New-York tribune., 1910-12-31
OSBORN D|x'S ADVISER
Governor-E!ect Much Pleased
with His Acceptance.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS WAIT
Albany Regards Grady's Defiance
of Murphy of Little Importance
Dix Expects No Trouble.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]


Albany, Dec. 30-Aunouncement was
made tonight by Governor-elect Dix that
he had appointed William Church Osborn
as his legal adviser. Mr.. Osborn virtually
consented to accept the place yesterday at
a three-hour talk with Mr.. Dix. but the
final word was not spoken until to-day. Mr..
Dix is very much pleased that Mr.. Osborn
has decided to take up this work.
The position was offered to Mr.. Osborn
several weeks ago. but he declined to ac-
cept because OF pressure Of private bust
ness. Finally he reconsidered and at the
urgent request OF the Governor elect, con-
sented to enter tie states service
Mr.. OSBORN Is we'll known lawyer with
an office in New York. He was born in
Chicago in 1852 and was graduated from
Princeton in 1883. He is a. former member
of the state commission in lunacy.
Other appointments probably will wait
for while. Mr.. Dix said that he would
try first to find a man for Forest. Fish and
Game Commissioner He knows about
what he wants, but hasn't found the indi-
vidual yet.
II want to get business man he said.
who can handle the administration of the
departments affairs in a businessIike way.
He could hire experts to take charge of
the two branches of the departments work
the Forestry Bureau and the propa cation
Of game.
Governor -elect Dix said to-day that his
annual message to the Legislature next
Wednesday will consist of about three thou
sand words. This is about a quarter the
usual length Of the messages of previous
Governors
Mr.. Dix and Mrs. Dix called this after
noon on Governor White at the executive
chamber. After that they went into the
Assembly chamber to look over the ar
rangements for the inauguration cere-
monies on Monday. The members desks
have been stripped out, and chairs will be
put in every available foot of space. A
platform has been built over the clerk S
desk, on which the Governor and the state
officers and others directly concerned in the
ceremonies will have places. Mr.. Dix will
take the oath of Office at p. m. tomorrow
at his home, in State street Samuel S.
koenig. the retiring Secretary of State,
will swear Mr.. Dix in. This will be pri-
vate, only Mr.. Dfx's family being present.
Senator Grady's defiance of Boss Muir
ply was received here with much interest.
but not great deal of Importance was at
tached to It. Everybody comedies that
lance" as he threatened, could make heaps
Of trouble. Nobody thinks he will do it,
though, after the first smart Of his turning
down by Murphy has passed. Grady's per-
sonal interests, Democrats say, still lie in
Tamnnany Hall. and they reckon that he
scarcely could afford to offend Murphy by
starting out deliberately on a career of
trouble-making. II he should carry out his
threats, beyond question some Of the old
timers, like F'rAwley. Big Tim Sullivan
and Cullen, of Brooklyn, would stand with
him The complications which the in
surgents. Bracket, Brown and Elsbers.
produced in the legislative situation a few
years ago could be more than duplicated by
Grady and few faithful followers, II they
chose to combine with the Republicans.
Friends Of Mr. Dix are saying that he de-
serves about all the credit for tho retire
ment OF Grady, and that he rega- is the
affair as a closed incident He doesn't ex-
pect trouble from Grady. He believes. they
say, that Grady will consider Democratic
welfare to be a bit more important than
any personal qualification he could obtain
from making trouble. Mr.. Dix's friends,
be it known. are taking good care that the
notion shall be conveyed to Grady that any
deliberate trouble-making by him will be
resented by the new Governor