The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-15
ELECTION IS ORDERED
FIRST REGIMENT WILL FILL CON-
MISSIONS FEB. z.
PLACES FOR THE POLLS.
OFFICERS WILL MEET TONIGHT IN
SCHOOL OF EXTENDED ORDER.

| Military Men Are Delighted at Pas
sage of Dick BiII-Favor II Almost
to Man-GInd the Reserve Force
Was Defeatcd-What 1t Means to
the Local Military - They Have
Kept in Touch with the Course OF
the Bill Since IL Was First Intro-
duced-There Are Some Objection
nbIe Features But These Are
Overshadowed by the Many Pleas
ing Features.
Orders will be issued to-day by Act
| ing Adjutant, c. II. Richardson, of the
First Regiment of Infantry for the
elections to be held on the night of
| Feb. 2 Nearly all commissioned Of
! ficers in the regiment are to be elected,
the offices to be filled being the colo
nelcy, three majorities. the lieut.. colo
nelcy and the captaincies and lieu
tenancies in the several companies
For the election of field and staff
officers, the polls will be open at regl-
! mental headquarters, on Abercorn
street, from $50 to 1920 o'clock p. m.
Polls will also be situated at Bruins
wick, Swanesboro and Waynesboro.
where the other companies of the regi-
ment are stationed. They will be open
from to 10 o'clock, p. m. Those en-
titled to vote in this election are the
field and staff officers in commission
on that date. The superintendent of
the field and staff election will be ap-
pointed by Col. Gordon.
Company Officers Election.
Those entitled to vote in the COM
pany officers election are the commits
stoned officers and the men who are in
service at the time of the election.
The companies will choose their own
superintendent Of election. The polls
open al the armories of the respective
companies, as follows: Companies c,
q and E. from to 10 o'clock p. m;
Companies d, H, l, X, L and M, from
$50 to 1890 O'Clock p. m.
There will be a meeting of the Off
GERS of the regiment tonight at the
@rmory. The occasion is the weekly
meeting of the commissioned officers
for the purpose of receiving instruc-
staff officers are also invited, and a
large attendance is expected. Re
freshments will be served after the
meeting.
The Oglethorpes held a drill last
| night. On account of the minstrel
show for the benefit of the company
on Monday night week, the men are
DESTROYS that they lose no time from
| drill After the drill an informal
meeting of the company was held, and
the men enjoyed a collation..
Received with JOY.
The passage of the Dick bill by the
Senate, information of which was re-
ceived last night, will be greeted with
| gladness by the military men of Sa-
vannah, and of the whole state. For
some time the vicissitudes of the bill
in Congress has been eagerly watched
| by them. Most of the military men of
| Savannah entertained the same views
which were held by Senator Bacon
relative to the bill, and for that rea-
son rejoice that the provision looking
| to the formation of a reserve of 100, 900
men was defeated, and that the bill
will become "a law without that OBJ
nCXious feature.
In speaking of the matter last night
Maj. Walter E. Coney, who is, per-
haps, as well versed as any one in
| the provisions of the bill said:
1T means much to the military, not
only of Georgia, but of the whole
| country. / have always been heartily
in favor of it. 1t means that we will
receive better equipment and better
service in every way; it means that
when ordered out for duty, we re-
ceive the same pay as do the regulars,
! and 1t means that we will have our
expenses paid to encampments at Fort
Riley or Chickamauga, where the
troops will be mobilized."
Some Objectionable Features.
Major Coney said that in time it
would probably mean the supplacing
of the Winchester for the Crag-Jar-
gensen, and the better equipment-in
| fact, perfect equipment, of the whole
military There are, he said, some
few objectionable features to the bill,
| but these should be overlooked in the
light of the immense good which would
result. If Georgia subscribes to the
! conditions, as there is no doubt she
will, the military will be the recipients
of many appropriations from the Gov
! eminent, whereas, If the state refuses
to subscribe the present allowance will
be withdrawn.
The interest in the bill, and its for
tunes in Congress- it's amendments
and abridgements. have been watched
with keen interest by the local mill
tary. Several of the officers have been
in correspondence, by letter and by
wire, with the Georgia senators and
Representatives for some time, and the
fortunes of the bill in the Senate have
so been kept close track of. All of
these officers express little doubt that
the bill will now pass the lower house
without further amendments.