The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-29
MAJOR TARLTON DENIES
CALLS FALSE THE STORY THAT HE
CRITICISED MAJOR sCHANZ.
Artillery officers Resignation Due TO
Press of Private business and
Not to Resentment.

ANY statement that 1 criticised Major
Schanz. of the artillery battalion. or that
I criticised the battalion itself, either to
General Mckee or to anyone else is alb
solutely false declared Major Charles a.
Tarlton last night.
Major Tarlton is the officer referred to
in a morning paper as having INDUCED
in petty criticisms of the artillery and of
the major commanding and of having
gone so far as to make complaint to
General Mckee. to whom Major Schanz
protested against the injustice of Tarlton's
remarks on the field, but who upheld Tarl-
ton"
THE reckless sensationalism of the au-
thor of that article is clearly shown by
two facts" said Major Tarlton. For one
thing, the article says that I was in
spector of field movements. which is not
true. Then, the author of the article alb
solutely failed TO ask me If 1 had any
thing to say about the truth or falsity
of the reports in which my name was
involved. Now. it occurs to me that hon
Orable journalism would lead a reporter
to give a man "A chance to defend him
self. The article in question came as sud
denly and Unexpectedly as a slap in the
face. L had never heard of any Ill feel
ing on the part Of Major Schanz, or OF any
of the other artillery officers. | know
that | never had any words with him. The
last time / saw him. which was only a
brief interval before the camp broke up,
there was nothing i'm his manner to in
dicate that he cherished any hard feel
ing toward me. | do not know that Ma
ior SchanZ has resigned. but If he has,
I feel very confident that his reason was
not i'll treatment received at the. hands of
any officer of the National Guard"
When General Mckee was asked about
Major Schanz's alleged RESIGNATION he
said, II nave heard nothing of it. and do
not believe he has resigned, although he
have reached me. l am very sure of one
thing. however. hat the resignation is
not based on any trouble in camp or any
criticism of Major Schanz, for none was
made to my knowledge"
SCHANZ HAS RESIGNED.
An artillery officer who is cognizant of
the situation said yesterday that it is
true Major Schanz has sent i'm his resig-
nation. He sent the resignation to the
Governor, however" said the officer, land
it was the result of many weeks of thought
over the matter. Major Schanz resigned
because'his private business took so much
of his time that he felt he could not
do the artillery battalion justice. There
was no sensational feature about the resig-
nation. and only a sensation hunter could
have put such a construction on it"
II was suggested to the officer that pos
sibly the incident of the artillerymen
shooting at the infantry regiments last
might have had something TO do with Ma
jOr SchanZs resignation. Not at all" he
said Had Major Schanz felt aggrieved
at any criticism passed upon him on ac.
count of that incident he would scarcely
have been unmilitary enough to take the
foolish course OF resigning. How could
his resignation clear up such a situation ?
on the contrary. he would have demanded
a board of inquiry"