The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-12
ELECTION IN SECOND
LINE OFFICERS or REGIMENT TO
 CHOOSE A COLONEL.
some Opposition tO Commander E. H. Graves DevelOpS-BaIlots are to be Cast on August 2S.

 Adjutant General W. w. Brandon yes to choose a successor to Colonel E. H. Graves. commanding officer of the End regiment infantry, A. N. G., who was commissioned for four years on August 10th. 1901.
 The Adjutant Generals order for an election is as follows:
 State of Alabama,
 Office of Adjutant General,
 Montgomery, Aug. II, l9O5. General Order No. IT:
 First-The term of office of Colonel E. H. Graves, commanding the End regiment infantry, A. N. G.. having ex- pired an election is hereby ordered on Monday. August 2S, 1905, to fill said vacancy; to take effect upon the elec- tion and qualification of a successor
 "Second-The several company Of ficers of each organization will meet in their respective armories on the day mentioned above to cast their individual ballots for colonel of the aforesaid regiment.
 '"Third-The commanding officers of each company will notify the commits stoned officers thereof when to assemble to cast their ballots These ballots shall be written or printed specifying the person voted for and deposited in a hat or other recepticle; when all have voted, the ballots shall be taken out and counted, and the officers bal loting shall certify to the Adjutant General the result of such ballot. Each officer so voting must sign such cer- tihcate.
 "Fourth-Any officer, unavoidably absent from his home station on date of this election. shall forward his bal lot direct to this office.
 "Fifth-No votes shall be considered that are not in this office by noon on the 2nd day of September.
 By command of the Governor.
 "William W. Brandon,
 "Adjutant General"
 Section 4, subdivision of the militia act provides that the field of ffcers of the regiment shall consist Of one colonel, one lieutenant colonel and three majors, who shall be elected by the line officers of the regiment by bal lot or in such manner as may be deter mined upon by the Governor In his discretion, whose term of office shall be for four years. and until their success sors are duly qualified"
 Section 5, subdivision l of the same law defines who are the line officers en- titled to vote for colonel, as follows: That the line officers of each company, troop or battery, shall consist of cap tatn one first lieutenant and one second lieutenant. who shall be elected by the non- commissioned officers and enlisted men of such company, troop or battery: and who shall hold office for term Of three years. and until thelr successors are duly qualihed.
 Much interest Is manifested in the re- suit of this election as 1t Is recalled that opposition was developed to the re election of Colonel Graves In the recent encampment of the s 2nd reg, tba. several of the twelve captains of the regiment presented a sort of round robin" to the colonel asking that he retire from the race assuring nm or certain defeat if he was candidate.
 declined tn accept the edict of the captains and Is industri- ously at work to secure his reelection, with what his friends claim, every as surance of succes. Furthermore It IS said by the friends of Colonel Graves that the lieutenants of the various organizations do not join in the opposi- tion to him, and that when the vote IS announced 1t will be found that ne mas a majority of the line officers In his favor. T..
 The opposition to Colonel Graves. 1t is said. goes back to his contest four years ago with Colonel A. A. whey for the colonelcy of the regiment in which Colonel Graves was kucces,saui, battle for commission nave not healed .o
 Several officers of the regiment are said to be ambitious to succeed Colonel Graves There are no avowed candl- dates for the office although the oppo- sition to the colonel is believed to nave united on Lieutenant Colonel C. R. Bricken of Luverne who has repeated ly disovowed his candidacy. The contests for majors of the regl- ment to he filled soon will also have some bearing on the election of colonel Carter of Selma will expire November 2i and the term of office of Major Charles F. Anderson of Montgomery will expire January 1b.
 Military politics will give guard or hcers of Middle Alabama something to talk about during the winter months