New-York tribune., 1910-12-10
DIX NAMES J. A. MASON
Secretary of State Committee
Accepts Private Secretaryshlp.
.DEKAY MILITARY SECRETARY
Will Occupy Same Position His
Father Did Under Former
Governor Dix.

Albany, Dee. a.-Governor-elect John A
John A Mason as his private secretary
and Eckford c. de Kay. of New York, as
his military secretary. The appointment
of his legal adviser, adjutant general. mill
tary staff and Superintendent of Public
Works will be made pubic tomorrow or
Monday.
Mr. Mason. who is secretary of the Dem
ocratic state Committee, tonight notified
Mr.. Dix by telephone of his acceptance of
the appointment.
The Ciovernor-eiect felt somewhat disap-
pointed because he was not in position
had expected The men he desires for his
legal adviser and Superintendent of Public
Works prefer to remain IN private life, and
so Informed Mr. Dix He has prevailed on
them to reconsider and they nave agreed
TO meet him in New York tomorrow or
Monday and further discuss the matter
with him -.-------
The military staff has been completed
with the exception of three aids. and until
they have accepted the names of the new
adturant general and the staff will not be
made known.
for New York early tomorrow. to remain
until Sunday December IS. when they will
return to- Albany. Mr.. Dixs dinner en-
gagements for next week include:
Tuesday dinner to be given by Andrew
c. Zabriskie. Manhattan Club; Wednesday,
Southern Society of New York. Waldorf
Astoria and dinner to be given by John A.
Sleicher: THURSDAY, dinner TO Governors
elect by the National Democratic Club.
Waldorf Astoria. and dinner Of The Hun
garian National Democratic Club: Friday,
Theta Delta Chi fra ternity. Hotel Astor.
dinner 70 Cornell trustees. Waldorf-Astor1a.
and luncheon given by Charles H.. Sd Din,
Of New York; Saturday, College Mems
Democratic League. Waldorf-Astoria: Tam
many speakers bureau dinner. knicker-
becker Hotel: Tri-County Society banquet
and dinrer of the Twilight Club. National
Arts Club.
After returning to Albany the Governor
elect will start almost Immediately for
Crfatchouan Canada TO readjust some
business matters. He expects TO be in
Canada about four days, returning to Al
banv on December 8. where he will prob
ably remain until he is formally inducted
into Office.
Assem- mbIynen F'risbie. of Schoharie. who
has been the Democratic leader IN the AS
scmbly for the last few years, called on
Mr.. Dix to-day Mr FTisbie is a strong
candidate fer the Speakership-
History repeats itself with interesting CO.
incidence in the appointment OF Eckford g.
d.. Kay to be military secretary to John A
Dix In 1872 Governor John a. Dix, dis
tant relative of the present Governor-elect,
appointed as his military secretary MAJOR
Sidney de Kay, father of Eckford de Kay.
Mr.. de Kay is thirty-siX years old. an
insurance broker and a bachelor H. went
TO Annapolis. but was never graduated. He
served in the Spanish-American War on
the cruiser Yankee. as a member of the
1st New York Naval Militia. a national
guard organizat ton, in which he is at pres
ent a lieutenant, senior grade
John A, Mason, secretary of the Demo-
cratic State Committee, has been pronlf-
nently associated with the Democratic
party for many years. In 1886 he was ap-
pointed to a deputy collectorship in the
New York Custom House. While IN the
Custom House he also occupied the post of
secretary and member of the Board of
Civil Service Examiners for the Customs
Service In 1892 he became a member of
the Board of State Assessors, under Gov
ernor Flower. In 1895 he was made Col
lector of Internal Revenues for the Cd Dis
trict OF New York. Mr.. Mason is an old
newspaper man. He began his career in
Newburg where he founded THE Newburg
Register" Later he became editor and
owner of THE Harlem Local Reporter" ."
He is about fifty years old.