New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-20
CHANGES IN THE STA Fl.
NO GATHERING RET1NUE FOR GOV
ERNOR ROOSEVELT.
AND GENERAL ROE TO COMMAND
THE NATIONAL GUARD

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! A. the Inauguration ceremonies which Will take
| place Mt Albany January I there will he
noticeable absence OF gold lace In comparison with
similar functions which have taken place there
| The glittering military staff which surrounded
Governor Morton and the equally conspicuous
military following of Governor Black will be looked
FOR In vain. and the Governor who won glory s1d
distinction soldier will have ;. much SIS
brilliant following Of uniformed men than his
predecessors. to whom military matters were
sealed book The new military code which will 20
into operation that day. allows the Governor
only four aids from civil life. while Governor
Black has seven. and instead Of staff consisting Of
A major general and nine brgadier- generals he will
have sdjutant- general with the rank Of brig
adler general: A military secretary OF the grade OF
colorel and besides the four aids from civil HE
ten to be selected from the National Guard who
will retain their RANK and remain officers in their
various organizations. These ten aids will simply
be detailed 70 service the staff. and may be OF
any rank below colonel. While the Governor will
remain the commander n-chief ~ the National
Guard. Maior-GeneraI Roe IA the commanding
officer Of the division. Will be the actual COM
rnander. and the djutant-general who Will bs ap-
pointed by the Governor. viii he nothing more
than chief clerk. and the spectacle NJ general
officers taking orders from adjutant general
which caused much friction in the course of the
present administration. will not be possible.
The work which done under former Govern
ors by the surgeon general. chief Of artillery, in
spector general general Inspector Of rifle practice
and other general officers the STAFF will be per
formed under Governor Roosevelt by the members
Of General Roe's staff most OF whom have already
been appointed. The appointments which have
not yet been made two inspectors. one of the
grade Of colonel. ono Of the grade OF lieutenant
colonel two inspectors Of small arms practice ana
ordnance officers, one Of the grade OF lieutenant
colonel and one OF the grade Of major and one
~ ,ha Of other
star officers who have already been named are
assistant adjutant- general, with the rank ~
colonel Stephen II. On assistant adjutant- gen
eral with the rank OF observation-disclosures. tredercK
Phisterer; ouarternaster. with the rank OF lieu-
tenant-colonel John l. Holly. judge advocate. with
the rank OF Northumberland. William w Ladd,
tr; commissary with the rank Of Lieutenant
colonel. Guford Hurry; surgeon. with the rank OF
colonel. Nelson Henry and engineer, with the rank
Of lieutenant colonel. John Bogart. General Roe
has also appointed the following ades-de-camp
with the rank OF major: Chauncey p Williams
Louis VI. Gre.r and John r. Holland
There is much speculation as 70 who Will be ap-
pointed 10 III the vacancies on the stan Of the
ma Tor general. and many good officers have been
suggested for the important places. The present
inspector general is Edward Morris Hoffman, and
his first assistant ia Colonel Goodman James
Greene. Both had leave Of absence. that they
could take commissions In the volunteer service
and II IS believed ny many officers that they. as
well as General William NJ Kirby the general In
spector Of rife practice Governor Blacks stan,
who also held commission IN tho volunteer ser
Vice will be retained in their places the staff
Of the ma jor-general.
It has even been reported that certain officers
have been suggested for the places by The Tinted
bee l H Suggested. and that he voIli make appoint
ments in keeping with his own IDEAS: ne senior
inspecting ofcer end the 81 r ng eptb ~
these officers will have an assistant. who will re-
The o.dest oficer named by General Roe IS Colo
mel Phisterer who has been assistant adjutant-
general at various times since $50 He is now
the ranking colonel the state roster: but by the
operation OF the new law. which makes the assist;
ant adjuta general lieutenant-colonel, Colonel
Phisterer loses his place the head Of the list Of
coones and becomes No. 25 the list OF the grade
ha General Roe IS to The NStiogn Guard z! - and der
Naval Militia and MS office Ike that Of the major
general. is permanent and its tenure does not dc.
sad ps on the T h recent ot Ts not thought @
the best features OF the National Guard showed
the operations Of now law and with the fuss, and
e the 5css Of S % t Gna T
tain higher standard than II has ever enjoyed.
the old law some military men say that II is de-
fective in MANY respects and will require amend
goes into effect the various heads Of depa
viii cease 70 exist and The commander,in,chef VII
general and Other h SER officers on the mai bGr
States. but the critics saw that in order to make
the change in this state the Constitution must De
Of Aqtiie XI TIE iovernor sRsI appoint the
chiefs Of the several staff departments his aides;
hold office during his pleasure. their commissions
to xPre With a the tern fT W b the
termaster Inspector Of rife practice surgeon etc.
GR nf tho Sc Asks %h9
should they not be appointed hy The Governor and
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