The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-05
NO ORDERS AS YET
GOVERNOR HAS NOT STOPPED SEA
GRIT TALK HERE.
so FAR AS NOW KNOWN.
ANSWER TO HOPE INTERESTED
MILITARY MEN.

General Regret at Any Impedim emit
Being Placed in the Way of Hopes
RepIy-Suggested,H However, That
He Is Not Chained to His Commits
siOn-COI. Cam Refuses to Discuss
Charges lie Has Made Against
Hope, Which Atlanta Dispatch
Says Have Been Received by Ad-
iutant GeneraI-GOvernOr Said to
Be Anxious to Bring the Discus
sion TO a Close.
No Savannah member of the Geor-
gia team has heard anything officially
Of the orders said to have been issued
by Gov. Gambler. through the adjutant
general prohibiting further discussion
or agitation of the Sea Girt contro-
versy. While there seems to be no
question that the orders have been is
sued, official copies of them have not
reached Savannah.
The comprehensive answer to Gait
Hopes charges and insinuations, sign
ed by the members of the Georgia team
in their personal and individual capaci-
ties and published in the Morning
News yesterday, was the one topic of
discussion in military circles. The US
ual opinion on the subject was that 1t
put it up to Capt. Hope to- make good
or take water. 1t invited specifications
where he had dealt in generalities and
requested him to apply to individuals
the charges of unfairness and fraud he
had imputed to the Georgia team.
Il will be SORRY said one officer. '1f
any effort is made to prevent
Capt. Hopes reply-if he has any to
make. However, he is not chained TO
his commission, and it seems to me he
would prefer to surrender it rather
than his self respect. But he seems
TO differ with most men as to matters
Of taste, and concerning these, saith
the proverb, there is no disputing."
Col. George T. Cam refused to dis
cuss yesterday the report from Atlanta
that charges against Capt. Hope, look
ing to court martial. had been pre-
ferred
However" said Col. Cam, 81 have
written no cards for the benefit of
Capt Hope or anybody else. Any COM
munication 1 have written have been
officially through official channels and
in the line of what I conceived to be
my official duty
Further developments in the case will
be watched with interest Savannah
ians usually will regret that any step
should be taken that will prevent full
and exact information as to the con
troversy and it's rights and wrongs laid
before the public.
An Atlanta dispatch to the Morning
News describes the situation there as
follows:
"Adjt Gen. Jas. w. Robinson, to-day
received letter from Col. George T
Cam of Savannah. inspector general
of rifle practice. preferring charges
against Capt. George NJ. Hope of the
Governors Horse Guard, in connection
with the Sea Girt controversy.
The adjutant general, however, re-
fused to discuss the letter or to make
known its contents. He said he hal
not yet conferred with the Governor
regarding the matter, and could, there
fore, say nothing about the course IL
would take. He has written a letter to
Capt. Hope, as stated in these dis
patches last night, directing him to
stop writing cards and to bring to an
end the discussion about the Sea Girt
matter, as he considers 1t contrary TO
good order and military discipline.
There is disposition among the Of
fic'als at the capitol to bring the whole
matter to a close and to let it stand
without any further proceedings or
discussion. The Governor and the adju-
tant general are both agreed that :,
is doing harm to the service. Gov.
Gambler says he knows practically
nothing about the matter, as it has
not yet come before him in any Of
fetal shape"
Despite the statement of the Allan
ia dispatch, it is not probable that
the charges preferred by Col. Cam
against Capt. Hope have any relation
to the Sea Grit controversy whatever,
but relate solely to Capt Hopes state
ments about the state shoot of 1900
These contests were held on Avondale
Range, under the supervision of Col.
Cam, who acted in turn under the or
ders of the Governor.
The Savannah men who are inter-
ested in the matter are curious to know
whether the orders from the Governor
are to be extended to them, or are to