The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-02-03
HIGH ENDORSEMENT
Jacksonville, .'la.
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JaGkSOnVlIIes :. Ia
January 81, 1920
We present to your thoughtful con-
sideration. as prospective candidate
for adiutant general of the state of
Florida, the name of Colonel Charles
p. Lowell. who commanded the First
Florida Volunteer Infantry in the
Spanish-American war, and we be-
lieve that if the former soldiers of
that war and also of the recent world
war. lin which Colonel Lowell served
as a captain in the motor transport
corpsl will express their endorsement
of his candidacy, he will make the
race. and prove to be a successful
candidate.
Colonel Lowell was educated at the
Old East Florida Seminary, enlisted
as a private in the National Guard of
Florida in 1887 and has served thru
all the non-commissioned and COM
missioned grades Except lieutenant
colonel) TO brigadier general After
19 years continuous service he retired
from the National Guard of Florida
in 1906. He went into the Spanish
tNS1i var aS Vi tIiS -SCOfiu
Battalion, Florida State Troops, and
on the retirement of Colonel Williams.
commanding officer of the First Flor
ida Volunteer Infantry. u. S. ", was
elected colonel by the officers of such
regiment. Under his careful and la
borious administration, the regiment
became one of the best appearing and
disciplined volunteer organizations iii
the army; it's enlisted personnel being
mich superior >to>the majority of reg
ular army regiments. On the reor-
ganiZation of the regiment in 1899,
as a national guard unit Colonel
Lowell was appointed its commander,
and was in immediate command of
such regiment and of all other troops,
which did duty in Jacksonville after
, the great FIRE in 1901. No better re-
cord has ever been made by national
guard troops in similar emergency.
Colonel Lowell was selected by the
Jacksonville chamber of commerce TO
go to Washington in an endeavor to
have the national rife shoot held at
Black Point, the state camp site; he
with the help of other officers secured
! the holding of such contest here, on
two occasions.
Colonel Lowell was in Washington
! a the time when war was declared
/ with Germany, and made every effort
to get in the infantry arm of the SER
vice. Informed at that time that he
was too old for such service he never
| theless persisted in his efforts. and
firally secured a captains commits.
sion in the motor transport corps
!, from which service he has recently
been honorably discharged.
Should Colonel Lowell be elected
adjutant general of Florida, we be
lieve that by reason of his experience
and proven ability. he would be capa
bic Of organizing and building up 6
better and more efficient body of sec
! ond line troops, than this state ha.
j, ever before known. Owing to the
many highly trained and efficient offic
! ers, pon-commissioned officers and en-
listed men now in the state, who vii
join the guard. If proper man fol
ichief of staff is named, we believe tina
Charles P. Lowell is the proper mar
for such position, and present hi
name as the logical candidate.
We ask the support of all Florid;
Isoldiers. and believe that by reason
oe his splendid equipment as an ex
IecEtive. as master of technical anC
business details, as experienced il
; railroad, water and motor strucl
transportation, and as possessing