The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-26
RAINEVS COMPANY
CADsDEN COMMANDER TALKS or
 MILITARY TROUBLE,
He vis1ts Mentgomery and Criticises Actiea ef Adjutant General fu
 Matter of Reorxanisiug % Militia of His Town

II Captain L. B. Rainey of the Gads- den company of the 3rd Alabama h.
 fantry. in which military sensation has been brewing for some time, was
 in Montgomery yesterday to consult Adjutant General W. w. Brandon as to his command.
 It will be remembered that about two weeks ago 1t was decided to reor- ganise the Gadsden Company. To this
 end Captain Rainey gave about twen- | ty-f1ve men of his command honorable discharges from the State service. A few days later the Quartermaster. Sergeant of the company wrote Adiu- | tant General Brandon, asking if 1t was | by his orders that the men were dis charged. He received a reply from General Brandon that such was not the case but that probably Captain Rainey had the authority to discharge any members of his company under
 the bylaws of the organization. The doubt in the letter of General Brandon seemed to give the enlisted
 men confidence and at a meeting held Thursday night they demanded Cap- tain Rainey to show his auth ority for their discharge. Captain Rainey flat ly refused. It Is said that the men will prefer charges against Captain
 Rainey.
 The Gadsden captain, when seen yes- terday, said that the whole trouble lay in the fact that he was trying to
 have an efficient company. T would not command a company that was not efficient and could not
 have an efficient company with its present membership" said Captain Rainey. ITO tell the truth the tough element was in the majority and the good men of Gadsden did not care to mix with them. I decided to get rid of the tough element and gave them honorable discharges. But they want ed to kick up Q row and they got one.
 T fear that General Brandon Is largely responsible for the trouble al- though I think there was no malice in his action. His letter to the quarter master sergeant was of a doubtful character and encouraged the men to characterization. If charges had been preferred against me, General Brandon should have called on me to answer to them instead of corresponding with an enlisted man. think, however, that when I explain my position to him i. fully he willtsee my point and I will have the endorsement of his office"
 Captain Rainey returned to Gadsden last night.
 Colonel Kennedy on Leave.
 At his request Lieutenant Colonel Hughes B. Kennedy. has been granted leave of absence from the State for thirty days. to April 20, and Major J. L.. Daniel, the senior Major in the 3rd Regiment, has been placed in command in Colonel Kennedy's absence.
 Colonel Kennedy mas gone to Mis- sissippi to rest from his business for few weeks.
 The term of office of Brigadier Gen. eral Louis V. Clark will expire April 21, and the Governor, will fill the va- cancy. General Clark has filled the of- flee two terms and has given general satisfaction in that position; 1t Is not
 known that there are any applicants for the place. there being as yet no applications for the appointment filed with the Governor.
 Captain W. F. Hase and General William W. Brandon, AdJutant Gem eral. are engaged in inspecting the
 troops of the Srd Regiment this week and will pass through Montgomery to- day on their way to Decatur where they will inspect company E tomor- row. Captain Hase expresses himself as agreeably surprised at the appear ance and general condition of those companies he has already inspected, they being located in the End and 1st
 Regiments. The equipment Is com
 plete and is comparatively new and the men make a fine appearance. being well up in the tactics.