The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-02
ASHTON AND O'BRIEN.
Elected Brigadier General and
Adjutant General
ASHTON WINS ON FIRST BALLOT.
o. Brien Opposed by MAI. Ingr.ham and
Elected by . Small Majority
Militia at the Fair.

TACOMA, Oct l. Ispecial.1 Ma
tional Guard affairs were the chief
topic today in the corridors of both the
Tacoma and Fife hotels. The Second
regiment and the cavalry battalion had
their headquarters at the Tacoma hotel.
and the First regiment is al the Fife. At
both places there was much wire-pulling
by the friends Of the numerous candi-
dates.
Maj. ]. NJ. Ashton was chosen brigadier
general and Gen. o'Bren. adjutant gen.
eral. For hrigadier general but one ballot
was taken. resulting in Col f W. Pike, of
the Second regiment. receiving "a
votes and Maj. ]. N. Ashton So, making
Ashton brigadier general for the next four
years. The election of adjutant general was
more spirited. On the first ballot the vote
stood: Gen. O'Brien 81. Maj. Ingraham
%. scattering II. The second ballot was:
o'Brien SO, Ingraham %. scattering s. The
third ballot was: O'Brien SO, Ingraham
.. scattering 9. Maj. Ingraham and Capt.
Kimball withdrew in favor of Capt. Frost.
The fourth ballot resulted in Gen.
0'Brien receiving 80 votes and Capt.
Frost "a, and Gen. 0'Brien was
declared duly elected. Both Maj. Aashton
and Gen. O'Brien made short speeches.
Gen. O'Brlen stated that the commander
in-chief would in future demand prompt
execution OF the duty of every member of
the guard. both officers and men. The
convention then adjourned to participate
in the banquet at the Interstate fair.
The following officers were present:
Brig Gen. r. G. O'Brien. adjutant gen.
erai; Col. E. NJ. Carr, A. A. G.. Col. S. W.
Scott, A. L. g.; First reg ment, Col. Joseph
Green. Lieut.. Col. W. 5. Shank, Maj. Z. s.
Lieut.. Allison. commissary; Company
A. Capt. Reinhart, Lieuts. Reed
and Milroy; Company B. Capt. L.
s Booth. Lieuts. NJ. II. Ghormley,
and G. III. Fortson; Company c, Capt. /.
NJ. Howell. Lieuts. w. f. Clark and r. III.
Rice; Company ID. Capt +. E. Adams,
Lieuls. George Saum and G. w. Burnes;
Company L, Capt. l. B. Parsons, L,euts.
+. Joslin and ID. b. Olsen; Company F,
Capt. ]. ]. Weisenberger, Lieuts Gregory
and Beard; Company G, Capt. c. w. Bill
ings, Lieuts. ]. D. Holleran and G. NJ. Lee;
Company IL, Capt Ellrich. L.euts. Morris
and Whittier; Company /. Capt n. S.
Weatherwax, Lieut. Allen. Second regi-
ment. Col. E. w. Pike, Lieut. COL NJ. Nc
Carly, Major f. III. Fox, Lieut.. NJ. b.
Brooks. adjt.; Lieut.. K. 5. 1saacs, q. NJ;
Capt. J. I. Esheiman, chaplain: Com
pany A, Capt. j. L. Frost, Lieuts. ]. b.
Armstrong and A. c. Steinman; Company
b, Capt. III. C. Phillips, Lieuts. Charles Ben
nett and Otto Lear: Company G. Capt.
George Ellington, Lieuts. w. III. Hodson
and Otis Campbel; Company ID. Capt
III. G.. Shuham. Lieuts. c. S. Smith and
James Williams: Company L. Capt d. +.
Eshelman, Lieut.. X. C. Coombs; Company
+. Capt. John Carr, Lieuts. c. A. Booker
and c. f. Miller; Company G.. Lieuts.
A. X. Brooks and A. T. Brown; Company
ii, Capt. st. George, Lieuts. c. b. Owens
and +. o. Seeey: Company l, Capt. w. b.
Buffum. Lleuts. II. NJ. Painter and S. +.
Young; Company X, Lieuts. II. ID. Kay
and c. f. Kay: separate company, Water
vile, Capt. q. J. Canton; cavalry battal-
ion, Maj. J. NJ. Ashton; Troop A. Lieuts
Peterson and Genres; Troop b, Capt.
Everitt Griggs, Lieut.. g. V. La Fargo;
Troop c, Capt. Fred Reed, Lieuts. Scudder
and Hiscock; Troop ID, Capt. Downing.
The Seattle battalion. Companies b, d
and c. arrived this afternoon on the Multi
nomah, and part of Company A. of
Olympia, arrived this morning; the re-
mainder of the company will arrive to-
morrow. Several other companies are
expected tomorrow to participate in mil
itary day.