Show TO after GREAT tribulation first battalion succeeds in electing a major CAPTAIN NAYLOR IS CHOSEN general ottinger Ott lager cilla calls it a tragedy bad and expresses himself in vigorous captain john jobu Q cannon elected ajor of the cavalry battalion news find and gos elp from rort douglas when mien colonel succeeded in subduing land and effectually squelch I 1 ng master hooper young youn yesterday at high noon the he re result of tee election of 0 m a major tor ibao cavalry bab battalion lallon was ivas announced tat at the executive building at 12 the board proceeded to open ope nithe the ballots to ascertain the kho result 0 of the vote te tor for major of tho the flirt pir battalions battalion fiert infantry there seemed to em be no occasion for intervention ter venil tion lon of any kind from any sources source and ana all was w as running as smooth ly and placid wi nos a stream interweaving elysian fields field when baster hooper it young who fa 13 A kindergarten student in newspaper linis paper work int 61 pored objections a as to is the method merl boji as to proper courine and advice Qs las to the manner and daylo of conducting then in IT pro Tew greag prescribing infantile theories and otherwise annoying thu the OtTle in III cirs charge i until colonel tat look dook up the youth metaphorically andl and shook hook him down through a wealth of coyote fur air 81 UVA aw fastened with avith safety ott faly pins ding to lo ala b 13 treat arc rt coat collar cellar TIIE THE FIRST BALLOT BAtI QT but the young young yoons would not down dolvin that Is 11 on ono bio first sally of the veteran lie he was waa just ju et as fresh as tho the student officers who put themselves on record as boys pure and simple the result was the first bulot tor for major of the he first h tit tallon first infantry stood as lit it did tn n the last or first election grow 3 lund 3 waylor naylor nayor or 6 elili result sult plainly that all the advice sivi by ithe irhe old officers cars and men ts th boya wats W As unheeded however the majority felt positive that surely on the next ballot ca captala plain sanders S of barmington whose wide experience and ciup renic fitness for the rua position TOUA win him bim bis big laurel NAYLOR ELECTED after colonel set sat upon the infant rencil pencil pusher once more and the room was sufficiently emr harmonized ionized to intake it known anat ai iother ballot would bo be taken grow aud hainds lunds forces felt ashamed mid and when the result e of the next count ws madei it was found that sandra sanders got one on ote ate which was cast ly by Thom thompson paCia of growa company grow 2 and naylor 7 lund received no me votes and two iwo were not cast these two weri were subsequently offered for naylor but they were not accept et or counted the aven ven votes for naylor elected him major of the first battalions biri barta allon lions farsi infantry an and d its aa his captains Capt alna commission Is 1 three thre days subsequent to that of captain cannons ho he Is now the junior major of tho ional guard of utah MAJOR JOHNQ CANNON the ele election oton of captain john Q carlnon cannon to the rank of major cavalry battalion was quita as natural as it was waa expected on the first ballot he received six votes voles and nd 11 C gilbert thy three captain mustard of troop B spanish fork telegraphed K captain cannon yesterday morning that he was not tn in the race and that thai tie be had bad ad aled wit hl friends to vote tor for captain cannon with the result as indic indicated eted on the first ballot major majo P cannou cannon w was tho the recipient of many hearty warm and sincere congratulations A TRAGEDY general looks upon the elec of major for the first battalions battalion first infantry as nothing less leas than a military tragedy when ale ed in the heern sober sense cense of such ouch a position while I 1 tuve have the utmost regard and an the kindliest kind liest feelings for major na naylor Y ax to Is none the less the fie forced victim of boytek whims A major should bo be a man not ei a boy I 1 am now as I 1 view the possibilities of ile ac inual service if 11 the tr illitia Is only tor for dress irea parade and play soldiers then juven ju verille lly officers tare are nil ail tight but I 1 can imagine I 1 gw a naylor confronting a mob of sturdy men telling them to disper disperse se or he be would be compelled to charge rhoa them they would look upon mm him as at a boy treat blin as a boy and ait a it perhaps spunk will and send him to bed if lie did not keep ciriot when they told him W to eald otheral ottinger on the oth olar r liand continued the an general 1 I have just ns as high in 0 regard fr captain lund I 1 like him he la Is a nice young mm but he be could could not fill the position of malar M alar it if oc cc required wm to face a woo r nd it ee cen q it if he be could get on a end roach the height of a commanding ang soldier and commence oom mence to talk his dialect would queer tile the situation into a ludicrous farce wo do not to lo construe undue levity but atte simply facets in wl which niell tile integrity or honor or frood intentions Inton riona of f these theeo son sen ament clemen are not tor for a IT moment tIn tince cd CAPTAIN SANDERS EULOGIZED for be the militia la Is Inton intended ded as the latt last resort to main lain peace atul and enforce order in tima of f turbulence and disorder it Is then above till tal other ivines U no asat U at tt a nin man of ind appearance anc ripe lit in years yeara and experience la id 1100 lod in uio the capacity of a major or of tile the guard such stich a man pi li captain Squi sanders ders lie he is VI 47 yara oli old ben sheriff of two counties indiana handled hoobs and Is thoro ripe in all uie the experience of ling it in tho the west ln in fact a typical I 1 man tor the iho place I 1 advised the boys boyo of all these things tor for their good bood abitt th ih road of the but they were like tab ildren too somal to os no broad caused ivi tit the re r liast uit that we hiva forthe tor the public a military farce ond and for the a military tragedy lieutenant of fort douglis douglas find and all the ihn aldor tec guird if lold 4 slid and line of floors or of the natrona Na tlona I 1 guard of utah weri free crep to express themselves in ibe I be he donatio trend of remark so gentral general ot general the reporter that as soon coon as khe he could find a man inan with a bandy list to write nicely lio he would inoue the iho of the field claca |