Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-19

Geoghegan, inspector general on the
governors STAFF. and who was acting
adjutant general, but It leaves still to
be filled the position of inspector gen-
cral, from which Col. Geoghegan also
resigned. Who will be named for th,s
Office Is still uncertain. although Il was
offered to Col. II, NJ. II. Lund, when II
was anticipated that Col, Geoghegan
would accept permanently the position
of adjutant general.
The appointment OF Lieut.. Nayloi
came somewhat as q surprise TO the of
ficers In Salt Lake, as they had con-
sidered him AS likely man for the
position OF colonel, In the event OF tht
promotion OF Col. Lund to the COVER
nors staff. He was widely discussed
for the place Immediately after the res.
jgnation of Col. Geoghegan, along with
the group OF officers whose names were
forwarded to the governor by Col.
Geoghegan, as IL did not express tho
opinion OF all the oiiicerss OF the guard,
but only those In Salt Lake, In re.
Spouse To letters from Col. Geoghegan
additions TO the list were made In out
side commands, so that the list finally
forwarded 10 the governor contained
the opinion of all officers OF the organs
cation.
Lieut. Naylor takes the rank Of brlga-
der general. with the appointment, and
becomes the chief Of STAFF for Gov. Cut
Ter. His military experience is varied
and extends 6Tt. long period While
a student at the University Of Utah,
from which he graduated IN 1898, he
was was a member Of the cadet bat.
tallion which wss then organized un.
der the direction OF the war depart
ment. In the final competitive drill he
was awarded first place as the best
drilled man, by Lieut.. W. X. Wright.
Of Fort Douglas. With this award
went a right for commission IN the
regular or volunteer army, should one
be called and a record OF II was kept
at the war department.
After his graduation. Lieut.. Naylor
enllstened I'm the National guard, and
served with Il until the outbreak OF the
Spanish war, lie was promoted through
the ranks until at the time Of his en-
listment with the volunteers he was
major and assistant paymaster on the
brigade staff.
He was senior second lieutenant Of
battery A, Utah l. 5. ", on It's Phil
ippine campaign, and before returning
home was promoted 10 be first lleuten-
mt Of battery b. In the islands he
made brilliant record, first In the
night fighting with the spanards. and
. later In the campaign against Malolos
IN the instruction. During the first
fight IN the Philippines he was sent for
ward By Major Young, from Camp
Dewey, In command OF an ammunition
Timber which his platoon OF battery 4
drug through mud up TO the hubs for
two miles to assist the two guns at the
front, which We're bearing the brunt OF
the only assault the Spanlards made on
American works during the entire war.
He was IN command at the front Two
nights later Aug |, when the Nebraska
Infantry ana four guns Of the battery
were heavily engaged and afterwards
was present Ia the Malolos campaign
when Col Stotsenberg and nearly a
third of this came regiment were killed
IN a Filipino ambush.
Lieut.. MAYORS reputation among his
men during the Instruction was that
he was an excellent drill master, and
fearless under FIRE lie commanded
an armored car which ran on the Dagu.
pan railroad for several weeks during
the tlercest fighting on the Calumpit
advance IN the spring OF 1899. having
under him sections FIVE and six OF bat
terry a, except those who were on de.
tached duty on the gunboats under
Capt. Grant and Lieut.. Webb.
Since returning TO Utah with the
batterymen, Lieut. Naylor has not been
IN military service. He has taken an
active interest In the former battery
men. however, and Il Is probable that
his appointment to the position OF ad.
juNnt- general will be marked by a
DETECTION of many hatterymen back In
TO the guard.