New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
DIX INAUGURAL PLANS
Will Be Biggest Affair of Kind
in States History.
VERY BUSY
Putting Finishing Strokes on His
Message-Has Talks with
Huppuch and Osborn.
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Albany, Dec 29.-PIans were completed
to-day for the Inauguration Of Governor
Dix. Apparently it will be the biggest thing
of the kind in the history of the state. The
Democrats intend to celebrate their return
to power with a. festivity worth while.
Many hundred more invitations for this
ever been issued before. and from the great
demand for hotel reservations it looks as If
everybody invited would come.
Only the immediate members of his fam
ily will be present when Mr.. Dix takes the
constitutional oath of office at his home
here on Saturday night. Secretary of State
Koenig who will administer the oath. will
present to the Governor-elect a handsome
" engrossed certificate of election
For the first time in the history of the
state the automobile will figure In the in
augural parade. Governor White and Gov
ernor Dix and their secretaries will ride in
big touring cars. The rest of the notahles
viii be transported in the sedate Albany
c-'rriages which are shifted in time OF
SHOWS to sled runners without the slightest
loss of dignity. The parade will be a big
one. In addition to this feature Of the cele-
bration. it is planned to have all the state
departments open on Monday. 10 give the
visiting Democrats a chance to see how
the wheels of the machinery of state go
around
Governor-elect Dix worked hard to-day
on his message. It is not completed yet.
though he hopes to finish it in a few days.
He had q long talk with State Chairman
Huppuch. William Church Osborn, whom
Mr. Dix wants as his legal adviser, also
had q conference with the Governor-elect.
The latest word is that Mr.. Osborn has not
Yet consented TO accept the post, although
the indications are that he will do so Mr..
Osborn il interested in many charitable
and phflantlropic organizations, and he mas
not quite reconciIed himself to the notion
of givins, up that work even for the service
of the state.
Notables are scarce here yet. John j.
Kennedy, State Treasurer-elect, came down
from Buffalo to-day to look the ground
over Thomas Carunody. Attorney General
elect was here in conference with Attor-
ney General O'Maliey. He announced the
appointment Of William A. McQuaid as first
deputy In charge of the New York of1ce.
Mr. McCuaid for several wears was part
ner of Colonel Henry ". Sackett, in New
York City In 1857 he became a partner of
IL. J Gavegan, justice of the Supreme
Court, who was his classmate at Yale. For
three years Mr.. McQuaid has beer secretary
of the law committee of the New York
County Democratic Committee,
Not many members of the new Legislat-
ure have arrived yet. A few upstate ner
have drifted in. Mostly they express salts
faction at the statement of Boss Murphy
that Grady is not to become temporary
President of the Senate. From indication:
here It is all settled that William F. Shee
han is to be Senator. He seems to have {
strong upstate following and very goot
organization which was at work for hin
Ions, before his candidacy formally was an.
nounced.
The Governor-elect with Mrs. Dix TO
| night attended a charity ball given for th'
benefit of the Child's Hospital and st
Margaret's Home of Albany.