The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-29
N. G. u. ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
H. A. Barton Made Captain, H. W.
Adams Lieutenant, 1st Battery.
COMPANY D ELECT NAYLoR
SERGEANT CHOSEN OVER LuNo,s
CHOICE, LIEUT.. PECK.

HSrum A Barton. until recently mem
Der or the regular army at Fort Douglas.
and later sergeant of the First battery.
n G. L, was last night unanimously
elected captain. of the national guard or
Eanization, TO succeed CaDtaiu William
- Neoo- Sergeant III. W. Adams, who
signed the batterymen's petition and sub
sequentiy withdrew his signature. was
unanimously elected first lieutenant of
, the battery, to succeed Lieutenant Fred
Sfnlth- The vacancy caused by the re-
sisnation Of Second Lieutenant George
Worthen has not been filled.
lieutenant Fred L. Leonard. present
summarizing officer OF the battery and
me sole remaining charter member of the
~ 5afh1aton. Will IL is announced on eN-
- ',elt authority, forward his resignation
I atIohAl guard headquarters toda r..
lieutenant Leonard. according to state
ments by his friends, has been DESTROYS
~ eetbns out OF the guard since the pres
enc trouble began, but has withheld his
Itslsbaton until an officer should be
Ftecteo 10 assume charge of the state
property issued to the battery Last
nights election leaves Lieutenant Leon
ARD at liberty TO tender his resignation at
Recruits Votes Help Some.
Although he was the commander of the
battery and it's recruiting officer under
the regulations. Lieutenant Leonard did
last nights election in the battery. AS a
matter or fact the election was over be
5pout IL colonel II. NJ H. Lund Of the
ifst regiment, and commanding officer
o. the guard. supervised the election. Be
re the baliOtinS began four recruits
were sworn in by Colonel Lund. With
Ter ballots total of nine votes was
cast Tor the two new officers.
me rev captain served three years
win the TWenty-second battery of the
regular army at Fort Douglas but saw
no active service. He was discharged
with the rank Of sergeant not long since
and Joined the First battery. y. G. Z.
= of
the First battery Captain Barton is said
10 nave been a strong partisan of Colonel
I.uno. although he attended the first
meeting of the petitioners. Captain Bar
ION. af,er his discharge from the regular
army. was q teamster for time, and is
AZ present employed in Silver Brothers
Iron works
'"e rev- f'~st lieutenant IL. W. Adams.
was one OF the signers Of the petition, but
INV IA name Ii was said at the
time that Lieutenant Adams. then a ser
geanL had been promised advancement If
j." would forsake those who favored
withdrawal from the guard Lieutenant
%dams is employed by the Strevell-Pater-
son Hardware company. He has been
member of the battery for about year.
Lieutenant Leonard is the only member
me at,ery Wno rs rs enel.Ie1 go ile
Lieutenant Smith and Lieutenant Worth
en- missed the medal BY four days time.
Nsylor Elected Captain.
Sergeant William Naylor of company D,
First infantry. was elected captain last
Peck Lieutenant Peck is said to have
been Colonel Lund's selection for captain
OF company j. which is Captain .. II.
Hastings former command. At the pre-
Vious meeting Of the company First Lieu
tenant A. W. Johnson. who led the Nay
To- forces. was credited with defeating
Lieutenant Peck by clever generalship.
Lieutenant Johnson was active again last
night and more successful. his candi-
date won. Members of the company quote
Colonel Lund administering severe
rebuke to Lieutenant johnson for sup
porting NaNlor. 1t is said Colonel Lund
assured Lieutenant Johnson that he ran
a risk OF cOirt-martial for conduct un-
becoming an officer and gentleman.
Il was stated last night that Lieutenant
PeciJ had drawn up and mailed MS resig-
nation.
Heads Signal Corps.
First Lieutenant 4. J. Skidmore. who
has been commanding officer of the signal
corps for some time past, was unanimous
Is elected captain last night Captain
SkidmOre has been member Of the signal
corps for several years and worked his
way TO his present position by steadily
advancing from the ranks. tie is con-
Sfderrd one OF the most faithful and eff
ficicnt men in the guard.