New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
DIX CALLS COUNCIL
OF GUARD OFFICERS
Successor to General Organ
May Be Decided Upon at
Conference To-day.
FEARS FOR APPROPRIATION
Recent Changes Said To Be
Against Rules Laid Down
by the Federal
Government.


All the commanding officers Of theNNew
York National Guard were rot little
surprised yesterday at receiving orders
TO he in Albany to-day and report to
Governor Dix for a conference at noon.
Just why the Governor has ordered the
officers to appear before him at Albany
has caused much speculation, but no one
can tell definitely. The consensus Of
opinion, however, among officers best
qualified to Judge, is that the Governor
desires 10 consult them upon subjects of
importance TO the military force of the
state. This It is held may have TO do
with the appointment OF a major gen
eral 10 succeed Major General John +.
Organ
II is said that the Governor has now
some doubts as to the legality OF the
present organization of the New York
National Guard, being without major
general commanding, and the point has
slso been brought up that the present
organization Of the guard does not con-
form to the militia laws prescribed by
the War Department.
II during the conference the Governor
asks their opinion as TO the appointment
Of a successor to General Organ, it is
believed that the majority Of officers Will
favor a selection BY seniority, and in this
case Brigadier General John G. EDDY
commanding the % Brigade, of Brooklyn
would get the plum. lie holds the brevet
rank OF major general for meritor!ous
service Of over twenty-five years. He
FIRST Joined the guard as q private in the
Fth Infantry or November l6. 1915.
Not in Fesr Of Censure.
Some friends II Erigadier General
William Nerbeck. the adjutant general
chief Of staff, among the officers will. it
ia expected. be ac1ive on his behalf
should Governor DIX invite discussion
as 10 who should he appointed major
general.
1t is not believed that the officers are
ordered 20 Alhanv to be hauled over the
Goals for al king part I'm the meeting at
General O'Ryan's Office on october T.
where, 81 IS said. some officers declared
against The au5ltant general receiving
increased power. VIE doings of this
meeting we're explained to the Governor
soon after il was held, and the eXplana-
ton, II is asserted. ended the incident.
The Office who have left New York
city 20 report to Governor Dix include
the following: Brgadier General John
q. Eddy. ii HEsadc; Brigadicr General
George r. Dyer, lst Brigade; Brsadier
General Z. F. Austen, chief of coast ar
inery; Colonel Daniel Appleton, 9TH In
fantry: Colonel Thomas W. Huston, 18th
Infantry: Colonel Louis ID. Conley. 69tn
Infantry, Colonel William 81. Bates. list
Infantry, Colonel John n. Foote. 18th In
fantry: Colonel William +. Morris. 9th
Coast Artillery; Colonel Charles o..
Davis, 18th Coast Artillery; Colonel
Frank H. Norton, sd Infantry; Colonel
Henry c. Barthman, 47th Infantry; Colo
mel Walter B. Hotchkin 22d Engineers;
Colonel George A. Wingatc LIST Field Ar
tillery; Colonel o. b. Brldgmar, LIST Cav
airy; ColoLeI Charles J. De Bevoise ID
Cavalry; Major W. s Terriberry, lst
Field Hospital; Captain W. l.. Hallahan,
LIST signal Company, ana Captain George
Il. schenk, "a Signal Company. -
Some well known officers Of the Ma
tional Guard discussing the action o.
Governor Dix in abolishing the orgaqiza-
ton of the division Of the New York Ma
tional Guard shelving Major General
John r. organ. commanding, and MAX
ing Adjutant General William Verbeck,
the virtual commander of the guard, said
Z that the Governor has violated the pro-
visions Of the United States militia law
and that In consequence the state may