The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-13
RESIGNATION
HELD FOR VOTE
Lieut.. J. A. Hyde, Jr., Gives Incident
of National Guard Election.
LUND WANTED HIS BALLOT
RuMoRs OF MORE TROUBLE ARE
THICK.
A. hyde. JR.. Of Nephi, late first

4 A. hyde, JR., Of Nephi, late first
lieutenant and commander of
Company A, First regiment. Ma
tionaI Guard of Utah, believes the ac-
eeptance of his resignation from the
guard was held up in Salt Lake in
order to secure his vote for Colonel
H. NJ. H. Lund-
Il do not know this: Of course" said
Mr. Hyde in an interview with The
Herald over the long distance tele-
phone last night, but it looks that
way to me. It looks as if they held
the resignation while they were trying
to get my vote"
Mr.. HYDE declined to discuss rea-
sons for his resignation further than
to say he resigned because he was not
pleased by the way things were go
ing but he consented to talk of
events that took place after the res
ignation was forwarded TO headquar-
tiers in Salt Lake City.
Lund Solicited Vote.
Ct don't remember the exact date of
my letter of resignation, but it was
quite while ago" said Mr.. Hyde. I
remember thinking they were very slow
to act on it. It went first to Lieuten-
ant Colonel Lund, who commanded the
regiment. Colonel Lund called me UP
by telephone and asked me if 1 would
vote for him for colonel. At that time
there were no other candidates in the
field that I knew of, so l promptly
said: Why, yes, of course I'll vote for
YOU He also asked me to reconsider
my resignation, but I would not do
that, because 1 wanted to get out.
Later on. they evidently got the inn
preston that / had changed my mind
about voting for Colonel Lund. About
a week after my telephone converse
tion with Colonel Lund, the adjutant
general. Colonel Geoghegan, called me
UP on the telephone and asked me TO
vote for Colonel Lund. 1 declined to
commit myself, merely telling him that
l would consider the matter, weigh
ing both sides of the question care
fully
Resignation Is Accepted.
That, evidently, was not satisfac-
tory, because the next mail from Salt
Lake brought an acceptance of my
Aug. = The prompt action on the res
ignation after my refusal to pledge
myself to Colonel Lund. following the
long delay in the matter, was what
caused me TO believe the resignation
had been held up in an effort to Sc
cure my vote for Colonel Lund- I un-
derstand the order calling for the cleo
ton OF a colonel reached US here about
a day and a half before the Salt Lake
boys got it, but OF course, I have no
personal knowledge of this
The acceptance of Mr. Hyde's resig-
nation excluded him from voting at
the election of a colonel.
Colonel Geoghegan says that to his
knowledge no communication relative
to Colonel Lund's candidacy passed be-
tween the adjutant generals Office and
Mr.. Hyde and asserts that the adju-
tant generals Office was not used in
any way TO further the campaign of
Colonel Lund-
1t is understood that an election was
to be. held there last night TO select
a captain for Company A, but the
meeting of the members of the COM
pany adjourned without choosing "a
captain
More designations Coming.
II now appears almost certain that
the crisis in the affairs of the guard
will come this week. Several resig-
nations will be forwarded to headquar-
tiers. according to the militiamen who
have been in close touch with the in
side workings of the organization.
Several prominent officers of the
guard, assisted by outsiders. are max
ing every effort to smooth out the at
fairs of the organiza ton. The next
few days will doubtless show the value
of their work