The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
RESERVATIONS { ARE ACCEPTED Four Field Officers Are
 Now Out. GOV. JELKS TAKES ACTION Colonel of Third Regiment Only One Remaining. No Order Has Yet Been Issued Call. ing for Election-Capt, Ken
 nsdy Says Politics
 Dominates.

An order was issued yesterday from the office ot the Adjutant General Alabama National Guard accepting the resisnations of Lieutenant Colonel Osceola Kyle and Majors W. J. Parkes. T. T. Huey and H. H. Mcconnell of the Srd Infantry.
 These are the field officers who were temporarily relieved from their oom- mands by Governor Jelks on account of the Kyle-Hiedon controversy. Colonel Higdon, Is the only field officer of the regiment, who has failed to tender Ais . signation to the Governor and 1t sis understood that he will not resign.
 The order accepting the resignations of the field officers is singularly silent upon the question of an election to choose their successors. It Is customary for the Ad. jutant General in issuing orders accept which an election shall be held to i'll the vacant places.
 The following Is the text of the order accepting the resignations:
 State of Alabama,
 Adjutant Generals Office.
 Montgomery, Feb. Il, 1902. Special Order No. 9:
 'Flrst-Lieutenant Colonel 0. Kyle, ard Infantry, A. NAG, having rendered his resignation to the Chief. the same Is heerby accepted to take effect as of date Jan. 3oth. 1902.
 "Second-Major w. J. Parks. 3rd In- fantry. A. N. G.. having rendered his resignation to the Commander-in-Chief the same Is hereby accepted to take as of date, February 1st, 1902.
 "Third-MaJor Thomas T. Huey. 3rd Infantry. A. N. G.. having rendered his resignation to the Commander-in-Ch Chief. the same is hereby accepted to take ef- feet as of date, February 1st. 1902.
 "Fourth-Major H. H, Mcconnell. 3rd Infantry, A. N. G., having rendered his resignation to the Commander-in-Ch Chief. the same is hereby accepted to take eff feet as of date, February 4th, 1902
 By command of the Governor.
 wv. W. Brandon,
 "Adjutant General
 Asked when an election would be held in the 3rd Infantry for the selection of officers to fill the vacancies. Adjutant General Brandon replied that he had no information on the subject. He said he mad been merely instructed by Governor Jelks to accept the resignations.
 Governor Jelks said there was nothing new in the 3rd Infantry situation. In answer to a direct question the Governor said it was doubtful if an election would be held in the regiment for some time. He declared that the affairs of the regi- ment would be conducted without field officers for the present and said that these officers would not be really needed by the regiment until its annual practice encampment. The Governor intimated that 1t was possible the regiment would be without field officers during Its en- campment. Military men express the opinion that the resignations of the four field officers of the 3rd Infantry will be followed by the resignations of numerous line officers of the regiment. The Birmingham tell of the first step in this direction. Monday evening Captain H. B. Kennedy who has for many years the Jefferson Volunteers Of announced to his company that he would tender his resignation to the Governor and asked the men to cast about for an officer to be elected as his successor.
 Captain Kennedy, who was a partisan of Colonel Higdon in the controversy be- tween the two highest officers of the 3rd Infantry, is reported as having said some spicy things in his address to his com pany. Among other statements he Is said 70 have declared that politics has played a great part in the conduct of the affairs of the regiment and that officers who are not politicians are disgusted with the situation.