New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-05

REPORTED INTENTIONS OF THE ADJvTANr-'EN-
ERAr~wHAT GENERAL FITZGERALD AND
COLONEL SMITH SAY

REPORTED INTENTIONS OF THE ADJvTANT'EN-
rRAr,-wnAr GENERAL FITZGERALD ANp
COLONEL SMITH SAY.
Albany June THE Goth battalion OF the Ma
,lonal Guard stationed in Nrw-Nork cry VIII De
re-es,abllshcd ~ regiment by July J. sam
Admtani-Gencral McAlpin today to United Press
representative. II have been uylny' 10 continued
"to get this regiment fully reors@nizcd' ana am
about TO succeed. There are now SIN companies III
Tho ho,,olon eight being necessary 10 form rcgl-
ncnt Two more companies VIII be mustered IN
W thin the next ten days. and immediate scps WIZ
then he taken with my sanction. 10 re-estaplsh the
regiment Tho officers % me regm,ht WI pc 81,
ectci By the ombers. ana th"re WIZ De no iur'hes
dscori on account OF factionai differences
The fact that two new companies Will soon be
added 10 the command printed In The Tribune
three weeks ago.
II IL known that Colonel Smith Informed the Ad-
tu,ant-Gcncral's office "A few days ago that by the
,,nc the Goth Battalion was ready for camp the
two n.v COMPANIES would also be ready 10 go and
h. asked whether under the existing rules. the two
new companies would be allowed TO 20. 40
rnsv,cr has been received to the communication.
whose receipt N headquarters In Albany doubtless
Inspired The report about reorganization.
Colonel Smith when seen last night. said that H.
believed that Adjuiant- General McAlpn had been
wr0nglv quoted because he knew OF no steps
toward rcorganiza Ion having been taken, and no
believed that nothing In that direction would BE-
done In the near future. Inc ADDITION OF the TWO
new companies would give the authorities the right
20 form the battalion into regiment but officers
WHO are in the confidence OF BriSader-Gencral Fitz-
gerald say that he would deprecatc any action nj
the presen, time looking toward an election OF field
officers.
The o9th has made great progress under the
leadership OF Colonel Smith whose services in the
matter 1f raising the standard OF the command
fully appreciated by the Commander in thief. as
well as by the Adjutant-tieneral and the com
mander oi the First Brigade, and II is safe to say
that no election Will take place and regiment
Will he formed until Colonel Smith makes the sug
GestOn.
to be mustered In. and Major Aususte l.. Montant.
Inspector Genera OF the First Brigade. Will proba-
biz be ordered 10 muster them within week
The new commands Will be known Companies
r. and g. and Will be commanded by Lieutenant j.
T. OBricn and Adjutant VI. j. Spcman. re-
specthely. Each company mas more than nifty
men nj the present time.
General Louis Fitzgerald said last night: Tho
two companies necessary TO form the regiment are
being recruited but cannot say when they Will
be inspected. ! have rot vet received the roll
which | must forward to he Adjutant- General The
place for months and months. There will be
OF the old Guarrels. have succeeded In getting
out Of the regiment all the Dury faction and all
tho Moran fac:Ipu. The men have learned how to
wear their uniform and keep clean AZ has been
demonstrated parade. Ii will be Il purely mill
tary organization In which the grievances OF every
member private Q. officer will be settled according
military rules"
General Fitzgerald also said that after he had for
wardel the roll TO Adjutant- General McAlpn the
inspection OF the two companies would Immediately
be made