The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-30
MANY new OFFICERS
CHOSEN IN PRELIMINARY ELEC-
TIONS HELD BY
FIRST RECT OF INFANTRY.
ALL OFFICERS IN EMMETT RIFLES
NEW BUT ONE.

Capt. Leonard Re-eIected-J. 1. Kill
IOrin Made First Lieutenant-S. A.
Jackson Named as Second Lieu
tenant-Greens Will Have New Set
of Commissioned Officers C. v.
HOhenstein Jumps from Second
Sergeancy to Lieutenancy j. F.
Mccarthy is Captain and NJ. j.
O'Leary First Lieutenant - Ogle-
thOrpes Elected New Officers.
Many of the military companies
held preliminary elections last night
for officers who will be finally elected
next Monday night, at which time a
general election in the Georgia State
Troops will take place for line and
staff and field and company officers.
AS a result of the preliminary cleo
tons many officers will for the first
time wear epaulets, while others will
add a bar or two to relieve the plain
ness of the ones worn for some time.
In three companies of the First In
| fantry, new officers were eleAed,
while in others the same officers have
been reelected. In the Georgia Hus-
sars, Capt w. w. Gordon, Jr, was
reelected, with First Lieutenant Isa-
dore Silverburg and Second Lieutenant
w. H. Connerat, Jr. There is scarcely
a company in the city now which has
not had it's preliminary. election, and
the officers so elected will without ex-
| ception be formally elected Monday
| night.
Owing to the fact that the First In
| fantry is practically undergoing a
| reorganization, several of the COM
lnands were in want of commissioned
officers. Particularly was this so in
| the case of the Emmett Rifles, whose
sole commissioned officer was Capt
| Leonard, and in WHICH a full quota of
officers as chosen, almost every one
| of whom receive new posts.
Ki1IOrin a Lieutenant.
Capt. E. A. Leonard was reelected
| to the captaincy. The company has pros
pered since he resumed command, and
| the men considered themselves fortu-
| nate to obtain his services again. 10
| seph 1: Killorin was elected first lieu
| tenant. He is at present private in
| the Georgia Hussars, with whom he
| re-inlisted a short time ago, having
| previously held a sergeancy in the
| troop. He will, of course, sever his
connection with the troop to accept the
| ton in the Rifles.
Stephen A. Jackson, who has for some
time held the post of sergeant major
| of the Third Battalion, was elected to
| the second lieutenancy. Other officers
elected in this company were: H. A.
Jordan as first sergeant; p. j. Norris
sey as quartermaster sergeant, A. ].
Fulton, R. A. Forehand, ]. A Blake
and William NJ. Doyle as sergeants;
w. ]. Corners, Eugene Stoughton ].
| ]. Ruane and P. A. Meyers as cor
| porals; Harmon Cohen as treasurer
and armoreR
Green's New Officers.
In the Irish Jasper Greens all three
| OF the commissioned officers fill new
positions. Owing to Capt Gleason's
succession to the majority the cap
| taincy was left vacant and former
| First Lieutenant ]. F. Mccarthy was
elected to fill the vacancy. M. ].
| OLeary succeeded to the first lieuten-
ancy, he having been second lieuten-
| ant. The second lieutenancy was filled
| by the election of Charles v. Hohen-
stein.
This position was first offered First
Sergt. M. j. Doyle, Jr. A committee
composed of Maj. Gleason, Sergt Ho-
| henstein and Private ]. D. Robinson
| waited on Sergt. Doyle and urged him
to accept the rendered lieutenancy,
This, however, he was unable to do,
| owing to the pressure of business af-
| fairs. The committee felt that by rea-
| son of his long service he was immi-
nently fitted for the place, and it was
with regret that they, as well as the
enlisted men, received his declination.
| He will remain as first sergeant.
! OEIethOrpes' Election.
Capt. Arthur B. M. Gibbes, who was
recently elected captain of the Ogle-
| thorpe Light Infantry, was reelected
| The other officers each moved up one
! point. Second Lieutenant S. B. LaFar
succeeding to the post of first lieuten-
| ant, and First Sergeant G. A. Nell sue
| ceeding to the 1ieutenancy so vacated
a business meeting was held after drill
| and several new members elected to
| the company.
The Republican Blues have reelected
their captain, Joseph M. Dreyer and
First Lieutenant Clarence c. Ander-
| son. but are still in need of a second
| lieutenant. A committee has been an
pointed to nominate a candidate, and
| as soon as thew report, an election to
| fill the vacancy will be ordered. The
German Volunteers and the Cadets held
| their elections several days ago. the
former re-electing all of their old off,
GERS. and the Cadets electing Capt
| West to succeed himself. with A. ].
| Thorpe and H. c. Hardy as first and
second lieutenant. respectively.
| Managers for the election in the vol
unteers were chosen. They are Mai.
| Henry Kolshorn, Lieut.. Henry Harms
| and H. F. Lubs. The officers of the
company now are Capt. c. H. Kone-
mann, First Lieutenant ]. D. Helmken
and Second Lieutenant r. w. Baughn.
| The company is in an excellent condi-
ton, having added recently to it's mem
| bership.