New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-12
TO Be A GOOD DEMOCRAT
Huppuch Declines Other Com
ment on Senate Contest.
FRIENDS SURE OF SHEPARD
Dix to Decide cn Appointments
While Filling Engagements
Here This Week.

tioFernor-ciecI Dix spent quiet Gay IN
his apartments in the Hotel Manhattan yes
terdsy going out only TO keep dinner en-
SageHient with personal friend i'll BROOK
lyn- State Chairman Iuppuch saw Mr. DiN
during the day. and Frank NJ. Patterson
MAS another caller. hut each stayed onlH
= few minutes. and neither had anything
a. say about the subject of his visit.
The state chairman refused later in the
CAY TO comment in any way on the Sena-
toTisl situation as to persons. but ne did
state in answer to question that he
thought the successor 10 Senator Depew
would he good Democrat"
"A man who has heen with the organiza-
ton always not sometimesc' il was sus
rezfed.
Yes. a good Democrat" repeated Mr..
uuppuch-
Both Mr. Dix and Mr.. Huppuch assert
positively that they viii take no hand IN
the selection Of The Democratic United
states Senator from New York
Mr. Huppuch had another sentiment bear
ting on the Senatorial question. when hi
was asked whether upstate Democrats
would oppose Tammany candidate for
seuator because of his connection with the
Tiger
THE organization in this CITY did its
rsrt.-' he replied. and the organization II
this city certainly has a right 10 be con-
s;dered and ! don't think upstate Demo
Gratis would oppose any man because he
was Of the organization here.
The state Chairman said that. :" far as
he knew. there would be several candidates
como before the Legislature
ITS free field, with no particular
choice. he insisted.
A. 70 whether Mr. Shepard's attitude tow
af,l The organization and toward the Coy
e-por-elect WAS as friendly now as II ha"
beera during tho campaign, Mr.. IIuppuch
didn't tie himself down. hut he thought
that the Shepard letter. read at the Satur-
day night banquet to Mr. Dix. ought 10 he
taken strictly ut face value
Mr. Stewards friends We're saying yeSter-
dav shat there was no significance what
ever ia be attached 10 his absence from The
Dix dinner. and they stil believe MIR Shep-
erd has at excellent chance to he ihe sue
,essor Of Senator Depew.
Nr. Dix viii IN in New York all this
,-eelS and NJ Huppuch said yesterday he
believed most oC the important appoint
rY7onts would he decided during the
week 10 didn't think there was any sig
nficenco in the fact that Mr. Dix would
10 in Now York civ. where ne would he
in close touch with Mr. Murphy during the
week when final decisions were to he made
on the appointments of the Governor-elect.
According 10 the schedule arranged for
Mr.. Dix. and made public yesterday by
John A Mason. his newly appointed private
secretary. to-day and to-nishr Will he the
c7oyernor-elect's only free time during his
week in New York.
Beginning with Tuesday. Nh Dix Will
ALL F,o of
The week:
TUESDAY, dinner at the Manhattan Club
given ny Andrew {. Zabriskie: Wednesday,
Southern Society dinner At the Waldorf
and dinner given bv John A. Sieicher
THURSDAY. National Democratic CIts+, din
uer To C;overnors-elsct. AT the Waldorf;
FRIDAY luncheon at the Railroad CtUh.
Given hy Charles H. s. bin: Cornell Univer-
.ity trustees dinner at the Waldorf and
Theta Delta chi Fraternity dinner at the
Hotel Astor: Saturday. college Mems DEM
a,-ratic League dinner AT the Waldorf,
Tsfnmanr Speakers Bureau dinner at the
I(nfclSerbocler. Tri-CoJnty Society banquet
81 tho Waldorf and Twilight Club dinner
st tho National Arts club.
NJ Huppuch left for Thomson and Al
bany last night. but viii return 10 this city
~. Thur sday for the National Democratic
clubs dinner. and he with Nj Dix until
nc leaves next Saturday night.
rco-Presi,ien1 sherman. with congress
fnan Holm DIV light. also 81 tho Hotel
Manhattan Yesterday. and when the
newspaper men PASSED through tho lobby Ia
- Up 10 tho rooms Of the Governor-elect
The Republican whip Of the House Of
Representative commented: Not for us
now: this is onls the lame duck alley.
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