Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-08-02
COL. M'CL|NT0CK
RET|RES FROM GUARD
And With Him Also His Staff Officers,
Captain Frank Alkire and Cap
tain George Alkire.

Adjutant General Coggins has issued
a general order announcing the accept
ance of the applications for retirement
of Colonel J. ii. McClintock, ranking
officer of the national guard; Regi-
mental Quartermaster George Alkire,
and Regimental Commissary +. I. AL
kire The applications were rendered
June l and were accepted on July 1st.
An election has been called for August
to fill the vacancies caused by the
retirement of Colonel McClintock and
the expiration of the commission Of
Lieutenant Colonel Breen of flagstaff
The other officers. being of the col
onel's staff, are appointive.
The retirementiof the three officers
was entirely Voluntary, fact that
might easily be arrived at by noting
the delay in the acceptance of the APP
plications. nor were the designations
rendered throughRny spirit of dissat-
isfactiOn The officers had served the
guard long and faithfully and desired
to be relieved of further duty, the staff
officers naturally desiring to relinquish
their offices with the retirement OF
their chief. A further reason for de
lay in the acceptance of the resigna-
tions was that the governor had not
yet received the report of the inspect
ing officer of the war department, VINO
visited the various companies of the
regiment some weeks ago, and which
report was desirable to have on file
before the applications were acted
upon.
AS an illustration of how rapidly the
personnel of the guard changed dur
ing the earlier years of its history. il
is recalled that on his retirement C"i-
onel McClintock was the oldest Off
Ger in the regiment in point OF con-
tinuous service, though both Captain
George Alkire and Captain Frank Al
kire had formerly been members of the
guard. 1t is expected that Captain
William Woolf of Tempe will succeed
Captain Frank Alkire as disbursing of
ficer
The action of the three officers has
been matter of knowledge in Off
cial circles and among their inmates
for several weeks, but was not an
nounced for the reasons given. Col
onel McClintock, who beside his mill
tary service with the national guard,
served in the Cuban campaign of the
Spanish American war as captain of
B troop of the Rough Riders, was Sc
verely wounded and was brevetted ma
jor on his discharge. Discussing his
probable leaving of the service a short
time ago. the colonel spoke as follows,
paying high compliment to the guard:
Possibly the principal reason l have
for asking retirement is belief that l
have done my full share of military
duty Under the regulations, the com
manding officer of a regiment has
position that may readily demand all
the time he has, without reference to
the necessity placed upon him of earn
ing a living for himself and family. !
do not feel like doing less than my duty
yet know that the duty involved is
more than any civilian can properly
accomplish if he does anything else.
My association with the national guard
has been very pleasant and along the
lines of those things that l like best
For nearly every year of my service
have commanded the regiment in camp
and. in 1903, led it at Morenci where
there was a difficult task in the main
tenance of law and order against riot
ers who had defied the civil authOri-
ties. Throughout there has been no
trace of characterization and every or
der has been obeyed without hesita
ton | believe the regiment TODAY is
the equal in personnel and hardness of
any in the service of any of the states
of the Union. If war were to ma
terialize tomorrow. the Arizona troops
would be ready. prepared for any serv-
ice in the field"