New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-29
0'RYAN HEADS GUARD
Major Succeeds Roe e, 'ulior
General of State MIlIAa.
BRACKETS PROTEST FAILS
Senator's Appeal to Reject
"Tammany" Nomination Wins
Not a Single Vote.

Albany. March Ex-Governor Dix appoint
ed to-day Major John =. Organ OF New
York. az major general commanding the
national guard Of the state. in place If
General Charles F. Roe. who is to retire on
MAY under law passed last year.
The nomination OF Major Organ was
confirmed after Senator Bracket had called
Oh the Republicans TO oppose 1t as pro-
test against encroachments Of Tammany
Hall on the state guard
You can't hold me on that proposition,
said Senator Wainwright. 40 better nom
nation could he made deplore the injcc-
ton OF party politics into this matter.
No ono responded TO Senator Bracket
appeal 10 vote i'm the negative.
Among. those who recommended Major
organ wa Major General Leonard Wood
Chief of STAFF. e. s \, who in letter to
tho Governor said:
believe that Major q Ryan's appoint
mont will he for the good Of the guard.
he is an extremely capable and energetic
officer, = man Of decidedly military type,
and believe that ha Is intensely devoted
10 the hettnrment of the guard. His work
q q national guard officer has been held IN
the highest esteem by officers of the reg
ular service who have come I'm contact WIN
him and are familiar with his work
john =. organ is native New Yorker
lie began hi military career IN 1922 as q
private i'm Company q. ith Regiment III
1900 he became second lieutenant in the %
Battery field artillery. He rose 10 the rank
NJ first Lieutenant IN 1901, and took com
mand Of the list Battery, as captain. IN
1901 He became ma or few months ago
General O'Ryan is a strict diSciplnarisn'
an able student Of military tactics and one
Of the most popular Of tho Younger officers
in the National Guard. This latest appoint
ment will promote him over many "H's''
who arc his seniors I'm rank.
General O'Ryan is the author NJ Organ
ization. Maintenance and Training of Field
Batteries which has been commended by
the Assistant Secretary ~ War. General
Oliver. was published IN the Journal OF
tho Military Service Institute United
States army. and Is used az reference
work At the POI graduate school At Fort
Lesvenworth
Fer years General Organ has been the
apostle Of practical training for militia
troors lie maugUratcd aud carried out
the plan Of fold firing tested last Novem-
Dor AT Feekskill, where troop Of dis
mounted cavalry With service ammunition
advanced against and assaulted n hostile
nositior OCCUPIED by silhouette disappearing
targets resulting in much benefit to the
troops involved and which was the begin
ming Of a movement for more practical small
arms training. He planned and conducted
the so-called winter msnpuvres in Febru-
airy Of this year. in which two batteries Of
,.fg
ranies Of infantry and A section Of the field
hospital service advanced against hostile
position, using service ammunition, and
where the entire operation wac carried out
"a Fl would be in actual warfare. This was
done without injury 10 or illness Of any Of
the participants and was attended by a
large number If regular and national guard
officers