| Show it FA I 1 L EW mm 11 alitia OFFICER ERS 1 1 it lorris L etc A I 1 elected ir a jeet t led I 1 ol 01 ol 01 tiia the liard guard G I 1 I 1 1 C I 1 pr P T L ma U 4 IS 13 PROMOTED I 1 th tho 0 officer of y 33 chosen Z it was wa not ea 13 incited that il at thero there wo ald t la 13 ft a contest for tho the colonelcy but when I 1 tb he vote T ote aas counted it wag tag roand tile the asido had haa voted tor for ce capt p t C A crabber Ora Cra eber the art I arst regiment of tho the utah itah national cuard again hat has a a colonel Cu lonel and the mist battalion to Is once onca more uie tile pois sessor of a major majo yesterday the ballots ballota of 0 tho the line of 0 ficele of 0 tho the mett wore attic cast with ithe the insult that judge morris L ritchie v aa a chosen lo 10 succeed in col V F A grant and capt 11 II M H lund command ing ine company com PallY U was the unan luious choice for major to succeed 0 R C C row when the board ot of ce detailed to open and canvass the ballots baJ lots met the opinion of the salt lake wes that judge ritchie would v in hands down an opponent was vu not I 1 1 thought though t ot of but shen hen the result was 1 announced they were greatly our aur primed capt capi C A Grac adjutant ot of the tha regiment reel ment N as in the race being forward by companies E c bountiful and F of li libanti tanti capt grao croo I 1 ber iad had announced that he nas not i candidate and in consequence tie he drew no support biorn the salt lake organ the result showed eight votes for ritchie and three for grac ber the majority for or ritchie would have beve been larger but for tho the absence from the ibe city ut of sox several oral off leers copt capt 11 II M X II 11 lund rec eccel eliod od tho the total tola voto vote of oe tile the first bat battalion to fo major in tho the history of the battalion a unanimous election has never before boca knon and capt lund naturally feels fecla elated over the voto vote accod ded hint in the previous elections the contents lar for bajor Is ha ay been noted for op the ot of the fight and tin till length ol of time consumed in is upon n a candidate igo col morris dorr L li ritchie la is one ot of salt lakes prominent citizens and Is con sidled a most excellent chotro for the position of commanding officer of tho the regiment he served in the alcansas state guard for or a a long period enlisting as a arl palate ate in company K fir first I 1 infantry in 1678 he resigned in 1835 being beans then adjutant of the regiment and was highly corn commended mended by III hla for hta hill efficiency maj 11 11 L it lund Is one of 0 tit th bert known officers in t hie national guard of utah when the militia waa organized sed in JEN aw capt lund was one of the first to present himself and company for muster at that tim lunil lund ma mai as I the mi ig of the worden norden military company an or that ranked high pr to him service in the guard lund was connected alith ft ith the army n bering the service from the th rovil MP ml ite itchy Y college with the ronk of tau tenant ITO he hop has broutie brou lit Tit romi rn nm 3 B U up to a high st of alen an binl Is considered at al i ns on no of the main mainstays stays of the graid col ritchie Is very over the outlook for tho the guard IT II till thinks thre th re Is a chance ehst th infantry will see service and would woud ilk to go at the head of contin rent nt the national guard in his est estimation Is 19 far from dead and he wl wil work earnestly to it to W its former state of mn lund la Is also gratified fled at the outlook and believes the guard wll yet art lt ite elf t the result of the election seems to five go eral aad fram now nov on it Is b rd thre will be nothing to impede the guards progress |
