The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-06-09
THE BIG WAR CHIEFS MET
y IN COLUMBIA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON
ASKS INFORMATION
The Secretary Of War, MIR Garri-
son Refers Blease To the De-
partment Commander
Special Correspondence

Special correspondence.
columbia. JUNO, 6.-The. Conference
of the: high officials OF the militia with
Governor Blease here this afternoon
broke up without fixing on n,either sito
or the time for holding the annual en-
campment s.of the National Guard OF
this State. The governor is waiting
on. a reply to telegram sent the de
psr.mcnt CT the cast for definite infor-
nation as to their plans before an
nouncing where the. encampment will
: be held. S. I. f.sss
Governor Blease called into confer
ence this morning General Willie
Jones, Colonels ". w. Lewis, A. e.
: Legare. and Julius E. Cogswell Of the
Ei.rst, Second and third regiments re-
specttvely. Dr.. J. w. Wcssinger, sur
geon general on the governors staff
and the assistant adjutant general, Col.
%. w Babb as an advisory board to
find out where the enlisted men OF the
militia wanted to hold the encamp-
ment. It was felt that more and def-
mite information was necessary tabaut
the federal governments plans before
a decision could be. reached and ac-
cordlngly q telegram Wasssent to. the
Secretary OF War Hon.. L. M. Garrison.
at Washington. for Information and the
conference recessed until afternoon.
: No reply had been received when tho
conference reconvened in the govern.
.or.s Office and they broke. up leaving
matters I'M the governors hands, but
shgving expreEkeg their Ideas tn the,
gJsa e e, gssS2 2ns q Y tas
from Seer saying the de-'
vk6fiDswsresizssiilaTE esnfs sthel department.
OF HE East at tid shdvisiig tAat the as-
5utant general soi the State wire there
for instruct1pns.-, =
~ Accordingly, the ASSISTANT ndjutant
general, Col. Babb. sent the following
telegram to Adjutant General W.. A.
Simpson OF the department OF the east
at Governors. leland, New York:
Your wire of.June 3. Does this
mean one location, and all three reg
iments to be there at the same time.
Or iifiuTcnt io1attiiuur for the Regiments
to cncamp at the same time, or diff
fercnt ocations for the regiments at
different times.
Governor Blease stated that until lie
received a reply to the telegram sent
by the adjutant generals Office he
could not make,any definite decision.
1t is known that there were sugges-
tions from the military conference to
have each regiment encamp at, DIFF
ferent place in the State; another 10
have them all encamp, at the same
place at the same time and another
still to have them all encamp at the
same place at different times. The
entire three regiments have never been
assembled, and o desire has been ex-
pressed that they assemble in brigade
formation to be commanded by Brig.
Gen. willie Jpnes.sS ~
:, Governor when he receives the infor-
nation from the department of the
East. The telegram sent to Secretary
OF War Garrison, after the morning
conference was:!
ss'.The adiutant general OF this State
has received q telegram from the d..
paftment at Ooyef-or,s Island. q New
York, saving. Trootsa from your state
cannot participate IN Joint encsmp-
ment. AuglIsta IA. Discontinva 81
camn within yo',r STATE e'eS. No,s,, s,e th'a LOT
office al snnn mn .nossihie NJ, Iocat;nn
and most Convenient tneriod for cama
and atate tho trnnns that will !. 80!
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