Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-27
B0YKIN AND EUKER.
THEIR VOTE STOOD TEN TO TEN ON
THE THlRTY-EIGhTH BALLOT.
The Cavsiry Meeting Failed TO Bring
About the Election of Lieutsnspt-
Colonel-Dinnsr at Davis House.

After having been in session for seven
hours, the cavalry officers last night ad-
iourned sine die. having failed TO elect
q lieutenant-colonel in the place os Col
onel W. Kirk Mathews. resigned.
The battle was one Of the most persls-
tently waged in the history of the service
in Virginia. The election was one purely
within the province of the line officers
of the First Regiment OF Cavalry OF the
state. Of which there are twenty-four. OF
this number twenty we.e present. They
were:
CAPTAIN e. J. Euker. Lieutenants J. r.
Branch and Carl Euker. of the Stuart
Horse Guard troop ca; Captain r, J. In
gram and Ileutenants Dillon and Baker.
of the Fitz Lee troop c., Lynchburg;
Lieutenant Nolan, OF the Hanover troop
Cd; Captain ~ r. Hobbs and Lieutenant
Young of Prince George troop QEl; Cap
tain A. G. Atkinson and Lieutenants Win
ston and Wood. Of the Chesterfield troop
(Fo; Lieutenants Pegram and Rose, OF ne
Ashby Light Horse troop 90; Captain
William H. Sands and Lieutenants Garter
and Rholedder. OF the Henrico troop u)'
Captain Nelson and Lieutenants McGrudeE
and Rulfia, of the AlbCmarle troop uh).
HAD 4 PROLONGED SITTING.
The body was TO have been called e
order at 10 O'clock. but owing 20 the bal
weather, this was deferred until =. VI
General Charles j. Anderson presided
II being the request OF colonel W. +
Wickham. who is detained at home 10y
sickness. Prior to the convening OF th'
officers. there was n meeting IN whlcl
twelve members pledged themselves 4
support Junior Major Euker FOR the plac'
| inst vacated by Colonel Mathews. am
| for Captain William II Sands. OF TN
Itenrico Troop, for the position Of Junior
| Major Had this been the result Majo
u NJ Rovkin. who, 1t was generali'
understood would be promoted To IN
| Iisutenant-Colo would have remain
| ed Senior Ma ior.
| After the body was assembled II wa
ascertainod that there we're present tw
Junior officers, one of whom had Dee
| examined. II was not known. however
| if this officer had stood MS eNamlnauo
| and Colonel 10 Lane stern vase aHed III
| fGe stated that the gentleman in quesuo
had passed and then the other Juno
| officer was examined and declared TO
| entitled 10 a vote.
| The bauoting then began. Ihe r'Sul
| was 10 To- 10 for nine or ten pall"tS 10
| Eukor ana tOykUL Nl'h ""'
changed. Thirteen were necessary 10
choice. Twenty-three ballots had pee
| taken at 3 o'clock. when a recess wa
| taken for dinner.
EAT AND VOTE AGAIN
An elegant repast was spread for IN
officers nt the Davis House II was
complimentary dinner by Colohei VICE
ham and the STAFF officers ol lue re
| ,nont After the meal tha cavalrymen r.
assembled. anl the ballottins was r.
suuoJ on the thirty-cighth ballot IN
vote stood ten for BoyIdn and the sam
number for Eukcr. and the body a'
iomrnei sine die. after having adopted
resolution of thanks TO the colonel an
| s,ar officers for the splendid dinner an
Hrigadier-General Anderson for me Tim
and pationce he had given the officers
their presiding officer