Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-19
oTTUMWA WILL LOSE REel.
MENTAL HEADQUARTERS.
COL. CAuGBLAN is DEFEATED
Muscatine Man Wins in Contest for
coloneIcy of Fifty-Fourth Regiment
Captain Ralph Howell of Iowa City
Becomes Major.

Ottumwa will lose the regimental
headquarters of the Fifty-fourth regi-
ment Iowa national guard as result
of the election last evening of Lieuten-
ant-Colonel F. w. Bishop, of Musca-
tine, to the position of colonel of the
regiment made vacant by the eXpira-
ton of the term of Col. Fl. H. Caugh-
Ian of Ottumwa. Captain Ralph P.
Howell, of Iowa City was chosen maj.
or to fill the position made vacant by
the expiration Of the term OF Major
John A. Dunlap of Keokuk.
Mr.. Bishop was elected colonel of the
regiment by vote of 1853 to 159 for
| his opponent, Col. Caughlan, the pres
ent colonel Captain Howell was prac-
tically the only candidate for the va
cant position of major as Captain D..
w. Harvey, of Washington, refused to
make the race.
The election was held last evening
at the various company headquarters
between the hours of 1880 and 10
o'clock. The official vote of each COM
pany will he forwarded to Adjutant
| General Byers at Des Moines and the
official notification of the result of the
election will not be made known be-
fore tomorrow or possibly Monday.
II am not surprised at the result of
| the election said Colonel Caughlan this
| morning." 1.-THE election of Lieutenant
| Colonel Bishop will cause an advance
all along the line and in working and
! voting for him every man in line was
working for his own interests. The
1 result of my election would have been
that the organization would have re
manned about as it is for another term
1 have been there and understand just
! how it is. Every man is anxious fol
his own advancement enlisted IN
1887 and have had seventeen years oil
guard service in its various depart
\ ments and to be candid with you
am not very sorry that the election
has gone as 1t has. No, SO long as the
j, band keeps up its present high stand
ard there is no danger of Ottumws
4 losing the regimental band. The regi
mental headquarters, however viii
now go to Muscatine."
4 Bishops Military Record.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Bishop, who wa'
J. formerly resident of Ottumwa, ha'
been member of Colonel Caughlan''
staff since December %, 1902. He hal
seen service in both the national guart
and the regular service. His complies
military record is as follows:
Enlisted in Second, Illinois National
Guard, January 3, 1887. Discharged al
expiration Of term of service as corpo
raj January 2, 1890,
Enlisted in Second United States in
!, fantry February 4, 1900; promoted cor
poral March 10, 1890; promoted ser
: geant October S, 1891; discharged a
expiration Of five years service Febru
). airy 8, 1895.
During the service with the regula
army he participated in the campaign
3 of 1S9O-91 against the hostile Sioux In
!, dams in Dakota; was detailed as drill
: instructor of a company of Indian
4 from August, 1891, to February, 1898
t and sent to the National Guard camp
: at Burlington and Monticello as ir
/ structor during the summer of 1894.
t Commissioned first lieutenant an
e battalion adjutant Second regimen
g Iowa National Guard May 20, 1896.
l. Commissioned captain Company {
d Second regiment Iowa National Guar
January IL, 1898.
I Mustered in as captain Fiftieth low
. Volunteer infantry April 26, 1898, an
+ served during the Spanish-America
r war until. regiment was mustered OF
November 80, 1898. Re-organized con
pany and elected captain Company {
Fiftieth regiment Iowa national Febrl
g airy 13, 1899.
n Elected and commissioned major Fl
Il tieth regiment Iowa National Guar
n July 16, 1900.
+ Elected and commissioned lieutel
l. ant-colonel Fifty-fourth regiment low
n National Guard December %, 1902.
a The Vote.
/ The following table gives the vote I
n each Of the companies in the electic
h last evening, the first two names al
l. those of the candidates for colonel an
the last two those for major: