New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
THE MERRY BATTLE STILL ON
MLEWEE SAYS HE TOLD THE TRUTH
AND THAT THERE is MORE OF IT."
HIS TELEGRAMs ASKING COLONEL. COLE. GEN
ERAL CARROLL AND GENERAL FLAGIER
TO STAND BY HIM-GENERAI. NAL
PIN DECLINES TO DISCUSS
THE TROUBLE.

PIN DECLINES TO DISCUSS
THE TROUBLE
The merry battle which grew out OF the removal
Of General +. c. McIewee IL still going on and
news from the scat OF shows that one Of the
warriors is still supplied with ammunition. while
the other has retired behind the Notifications OF
silence from which neither threats friendly in
vitatons can lure him. General McAlpn at his
office In New-York CitX yesterday. but he would
not discuss the matter of General McI.ewee's re-
moval or the accusations which followed. II am
out OF Office" he said. land do not to discuss
matters Of that kind now" General McAlpin would
not express opinion possible investiga ton.
nor would he say whether rot he would reply TO
General McLewces charges at a later day. (,
General McLewee. who had dsregarded the advice
or his physician and gone out on New Years Day.
was in bed when seen by Tribune reporter He
said that nc not surprised to hear that General
McAlpin would not reply to his charges He can
say nothing on the subject" said General McLewee.
without helping my case. What have said may
have sounded harsh and overdrawn. but am ready
at any time to show that 1t was all simple. I'M
Vanished truth. and there is more Of it,"
General McIcwee was asked what he had TO say
as TO Colonel Green and Major Lee. whose tents
were in Quality Row. in the state camp. ana
whether they were not his subordiDates.
"They were both my subordirates," he said. but
they were detailed for other duty at the State camp
| had no right to give them any orders but they
will say that they heard from me privately on many
occasions in the course OF the tour Of camp.
81 hear" continued General McLewee. that my
enemies in Albany are still harping the imaginary
point that gave out my report before 1t was re-
ceived by the and efforts are peing
made to make my work useless by excluding 1t from
the report OF the Adjuant(ieneral. What nonsense.
/ have Colonel Greenes telegram in which he says
that the document delivered to Colonel Phsierer
Wednesday at oc.ock. on the same DAY re-
ceved a message from friend in Albany warning
me that a conspiracy was foot there 10 90 me an
injury. l could not imagine what IL couiu mean.
because | knew that had done no one there any
wrong. but | telegraphed az once 10 Coionel Asnes
w. Cole. General Howard Carroll and General sen
jamin Flagler asking hem 10 stand ny me IN case d
conspiracy should be discovered Three hours iater
the mystery sovcd by the news that had been
removed. -.
As 10 the criticisms which officers have made on
the subject. General McLewee said: Il am not sur
prsed that am taken 20 task by some members OF
the Guard. hut am than pleased win tne iet-
tiers OF Endorsement and sympathy which come 70
with every mail from men OF good standing III the
Guard" .
Many members of the Guard who look beyond the
personal par; the controversy. while tneF TeEiet
should have been made. believe that much good may
be tho result. that abuses at wnlch oIlcsrS III nu
thority have winked will be remeded and that on-
GERS will give less for complaint ana critlclsih
If it is true that the management OF Natlona. GUAR
matters was ntrusted the OF incompetent ana
untrustworfhy officers by Governor Norton sad an
officer with the resul; We see H. Governor bidcn
may take warning and that there Is no recurrence
OF the same condition. and the runpns when Generdi
McI.ewee has kicked up may result in much good 70
the Guard He will not be in II 10 see II. but II VIII
be there just the same. and that should ne save
for the dismissed Generals wounded fcslings