New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-08
TROUBLES AT SOLDIERS HOME.
COLONEL DAVIDSON MAY SUCCEED COLO
MEL sHEPARD-NEw BOARD OF TRUs-
TEES TO BE NAMED.

Albany. Feb. CspeciaD.-Governor Roosevelt
has advised the trustees Of the New-York State
Soldiers and Sailors Home at Bath. " Y. not
to accept the conditional resignation offered by
Colonel Charles o. Shepard. the commandant OF
the Home. until the investigation OF his admin
istration now in progress is completed
II should be stated that the condition named
by Colonel Shepard was that majority OF the
Board Of Trustees should vote in favor Of
cepting his resignation at their annual meeting
of February s. Colonel Shepard afterward with
drew this conditional resignation feeling that
he had been unjustly assailed- The only reason
that he offered conditional resignation was be-
cause he felt that his policy OF administration
was not sustained by a majority Of the members
of the Board of Trustees. Then he demanded
formal investigation OF his administration. and
that has been In progress for two months past.
The investigation is being conducted by Deputy
Controller Gilman, Deputy Attorney General
Coyue and committee OF the Board Of State
Charities. The investigation will be resumed
here on February 13
It was reported here on apparently good au-
thority tonight that the new Board OF Trustees
of the Soldiers Home. which will be ap-
pointed by Governor Roosevelt. is likely TO elect
ex-senator Andrew Davidson, Of Cooperstown.
at present Deputy State Treasurer. TO succeed
veteran. and was once State Senator from the
Otsego-Herkmer Senate District, and later
Deputy Secretary OF State. He prom
nent candidate for the Republican nomination
for Secretary Of State in 1898.
NETWORK MEMBERS RESIGN
Bath. n. Y. Feb. CspeeiaD.-A private dis
patch from New-York states that General
Daniel E. Sickles Of New-YorB. General Horatio
c. King of Brooklyn, and ]. Monroe Shoemaker
OF Elmra, three Of the trustees OF the State
Soldiers and Sailors Home, situated here. have
resigned their positions as trustees, and that
Governor Roosevelt has accepted their resigna-
tons.
Two of these gentlemen. General sickles and
General King. have supported Colonel Charles
o. shepard Recently, IL is said. papers we're
prepared for legal proceedings to enjoin the
Beard of Trustees from removing Colonel
Snepard Then came rumor that Andrew
Davidson. former Deputy Secretary of State was
10 be elected in Colonel Shepard's place as soon
as the Board of Trustees was reconstructed by
the cropping OF some civilian members Gen
eral Sickes and General King. as we'll as Mr.
ShoemakeT. 1t is believed. thought that Colonel
Shepard should be retained.
General Horatio c. King was seen last night by
a Tribune reporter. his home No. As Willow
ST, Brooklyn in reference TO his withdrawal from
the Board Of Trustees Of the Soldiers Home He
said:
General sickles, Colonel Shoemaker and myself
resigned for the same reason. There is an in
VesIgatlon now pending IN respect 10 Colonel Shep
pard and the affairs Of the Home. by the Com
mission Of the State Board OF Charities. The Com
mission adjourned 70 February Is, and Colonel
Sheppard had not had opportunity to present
his defence; We learned that the majority Of the
Board OF Trustees were determined at their meet
ing Tomorrow Thursday to remove him at all
hazards We therefore sent in our resigna tfous
and We regard the act cruel and unjust, and 10
not desire 10 be participants in the matter.
General Daniel E sickes also seen at his
home. III New-York. and said il was true that he
had resigned, but did not care to state the rea-
sons, which. he said given in the resignation
sent TO the Governor.