Show UTAH COLONEL AND MAJOR many candidates for military honors COMMOTION AMONG MILITIA eow tho the election of regimental and battalion officers will bo be conducted general order no 2 issued liy by general ottinger civilians eligible to office names ot of candidates who have been mentioned the election of 0 regimental olli officers cers in the N G U will take place on january ast 1st and general order no 2 defining the conditions of ti the ne election was yesterday forwarded J 0 o all commissioned officers of the guard by general otten ger the following Is tho the order verbatim headquarters national guard of 0 utah adjutant generals office general orders no I 1 0 o 2 1 the election ot of field officers for the regimental organizations established by order no 1 current series front from beneral iheke b 2 0 headquarters will take january 31 1 I isa 2 the first rexi regiment ment will elect one colonel and one lieutenant colonel the first second and third battalions of the first birst regiment the first battalion of the second regiment and the cavalry battal loh will each elect one major 1 l t these officers cre are to be ea elected ec red by the ballots of the commissioned officers of sald said organizations 4 members ot of the national guard regardless carill gard less cEs ot at corps or organizations are eligible to the positions mentioned but under de r section a 3 of the zilli military tary code no officer elected will be un ler lehs possessing the needed fitness and tor for the position s etch each commissioned officer of the or referred to will before janu may st sl 3 ISM forward by mall mail to the tant general salt lake city his ballot tor for the field officers ot of his regiment and battalion liter marking king the en eneal envelope eOl e ballot for field officers to avold avoid Us its being before tide the proper time r i the ballots thus received will be opened at coon january SI by a board ol of three disinterested persons person ap pointel by the hie governor dy by order ot of CALUB clina WUST WEST governor and commander ln in chief 0 SI 31 ottinger adjutant general it will be noted that the fourth paragraph ef epli ol of the order provides that members of the national guard regardless of corps or organizations axe are cli eligible ible to the positions mentioned ge general ral ottinger further states that individuals outside of the organization of the national guard are eligible to the positions provided they possess the ie cled fitness and qualification for the position from all this it Is to be ba understood that the infantry can go eo into tile the ca cavelry cavalry or the artillery tor for a colonel or lor for auy any of its tour four 1 majors and tl that t the cavalry can elect an infantry officer as its major it if it so desires also that either arm ot 0 the service can elect I 1 from the civilian ranks already there la is a ripple of excitement pervading the rank arid and tile file of the guard euard as to who will be the selections for tl the lie f field offices tile the tribune in f to obtain information as to the probable selections discovered a pi ev ailing belief that the infantry did not have the material in it out of which to make a colonel this tl s op opinion ilion however does not seem to bo be universal hut but some of the authorities stick to it and in addition declare that tb the prcy present n organization of the guard in utah d doe not cot coin contain tain a commissioned of leer as I 1 well wel fled tor for the office amee ot of colonel as borne me material I 1 on the outside among the tha utter latter the names ot of coonel colonel henry race page and colonel E U ba onion are prominently mentioned doth were in the volunteer teer service during the civil war and colonel page had the experience which followed from rom his being on the staff of general phil sheridan Sharl dan his admirers state that he be Is particularly well acquainted with the quartermasters quartermaster 4 and commissary departments and tills this experience coupled with his knowl knowledge efte of military tactics should they hey think put the colonel well forward in the race raca for colonel should he decide to accept the office for the office of lieutenant colonel the name of captain jo john hn 11 denhalter of si ll company rim new organization provo 13 49 roost most favorably mentioned captain denhalter Is id known as a I 1 good officer well up in the tactics and able to maintain discipline and it Is held beld out in addition that it if salt lake gets the colonel which she undoubtedly will provo should be b honored by having the lieu lieutenant t colonel the knowing ones believe that there will not be much contest tor for the offices of the four majors of infantry but la in this they are am likely to be mistaken captain R C naylor of D company new organization salt lake Is thought thour tit to have a 9 walk walkover over in sight eight for staler major of the first battalion naylor Is a graduate of the university of deseret some incline to the belief however that captain D A sanders of H 11 company new organization farmington would run naylor a c close 1 s e race if lie he should enter it but sanders Is now sheriff of davis dails county and he might not be willing tor to enter the race on tills this account for major of the second battalion captain W A stevens of B E company new organization thoele tooele is mentioned and for the third battalion captain thomas draby of C company new organization sit at pleasant the only competitor in sight eight for braby Is captain J L dunning of L company new organization Cann onsvIlle who la Is described as aa a good officer and up in military tactics but the I 1 knowing mcavin a ones think his company Is too isolated in location to give him much of oe a chance the office of major of the first battalion second infantry will probably have two competitors in the persons of captain II 11 1 D pase 1 a go of A company brigham and capt captain aln IL wi erwin ot of C company logan considerable interest la Is expected to cen center t er around the election of the single cavalry major captain john Q cannon ot troop C la 14 a strong favorite captain glibert gilbert of troop A ogden Is mentioned but it Is believed that gilbert Is ia about to resign in the event of GlI gilberts berts resignation second lieutenant thornton will probably bo be elected captain of the troop arid and as thorn thornton ton has haa had an extremely wide experience as an officer in the regular army his chances of being elected cavalry major are considered good |