New-York tribune., 1910-09-08
PEACE PACT FOR QUEENS
Dix Believes He Has Harmonized
Cassidy-Harvey Factions.
BUT MAY BE MORE TROUBLE
Chairman, in Tour of State, Finds
Much Sentiment for Mayor
Gaynor's Nomination.

| Chairman Dix of the Democratic State
Committee believes that he has made an
amicable settlement of the differences be-
tween Joseph Cassidy and the followers of
former Sheriff Herbert S. Harvey in
Queens County. There are Indications,
however that there may be more trouble
than is expected, as Mr.. Cassidy is said
to have declared he did not purpose to di-
vide the degelates to the conventions with
Mr.. Harvey according to the terms of the
agreement
Joseph Cassidy is now in control in
Queens Borough, but the Harvey -Gresser-
Mara faction has been giving him lots of
trouble The agreement entered into be
tween the opposing factions before Chair
man Dix provides that Mr.. Cassidy shall
retain his place as member of the state
committee and that Mr.. Harvey shall be
chosen chairman of the county committee
They are to divide the delegates to the
various conventions Here is where the
trouble will probably come.
In addition to eleCting delegates to the
state convention there are conventions for
the selection of four candidates for Assem-
bly,, one Congress candidate, one candidate
for Senator and a candidate for Surrogate
Queens is also interested in the selection
son. of the Supreme Court. Second De
partment. Justice GarretSon is a Queens
County man, and that county will claim
the candidate to succeed him. There is
some difference of opinion as to whether
the Democrats shall unite with the Re
publicans in renorinating Justice Garrett
son or shall favor gnother candidate.
In order to make IT harder for any of
reform In, tn
foothold at the coming primaries Mr. Cas-
sidy. the present head of the organization
there, has made the county the unit of
representation instead of the Assem- bly,
district. as now. In that way the strong
CASSIDY vote in Long Island City would
probably help to elect his candidates for
members of the county commit tee in some
of the outlying districts
There Is some talk that County Clerk
Martin Mayer and Magistrate Maurice E.
Connolly may start a fight to break up
the harmony pact"
Chairman Dix said yesterday that a
committee appointed by him. of which Ed
ward NJ. Shepard is chairman. was already
at work on the platform to be adopted at
the Rochester convention. The platform
drawn up by II will be submitted
first to Chairman Dix and then to the
committee on resolutions which will be
chosen at the convention. ''It will be only
a suggestion" said Mr.. Dix yesterday.
THE convention committee may adopt ii
or reject It in part or in whole. as it sees
fit" The other members of the committee
are William c. Osborn. r. T. Wilson. ir..
John S Crosby and Seymour Van SAINT
voord.
Chairman Dix said he had found much
sentiment in the rural districts in favor
of the nomination of Mayor Gaynor for
Governor. In the northern counties they
favored the nomination of Edward NJ.
Shepard, while Cayuga was for Thomas
NJ Osborne and Monroe for Congressman
Havens.
The Democratic State. League will hold
a convention in the Rochester Auditorium
on the day before the regular organization
AT that time committees will
be appointed with power to confer with
the regular organization in regard to can
didates and platform and to ratify con-
demn what the convention finally does
This action is looked upon more or less
in the light Of holding club over the old
line bosses in the regular organza ton.