Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-09
MILITIA ELECTION.
Captain John Q. Cannon Hjor Of
Cavalry
carr NAYLoR INFANTRY MAJOR.
Tho Infantry Had Two Ballots and
Instructions 10 Reach
Conclusion.

Conclusion.
Twelve O'Clock. high noon, today
was the time got for A,juiant General
Olunger, Colonel Tatlock aud Lieu.
tenant Lsssitor 10 optn ana canvass
the ballots for tho special elect M OF
the two National Guard field officers
who should have been chosen on
January 3lst last. 10 ws1 considet-
ally after that time, however when
they proceeded 10 the task asslgncd
thsm In the Jiilcc Of Acting Governor
Richards. A gaodly number OF the
Utah militia members were pre- unt
and pronounced Interest was mani'tat
Ia the features and movements Of oil of
them, though It was plain TO those
c1nvcuant with the sltuation that
there would probably be another dead.
i.cE, anu very soou these suspicious
proved to be thoroughly well grounded
as viii be seen figm the schedule Of TO-
turns presented herewith;
lHE VOTE FoR CAVALRY MAJOR.
The vote flr tho cavalry major was
as follow;
IT, g. Gilbert .'................. ..............
loiA .....'... ..,..........,....,,. %
Tho board announced tlat Captain
Cannon having feoivrd o. majority u
the votes was nov the cavalry mui5L
ANOTHER ELEUriUE DEADLoCls.
Toe v,ts for mslor, Fiut Battalion,
Flrst Regiment, rosulteu;
4. " Grow .........
o. Do o.
Do. G. ...,.s.
lptAl,sssssss sss s.ss...sss 10
CONGO again. murmurrrd mem.
bur Of the cnnynssiug board, "thufU iu
no election 10 this Office aud iurlhtr
action Will DO nr CuHnfy."
With this announcement there Wnf
"a ripple OF Huml.HurpTiue among thu
miIiunmuu, who crowded about the
auIo upOn which the ballots lay III a
heap.
EMPHATiu OFFICIAL ADVICE.
Adluiaut General Olungor was very
muon displrhsol with the result and
nrmly declared 10 the on fors OF the
Interested companies tlat unlesH tucy
got tOg, thor within tue next thirty
minutes aud ugroed ON candidate iof
major OF the Firt battalion, Fifat
regiment he would place tue lieutenant
colonel pa charge o tnu battalion. IL
wiHhigh time, no eAid. thu, tlu liIile
petty differences Uf the PAST were
,eItlcd once anu Tor all. They should
90 succeeded by discipline, genuine
nud voluntary, The young HHpitAuts
% military promotion took special
c0guiEnnUs VI tue plain language, en-.
phAtic aud earnest manner Of the
general, anu ~ they i1u tho can
wasting chamber fIr an outer room,
drucFnl Otunger gave thom ihis
additional parting aumUuiuun' snow
boys, uudefatand that uultss you agree
on some candidate that you can rlecl
you will nave 10 content yourselves
without % mbi0r for lOul umO TO
come, as % 10 certain there will not be
another election Uallrd Tor ia months
aud perhaps year"
sHARCH FoR CAPTAIN GROW
A conference Of tho officers was
held in tho lobby nut it resulted iu
nothing definite owing 20 tho aUsunCu
Of Captain Grow anu liuuleuantg, of
tumutry Company A., they having
suut In their ballots. A JUputaliuu was
ssnt iu search OF Captain Grow nnj
at ten minutes 20 O'Clock telephone
messase was received an 4ouuoing that
hu wOulu arrive by 1 O'Clock. But lac
didn't. He VIA sruntcu nuvuu minulos
gfacu but hU wa SSH non oct at The
expiration Ol mat time and the CAL
washing board was about ~ guJuurn,
hut after bIiri consultation decided ~
further extend tue uuat, pfeierrlng 10
avoid tue complications that would
arise Ia the battalion by uUu'uleetion
than " make q move that would Ia
definitely puttpunu TO important a
matter. Ouuu more tho board was NJ
tho point VI adjournment whUu lt wac
Explained that Grow was ~ tue bedaidr
OF sick brother anu that that was the
CAUSE Of his failure ~ appear.
The second ballot resulted "a follows'
Captain sandert,..,.,. ..,...,,,., .,...,,...,
captain OrowI ,.....,.s.f,s,. .s,tr.,.ss s,,,ss
NhilAn Nayl0r,,.,ss, ,.tss.stssss.''''' 70 q
Two voIu8 were received alter the
nllis were clOGoui these were also iof
NayloL