New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-11

FRIENDS OF THE REGIMENT BRINGING
PRESSURE TO BEAR.
OFFICERS WILL. URGE THE GOVERNOR THAT
COLONEL WATSON BE COURT MARTIALLEp' A.
THEY ARE SURE Hr CAN CLEAR HIM
SELF OF ALI. CHARGES.

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SELF or ALI. CHARGES
Strong political pressure Is being brought TO bear
to got Governor Black to reverse his ORDER disoah"
ing the 18th Regiment While Nl'liam l." ""'s0"
colonel Of the regiment Is n Democrat nearly hihe-
,.rths Of the members are Republicans and most
o, them live in the strongly Republican Twenty
hrd and Twenty-afth wards. Probably mat Is the
reason that Congressman Israel +. fIscher ana
Naval officer Robert \. Sharkey teleSrapheh 10
the Governor yesterday md urged him 10 receive
DEDICATION OF officers from the 18th. which Is de-
sirois Of presenting a petition to the commanders
in-,'hief urging him at least 90 substitute ior ms
order d!shandlng the 18Th an ordev suhjec'ing
Colonel watson 10 a court Of inquiry or court-nar-
tlal
Colonel Watson and Michael J. D2dy called at
the home Of Lieutenant Governor Woodruff yester-
day and urged him 10 see Governor Black In the
lsths behalf Whether Mr. Woodruff agreed 10 90
this or not could not be learned. as he "enf out
on Long Island Yesterday before h" could b" seen
f,v the reporters kilograms were sent 10 Senator
Plat asking him Join in the request to the Gov
ernor and General Stewart l.. Woodfcrd will also
no asked 10 aid the regiment in its present diff
Guilty.
The delegation from the 18th. composed of nearly
nll it's officers except Colonel Watson. will meet
the Governor and urge him 10 reconsider his de-
clsion
There IS difference Of opinion in Brooklyn to
whether Governor Black will recede from his att
tude. Mr.. Sharkey said that he thought he would
but Northumberland Woodruff told some
friends that he thought the Governor had taken
this action after learning all the facts in the case
and after being advised by military men. Even on
the assumption that the order mish; ne considered
drastic there are those who think that Governor
Black could not afford to revoke the order because
OF tho bad effect 1t might have the other Ma
tlona Guard organizations Of the State.
GENERAL MLEER'S ORDER
The order Of General McLeer. after conveying to
Colonel Watson Adjutant General Tillinghast's
order gives the details 10 how the order Is to be
carried into effect. follows
Second-In accordance with the above. the officers
and enlisted OF the 18th Regiment who were
iSS are hereby directed TO assemble at the armory
OF the 18th Regiment on Friday evening. May H.
1895. at o'clock. TO be mustered cut OF the National
Thrd-Colonel William L. Watson rendered SUI.
pcrnumerary. is hereby charged with the service OF
this order upon the officers and enlisted men
He viii also procure from Major George D. Rus.
State and other public property in possession Of the
officers and enlIsted men OF the iS,h Regimen on
will turn to the Chief of Ordnance of the State
of Ncw;York. with such receipts and inventory. all
stands charged as the commanding officer Of the
Fertilization william f. G. Mayer. brigade in
spector is hereby designated as the officer repre-
m" kin Regiment armory and ali property therein
contaired until further orders from these head.
quarters.
Nv command OF Brgadier General McLeer
JOHN =. FROTII1NGHAM
Assistant Adjutant General.
While General McI.eer's sympathies are with the
18th re saws he has no alternative except TO obey
orders 10 the letter Therefore he has selected Fri
day evening for the mastering out. This. he said
would leave time for the dele cation Of officers 10
make the position OF the regiment perfectly clear
T., Governor Black.
It was said yesterday that Major George q. Coch-
re- n had applied to the Governor for permission TO
raise the new 18th Regiment which is to take the
place OF the 18th Regiment that Is to be disbanded
II seems that Major Cochran. in applying to Major
General Roe for leave Of absence and securing
the same may rot be included in the order placing
the officers OF the 18th who stay ed at home on the
supern'me-ary list. 1t has long been Major Coch-
rams ambition to be colonel Of the 18th When his
IA her in law. David T. Austen. resigned as colonel
he active candidate for the place When
the officers Of the 18th first decided to take the
ttude OF insisting upon going to the the
18th Regiment not at all. Major Cochran went
from room to room OF the companies urging the
. men to volunteer. Since then. however. he has