The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-19
NATIONAL GUARD MEN ANGRY.
Senate Clerk Keny on's Interference In Gen.
McAipin's Behnir Specially Offensive.

hcAIpln'b hcnniI specially oHrnblvc.
ALBANY, Nov. lS.-It was asccrtaincd here
tonight that John y. Kenyon Of Syracuse. who
is Clerk of the Senate. is not ready TO abide by
the decision that Major-Gen. Edwin A. Nc
Alpin of Sing Sing shall be retired as Adjutant-
General of the National Guard of the State of
New York. 1t has already been printed In The
SUN that Governor-elect Black and his friends
do not see their way clear to reappoint Gen.
McAlpin as the grand mogul Of the Governor
elects staff. Clerk Kenyon of tho Senate, 10
was ascertained tonight, proposes to flap his
wings In opposition to the Republican orRaniza-
ton OF the State of New York. He has been
working for several days in the interest Of Gen.
McAlpin, and has pulled every string at his
command In order to bring pressure on Cover
nor-elect Black.
Clerk Kenyon has been very friendly to Gen.
McAlpin ever since the dinner last May. given
at the 1roquois Hotel. Buffalo, TO Count Yama-
gata. the Japanese Field Marshal. When Yama-
gaia entered the State Gen. McAlpin and the
others of Gov. Morton's staff rendered him q
dinner at the ~Iroquois. AT that dinner Clerk
Kenyon. who is a civilian, appeared in the IA
tiEue uniform OF the National Guard of the
state OF New York. So also did Senators Joseph
Mullin OF Watertown and Frank w. higgins OF
the dinner as Gen. Kenyon" "Gen. Hisrins.%s
and Gen. Mullin." Because of the character
oithouEh Their heir co conduct vioisted section H !, io7 OF
the Military Code. which provides a penalty
Tor the conversion OF military property of the
State and the wrongful wearing OF u uniform OF
the National Guard OF the State. This section
OF the code says:
Whoever shall secrete. sell. dispose of, offer
FOR sale. purchase, retain after proper demand
made. or in any manner pawn or pledge any
military property which shall have been issued
under the provisions of this chapter, and any
person not n memb er Of the National Guard, ex-
cept organizations specially authorized TO do SO
by this chapter. who shall wear any uniform or
designation OF grade similar to those in use by.
the National Guard issued and authorized
under the provisions OF this chapter, shall for
felt to the people OF the State 500. and any
not on duty, wear any such uniform or equip
ments without permission OF his commanding
officer. shall be su bject TO a fine OF not more than
$40, which fine shall be forthwith paid over TO
the Chief of Ordnance"
There are now alive fifty witnesses to the fact
that Gen. McAlpin as Acknowledgement OF the
wear the fatigue uniform of the National Guard
at the dinner to Count Yamagata. II is main
tanned that those engaged in that episode not
only reflected on the National Guard OF tho
and consideration that should have been paid To
Sanagata.
Clerk Kenyon. II is declared here. is running
up against a stone wall. It is said that be-
should pay 10 the people of the state OF New
York the 500 tine instead OF working for the
retention OF Gen. .McAip!n. who permitted the
infringement OF the. law. It Is shown also that
Senator Higgins and Senator Mullin. because OF
Their infraction of The law. each owe the State
of New York 500.
The National Guard is a power IN the State.
Its members, It Is declared, do not look pleas
antly on the antics OF Gen. McAlpin and Clerk
Kenyon and Senators Higgins ana Mullin.
Gov.-elect Black and his friends are thoroughly
Mullin. nor Higgins can. it was declared to-
night, save Gen. McAlptn.