The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-22
DIX WILL FOLLOW PLATFORM
NI>> taE wa ~ O\ THE LINES
IiID IDDU\ ~ EOf HESTGR.
~ >nI H. isu illness To moose 4 senator
or Organize the Legislature. Hr >a>-.
and i.- Proposes To ~Iirk To H. Bu>i-
nr>> tpaoini ni-ni- >Ot son>lsirrr,i

Guycruo~-,'l"ct Dix met a number ~
Democrats - he Waldorf Astoria yes
t"rGlav and expects - leave Tor hIs home
IN Thomson fO-daV. liz. Democratic
Governor -.r't has p-sn lmportuned AZ
his camp N he Adlrorda, Ks. his home
NJ thomson and ia on" or TWO short
fists - Albany since election dav. and
also " hiln IN New York city by the friends
1t Democrats who have been mentioned
for nl'ei States senator to succeed Mr..
D-p"v' 80 express a preference. bat he
has declined to do So. II" emphasized
his aittudc YESTERDAY He repeated
What he has So fire. Iurntlv said since
..act ION day that ~. Will resign az a di-
REC tor IN al ih" companies with which h"
ha~ L"sl Connected. As for ".pressing
"A pre-, .r"no" IN ~" United States SENATOR
ship matter h" would Indicate 40 prefer
"nc". har lug NO d"sIr. 10 interfere with
IN" rr""ugativ..- Of IN" Legislature.
The Cover nor elect said that he had not
E"-'!u work ~ hts inaugural rn"ssa gc
vet that this m"ssaG" would be merely
recommendation carrying out III" Demo
CraiIr platform adopted at Rochester:
that this platform was his chart and that
hc would H.. guided by II IN" platform
include. hoU'" rule for cities retrench-
menJ IA stat" expenditures. Statewide
primaries, personal registration of voters
throughout the entire State and the
promotion Of greater efficiency IN the
public service.
iOvernor-eleCt DIX animated that on
his tours Of the State a. cha irman of the
Democratic Stat" committee he found
that no" u httl.. ~ the sent iment concern
INK direct nominations was not altogether
ltl1 nay - va, 10. ba
h- would follow tn" platform in his mes
sag. Ia tn" Legislature. We must
t1ke M direct primaries and Statewide
personal enrolment without too muCn
experimentation continued MIR. Dix.
for we ar. committed tn them a. "a parity
N oar platform and believe in bringing
tn. voter a. near as possible TO his can
dIdat.
Concerning the selection Of n United
States Senator to- succeed Mr. Depew
Mr. DIX sad " IL Of the greatest import
anCs- hat a good man should he selected.
but that u a question for the Legislature
To decide | believe that the Governor
ship and Inc Legislature are coordinate
bran ch.S If the Government and intend
To- nv Governor
A. ~ q President pro tenn Of the Sen
ate O- Speaker VI the Assembly or a
prIvat" secretary for himself or a Super
intandcnt II Public Works &" succeed
Fr.dcTIcA Z stevens ~ AttiCa Governor
elect DIA said that h. had nothing 10 do
whatever with he selection 81 the Dano-
cratic loader # tho senate or the Assem-
bIv thar w.. had ona or two good men
in mind for ms own secretary, hut that
he had given NO thought a. vet to "a Super
iutend"ri nf Public Works. th.a most
powerful Office he has to di-pos" Of and
that appointments would not receive his
consideration for som" time To- come.
N Democratic Stat. headquarters the
following list has been kept Of Demo
Gratis m"nt toned for United States Sena-
tor Edward VI shepard Of BROOKLYN.
William r Sheehan and Daniel F Coha-
Ian Of New York county. D-Cadv HerriCk
of Albany. supreme Court Justice Almet
= Jerks 81 BROOKLYN. aN-Mayor David
4 Boody oE Brooklyn. " Caryl Ely Of
Buffalo. John n Stanchfieli II E.Hira.
Supr.m" Court Justice Gerard of New
York county and Herbert p. Rissall Of
Buffalo
Their" was secret conference ye@ter-
dav afternoon consisting Of seven or
eight Tammanv district leaders. which |
wa said 20 h" IN the interest Of Mr. |
Cohalan. II ~ positively known tina,
such conference" was held but all infor- |
mat ION rs 10 who attended n or whe' her !
Mr. Cohalan was conv.rEan' with the ,
alleged purposes 81 tho conference WAS
wiz hheld
Charles r Murphy il 10 return from
Hot Springs. Va. 'a-lv next week.