The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-15
. NEWS OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD.

| Battery A, First artillery, held a session
with itself last evening in an effort tc
fill the position made vacant by the res
ignation Of First Lieutenant John j.
Williams 1t was the most exciting cleo
ton ever held in the history of the guard
and resulted in an adjournment without
a choice The meeting was supervised by
Lieutenant Colonel n. w. Clayton of the
general staff. Twenty-four men of the
43 on the rolls were present, and 2 was
! necessary TO choice. The candidates
were Second Lieutenant John A Hensel,
First Sergeant Daniels and Private John
D. Ford.
The nrst ballot resulted in IL votes for
Hensel, for Ford and for Daniels
This was thought to be feeler, ana an
other was ordered. 1t showed IL votes
for Ford and II for Hensei Daniels l.
Some enthusiast stuffed an extra Ddllot
in the third poll and the vote was de-
clared void. On the next ballot the re-
suit was Ford II, Hensel L. Inc sue
ceeding ballot was productive OF the same
result The superv lsing officer announced
a recess of 80 minutes. TO permit the men
to caucus, and one was taken
Al the close of the balloting, HenSel
threw his strength TO Daniels and the
vote until the close stood, approximately
The Supervising officer saw there was
no chance for an election, and declared
the same adjourned until next trlcay, II
he had the authority TO nix a date, or I'M
Ill u date to be selected py the coliiiieiiiu-
er-in-chief. 49,. -
ceeded TO enact a new set OF bylaws,
which will be forwarded to the brigade
commander for approval.
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The state armory these cold days IS
very pleasant place in which 10 urlli.
There is no chance for person becom-
ing overheated.
And speaking about armories. the guard
in this city now numbers enough TO puma
a good armory for itself, and the SUBJECT
is being agitated considerably. II IS pro-
nosed 10 lease a piece of ground for
term of wears and erect thereon a pullu-
ing which shall be owned JOINTLY Dy the
members of the guard organized as d
corporation. For instance, the cost Oh the
ca me is $40 600. Ten thousand shares at 81
60 ch can be issued and sold. The stocks
,1nsold if any. can be placed III escrow
with some one for loan, ana as lasl as as
redeemed the proceeds can be used III
nay-insy off the debt created by the erection
cf q building. There are IN TINS CITY at
rresAnt nearly 30 national guardsmen-
Al the rate Of 81 per month per man, 1t
woqlld REQUIRE four years to pay Tor the
same or rherea bouts. and each one would
have a Joint interest IN the pulidlnS: bul
here are many who could suDScrlDe -
r.ar month if need be, and the structure
.o,,ld he Daid for in a short time. Some
drro would be glad to erect building
and wait for the payment with fair rate
of interest.
he a money-maker, too. 1t would have
n floor larger than any in the city for
dances and meetings and would produce
considerable revenue Perhaps $i0OyO is
a larger sum than will be needed, but
the figures have been used as a basis for
an estimate
Each command would have its own
rooms for meetings and storage OF prop
ertv- and the drill rooms, of which it is
believed there should be two, one above
the other, could be utilized for marching
purposes.
been in consultation in this matter and a
definite proposition may be made very
soon.