New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
GEN. FITZGERALD DENIES 1T.
HE SAYS THAT HE HAS NOT RESIGNED
HIS COMMAND
A Rr'MOR WHICH WAS PERsIsTENTLY CIECU-
LATED YEsTERDAY-IT WAS SAID THAT a
PLAN HAD BEEN DEVISED TO PREVENT
COLONEL. sEwARDs PROMOTION.

COLONEL. sEwARD's PROMOTION.
a rumor was circulated among select few In
this city yesterday that Brlsad!er-General Louis
| FlizceraM had resigned from his pace as COM
| manler Of the First Brigade. General Fitzgerald
| denied that there any truth In the rumor, ana
| Adutaut-General Porter said that he had heard
nothing about such action being taken by General
! Fl,zgernld
I'm spite ~ these denials. however the rumor was
| persistent AMI those who ought 70 be In posi-
ton 10 know asserted absolutely that II was true
| Many reasons given as having led M to THIS
alleged action on the part OF Genera. FItzgora'd'
| The principal ones were said 10 be friction with
! Adluiant-Gcnerai Porter, and wish 10 put 1t De-
yond the power Of Colonel william seward. Of the
9th Regiment to become brigade commander. The
story goes that the brigade commanders primary
reason for his alleged action vas the friction which
he found uncomfortable between General liehdquar-
ters ~ Albany and himself Then when ne decided
70 get or; be Wished 10 make It Impossible ior
Colonel sevari ~ &c; he pace
some of the most serious complications arose
over 'he Csth Regiment. General Porter gave
orders - General Fitzgerald 10 authorize Lieu
tenant Elwarl T. McCrystal to organize a new
company flr the Goth Battalion not long ago. For
some reason General Fitzgerald al not transmit
the order 10 McCry s,hi and in fact. told him
that ne had no SUI or,lcr. McCHsia laid the
matter before General Porter again. and he was
authorized hy that officer directly q go mead and
form the company. and the brigade commander
was ignored entirely Aglin. IN ordering the rcg-
n,enis 70 camp. brigade headquarters are ignored
entirely and the orders are given direct - the
different regncntn and company commanders.
when the troops were ordered 70 Buffalo 20 quell
thu railroad riots the orders were sent directly u
the c,mmnndcrs ~ the regiments. and not through
brsnic hes lquartcrs. although General Porter has
explained tina, this necessary and he hae
declared that whenever this WINS done notice was
l.. .,lf..r h. ma ~.
that the orders were gent - the regiments
80 one - ihcsc n,.fent.. those who pretend to
know the cause 81 General Fiizgerids allegel re-.
urcfncni say Induced MIN - 'ake me sisP ~, ILL., !,
49,, ,V "a nv tsis Stepping over the head u
General Fitzgerald has innIy !niur~4 MIN 20 take
Taefr are other rumcrs also wnSh have been
n" seward. ~ ,hc sth Regiment nhdrf mrrcst Tor
Fhzserild vas finally appointed 20 his present place.
nearly ten years ago. b. the Governor. after an
unsur c"nstl election. Colonel Seward was MS chiet
hi. city AZ thar time and there we're eleven votes
cl.t. Twcniy-aX ballots were tred NM on eacn
| CDonc. sewer! and General tttzserild received
four yocr rlch III remaining three bong cast for
ter IN hand and aT5,oln,el General Fitzgerald \
and fhe brlGtlts Ia this city were conspll lated
| into one \ new election was held Tor "A brigade
commander. and again Colonel seward opposed Gen,
-ral FltzgcrAlds election, although Colonel seward
was not himself "A candidate a..,,. .... QUAR-
occasions after these nights We're over
| General Fitzgerald invited all Held officers In the
brigade with the single exception OF colonel
Seward once to dinner and At another time TO
a lunc h~In.
Those who are acquainted with the history o.
| these controversies SAY mat General Fitzgerald
has never forgiven Colonel seward for his opI'l-
| si,ion years ago The scheme. they contend, now
| II 10 take advantage ~ the peculiar complications
which exist At the present time To shut out Colonel
| seward from becoming brigade commtnder even
| though General Fitzgerald wants 10 be relieved
OF the place himself Colonel Seward !s the senior
colonel IN the First Brigade at the present time,
AMI II General Fitzgerald should retire Colonel
| "A should be- elected or appointed The
| fact OF his being the senior In command would
favor II election should be ordered. Hut Colone.
| Seward Is under arrest now and cannot receive
| arrest Consequently he would be out OF the race
| and another man whom General Fitzgefald would
| prefer 20 succeed him might bc chosen over
| colonel Francis V Greene OF the list Regiment,
Is said 10 be the choice Of those who favor General
| Fitzgerald. He is the head Of the Barber Asphalt
tracts. lie Is closely connected with people hgh IN
the councils Of Tnmmany Hall. his brother George
& Greene. Jr. being the engineer or the DOCK de-
When the rrmor Of General Ftzgcralds retire
ment had become current yesterday he had gone
| to Seabrght \ Tribune reporter found him there
and 20 "A question about his rumored retirement.
| General Fitzgerald said: Il have not resigned my
office In the National Guard, nor In the Mercantile
| Trust Company. and have no intention OF doing
80. Nor do intend going abroad
| General Fitzgerald refused to discuss his rca-
| tions with Colonel Seward. He could not imagine
| he said. where the rumor started
4 Tribune reporter found Adtutant- General
| Porter nt the State camp last evening In answer
| to "A question he said II have heard nothing about
| General Fltzgerads Intention of. resgnIng either
officially or otherwise do not b"lieye II Is true.
gerald two or three weeks ago and he did not talk
then "a il he intended to resign. In fact gathered
| the impression from his conversation that his
| uphf yer "A