The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-29
COL. WIS PRESENCE AT
COMPANY E's MEETING MADE
1T DIFFERENT.
THE BOYS WANTED GARRISON,
But THE COLONEL TOLD THEM HE
COULD NOT SECURE A COM
MISSION.
FORCED AN INFORMAL BALIOT.
Lieut.. NayIOr Elected Captafn and
other Officers Are promoted
Some Feeling over IT.

Col. Shandrew, of the Third regiment.
OF the state national guard, Is not ONLY
the Mikado of his regiment. but also
dictates the policy of Company E. of
merriam Park to a conformity with
his views in regard to its COMMANDING
oflcers. Some time ago Capt. Clarkson
his commission as the result
OF a disagreement with Col. Shandrew.
put the members of the were
not pieased with his action and at the
election held last evening to fill the
vacancy, were determined to re-eIect
MIN to the position Of commanding off,
Ger. Col. Shandrew, however. in the
capacity of the official who had called
the election, presided at the meeting
OF the company and informed the mem
pers mat 1t would do them no good to
vote for ex-Capt. Clarkson as. even in
the event Of his election, he could NOT
secure a commission from the powers
mat be, of whom Col. Shandrew is one.
1hirty-tnree members of the com
Pahy were present when Col. Shan
uIeW IolloWed the above statement
WIN the announcement that nominal
llois Tor captain were in order. The
young soldiers had previously made
up thelr minds to r~e-elect their former
captain. but the attitude Of Col. Shan
drew dlsconcerted their plans. and for
iliollIellI tney were completely at sea.
1lnally n of their number made .
motion to the effect that the first hal
lol De regarded as formal, and that the
candidate receiving the highest ntm-
ger OF votes on it be declared elected
Inls did not suit Col. S~handrew, as it
was possible that his candidate might
iiot De prought u by this means and
further that ex-Capt. Clarkson would
have probably received the largest noI1
OF votes. Col. Shandrew, therefore.
declined to entertain the motion and
ordered n election to proceed. On
the nrst ballot First Lieut.. w. K. Nav
Tor received eighteen votes and Clark
son fifteen. One of those favorable to
Naylor h moved that the election
be declared unanimous and the mo-
ton was announced as carried. The
other commissioned officers Of the
company were then each advanced one
rank as follows: Second Lieut.. F. L.
Baker. to first Iieutenancy; First Sargt.
r. w. Matson to second l~ieutenancy.
Inc new non-commissioned officers will
be appointed by Capt. Naylor.
The defeat of ex-Capt. Clarkson. bv
what a number Of the members of the
company term coercion on the part Of
Col. Shandrew, has had just the oppo-
site effect from that which 1t was un-
derstood was desired, namely, the Gre
alton Of harmony in the In
fact several of the members are sore
and declare that if Col. Shandrew had
not interposed Clarkson would have
been elected. 1t is argued The he was
an efficient officer who had the respect
and esteem Of every man in the com
pany, h members of which are loath
to give him up for what they consider
a Whim. The fact that the vote for
Clarkson vas not more unanimous is
said to be due to the fact that some Of
the members had not the temerity to
antagonize the colonel of the regiment
by insisting upon a choice which he did
not favor. He is our boss in military
affairs" said one of the company, "just
as the merchant for whom we work is
our boss in business affairs, and if we
want to get along in either case we
must stand in"
notwithstanding this sentiment, and
the action of last evening, the members
of Company E are determined to recog-
niZe their ex-captain in some manner,
and 1t is said he will be accorded the
honor Of being elected the first honor
airy member Of the organization.