The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-23
GE0GHEGAN is
TO BE PROMOTED
Viii be Made Adjutant General of
the National Guard of Utah.
TWO LIEUTENANTS RESIGN
BATTERY IS LEFT WITH ONLY
ONE COMMISSIONED OFFICER.

TAHS national guard will agar
u have a brigadier general in the
near future. according to informa-
ton from an authoritative source. The
new general viii be Joseph Geoghegan,
at present inspector general on Gov
ernor John c. Cutters staff and acting
adjutant general OF the guard It is
known that Governor Cutler has twice
offered TO promote Colonel Geoghegan
10 the position of adjutant general,
with the rank of brigadier general.
Colonel GeOghegan's friends now assert
that he will accept the appointment.
which viii probably be made soon after
the governor returns from Portland
This promotion Will fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
BriSadier General J. III. Bowman last
June. BY accepting the post, Colonel
GeoShegan Will be enabled to draw the
salary OF $1,000 year provided for
the adJutant general. Under the at
torney generals construction of the
law Colonel GeOghegan, as acting ad-
Jutant general. is not entitled TO none
t&ry compensation. although he has
been performing the work of the office
for two months
Colonel GeOghegan's promotion will
leave vacant the position of inspector
general 1t is understood that a former
Wen known staff officer of the guard
VIII be recommended for the place, al
thOuSh the man in a position to speak
with authority on this point declines TO
discuss the matter The governor has
! fuH authority in the matter but his
appointments must be confirmed by
the senate when it meets
Two Lieutenants Resign.
First Lieutenant Fred Smith and
Second Lieutenant George Workbench
the First battery, forwarded their res
ignations yesterday. The letters of
resignation were purely formal in char
acter and assigned no reasons. al
| though it is known that the officers
designations were called forth by the
same conditions that led to the prepar-
alton by the enlisted men of the peti-
ton asking that they be mustered out.
The letters of resigna ton were mailed
TO First Lieutenant Fred L. Leonard.
commander of the battery. yesterday.
Lieutenant Leonard viii probably en-
dOrse his approval on the resigna lions
and forward them to Colonel H. NJ. H.
Lund. who. in turn. will present them
10 Colonel Ge0ghegan.
The two designations followed closely
the receipt of letters addressed TO the
Officers by Colonel C5eOheRaD AGING
il he could count on the uneouivocal
support OF the officers in efforts To
build up the battery. The pron1ptness
with Which the designations followed
the receipt of the letters Of the acting
GU eeAAAL Ci4t-4 al Suggests IntlL the OIL
GERS intended the designations to serve
as an answer Both designations VIII
probably be accepted promptly
LieUtenants Smith and Worthen are
charter members of the battery. Both
enlisted as priVateS and rose through
the grades Of corporal and sergeant to
their present positions. Lieutenant
Smith was elected second lieutenant in
1904 and first lieutenant early during
The present year Lieutenant WOrthen
hfafa 4
Lieutenant Smith was elected first lieu
tenant Lieutenant Smith was captain
and half-back Of the famous High
school football team of 1900 and Lieu
tenant WOrthen played center on the
same team
Only One Officer Left.
The acceptance of the designations OF
the TWO heutenants. following the ac-
ceptance of Capt w c. Webb-s resir-
nation. leaves Lieutenant Leonard the
only commissioners officer in the bat
terry Lieutenant Leonard is a com
mercfai traveller and says he does not
believe he viii be able to 90 into camp
with the battery on September 5th
This situation has raised a question
whether an organization can be ordered
on active service without having
commissioned officer in command. If
discharges are issued to the eighteen
batterymen who signed the petition. the
strength of the Organiza ton. viii be
lessened to an extent that would make
It impossible for it to go into camp
with the fun equipment
Colonel GeOgheSan continues to be
optimistic. however. despite the ad-
verse circumstances that confront him
The battery viii go into camp. If
It is only strong enough TO man one
gun he said yesterday. I'VE shall
nave this situation Strengthened all our
presently. and within a year from now
We shall have that battery recruited TO
its fun strength and in better shape
than 1t has ever been before