The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-04
Battery A Election Resulted in the
Defeat of Arthur Il. Shepley
for Second Lieutenant.
CAPTAIN EMO OPPOSED HIM.
Sergeant Fl. j. MacGinnitie Chosen
Two NOncOmmissioned Of
ficers who Were Deputies
Discharged.

At meeting of Light Battery A. NJ O.
NJ. held last night at its armory, Grand
avenue and Hickory street. for the purpose
of electing a Second Lieutenant. battery
members who had served on the Sherin'
posse were TUNED down. in a wholesale
fashion. Arthur Shepley. one Of the mos'
popular candidates for the vacant ONCE
was thrown out as Il candidate. by Captain
Emo. who announced that he would not GER
tify his election. Two other noncommiS-
stoned officers. who had served on the posse
comitatus. were discharged from the SER
Vice. and another reduced TO the ranks
Captain Emo announced that the first
business would be the election OF ten new
members TO the battery. The names OF the
ten applicants for admission were read and
voted upon, with the result that all were
unanimously elected.
After some other routine business the
nomination OF candidates for the second
lisutenancy was opened. First Sergeant
Herbert ]. MacGinnitie and Sergeant Eu-
gene Sanguinet were nominated. anu
promptly seconded.
Private George 7. Witzel was accorded
the floor and he urged the nomination Oh
Arthur b. Shepley. and spoke or his career
in the army during the Spanish War
Captain Emo was on his feet the minute
Il wish to say he said. that ! Will re-
fuse TO certify the election of Mr.. Shepiey,
in the event of his being elected. since MS
appointment TO a non-commiSsioneo oulcer-
ship In this battery he has failed to do his
duty toward the organization.
This announcement was followed py
long silence. Many members were greatly
surprised and disappointed at this turn OF
affairs. as they had come to the meeting Tor
the express purpose of voting for Shepley.
After considerable time some one moved
TINT the nominations be closed and the cleo.
tiOn be proceeded with. There were several
persistent voters for Shepiey. and IL was
only alter Mr.. WenZel withdrew his nomi-
nation that sufficient number of votes
could be obtained to elect MacGinnitie, Sec
oud lieutenant. After his election II was
moved and seconded that the election be
made unanimous.
comitaius. IL appears that the commander
OF Battery A was averse 10 having militia
men serve as deputies. Shortly after lis
he issued a circular to all the batterymen,
which set forth that their duty as national
guardsmen was first to the organization to
which they belonged. and that IL was his
desire that they join no other.
In spite OF this manifesto a number of
the best known men In the battery We're
sworn in on the posse comitatus. and served
until mustered out. 1t was generally under
stood that the sealps OF these possernen
would be taken by the officers of the bat
terry.
Sergeant Shepley. Sergeant Orrick and
Corporal Chambers. all Of whom We're posse
mer. were discharged from the service.
their terms of enlistment expiring, and Cor
porai Boogher, also a pOsseman, was re-
duced to the ranks.
Sergeant Sanguinet was appointed First
Sergeant Corporal Porter was made Com
misSary Sergeant. In place of Sergeant Or
rick, Privates r. lesson, Chouteau Scott.
Bert Farrar and Zeiler were appointed Cor
pordls Corpora!s Boedeker and Stone were
made Sergeants.
The battery will fire the national salute
of forty-five guns at noon to-day. Inc
salute Will be fired at the armory.