The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-03
ELECTION WAS QUIET
BUT LARGE VOTE WAS PoLLED by
CITIZEN soLDIERY.
CLOSE COUNT IN CAVALRY.
LONG DEFEATED HUGHES FOR LIB
ERTY GUARDS LIEUTENANCY.

Polls Were Open at All of the ARM
cries from Until 1890 O'clock
Last Night - Many Officers Were
EIected-COmpany C, 5. V. G., Will
Wait Until LawtOn Cadets Have
Joined Them Before Ordering
EIection-First Infantry VIII Hold
Semi-WeekIy Extended Order
Drills in Extension.
In the general election held last night
in Savannah and vicinity for field and
line officers of the military there were
few new officers elected outside of
those who, as announced heretofore in
the Morning News. have been elected
at preliminary elections. The pools
were oUen at most of the armories
from o'clock until 1920. The election
was a quiet affair. but a large vote
was pol1ed in all of the commands.
The full complement of officers were
elected at the First Infantry armory,
with the exception of a second leuten-
ant in the Republican Blues. A COM
mittee. which has in charge the nomi-
nation of the candidate. has as yet
been unable to agree. 1t will probably
be two weeks before this Office IS
filled. The same field officers as elect
ed heretofore. were reelected.
Waiting on Lawton Cadets.
In the Guards the only company
which did not hold an election was
Company &C." in which the same of
ficers will continue to serve for the
present. The postponement of the cleo
ton in this company was occasioned
by a wish to give the members of
the Lawton Cadets, twenty-four in
number, who have decided because of
their age, to sever their connection
With the Cadets and to enlist in CO..
Company, to have a voice in the cleo
ton of officers. They will enlist dur
ing the week, and it is probable that
the election will be held next Monday.
In the Chatham Artillery the same
officers as announced a few days ago,
were reelected, Capt. G. P. Walker,
at the insistence of his men, consenting
to remain at the head of the command
The men have decided not to partici-
pate in the battle exercises on the
day after Washington's birthday, but
will probably have their annual oyster
roast. This action was caused by the
inconvenience and expense incident to
participation in the exercises.
The election at the Hussars passed
off very quietly. Owing to the incle-
ment weather no drill of the troop was
had. There were thirty members of
the troop present to cast their ballots
for the officers who were a short time
ago unanimously elected to serve their
respective posts again. The officers
voted for the field officers of the regi-
ment located in various parts of the
state.
Semi-Weekly Drills.
Now that the election is over, there
will be renewed activity in preparation
of the exercises of the several COM
mands outlined for them on the 23d
Most important of these are the battle
exercises of the First Regiment. Col
Gordon has ordered that beginning on
Thursday night next, at which time
there will be an extended order drill
in the extension, drills will be held
semi weekly, on Mondays and Thurs
days.
The Hussars have also been practic-
ing extended order drill and outpost
duty, in order that they may act as
the advance guard and as scouts for
the combatants. The scene in the eX-
tension on drill nights is an animated
one. The silhouette figures of the adj
vancing line and clickty-click of their
rifles as they advance stealthily at
double time under signals given by
whistle made a weird spectacle in the
shades of the mark