The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-04
Captain Gu|Iette Says the
Governor Wanted Bank
head for Major
BIG CONFERENCE WAS
HELD IN MONTGOMERY
Confirms Age-HeraId's Statement That
Governor Thought of Mastering
Out DEMONSTRATION to
Get Officers designations.

Get Officers designations.
A great deal of the inside politics of the
Third Regiment. A. N. g., leaked out
yesterday through Captain j. e. Gullette,
commander of the Florence company and
an intimate friend of Adjutant General
Brandon, Governor Jelks, Major Simpson
and several men who are recognized as
being warm supporters of the old Kyle
faction of the regiment
Captain Gullette, in conversation with
a representative of The ge-Herald. last
ing more than an hour let out several
matters of interest which have hitherto
been kept quiet. Among other things he
absolutely confirmed the reports that
petition is being circulated, asking all
the field officers of the regiment to re-
sign for the good of the service Cap
tain Gullette said
"This petition asking the field officers
to resign has been signed by twenty-seven
of the line officers of the regiment, and
that constitutes a large majority. There
are about forty line officers l have not
signed the petition because Major Simp-
son lives in my town and was formerly
commander of my company, and | do
not think that I should be one of those
who ask him to resign Included in the
petition are Col. E. L. Higdon, Lieut..
Col Frank Mcconnell, acting commander
of the regiment, and the three battalion
commanders Majors Bankhead Simpson
and Daniels.
The Petition.
THE petition does not allow any of the
men who are asked to resign to again run
for office In the regiment. If all the Off
GERS would resign l think it would settle
the trouhl Che regiment. I believe
that the o. to get Lieut.. Col. Nc
Connell ard hree majors to resign is
for Col Higdon TO resign. I understand
he has consented to get out If the other
staff officers will do the same thing.
ak of Mastering Out.
"If some way is not found to settle this
regimental squabble I believe the regi-
ment will go to pieces. In fact, I received
a letter some time ago from Adjutant
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regiment out Oh Tue sei'iee' anu ',i''. =
would be a needless expense to ship the
equipment to Florence and to ship 1t right
back to Montgomery, as would have to be
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"a he done as the regiment is now in a
had fly
ReolmentaI Politics.
'The trouble is that there is too much
politics In the regiment and it needs
a military man at the head of 1t. If we
had competent military man in COM
mand of the regiment he would take hold
of this squabble and would settle it If he
had to get rid of every man in the regi-
ment If thing of this kind came up i'll
the First or Second regiment the colonel
would have the whole faction In the big
rock in twenty-four hours and 1t would
be settled. They would not stand for any
foolishness.
81 am very close to the men VINO nave
control Of the military situation In Ala
bama, and | know that something serious
will be done II this trouble is not fixed.
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paiNe'' ""o"e
nave signeo tihs peei'ioii' "e ~. ''i
tered out and the remaining three left
in the service. If Governor Jelks wants
+o eat Tho OFFICERS ont he will have to
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courtmartiai. IL Is ifhpossipie ioi MN "
annul the commission of the officers.
II have seen the officers in several of
tho commando. and 7 thinl that oil have
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