The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-18
Ghe Wessenger.
1BE PERMANENT ENcAMpMENT.

IBE PERMANENT ENCAMPMENT.
Those who read the Raleigh letter In
Sundays issue of The Messenger found
this paragraph, which we see has also
been sent to other state papers:
An officer of the national guard pre-
sents a new idea for the selection OF j
place fer the permanent encanipment
in hi state. His idea is that q con-
fdentiaI circular should lie sent to ev-
cry captain of companies and to the
various field officers of the guard. ask
ing for their opinion as to the very
best Lace for a site. this opinion to
reLresent tina of all the officers and
enlisted men. 1t is thought that this
would be a very practical way to get
at the views Of everybody and that 1t
would be a better plan than that OF
having a board of officers to pass
upon the matter and make recommen-
cation to the governor. There is q very
great deal of interest in this question,
and Of course a great lee depends
uLon it.
Now doesn't that jar you? Does i.
not give you admiration for the man
who shows such gall? What can it be
but a scheme to prevent Wrightsviiie
securing the permanent encampment Ut
the state guard?
It was announced several weeks ago
that if a majority of the field officers
of the three regiments should declare
a preference for a permanent camp
site the governor would appoint a COM
mittee from the field and staff officers
of the guard to visit and inspect the
sites offered by the various cities, en-
terrain propositions from such cities
and select the location.
At the Wrightsville encampment the
officers of the first and second regi-
ments voted unanimously in favor o. a
permanent encampment. Later, the
third regiment officers, during the en-
campment at Charlotte, also declared
for establishing a permanent camping
ground, and the governor Immediately
selection.
Up to that time no objection was
heard to this manner of settling the
question. 1t seemed to be satisfactory
to all parties concerned. After the mat
ter had progressed this far and it SEEM
ed a forgone conclusion that Virgins
ant for the camp IAN officer Of the
national guard" comes forward with a
proposition to rescind all former pro
ceedings and TO institute a different
way of determining the matter.
Were this proposition not open to the
objection that it a already been se*-
tied how the camp site should be chos-
en- it would be to the equally serious
one that it calls for determining Ike
question by secret ballots secured
through confidential circulars" sent TO
those officers VINO are to pass upon the
matter.
Those of our citizens who have the
matter in hand Of securing the encamp-
metn at Wrightsville should take up
this proposition and do all they can TO
defeat 1t AS matters now stand vic
tory is almost assured to them, and
this new move looks like nothing more
than the last resort Of the advocates Of
some other locality who realize that
under the plan adopted they are de-
feated.
We do not believe Governor Glenn
will undo all he has done and allow
this new plan to be substituted for the
one which has been carried almost tc
final results. 1t would not be fair to
the field officers who voted on the
question of permanent encampnlent
with the understanding that if d
majority of them favored it a commit
be appointed to make the selection. Nor
would it be treating with courtesy the
members of that committee, whose
m have already been announced.
and it would be very unfair to VIII
mington and Wrightsville to do so a.
this stage of the proceedings. Governor
Glenn is not that kind Of a man. He
has given every locality desiring The
camp a square deal' and he is los
going to be a party to any such doings.
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