New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-26
AboIiShes Office of Commander
of National Guard and
Makes Its Holder
Supernumerary.
PUTS VERBECK IN CONTROL
With Two Exceptions, Members
of General Organs Staff Are
Transferred to General
Verbeck's Staff Until
Further Orders.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

eral John F. Organ as commander Of
the national guard and abolished the
office. The power that was vested in
Major General Organ is transferred
to Adjutant General William Verbeck
| by virtue Of his Office as chief Of staff
as well as adjutant general
In the same order Governor Dix rem
| dered all the members of Major Gem
eral Organs staff supernumerary.
In another order he placed them on
active duty again, assigning them to
! the headquarters of the militia Of
the state until further orders, with
the exception Of Lieutenant Colonel r.
Foster Walton and Captain Edward
Olmsted. Colonel Walton has been on
| duty in the major generals headquar-
| ters in New York City as his adjutant
| general. Captain Olmsted had been
Major General Organs personal aid
Colonel Walton and Captain Olmsted
will be permitted to remain on the
/ supernumerary list.
The other members of General
| Organs stan who now become the
staff Of Adjutant General Verbeck are:
Lieutenant Colonel Chauncey p WILL
! iams, adjutant generals department
Lieutenant Colonel Franklin w. Ward,
ad)utant generals department.
Lieutenant Colonel William H. Chaplin,
inspector generals department
Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius Vanderbilt,
inspector generals department
Lieutenant Colonel I.Dui9 "
bury, inspector generals department.
Lieutenant Colonel William W. Ladd,
judge advocate generals department.
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur F. Townsend,
Guartermaster's department
Lieutenant Colonel Henry s. Stern
terger, subsistence department.
Lieutenant Colonel Nathanial B. Thurs
ton, ordnance department.
Lieutenant Colonel William G. Iebou-
tillier. medical CORPS.
Lieutenant Colonel Eugene w. " C.
Lucas.
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick T. Leigh,
| chief signal officer
Verbeek in Entire Control
The two orders Will give Adjutant
General Verbeck control OF the entire
guard.
General Verbeck also announced that
the Governor had directed the detail OF
the following as members Of the state
militia council:
Colonel Charles o. Davis. Coast Artil-
lery Corps, vice Brigadier General +. f.
Austin. and Colonel William Wilson. Sd
Infantry; Major James G. McIeer, I'd
Cavalry, and Major Frank h. Barrett. lst
Field Artillery, TO fill existing vacancies.
General Verbeck refused to comment
tonight on the Governors action.
General Organ was nominated as
major general commanding the ma
tional guard of the state by Governor
Dix on March 2S last TO succeed Gem
eral Charles +. Roe, who was to be re-
tired on May 1. under law passed by
the Legislature Of 1911. General
Organs nomination was confirmed by
the Senate after Senator Bracket had
called on the Republicans to oppose II
on the ground of encroachment ~
Tammany Hall In the state guard. No
one responded to Senator Brackets
appeal to vote in the negative.
Among those who recommended Cen
eral Organ TO the Governor for APP
pointment was Major General Leonard
Wood, Chief Of STAFF. United States
army.
The passage by the Legislature OF the
law making compulsory the retirement
OF General Roe and other officers Of
the guard at the age OF sixty-four
wears was the subject Of much contro-
yersy, as was the selection Of his sue
cessor.
Result of Friction.
while in New York last January Ad-
,utant General Verbeck Unexpectedly
announced that he would resign, and at
the time It was said this action was
the result Of differences of opinion be-
tween the adjutant general and Cen
eral Roe. When General Verbeck re-
turned to Albany, however. he had a
talk with Governor Dix, and at its
conclusion announced that he had re-
considered his intention to quit the
guard.
During the absence of Governor Dix
IN Europe last summer Lieutenant
Governor Conway, as acting Governor.
directed that the adjutant general
nIace General Organ on duty at a
compensation equal to $4,000 a year.
Adtutant General Verbeck later re-
fused to honor the vouchers for pay
nent on the ground that the special
order was in conflict with the military
law.
Governor Dix issued an order on Oc-
tober 4 creating the office OF chief Of
staff of the military forces Of the state
and appointed General Verbeck TO the
place.
This action by the Governor was re-
ce,yed with disapproval by General
o,Rvan and some Of his fellow officers
IN the guard, and Lieutenant Colonel
William w. Ladd, judge advocate of
the division of the national guard. re-
Gently submitted an opinion to the
Governor that his action was contrary
10 the military law.
The Governor had a conference with
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