New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
GENERAL TILLINGHAST'S VIEWS
HE FAvORs DIVISION OF THE FIRST BRIG
AIDE AND ELECTION OF BRIGA-
ER-GENERALS.

Mator-General c. Whitney Tillinghast. 3D. Adju-
tant-General, arrived IN New-York yesterday and
established his headquarters at the Waldorf-As-
tor.a where he will remain until Tuesday morning
He made an informal visit TO Troop c last night
AZ the armory North Portand-ave. and Auburn
Place BROOKLYN General Tfllinghast said that he
was much pleased with the work that had been
accomplished by the Reorganization Commission.
and hoped that the labors OF that body would
prove a lasting benent TO the National Guard or
the State
81 saw the weak points Of the Guard in tho
course Of NV many years OF service" he said land
when I was appointed to a place where ] could he
instrumental In bringing about change for the
better worked toward that end and believe
that the administration OF Governor Black VIII
the thanks OF the CITIZENS iniery TOT PERFECT
ing the organization.
He said that the report OF the committee "ouid
nrohah lv reach him tomorrow. and would be hand
cd 10 the Governor soon as Il had been care
fulA cxanned and that unless the Governor mad
any changes to suggest It would then be laid before
the Legislature in the form OF BILL The AdJu-
tont-General said that The Tribune had stated the
ca Sc properly when 1t said that the new code when
will be The outgrowth of the commissions de!io-
erations will have only two objects IN vlew-the
eevaton OF the standard OF the National Guard and
its removal from politics.
As 10 the possible commander Of the State forces
| the Adjutant General said that he had never had
any ambition in that direction, and ne peleveu Una.
| Major Charles T. Roe whom he had recommended
FOR the place would he an ideal officer When told
| that the members of the First Brigade were anx-
| ions 10 know whether that body would be divided.
| General 1iliinghast said that the Communicating,
| chief had not consulted him on the subject 4.
ne does however" ne added. 81 will advocate a
dtv,sion Of the brigade into Two parts. making an
east and west brigade on the lines suggested some
| time ago ,, :,
clude the 7h sth. Goth ard list regiments and the
Nest Brigade the 9th. l2tl and 2?i regiments When
the plan was first suggested ;hc names OF 'olone,
Hutt and +. Ninton Green" were often mentioned
I'm connection with the bril- adier genera SHIPS
md II was believed that those officers would De APP
| pointed by the Governor. Put when Coloncl Greene
declared at the dinner which General Fitzgerald
gave to his staff and the commanding ofcers Oh
his brigade thai he would accept the star only II
an election showed that he was the cnoice o. nc
field officers OF the brigade. the question arose,
Will tho Governor appoint or order elections; IL
was suggested that elections would result I'm dead
| locks and that appointments would nave TO he
! made finally To relieve the situation, but up 10
this time nothing definite Is known az 10 the Gov
crnors intentions on the subject. tIeneTaI M
lnghas. said that ne in favor OF elections IL
the new brigades should he created. and that II ne
should be consulted by the commander-in-chief on
the subiec, ne would advocate that plan