The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-01
RAINEY HAS PAPERS
CAPTAIN OF GADsDEN COMPANY
 AT CACITOL.
Dismissal of Thirty Members of MiIi- tary Organization is Approved by once of the Adiu-
 tant General.


 Captain L. B. Rainey. of Company c, 3rd. Infantry. Alabama National Guard, came to Montgomery yesterday from Gadsden fin the further interest of his company, visiting both the of fees of Governor Jelks and Adjutant General W. W. Brandon. armed with tho courtmartial papers of some thir- ty of his enlisttd men.
 The papers were approved by Cap- tain D. W. McIver, of the Adjutant Generals office. in the absence of General Brandon. They were turned over to the Governor yesterday after noon for his consideration.
 This is the second trip that Captain Rainey has made to Montgomery within the last week in behalf of his company in whcih there is no little dissension. The internal strife is caused by an effort of the captain to discharge nearly half of the men all at once. Non-attendance and incom- petence are charged against them, and 1t is the purpose of the commanding officer, as he says, to get rid of the de- linouent members of his company as soon as possible and admit men whom he knows are willing to obey the rules and regulations of the National Guard.
 Captain Rainey came to Montgomery ycSttTudy WitH iC6uiuE llHuiH6S Ol about thirty courtsmartial held in his company during the past week. In accordance with the military laws of the State. Captain Rainey's First Lieu- tenant or the second officer in com mand of the company. has held the individual courtsmartial and found that number of convictions. This was the performance necessary for Captain Rainey to get the approval of the Ad- jutant General who could not give him any satisfaction on his trip to the Capitol last Saturday because the findings were in accordance with the to the State laws.
 As soon as Captain McIver yester- day looked over the papers of Captain Rainey he readily approved them as regular. They were then carried to the office of the Governor who as- sured the officer that he would give them his attention as quickly as he could get to them.
 T have only one aim in this" said Captain Rainey yesterday. "and that is to increase the efficienecy of my com pany. I think should be upheld in this contention. If there are men in the company who fall to attend the company drills there Is way to get rid of them. I think everything Is in form necessary to get the men out and as soon as I get the approval of the Governor the matter will turn out all right.
 q have several good men. of mili- tary experience who are ready at any time to enlist with the company just as soon as room is made for them. They will increase the efficiency of the r fcompany and that is what I am af- ter"
 Captain Rainey will remain in Mont gomery until the courtmartial find ings against his men receive favora- ble or unfavorable action from the Governor.
 Several days ago. 1t will be recalled, the private of the Gadsden company whose discharge was sought resented the efforts of their captain and be- gan correspondence with the Adjutant General. The latter replied to them with the statement that there could not be such wholsesale removal in the manner in which Captain Rainey first attempted the discharges. The fact is that the first proceedings to this effect were made under the bylaws of the company which were recently re- voked by a general order of the Ad- iutant General.