Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-11
GOVERNOR APPOINTS
WEST POINTER
AS ADJUTANT
GENERAL
Harry 7. Herring Of Roswell
Named Over Vigorous Pro.
test Of National Guard Off.
GERS.
MY JUDGMENT Is BEST
COMMITTEE Is TOLD

l"N"NA"a HaANNNN" 70 HNNNAAA mefHIM Il
Santa re. n. NJ. Nov Hover tho
vigorous protest Of practically every
officer of the New Mckee national
guard. Governor Mcdonald today nn-
nounced the appointment 81 Harry T..
Herring of Roswell. az ndjuiant gem
orai 81 New MeAico. 10 fin the va
cancy caused by the dcath OF the late
Adjutnnt General a. s. Brookos The
new adiutant general. who has resld-
ed IN New Mexico hut a short time.
is q native 81 Tennessee and q erndu-
ate of West Point OF the class of
1905 The now adiutant general has
never hcld a commission IN the Unit
cd States army and only yesterday
was appointed and commissioned q
captain In the New Mexico guard In
order that he might qualify under
the law for the position % adjutant
general
Yesterday practically all the off
GERS OF the Kew Mexico national
guard. gathered here for the funeral
OF General Brookes. seized the on
portuniiy 10 hold o meeting OF the
New Mexico national guard associa-
ton. Al the meeting n committee.
was appointed TO wait upon the gov
crnor for the purpose Of suggesting
81 successor 10 General Brookos. Tho
committee was received by the gov
ornor who listened with more or less
patience 20 what rs members had 10
say upon the subject. The governor.
however, made Il plain "a the militia
Officers that he had made up his
mind az to tho proposed appointment
and did not intend to be swervod from
bis purpose by any arguments they
might make.
Several OF my appointments" the
governor told the officers, "wcre un-
popular when they were first am
rounced. hut the public have since
become reconcllcd to them" and he
believed the people and even the
members ~ the national guard. would
finally become rcconciieI TO the APP
pointment Of Mr. Herring who. tho
governor claimed, had been highly
recommended for Tho place Tire
governor ala not mention just who
recommended Mr.. Herring. but Il e.
understood that Il was Brig. Gen. Al.
hort H. Mills chief Of the division oc
militia affairs OF the United States
army. .. aa.
During the conversation with the
committee the governor hluntly aslSe
one OF the officers. n captain, n In
the event Mr.. Herring were appoint
cd adjutan. general. he. tho captain.
would resign from the guard.
~ am not an officer Of tho gard
10 serve any particular governor or
any particular ndiutant general" re-
piled the officer. "but because I deem
u nay duty as a patriotic citizen t.
thus offer my services to my ooun-
Try. 7 viii not resign unless my rts-
ignation should be requested"
II II Understood that the commit
tee. upon learning the governors NJ
titude toward the appointment male
no effort 10 recommend any person
for the position but devoted thelr en-
tire time 10 an attempt 90 show the
unfitness Of the proposed aIpolntee
for the high office of adiutant general
but an 20 no purpose. The governor =
mind was made up. ana the governor
prides himself upon his abil~.' 20
stick 60 his purpose and 10 refuse io
be turned therefrom by the argument
~ friend or foe.