The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-08
THE SIxTY-NINTH'S COLONEL.

OFFICERS OF THE REGIMENT APPALLING 10
ALBANY FOB HIS REMovAL-wHAr THEY
CLAIM IS NEEDED TO SAVE THE COMMAND.
Il has been mattoEor public comment for Some
time that affairs in the Sixty regimsns (miltia
we're In q condition approaching chaos; that the
organization, in fact, which has such honorable
record slowly but surely going TO pieces. There
were dissensions among tho officers; disputes about
the policy to be pursued In regard TO parades, and
above all, It is said, growing feeling In the Board
OF ofnccrs that Colonel Cavanagh was not proper
man to be at the head Of the regiment Il has been
openly charged that he docs not attend 70 the busi
ness affairs Of the regiment not noticing meetings
efoficers OF the National Guard. and that hc ne.
elected everything which would to the welfare
q the command. These vague rumors and ssssip
took denntse sbapu on Wednesday evouIug lest when
the board Of cors Of The regiment to the Adiutan,
General Of the State, asking him to plaoo Colonel
Csvansgh on the retired iist, under the provisions
OF paragraph l03 OF tho Military Code The following
10 the context Of tho iettcr:-.
MatorGensral FRANKLIN TOWNSEND. Adjusautdene
State Of New York;
ssSs the ssnU q 'ns e
easss aeaordanee With sec.,on Jos o. che Military Code
No
n.nd a.vip: served ,s term .llV.sd By is. Tai:
remain very respectfully obedient servants.
William Do Lacy. Iisuienan. colonel; Edward Duty.
ssnss az a
q captain
galy y stephen Rssn, captain q Sonp.ay Martin
tain q c.%s:ns 4 John Kerr s.gs.a 81 6."D;nyk
y.ssv nnsons "rrsn Michael wSs psrss rss
relv, stephen Mai!in Masshow sinnoss. william fursei
James J. Ward, John Creamy.
PARAGRAPHS 1904
The ominous section OF tho Military Code known a.
paragraph los, under which u 10 sought TO remove
Colonel Cavanagh, reads as follows
con, ON become sha
asr disabled unit and incapable Of p.sormng
shall have 10 the grade for the con,inuous
a Se 'n nn y
order OF the Commander but su,h order shalt be
This section says In effect that board shall be ap.
pointed OF not less than ihree commissioned officers
nor more than Ave, o. whom ono shall be . member
TO tho nature and extent OF his unntness for military
This board Is invested with the same powers
OF inquiry and courts martial, and when In
capacity proven the officer may be retired with tho
approval OF the COMMANDMENT In Chief but oflccr
whose promotion shall be effected by the re-
tircment OF superior shall servo 10 tho Board OF
examination.
WHAT MAJOR DUFFY sara
A HERALD reporter. In the endeavor TO nod out
exactly the causes OF the trouble 10 che regiment be-
tween the officers and their colonel called yesterday
upon Major Duty for an explanation Of tpe grievances
which led the letter tho AdJutant General The
Major said :-.I am willing mako what call fair
statement 10 The public concerning troubles We
have several OF complaint against Colonel Kav-
ansgb. / will only mention the leading ones Our
regiment lie does NOT attend to tho business OF the
organizatiou, meet the onBcers OF the National
Guard nj times when grave questions arc pending,
thereby lessening our dignity and making the Sixty
ninth cipher In influence He is not man OF oduca-
ton or social Influence, and when Captain Coleman Of
Company y. expelled by tho officers for conduct
unbccoming ohcer and gentleman Colonel Cava-
pagh received his tColsman's) frivolous charges
against Captain Kerr, OF Company X; and ordered
latter under arrest rho regiment In unit 10 have
some man az commander under whom tncy will DO
proud to scrvc, and I an certain that tho higher
officers under such colonel would DO will
ing TO take minor positions IN tho companies
and build up The Organization 70 Us old
puwer and strength. wo have property nov be-
longing 20 regiment tho ordnance stores, and
nobody TO takcu OUT Tho Colonel has equipped mon
with our uniiorms for parades who had no right TO
the OF them, and the regiment has had TO
mention. Tneso are some OF tho reasons which Inn
PEELED the Board OF 0nicors 70 appeal TO tue Adjutans
General for tho retirement OF colonel Cavanagh, and
pass tho vote OF want OF confidence In him. which
thoy did psss.
Another officer, who did not desire his namo tn ~.
pear IN print, said that tho determination have
Colonel Cavanagh removed rom his command was
not OF recent date. The regiment no said, has been
dcmoralzcd for long time account OF OF
fence the business capacity and ability OF the
mandcr. Everybody admitted he was q rood soldier,
but they wanted some who NJ to represent
thom IN the state organization and this Colonel Cav
anagh was not abo 10 do. Isl
A UNBORN QUESTION
Colonel Kavanogh, whon caIiod upon last evening,
refused 70 say anything about the troubles In the
regiment. other than that q few days before the ST.
thirty uniforms Tor OF tho panes, twenty
ono OF which wcro received time 20 he used. When
the question OF paying tue bill Tor the uniforms
up sIterward In the Board OF Of1ccrs objection
one Of Tho captains agreeing 10 pay tho entire bill
himself