New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
fireman ACCEPTS D|X'S
PUBLIC WORKS OFFER
Governor-EIeCt Also Announces
Appointments to Complete
His Military Staff.
LITTLE POLITICS IN LATTER
Sees Cohalan, but Says They
Discussed, Not the Senator
ship, but Expenses of
the State.

ship, but Expenses of
the State.
Charles e fireman. OF Ithaca, has
consented to accept the post OF Superin-
tendent of Public Works offered to him
last week by Governor-elect Dix. The
question as TO whether his health would
permit him to take up the duties delayed
an immediate acceptance Of the offer, as
Mr.. fireman is an old and intimate
friend of Mr.. Dix and anxious to do all
IN his power to make his administration
successful.
Mr. fireman sent Mr.. Dix a telegram
on Tuesday. announcing his determine
ton. but II went astray. and IT was not
until the Governor-elect talked to him
over the telephone late yesterday after
noon that the announcement was made
The Gcvernor-elect also announced the
remainder of his military staff, the ap-
pointment Of Major Eckford c. DeKay
as his military secretary, the reappoint-
ment Of General William Verbeck as
acknowledgement already having been
announced The aids on the staff, in the
order of rank. are to be as follows:
Commander Russell Raynor. First Bat
TALON. Naval Militia. Manhattan.
Major William S. Beekman, list In
fantry, Manhattan.
Major Edward II. Snyder, 47th Infan-
try, Brooklyn.
Major John F. O'Rourke, coast artil-
lery corps, Manhattan.
Major Marcus H. Rice, ir.. 1st Infan-
try. Watertown.
Captain Dewitt Clinton Falls. eth
Regiment. Manhattan.
Captain John T. Organ, list Battery
Field Artillery, Manhattan
Captain Monson Morris, 10Th Artillery,
Manhattan.
Captain Walter F. Gibson, 18th Infan-
try, Buffalo.
Captain William Herrick, 10th Infan-
try. Albany
First Lieutenant Charles Curie, jr.,
Squadron c, Brooklyn.
First Lieutenant Henry H. Rogers,
Corps of Engineers, Manhattan
Fi'S' Lieutenant Griswold Green, LIST
Infantry, Troy.
jr., Squadron A, Manhattan.
Second Lieutenant Harry G.. Under
wood. 2d Infantry. Troy.
No Politics in Military Staff.
1t was stated that political considera-
lions had little to do with the selection
OF the Governors aid and that military
and social qualifications We're considered
paramount.
The list contains many well known
names Lieutenant Rogers is the son of
II. II. Rogers, the late vice president Of
the Standard Oil Company He is affiI-
lated with many of the organizations in
which his father was interested. He
was graduated from Columbia Univer-
sity in 1901
Lieutenant Whitney is A mechanical
engineer. and has constructed buildings
in Japan, Mexico and other foreign coun-
tries as well as in the United States.
He was on the staff of Governor Hig-
GIN He is a member of the Sons of
the Revolution, of the Union League
Club and other clubs. He lives in Nor
ristown, y. J.
Captain Morris is a descendant of an
old Knicherbocker family, and is. promi-
nent in society. He is in the stock brok-
erage business. Captain Organ is a
lawyer and military expert He was
prominently mentioned for Attorney
General.
Commander Raynor is chief sanitary
inspector Of the Board of Health. and
Toz. iS ri1-I DIN
Major O'Rourke is well known con-
tractor Captain Herrick is a son of
Judge d. Cady Herrick.
Mr.. Dix expects TO get word from
William Church Osborn to-day as to
whether or not he will consent to serve
as the Governors legal adviser. 1t is
doubtful whether the Governor-elect will
be able to announce any other appoint
mont this week
Overrun with Officese-kers.
The suite of the Governor-elect was
overrun with applicants for places and
seekers after other favors yesterday, as
il had been all week. Mr. Dix slipped
away at O'Clock and went to the
Hotel Knickerbocker. where over lunch
Cohalan, the chief adviser of Charles F.
Murphy. They We're together until after
3 o'clock Mr.. Cohalan is a strong ia
vorite in many quarters for United
States Senator. but Mr.. Dix declared
that that subject had not been dis
cursed at all He repeated that he did
not purpose to interfere with the Legis-
lature in it's choice OF a man to sue
coed Senator Depew.
Asked if he would feel called upon TO
interfere if il became apparent that the
LEGISLATURE WAS about to select an unfit
man fer the place. Mr.. Dix said that In
such a case he would feel that as citi-
zen he had the righ- to give his sym
ustlv" TO q fit man. 1t would not be a
case of influence" against the unfit
man. but sympathy" expressed for a
fit candidate.
Mr.. Dix said he had talked with Mr.
Cohalan regarding the expenditures OF
INC coming administration.
Il see" said MIR. Dix, that the esti-
mates turned in by the various depart
rnents for next year foot up about S49,-
n1neHb. to which must be added some
SI5aasaeyl for additional state improve