The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-31
PLANS FOR MILITIA
TO DE DEBATED BEFORE OFF,
GERS ASSOCIATION TODAY.
SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
WILL COME BEFORE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.

Reduction of states Force of white
Militia, Disbnndment of COlOred
Troops and the Formation of n
Steering Committee, Among the
More Important Measures-AssOct-
alton VIII BE Asked to Put Itself
on Record ns Opposed to GrGani-
xation and maintenance of Nation
al RECOMMENDATION to De Given
BANQUET at ThunderbOlt To-
night.
The meeting of the Executive Com
mittee, Officers Association, Georgia
State Troops. will be held this morning
in the Hussars Club, and will be call
ed to order promptly at 10 o'clock. All
of the eight members of the committee
are expected to be present and in ad-
dition a large number of the members
of the association, not members of the
committee. The committee has ex-
tended the privileges of the floor to all
members in order that the questions TO
be brought up may be thoroughly dis
cussed, before the committee passes on
them.
AS has been stated before the chief
matters to be considered will be res
olution recommending that the state
forces be reduced to three regiments OF
infantry, of twelve companies each;
one battalion of heavy artillery, of
four companies; one battery of field
artillery; one squadron of cavalry of
four companies, and two divisions OF
naval reserves; and another resolution
recommending that the colored troops
of the state be disbanded.
Likely to be Adopted.
Though it is anticipated that the
members of the committee will not be
a unit on either of these questions, yet
it is believed that the sentiment OF
the meeting will be so strongly in favor
of their passage that they are certain
to be adopted Final action will not
be taken on them, though, until they
have been thoroughly threshed out, and
the advantages and consequences IN all
their bearings set before the meeting.
Still another matter that will claim
the attention of the meeting is en-
bodied in a resolution to be intro
duced. and which has for its object
the appointment of a steering commit
tee of ten to keep in touch with the
work of the Legislature with reference
TO military matters; to bring to bear
on the members of the Senate and
of the House all the influence possible
in behalf of the legislation favorable
to the state troops; to keep informed
concerning the attitude towards the
military of candidates for legislative
and senatorial honors, and to prevent,
if possible the election of any candi-
date who is hostile to the Georgia state
troops.
Opposed to National Reserve.
A resolution will also be introduced
expressing the opposition of the asso-
citation TO the organization and main
tenance of a national reserve, and re-
questing that the Georgia senators and
representatives in Congress be urged
to oppose this measure.
The committee will also elect eleven
delegates to the annual meeting of the
National Guards Association, which is
to be held at St. Augustine Jan. Is.
The committee will hold two ses-
sions. the first beginning at 10 O'Clock
and lasting till II, the second to be
called at o'clock and continue until
the work of the committee is con-
cluded. At o'clock the members of
the association will board a special
car for Thunderbolt where a banquet
in their honor will be served at Ban
non Lodge Gen. w. w. Gordon will
preside at the banquet. Addresses will
be made by Col Wooten, Col. A. r.
Lawton and Col. G. A. Gordon, and it
is probable that a number of i'm
promptu speeches will also be made.