Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-01
MILITARY MATTERS.
0GCial Civilization and Announce.
m.nl Of Yesterdays Contest.
SPECIAL ELECTION on rrn. Oh.
Captain Sander, Company II, VIII
Probably b. chosen N j1r, First
Battalion, First inmntry.


National Quart headquarters IRE.
aentod a scene Of Intense buslne,s
activity today.
Early this morning Allutant Gen.
eral Oulnger and Lieutenant Lasaiiet
provided themtelvo with nu abu udanoe
OF INK, Tous and paper shed their
cop coals, Notwithstanding the e..
tromo chillincss which surrounds. pcr.
mUates and hangs shout the executive
bulldog on account u inadequate
heating facilities, aud commenced 10
write aud they wrote all Jay. Al pfess
tlme Lieutenant Lussiler had writsris
cramp, but not 90 with General Oltlt-
scr who developed genuine case Of
ol0cthcs tori5,adi aud was Sill grind.
ing away with no indication VI immod.
late cessation.
The occasion for this extra amour
Of quill work WAS yts,ordsy'o election
Tor HELD rliCcu. A CUtlincI COPY OF
The result was Vot out iu wrlting for
each captain in the guard la both Iori.
munts. Besidrs this special orders fJr
another election were drawn up aud
tuusu VIII All De sent out with t0uirhps
mall O. the militia organizations of nll
parla Of the Territory. A COPY vi each
10 reproduced below.
More pronounced than ever was the
regret tOday tuai yestutIaySl election
WINS not definite 10 iia fttuItH. The
members OF tho First Regiment are
extremely sorry that they were not
M re discreet iu the Part they look In
the contest Thcy realize now Ia a
manner that they could not
thoroughly appreciate bet 10 that
tho lOss Of tho ranking major is
ia the nature OF D mil tlfy misfortune,
grave ana unpardonuU,o.
In cnstlng about am0ug the National
dultd today and making Inquiry ~ 20
who would likely be chosen major OF
tue fIfr' Battalion OF the First III
lWtfy the special election, NEWS
Ivptcsculhlive found tiat Captain ID.
A. Hnuuetsi company n, (Farmiul-
tun) was strong iavUriu. HE long
experience a. a. uiilCir Of The law rnI
Il COMMANDER 90 men iu ttyiug cifcuu
stances, together with a courage tnat Ia
uuwavtuuH ate AuvOmp ishmenu
that Will make him nHrd man % beat
should he decide 90 enter the race.
THE RESULT OFFICIALLY ANS0uSoFD.
sAn LAKE CRY, Fob. /, lss05.
ilondquartcr, National Guard OF Utah. !
Gonorul orders 40. o.
l. At tho election hold pursuant to 1
general orders no. =, HnrrH lsli. from /
thoso headquarters resulted in the oioc. ]
lion OF tho following named hold otlicor4i |
10 De colonel tirst Infantry, Henry |
Page, salt Lake Cityi 90 be- Lieutenant /
colonel First Infantry. j. II. Denhnuor,
Provo; 10 DO major Second Battalion. /
iifHi Infantry, ~. J.. stevens. Ioopio; TO /
DO major Third battalion, First Infantry,
lgrdiunud lricksunt ML Pleasant to- DO /
major Fret Battalion, Second Infantry,
r. W. Erwin, Logan.
2. A majority " tho VOTES cast not hay. /
Ing been received by any onu cuud. dnlo, |
either In tho First battalion, First In /
Mntry, OF in tho battalion First /
Cavalry, eccond election will bo nccos-
tary,
By order Of tho commlndor.lu.chioi
q. NJ. uITiNuEU,
Adulang General.
SPECIAL rLECrIoS CALLED.
HrGdquarcu National Guard OF Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY, Fob. ], isUj.
special orders No.
lin tho election Tor fold officers held !
pursuant 90 so. series, 1893, from tho
Adjuunl GonurAp- olloo tho First Hnt-
TALON, First Infantry, and the Battalion
tlr-i Cavalry, each failed Co olcct
malori second election isthorui0r8 made
necessary boz tuulr ctsUs. Ballot. Tor muj0r
for Zach VI thUsa BAitnIluns will Boo ior-
watdod Co tho AlJu'nul GunOrsI, salt
Lake tily, hu ne tu reach MN NOS la1or
than " o'clock noon ON February ytb,
lslj.
Attention "a invited 10 tho following
clause In 500 ion ~, Military Code. "In
all cases a mnlnrlty Of all votes cas-, nt an
election shall uo necessary 60 ch0ico.n
2-Company n. Iitht Infantry (rupolu,
~, Frat Infantry Provo and
Company y, Second luianry lLogaul
will each hold an election on Saturday,
February Oh, or as soon thereafter ~
practicable, 10 an vacancies existing
among the commissioned officers. Major
w. T.. Stevens, Lieutenant Colonel j. n.
bonhulter and Major II. ", Erwin will
hupcrintond these elections respectively
NJ IO0ele, Provo and Logan.
3-lhO resignation OF First Lieutenant
r. NJ. Shields, Company T.. First Imam
lry, IL accepted, 10 take effect Jan. 3isi,
1905.
i-Loayo OF ahsouco for three months,
with permission To- leave tho United
States, h granted Captain Hubert D..
Page, Spcoud Infantry, To takO elect 40
such a date aa ho shall notify tho udIutAut
general as necessary Tor his business
interests.