The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-03
FIELD DAY FOR GOVERNOR.
HE MAKES A BIG BATCH OF APP
PoINTMENTs.
Captain w. H. Seamans of Los An
geles Named for Adju-
tant General.


Governor Gage yesterday appointed
Captain w. H. Seamans. of Los Angeles
to be Adjutant General of the State of
California, vice General Robert l..
Peeler, term expired.
General Seamans appointment was
not in the nature of a surprise. He has
all along been a candidate for the posi-
ton, and while there were number OF
others, his friends felt pretty certain
that he would carry off the commits
sion.
For the past two years General Sea-
mans has been employed in the office
OF the State Commission in Lunacy.
and since his arrival here has made
hosts of friends He is an old soldier
and ranks high in Grand Army circles.
He entered the service in 1861 from
Massachusetts, where he raised COM
pany which he commanded under But
Ter on the latter's New Orleans expedi-
ton. He afterwards was appointed on
the staff of General Gain, commander
of division of the Nineteenth Army
Corps, with the rank of Captain cav
airy. and was assigned to duty as Pro-
v
active service at Ship Island, Forts
Philip and Jackson, New Orleans,
Vicksburg, Port Hudson and other
points.
General Seamans is at the present
time Commander in Chief of the Army
and Navy Republican League Of Cali
fornia. He has seen considerable ser
vice in the civil service of the general
Treasury, Law and Interior Depart
ments, and for a short time was con-
.nected with the Postoffice Department.
He has been AN active worker in Grand
Army circles ever since the close of the
civil war, and is member of the Loyal
Legion. He was Registrar of the Land
Office at Los Angeles during President
Harrison's administration, and was al
that time Secretary of the Los Angeles
County Republican Central Committee.
General Peeler, who retires, has dur
Ing the four and one-half years he has
been connected with the office, proven
himself to be an able and efficient Off
Ger. He was appointed Assistant Ad-
jutant General under General Barrett,
and when the latter was appointed a
Bank Commissioner, was appointed by
Governor Budd to succeed him. It
was partially through his efforts that
the California National Guard respond
ed so promptly to the Presidents call
for troops General Peeler, it is I'M
derstoOd, will be appointed Assistant
Adjutant General on the staff of Gen
era1 Muller of the Third Brigade
Other appointments made by the Gov
ernor yesterday, are as follows:
w. E. D. Morrison of Los Angeles te
be member of the State Veterina ~
Board, vice r. A. Archibald, term ex-
pired.
Henry W. Keller of Los Angeles to BIT
Fish Commissioner vice James NJ. Nor
rison of Sacramento, resigned.
Port Wardens of the port of Sar
Francisco-Charles F. Kenneally of Sar
Francisco. vice P. L. Henderson; F
w. Burnett of San Francisco, vice Mel
son Provost: Charles H s. Pear o.
Berkeley, vice H. r. Atwood, and r. E
Nickel of Acton, vice Samuel Braun.
hart
Members of the Board of Health il
and for the. city of San Francisco-Dr
j. Fl. ,Barbat, vice j. NJ Williams; DR.
r. W. Payne, vice r. Baum; DR.. J. W
Keeney, vice Louis Bazet; DIR. w. B
Coffee vice Gerald G. Fitzgibbon.
Member of the Board of Managers o
the Southern California State Hospita
E P. Clark of Riverside, vice H. W
Patton, resigned.
Trustee of the Whittier State Schoo
James Clark. Pasadena, vice William
r. Rowland, resigned.
AGRICULTURAL DIRECTORS.
District No. Z (Monterey County-c
2. Hebert, H. S. Boil and S. N. Mat
thews. Salinas; A. Widemann, Con
zales; T. j. Field, Monterey, and j. A
Treascony, San Lucas
District No. 8 Gel Dorado County)-E
H Holdridge, ]. P. Allen, Seth G
Beach, r P. Patterson, William Wee
Kamp w. A. Perry, George Richer an
Galusha Carpenter, all of Placerville
District No. % Contra Costa County
H. H. Elworthy and Joshua E. Dur
ham, Concord; Willard H. Bower
Cornwall; Albert w. Glass, San Ramon
Henry j. Curry and Hartley M. Bush
Martinez; George p Loucks, Pachec(
and George Sellers Brentwood.
District No. 80 CTehama County,
Paul Stoll and Douglas S. Cone, both G
Red Bluff
AiSAi ~ A>O. v NLoS aiStltS 1OuIltyJ-
E. T. Wright, Los Angeles.
District No. 16 (San Luis Obisp
County)-J- C. Gibson, Templeton; J. '
Webster, Creston; r. NJ ShackelforC
Paso Robes; l. c. Routzahn, Arroy
Grande; NJ. F. Taylor, San Simeon;
r. Righetti, Edna, and Smith Shaw an
L. c. wins. San Luis Obispo.
District No. 80 (Calaveras County,.
A Ayala, Angels Camp; ]. F. Towel
Milton; c. P. Fontana, Coperopolis;
A. Inner, N. c. Hantcom, c. W. Getch
ell and Ira II. Reed San Andreas, an
H. r. Greene, Mokelumne HILL
District No. 10 tKern County)-E. 4
Ball. Button Willow; N p Peterson
Kernville; E. n. Roberts, H A Jostit
L. NJ Dinklespeil. w. S. Tevis and :
N. Reed. Bakersfield, and John v
Shopper, Kern City.
District No. ~ Glenn County)-G. 4
Gutman. Germantown.
District No. % (Napa County)-Joh
Even, w. Fl. Graham, E. H. Winshi,
G. w. Stroll and E. S. Bell. Napa: I
o. Osborn, West Nelson; w. T. Fishe
Calistoga; w. G. Raney, Monticello.
District No. 2 (San Joaquin County,
John Simon, A. w. Simpson, Jr, viii
lam A Jordan, Fred w. Rothenbas