New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
|D|X IN bANTER|NG MOOD |
Might Become Candidate for
Senator Himself, He Remarks.
SHEPARD STILL HIS CHOICE
See Him Talking to Murphy? His
Query-Eats with Financiers
and Sees Many Callers.

Although not few of the callers I1pon
Governor-elect Dix are interested in the
race for United States Senator. the Gov
ernor-eiect still maintains his attitude OF
Inon-interference, 1t is said. When he was
asked yesterday if his attitude would be
changed In any way If it seemed probable
that William F. Sheehan stood the best
chance OF election he shook his head, to in
dicate that he did not want to talk upon
the subject, and then, in a laughing way.
said:
Il might become q candidate myself. You
know. a lot of my friends have been urging
me to do so.'
1t is understood that Mr. Dix is not at all
convinced yet that Charles f. Murphy in
the end will not decide to favor Edward NJ.
Shepard. did you see Mr.. Murphy talk
ing to Mr.. Shepard at the dinner of the
Democratic Club last night?" asked Mr..
Dix, when the daily question as to the
Senatorship situation was put to him yes
terday.
Friends of William F. Sileehan said there
was absolutely no truth in the statement
tnat he had been picked for the Senator
ship. They wished it were true, but did
not believe that Mr.. Murphy would ever
consent to give the honor to Mr. Sheehan.
Think Murphy Hasn't Decided.
Those who have talked with Mr.. Murphy
about the subject say they do not think he
will reach any decision in his own mind
much before the opening of the Legis-
lature. He has, it is said. given the friends
of Mr.. Shepard some encouragement TO go
ahead and work up what sentiment they
can for him.
Mr. Dix opened the day yesterday with a
Ions IL 1x-ith II
to be his Superintendent of Public Works
1t was said that Mr.. fireman would go to
Albany at once to acquaint himself with
the duties of his office.
The second caller at the Governors suite
In the Hotel Manhattan was State Chair
man Huppuch. Then followed Jacob Can
tor, former Borough President Of Man
haitian, and William n. Dykman. of Brook
lyn. After a talk with Major De Kay, his
military secretary, Mr.. Dix John H.
McCooey. of Kings County Friends of the
Kings County leader were joking with him
yesterday about the appointments that lie
supposed had gone to Kings County. Two
members of the Governors staff are from
Brooklyn organizations, but Major Edward
II. Snyder Of the 47th Regiment lives in
West Hoboken and Lieutenant Charles
Curie of Squadron c, lives in Manhattan.
Among the visitors to Mr.. Dix yester-
day were William Church Osborn, William
Temple Emmett Corporation Counsel Wat
son, Supreme Court Justice Merrill, Eugene
Lamb Richards, leader of Richmond Coun-
ty; Charles NJ. Patterson, Senator-elect
William P. F'iero. of Kingston, and Su-
preme Court Justice Belts. of Kingston
Dix at Luncheon with Financiers.
~ all
luncheon yesterday of Charles H. Sabin,
vice-president OF the Guaranty Trust
Company at the Railroad Club. Mr.. Sabin
had invited large number OF men distin-
guished in the financial life Of the city to
meet the incoming Governor.
Among those present Were H. P. Ds-2f-
son. of j. P Morgan & Go; Paul Morton,
president of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society: Charles A. Peabody, president of
the Mutual Life Assurance Company;
Charles F. Baker, chairman of the board
Of trustees of the FIRST National Bank:
Frank A. VanCerlip. A. Barton Hepburn,
e c. Converse. A. J. Hemphi!l, James n.
Beck. L. y. Bethel, William Z. Corey, A.
D Iuilliard. T. w. Lamont, William H.
Porter, John D. Ryan. "alentine P. Sny-
der A H Wiggin and Frank NJ. Patterson.
To-day Mr. Dix will be the guest at
luncheon at Delmonco's Of a number Of
men interested in the preservation of forests
and game and fish. The hosts at the lunch
con will be Ernest Thompson Seton, Dr. W.
T Bornaday, Dan Beard, Julius H. Sey-
n1o-,r. ". E Coffin, Marshall McLain and
Josnh 2 Howe, of the Camp Fire Club OF
America; August Belmont and Ottoman II.
Van Norden, of the Long Island Game
Protective Association; T. G. Pearson, of