The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-27
. MILITIA PROMOTIONS.
Governor Voorhees, Signs
Several New Commits
sions With In
creased Rank.

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TRENTON, Jan. 27, 1S9S.-A series of
promotions among the officers of the
division staff of the New Jersey National
Guard were approved yesterday by the
signing Of commissions by Governor
Voorhees,, for the men who had been
promoted by Major-General Plume.
William s. RICHTER, Of Newark, exchanges
the silver leaf Of Northumberland for
the spread eagle shoulder straps of a
colonelcy, While James o. Howard gives
up the gold leaf straps of a major for
the silver decorations of a lieutenant
colonel.
The list of officers who have been
elevated is as follows:-
Lieutenant Colonel William S. Right
er, of Newark, to be colonel. succeeding
Colonel Alexander G. Oliphant, now as
sistant adjutant general.
Major Charles Alling Clifford, of New
ark, to succeed Lieutenant Colonel Right
er, promoted.
Major James o. Howard, Newark, to
be lieutenant colonel, vice Lieutenant
Colonel William Strange.
Theodore R.. Plume, Newark, to be
major and aide, succeeding Lieutenant
Colonel Clifford, promoted.
0arles H. Guests, Upper Montclair, to
be major and aide, vice Lieutenant
Colonel Howard. promoted.
Colonel Alexander c. Oliphant, whose
promotion to assistant adjutant general,
vice Colonel Perrine, resigned, opened up
the way for the other promotions, is a
graduate of the Naval Academy at An
napolis. His service in the National
Guard dates from July %, 1886, when he
was commissioner major and engineer on
the Second Brigade staff. He became
colonel and inspector of the division staff
March IS, 1893. When the United States
military authorities issued the call for
| volunteers Governor Voorhees, selected
Colonel Oliphant as his military aid in
which capacity he served until the close
of the war.
Colonel William S. Fighter, of New
ark. who succeeds Colonel Oliphant as
inspector, began his military career as q
private in Company c, Seventh Regiment,
N. G. N. Y, on April 9, 1880. He was
commissioned as captain and aide on the
First Brigade, staff of the New Jersey
National Guard November %, 1881; major
and aide, Division staff, April q, 1885;
Northumberland and paymaster, Divis-
ion staff, March "A, 1892. He served as
aide on the staff of Brigadier-Genera 10
sept W.. Plume, commanding the First
Brigade, First Division, Second Army
Corps, at Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va,
having been commissioned by Governor
Voorhees, as a second lieutenant in the
Fourth Regiment, N. j. v. l., and Sc
lected by General Plume as one of his
aides. Colonel RICHTER is well known
in business and political life in Newark
and served as a membe of the Common
Council from the Fourth Ward from 1891
to 1898.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles A. Clifford
who takes Colonel Fighters place as
Division Paymaster, became a private il
the First Troop. then the Essex Troop
June 3. 1890; was promoted to Major ant
aide on the division staff April 5, 1892.
The recent death of Colonel William
Strange, Division Quartermaster, left {
vacancy which has been filled by ths
promotion of Major James Q. Howard, O.
Newark. The latter first donned a uni
form as a private in the Washington Ca
diets in 1874; First Sergeant Portland
Guards. Oregon. 1875; First Lieutenant
1876; Captain. 1877; resigned, 1873. He be
came Captain of Company A, Andove
Battalion, Massachusetts,, 1880, fesignins
one year later. His commission as Majo
n aide on the division staff dates from
Nav L, 1891.