The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-01-31
HIS ORDER
IS REVOKED
Governor Hughes Shows He
Is Supreme.
CANCELLED DISCHARGE
New York States New Ruler OBJ
iects TO Official Signing by
Command Of Governor"

ALBANY, y. Y. Jan. 3l.-toNcfnof
Hughes created military sensation
last night which II said TO be without
precedent In regent years at least. by
requiring Adiutant General Nelson II.
Henry Ia revoke the special orders Is
sued 10y him which would have permit
ted Captain Louis Wendell Of the First
battery 10 leave the military service Of
the state by the acceptance Of his res.
lgnatlon without further Investigation
OF the much discussed charges agninst
him OF Irregularities Ia TIE manage
mcnt OF the armory iuder his charge
Adjutant General Nelson II. Henry.
by command Of Governor Hughes ne
commander In chief ~ the military
forces Of the state. has issued a spe.
clal order revolving the orders promul.
gated 10y him Ia which the resignation
Of Captain Louis Wendell Of the First
battery " artillery was accepted aud
discharged him from the military serv.
ice Of the state and which ais, dis.
solved the court Of inquiry erected NJ
Captain Wcndel's request 10 Inquire
into the charges against him ~ misuse
Of armory funds aud other conduct I'M.
becoming an officer The order promul.
gated reads ~ follows.
Paragraph 81 special orders No
Il. Tan ~. 1901. from this Office p6r.
porting 10 accept the resignation Of
Captain i.oul. Wendell. First battery.
y. q. y. Y. and % discharge him from
further service la the national guard.
not having been authorized by the gov
ernor. j. hereby In all respects re
sclndcd.
Paragraph Of special orders No. II.
Jan. -. 1891. from this office. purport
ing 10 dissolve tho court ~ Inquiry APP
pointed by special orders No. iSG -.
| rles igOG. as amended by special onlers
40. ~. series 1890. from this Office,
not having been authorized by the gov.
ernor. j. hereby Ia all respects ~
scinded
THE court ~ inquiry appointed as
aforesaid i hereby directed 10 convene
aud continue H. proceedings"
Governor Hughes would make no
statement regarding the order nor
would General Henry make any com.
ment
The issue ~ the order was not unex
pecicd. as Il was known that Governor
Hughes was considering the question
u the precise degree ~ personal ~
sponslbilliy attaching 10 him ~ com
mander 10 chief of the military forces
10 the state In connection with purel,
military orders issued In his name by
the adluiant generals Office which have
i,ecn subscribed In the conventions
form. ny command 81 the governor
while In fact every small proportion 81
them came within the governors per
sonnl knowledge
The governor aud Adiutnnt Genera
Henry were clo~cted together fur tive
hours or more. AMI II was admitted
that the topic ~ their conference wat
the order dlscharging Captain wende
; and dlssolving the court Of inquiry
General Henry represented ~ Gov
crnor Hughes that the action In th'
Wendell ease was IN accord with custo
mary military practice. mere matte
u military routine. Nevertheless. IN
governor wasn't satisfied
lie conceded. II Il said. that le wa
only governor and that General Hen
g. WIS a good soldier. but even tibet
be- could not have nm adiuiant genera
hanging around loose by order OF IN
governor"
When General Henry left the exccu
tive chamber. II Il said. he uttered
short sharp exclamation. ~ l. the mil
tary custom In mere matter uf rot
tine. lie WIS also red IN the face.
General Henry was originally ~
pointed adIuiant general by Goyerno
Odcll. lie has been appointed by c'
cry succeeding administration. II
halls from New York