The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-05
BABER IS A MAJOR
SURPRISE IN RESULT or BEGf-
 MENTAL ELECTION.
Enrgef Of seEaaa Cheseii Lieutenmnf-CoI- oR@l vVftaaent Upp0Affi6h, and : DfekSy of LmvefAs is
 Ofhee Major.

Majof Ernest Carter of selma was elected Laeutenant-Co Colonel. and Capt. c. O. Dickey of Luverne and Capt. E F. Baber. IT.. of Montgomery were elected majors of tfe End Iufantry. Ala baina National Guard. by the officers ef the regiment who cast their votes Friday.
 UnofficiaI returns, but returns which are not disputed. indlrate that Captain pfckey received twenty-four votes, captain Babar twenty-two votes and cAptain W. 4 Collier of Tuscaloosa eighteen votes in the spirited contest for the two vacant majorships. The returns will be officially canvassed In few days by AdJutant General w. w. Brandon.
 The result of the election was a sur prise, as Captain Babel had not an rouneed his candidacy until the day of tie election. His friends had been working earnestly in his behalf, how ever, and the votes boiled by him was a handsome compliment
 The election of Major Carter to the Iieftenant Colonelcy was not opposed. n fact 1t was generally thought for Hesne time that Captain Dickey and Captain Collier would not be opposed They were both members of the strong faction iti the regiment that effected the election or Col. ChaEics E. Bricken over col E. H. Graves. and it was thought that the same majority would hold fffm. Captain Baber was Colonel sraves's fnoOt warm supporter and made a desperate campaign for him against Colonel Bricken.
 The Lieutenant colonelcy of the reg lfnent was made vacant by the promo ton of Colonel Bricken, while the two nA5orships were made vacant by the exutration of the commissions of Major Carter ana Major Charles F.. Ander- son Of Montgomery SajoF Anderson has retired from military life after a long and active service. The third Ma 5r of the Regiment is Major John D. Elliott of Birmingham, who was for years captain and ouartermaster Pn the stan of colonel Graves.
 Captain Dickey. who will command the second battalion is an enthusiastic military man of Luverne. He has commanded the Luverne company since Colonel Bricken was electedf a Major and has always been an energetic and sfficient oficer. He is graduate of both Auburn and the University of Ala DaYsla, and Is a lawyer. He Is Deputy Solicitor of the Circuit Court of Cren. shaw County. 1.
 There are few better known young men In Montgomery than Captain Ba- Der. He has served nearlXsghalf of his llfe in the seervice of the National Guard and served as a sergeant during the Spanish War with the Montgomery True Blues. He was made the First Sergeant of the company on the reor- ganization of the regiment and was afterwards elected First Lieutenant and succeeded the late Capt. Charles {. Allen, IT,. as it's commanding officer Captain Baber is Recorder of the city T one of AiaDama's largest law firms
 The promotion of Captain Baber will leave a vacancy in the offices of the Montgomery True Blues. It is more than probable that Lieutenant W. F. Weiss will succeed Captain Baber in the command of the company For the lieutenancies J. J. Pierce will seek the First Lieutenancy and he will prob ably be opposed by Sergeant E. Nj.