Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-31
NOPOL|T|CS IN
NATIONAL GUARD
Governor-Elect spry Announces
His Policy at General
Parks Banquet. I.
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WEDev " i TO i. BE RETAINED lei
.WEDGNooD TO BE RETAINED
Adjutant General Will Not Step Down
With the Incoming of tho
New Administration.

Politics will not enter the National
Guard Of Utah as long as am COM
nander-in- Chief was the significant
statement made by Gov.-elect William
Z Spry tosa group of officers last night
during the banquet rendered by Gek.
Samuel, G. Park at the Wilson hotel
to Coy. Cutler, Gov.-elect Spry,a 1lenl-;
\ bers OF the governors staff and other
officers of the National Guard OF Utah.
He further said that Adit. Gen. u. a..
Il Wedgwood, Ii he would consent SO to
j do. would be retained in his present
position. Both statements were greet
ed With prolonged applause and re-
suited. In pledges Of cooperative effort
on the part of the incoming command
er-in-chtef and the officers of the guard
for serious obstructive work.
Tha BANG 1T last night was preceded
by a box party at the Orpheu1n at
whicl3 Gen. Park was the host. Gem
Parks retirement from active service
became operative with the coming of
midnight and as sort of farewell to
II those who have for SO long been as.
ISOLATED with him in the national guard
the evening was planned. 1t was an
enjoyable affair for all his guests, and
being productive of the above an-a
( nouncements by Gen. Wedgwood Is re-
garded by the officers of the line as
having been not alone enjoyable in
every sense Of the word, but, too, a.
most profitable affair, for the state
ments Of the incoming governor can
only be interpreted by him to mean that
nosobstacle will be encountered IN the
organized effort being made to in
crease the efficiency Of the citizen sol
dfely Of the state.
THOSE PRESENT
The guests OF Gen. Park were: Gov
John G Cutler Gov,-elect William
Spry, Gen. II. "A. Wedgwood, Col. a. p.
Kessler. Col. A. S. Bower Col a. Il.
Irvine and Col. George A. Seaman OF
the governors staff. Mai W. Ct. VIII
3 liams,9 First infantry: Capt. William G.
Webb. field artillery; Capt. Il. Leroy
Bourne, signal corps; Capt. e. A.. Arms,
adjutant First Infantry; Lieut.. a. r..
Thomas, field artillery: U. s. Dist.
Atty. II. r. Booth and Willard Done,
private secretary to Gov. Cutler.
Informal speeches marked the close
of the affair. Gen. Park in retrospec-5
ton told of his service in the National
Guard of Utah. In which he first served
in the ranks. climbing step by step to
the highest rank in the states service
during the last IL years. His first sely-
ice was as a private in Capt. Joo
4 Games cavalry. troop, later he headed
the regiment as colonel of the First
infantry and latel. by Gov. Cutters ap-
pointment he assumed the star of bri-
gade commander. AS a member Of
the state senate his work for the Ma
tiollal Guard of Utah was Of marked
importance, devnting much of his time
tolegislation needed to place the organ
ization upon & firm footing and to Sc
cure much needed arlnories over the
state. =
Gov. Cutler paid high compliment to
the service Of Gen. Park. The first
days of the governors administration
hereferred to as being unfortunate in
that he had not met the success he
hoped for in the selection OF an admin
istrative head, but that he had received
much valuable assistance from the re-
firing brigadier. Gov. Cutler also spoke
of#the untlring zeal Of Gen. L. a.
SNVedgWood, drawing attention to the
marked progress made under his able
administration of the guards affairs.
a5 THE GOVERNORS INTEREST.
sss Col. A. r.. Kessier, who was the next