The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-15
Another Illinois Office Gobbled Up
by the Governors
Family.
RESULT OF SECRET BALLOT.
Vote Stood Fifteen TO Thirteen
Second Brigade at Camp
LincOln-Adjutant Gen
erals Orders.


REpUEIJC sFECTtI.
Springfield. Ill. july IA. Mack Tanner.
son and private secretary of Governor Tan
ner. was elected Colonel of the Fourth
Regiment. Illinois National Guard. this
evening
Tire election took place in front q: gem
erai headquarters AT Camp Lincoln, Briga-
dier General Horace S Clark. commanding
the Second Brigade presiding. Lieutenant
Colonel Edward j. Lang of Jacksonviiie
was the only other candidate for the honor
Twcnty-eight lire officers voted in the cleo
ton.
BalIoting was secret and resulted as fol-
lows: Tanner. 10: Iarg. g.
Colonel Tanner has been Adjutant OF the
Second Brigade. on the staff Of General
Clark He is chosen to succeed Colonel
Louis F. Bennett OF Greenville. who re-
signed his commission as commander OF
the Fourth 10 accept commission in inc
United States Army. and is now in Porto
Rico.
Second brigade in Camp.
The Second Brigade of the Illinois Nation
al Guard to-day succeeded the FIRST briSaue
at camp Tor il. annual tour OF duty. owing
To- the fact that the companies OF the
Fourth and Fifth regiments, which com
pos" the Second Brigade. are scattered
throughout the Central and southern pOf-
lions OF the Suite. the various companies
were late in reaching camp. several not ar
irving until nearly dark Tonight The late
arrival of the companies delayed the work
of both -giments in getting settled In camp
The FIRST companies 10 arrive came before
daylight this morning. having lett thtif
home station Il early hour last night.
As the Second Brigade is composed Of hut
two regiments. the number of men in camp
gUdrdsmen were on duty.
The morning reports snow that there Will
be less tAtu lslu men in camp this week
These are distributed among the TWO TtSl-
ments follows: Fifth, 80 enlisted men,
AZ officers. /. members OF banG. Il members
OF the bicycle corps and noncommissiJled
officers. making 40, Fourth. TOO Ilen, 9
members of hand. to noncOmnissio ned OIL
hccrs, - members of hospital corps ana
two commands. he Fourth Regiment has
but eleven COMPANIES in camp. Company h
of Liuchii.id. formerly commanded ty Cap
tain Davis. having been mustered ont OF
the service on June upon request Of the
citizens of that place. THIS is the iirst en-
c2mpment Of Company Il, Fourth Reg1-
ment, of Robinson The company succeeded
the old Belleville company. which was for
years the crack company of the regiment.
and which WAS mustered out just after re
turning from the Span!sh-American war.
The neat of the day was intense and many
Of the men suffered greatly. while attending
the duties necessary To getting settled in
camp. The only relief from the suns
Scorching rays was a moderate breeze. which
sprung UP late in the afternoon. and in a
measure alleviated the suffering. The heat
together with the hard nights travel. told
upon many of the men. anu several were in
the hospital.
by no means the least duty Of the camp
is that which falls upon Stable Sergeant
Walter A Beatty. During this week Ser
geant Beatty has had 40 horses under his
charge In the camp stables. The Gaze Of
the horses is but little as compared with
the work OF keeping their saddles. brides.
etc, from becoming mixed Each officer
has his own accouterElents. and these must
be placed upon the horse assigned him on
each occasion when the animal * ordered
from the stable. Sergeant Beattys work
in this respect has been the subject Of
much comment. and he has already received
several high compliments from the COM
manding officers.
Reece's Orders.
Adjutant General Reece to-day Issued the
following National Guard orders:
Accepting the resignation Of John C. Pie
Ian as First Lieutenant Of Troop c, First
Cavalry.
Revolving the order granting an honor
able discharge OF Private Frederick Steel
man of Troop II. FIRST Cavalry. and order
Ing him TO report for duty.
Granting leave of absence to First Lieu
tenant j. r. Walker Of the Fourth Infantry
for ten days.
Dtshonoy3bly DisGharging Privates Harry
Munson. William Duechler. ". r. Brown
and Allie Sauls of Troop b. First Cavalry.
The following members of the First Caval-
ry were granted honorable discharges: c.
a. johnson. II. D. Arnold. +. BENJAMIN and
Charles Hatfield OF Troop Il; Samuel Day of
Troop ID: Sergeant W. r. Hois of Troop f
and b. Frank Brown OF Troop G.