigadier general since
1897, and has stood silently by and said
nothing, while Gems. Young, Chaffee.
Macarthur, Wheaton and Hughes were
advanced over him.
Ranking officers for Years.
General Wade has been the ranking
brigadier general for many years past
and his friends oppose General Bates
and General Davis only because they
ar his juniors and were made brigadler
generals as recently as February, 1901.
Senator Foraker is particularly oppos-
ed to the passing over of General Wade,
who is from Ohio, ald the Senator has
expressed an inteption to oppose the
confirmation of these officers. There is
strong expression of approval of the
promotion of Col. Theodore J. Whit, of
the Sixth Cavalry; Col. Frank D. Bald
win, Twenty Infantry, and Col.
Jesse NJ. Lee, of the Thirtieth Infantry,
to be brigadier generals.
Promotion Has Been Rapid.
The promotion of Col William H. Car
ter, of the Adjutant Generals depart
ment, is meeting with more adverse criti-
cism by army officers on duty in the
War Department than that of any other
Officer in the list. This criticism is partly
based on the fact that Colonel Carter is
being advanced over nearly every col
onel in the army
He was only captain at the outbreak
of the war with Spain, and has had
staff work in the War Department since
1897. He was made a colonel less than
two months ago. at that time advancing
over number of officers senior in rank.
Coils. T. Thomas Ward, John b. Bah
cock, William p Hall and Arthur L.
Wagner are senior to Colonel Carter in
the Adjutant Generals department. and
SO are the colonies of all other depart
ments. He is junior to Col. Wallace /
Randolph. chief of artillery, and also !
ranked by twelve colonies of cavalry, ten |
colonies of artillery and over twenty |
colonies of Infantry.
The President has at times promoted |
number Of colonels.' veterans of the /
Civil War still remaining on the active /
list Of the army, to be brigadier generals
on the retired list. The nominations
Just sent in indicate that halt will
be called in this practice for the pres
emit
The officers nominated for promotion
10 the grade OF brigadier general are all
officers possessing mental and bodily
vigor, and able to carry on the active
work of the army for some years to
come. This action, however, does not
indicate that no further promotions of
veterans OF the civil war viii be made
in the future.
A number of vacancies will occur
during the coming year. which will af-
ford further opportunity for rewarding
those remaining on the active list There
will be many vacancies within the next
two years.
Was With the Volunteers.
Brig. Gen. John c. Bates, who has been
selected for promotion to major general
when General Wheaton retires, was born
in Missouri and entered the Regular
Army as a first lieutenant of infantry,
May a. 1861. He rose through regular
promotion 10 the grade of colonel, and
upon the increase OF the army last year
he was appointed to the grade OF briga- !
der general.
During the war with Spain he was I
brigadier general OF volunteers. and in
that capacity went with General Shaft
ers army to Santiago. For his services I
there he was promoted to major general [
Of volunteers. lie was brevetted major
and Lieutenant colonel for merltorious |
services in the field in the operations
preceding the fall OF Richmond. h
General Bates came into prominence in 6
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