The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31
Mayor of Orange Loses to
Van WaIrayen in Fifth
Regiment.
tHOODOO' BALLOT DECIDES
Patersonian Wins Honor in
Spirited Contest in Guards
mems Homes hOenthal. AT.
ter Losing, Moves toMake
Election Unanimous.
Especial to the Evening star.l


PATERSON, Oct. 31.-At a meeting
of the officers and staff of the Fifth
Regiment in the armory here last
night, Major Albert Van Walraven,
of this city. commanding the Third
Battalion. Fifth Regiment, was elected
lieutenant-colonel to succeed Charles
Allen Andrews, resigned. Thirteen bal
lots were necessary before a choice
was made, and when the result was an
nounced Major Isaac ~Shoenthal, Mayor
or Orange. commanding the First Bat
talon, moved that the election be made
unanimous. This motion was seconded
by Major Henry B.. Goesser, command
ing the Second Battalion. Both these
men contested for the honor with
Major Van Walraven.
The meeting was harmonious
throughout, the best of feeling pre-
vailing during and after the balloting.
General Edward A. Campbell was un-
able to attend and delegated Lieuten-
ant Colonel Alexander P. Gray, adju-
t~ant-general of the First Brigade, to
conduct the election in his stead.
The first ballot showed Major Shoenthal
TO be in the lead with 81 votes: Van Wal
raven was second with II votes, and Goes
ser had 16 supporters.
On the second ballot a new candidate en-
tered the held-Captain John l.. Griggs,
Judge advocate Of the regiment, and a son
Of former Governor Griggs. The other
ballots were apportioned as follows: Shoen-
I kI-f q w. o N~---~. "
Major Van W~alraven took the lead on
the third ballot. when he received 20 votes
to Shoenthals 10 ard Goesser's IA. Griggs
received one vote.
Things went along in this way for sew
eral ballots. and on the sixth ballot Shoen-
thai was again in the lead with 20 votes.
Van Walraven had IS and Goesser 16 votes.
Train time was drawing near at this
point, and Lieutenant Colonel Gray an
nounced that the balloting would stop after
the next ballot, in order that those living
out Of town might reach their homes at a
reasonable hour But after this ballot had
been cast. with little change. some of the
out OF town officers requested that the bal
loting continue for a time. The balloting
then continued as follows, the choice being
made on the thirteenth ballot:
Van Walraven, 81; S%hoenthal, 20; Goes.
ser. Is.
Van wairaven, Il; Shoenthal. %; Goes
ser. 10.
Van w~alraven, 81; shoenthal, 81; Goes
ser, IL.
Van walraven. %; shoenthal, 90; Goes
ser, 9.
Van walraven, 2s; shoenthal, 20; Goes
ger, 5.
Van walraven. 20; shoenthal, "a; Goes
ser, l.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Gray formally de-
clared Major Van Walraven elected. He
made a brief speech, thanking everybody,
after the honor of making the selection
unanimous had been given to him..
The records Of the adjutant-general's Of
flee give the following account of Lieuten-
ant Colonel Van Walraven's service In the
militia:
Private, Company c, First Battalion
August 8, 1886; corporal, January 10, 1888;
sergeant, November 10. 1888; first sergeant
June s, 1891; second lieutenant, March %
1892; second lieutenant, Company c. Second
Regiment, May 81, 1892; first lieutenant
June Is, 1898; irst lieutenant, Company NJ
First Regiment, May 2, 1899; super
numerary. November g. 1900; private, Com
pany M, March 20, 1901; captain. Company
D. Fifth Regiment. February 4, 1902; frs
lieutenant, Company c, Second Regiment
New Jersey National Guard Volunteer In
fantry, Spanish-Amerlcan War, April 81
1898; discharged, November II, 1898.
The elevation of Colonel Val
Walraven leaves a vacancy in the major
ship which will undoubtedly be Allied BY
the selection of Captain w. W. Stalter
Company E, who is senior of the battalion
The date for this election will doubtless
be announced in a few days.