Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-23
RUSSELL STILL KICKS.
Schneider Elected Colonel OF
the Seventh.
A Protest Which Was Not at ALI
Effectual.
The Election at the ArmOry Last
Evening : Schneider Selected
Unanimously to the
Command.

The election for colonel OF the Seventh
regiment Of the National Guard took
place at the armory last night. Major
M. I. Owens was the presiding officer
and shortly before the meeting was
called to order Col. W. H. H. Russell put
in an appearance in full uniform. Col
onel Russell handed the following pro-
test to Major Owens, which was denied
Los ANGELES, June %.
Major NJ. I. Owens, Signal Officer Eighteenth h
Brigade, N g. c., and Presiding officer:
SIR: As an officer of the Seventh In
fantry regiment, N. e.. c., and qualified
to vote at an election for field officer of
said regiment, hereby respectfully pro-
test against the election being held at
this time for colonel of said regiment
under special orders No. 15, dated June
10, 1892, and the following are the
grounds upon which protest is made:
First-No application of the officers
entitled to elect such colonel has been
made to the generalof the First brigade,
N. 6. c., as required by section 1885 of
the political code of this state, said
First brigade being the brigade to which
said Seventh regiment is attached.
Second-No appointment of erson
to preside at such election has been
made by the general ofsaid First brigade,
ss required by said section 1885, and said
special orders No. l5 not having been
issued by such general, are void.
Third-No orders OF any kind, special
or otherwise, relating to such election,
have been issued BY the brigade COM
mander.
Eo,,rth- Tbo ,otsoo .e .l..a:-
quired by said section 1885 has not
been given.
Fifth-There is no vacancy in the
Office of colonel OF said regiment. Very
respectfully,
W. H. H. RUSSELL,
Colonel Seventh Infantry Regiment.
First Brigade, N. G. G.
The following officers were present
and they unanimously elected
William G.: Schneider az colonel of the
regiment, Colonel Russell net voting
Major M. 7. Owens; Colonel w. H. II.
Russell Lieutenant Colonel j. 3. How
land; Captains Theodore Never, N, S.
Baughman, L. s. Chappelear, Ernest
Browning; Lieutenants H. d. Alfonso,
V. R. Sutliff, P. j. Cook, Miles Ander-
son, F. L. Baldwin, A. w. Brown.
Major Owens then made speech con-
graduating Colonel Schneider, eaying
that he hoped that now he had been
elected colonel that the Seventh regi-
ment would be brought up to a high
standard of efficiency.
Colonel Schneider made a speech of
thanks and asked the officers and men
to Cooperate with him in elevating the
standard OF the regiment. SIT we all
pull together" said he, eve can put
the regiment in first position in the
state" Colonel Butler, of brigade
headquarters, said in speaking of Rus
eell's protest, that it amounted to moth
ing, as orders for the election had been
issued by Adjutant-General Allen and
by brigade headquarters in response to
a petition from the officers.
The arrangements for the Seventh
regiment ball, which will be given at
the armory on Friday for the purpose OF
raising funds to establish gymnasium,
are progressing finely. Governor Mark
ham and staff, General McCook and
staff, the mayor and city council have
been invited, and the armory will be
beautifully decorated. The following
committees have been appointed:
Floor committee-Colonel Schneider,
Captain Franklin, Captain Martin, Cap
tain Meyer, Captain Chappelear, Lieu
tenant Darracott, Sergeant Wankowski,
Privates Reynolds, Brockway, Sale,
Shade.
Reception committee - Lieutenant
Alfonso, Lieutenant Shaw, Lieu
tenant Baldwin, Lieutenant Ander-
son, Sergeant Nicoll, Sergeant Ferguson,
Corporal Pease, Musician Mattice.
Executive ommittee-Private Brok-
way, Private Washburn, Lieutenant
Anderson. Sergeant Nicoll, Sergeant
Wankoweki.
Gymnasium committee-L. G. Wells,
F. L. Washburn, secretary; d. l.. Brock
way, G. G. Lehnhausen, s. Hanford, A.
j. Casey, M. Anderson, E. Hines, S.
McCray, E. B. Nicoll, B. Reynolds, D.
Harrison, R. Waukowski, E. G. Van
pral;.l- Van pralx;slx :.