New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-17
CONLEY TALKS TO CO.: {
DispIeased with Captain ScanIon
for Promoting Eddie Haqan.
PRAISES THE GUARDSMeN
They Listen in Silence, end
Charges Against 69th's Com.
mander May Result.

Company K. Of the s9th Regiment \ ?
y. G., was inspected In the armory Ia,.
night. Everything was done except 10 m,
the men under the X-rays
But after an hour and half OF III. ti,.
Of overhauing conducted last nigh, n,
Major Arthur West Little, % the s,a. =,
Brigadier General George Moore Smith
Mays would probably have uncove-.1
merely excess information OF a tr,rin,
sort.
Captain John J. Scanlon. a friend q.
Percy Nagle. the Tammany leader In ua-.
lem. was In n sense on trial. for Il VA,
his company that was being lined ID or,
of season on short notice and looked a,
through such sensitively critical eyes I,
was said that Colonel Louis d. Conley ~,
been trying TO find an Opportunity "a
eliminate Captain Scanlon. the senior can.
tain OF the regiment.
This rumor gained momentum When
after the driIl, Colonel Conley entered tha
room Of Company r. and, according 10 sey.
eral guardsmen who were present. congrs,.
ulatcd tho men on their performance. bu.
strongly ntimated that he was dspless.s
10 the recent election % Eddie Hagan. son
Of James J. Hagan. Tammsny leader in IN.
18th District. to the second iieutenancy.
According to the guardgmen. Coons
Conleys talk was received by Cap,a-
Scanlon ard his company in deep silence
which they said showed that all the men
concerned were under good discipline
Guardsmen were free I'm remarkng TIA,
the colonels action was most unusual
occurrence and they designated q as being
contrary 20 regulations. II was also saA
by Captain Scanlons friends that he would
prefer charges against the colonel.
Among those who watched the inspect,o,
drill were Percy Magic, now on the sta.
in the quartermaster's department: Major
Lynch. Major Duffy. Lieutenant stanton
formerly one of the best riders with the
Barnum q Bailey Shows, and Captain
Everett. Captain Scanlon is said 10 he
interested in a saloon in The Bronx and
to he agent for a certain brand of whis-
KEY.
There are seventy-eight names on the
roster OF his company, and seventy men
turned out last night Colonel Conley was
represented nurlnS lIe OIlli Oh lhe UOoE o.
the armory by Captain Zines. inspector o.
ordnance.
Major Little's report as TO the condition
he found Company T. 10 be in last nigh,
will he forwarded 20 General Smith. I,
was said that the findings would not b.-
come known for probably three months
Captain Scanon has been in the 6ath
Regiment for twenty-five years and Tor the
greater part of that time he has been cap.
tain OF Company F..
Eddie Hagan was elected second len.
tenant, with forty-eight votes Sergean,
Howard j. Herbert, who was known 70 Ne
Colonel Conleys favorite, got two votes.
Guardsmen last night declared that in the
colonel's talk 10 the men Of Company Il
after the drill he referred to the fact that
Captain Scanlon had given him 10 under
stand that Herbert would be elected. The
colonel, according 10 the guardsmen. added
that he was not opposing the election OF
Hagan. but that he was sorry Herbert
should have been permitted 10 run on'y 10
oe knocked down.