New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-27
DIX my CHOICE: GAYNOR
Managers Fail to Explain Delay
in Making Story Public.
MAYOR TO ATTEND A RALLY
Will Write Speech, but Not De-
liver mcclellan Offers
Party His Services.


John a Dix for Governor after he had
decided that he could not take the NOM
ination himself was not explained yester-
day.
I'VE had reasons of our own" said State
Chairman Huppuch, with a smile.
| At first yesterday Mayor Gaynor was not
! inclined to make a direct affirmation of
| the statement of Edward NJ. Shepard at
| Carnegie Hall on Tuesday nigh; that he,
the Mayor. had dictated the nomination of
Mr. Dix. Later in the afternoon, however,
! he said:
YES. Mr.. Shepard was right. I recon-
mended the nomination of Mr.. Dix. 1 was
at first in favor of the nomination Of Mr..
| Shepard himself, but when he was not
to be nominated I favored Mr.. Dix"
James Creelman, who took the Gaynor
message to Rochester, reaching there on
Wednesday morning before the convention.
after talk with the Mayor yesterday
afternoon, said:
Il was authorized by Mayor Gaynor to
convey TO the leader of the convention that
IL was his belief that Mr.. Dix would be the
strongest man 10 nominate. and that IT
was his wish that Mr.. Dix be nominated"
| Did you convey that word 70 Mr..
Murphy personality" Mr. Creelman was
! asked
/ Il would not care TO say 70 whom 1
conveyed the message" he replied, but it
reached the party leaders
Cree!ran Went to Dix.
State Chairman Huppuch said that Mr..
/ Creelman on his arrival at Rochester went
/ TO MIR. DIX and said:
| Il am requested by Mayor Gaynor 20 ex-
tend TO you his compliments and to say to
you that YOU are his choice for Governor
( of New York State.
II was generally reported at Rochester
! that Mayor Gaynor was anxious to have
Justice Keogh, of westchester, nominated
! for Governor.
Those who were watching the develop
ments before the convention were of the
opinion that Mr.. Shepard was not out of
the race until Friday morning, the nomina-
tions being made that night.
When the Mayor was first asked yester
day regarding the Shepard statement, he
said: +Mr. Shepard IS a man who measures
his words carefully
The Mayor asked what Mr.. Shepard had
said. Somebody replied that he had said
that the Mayor was indirectly responsible
for the nomination of Mr.. Dix.
That is not what Mr.. Shepard said,'' re
piled the Mayor He said I caused the
nomination of Mr.. Dix"
Chairman Huppuch would not say that
the message of the Mayor was absolutely
responsible for the nomination of Mr.. Dix.
las a matter Of fact" said the chair
man, 1t was thirty-six hours after the re-
ceipt of the Gaynor message before he con-
scented 70 accept nomination. In the mean
time twelve separate delegations had called
upon him, urging that he take the nomina-
ton Mr. Shepard told him there was no
unwritten law in the Democratic organiza-
ton that the state chairman was not eligi-
bic for any office within the gift of his
party"
Mr. Huppuch acknowledged that he be-
! Ieved the publication of the statement that
Mayor Gaynor had recommended the nonli-
nation of Mr.. Dix would help the latter's
| candidacy.
Gaynor TO Attend Rally.
It was decided yesterday that Mayor
Gaynor should attend the rally at Carnegie
Hall on Wednesday night. Instead of
writing letter, as he had planned. he will
probably write an address, which will be
read for him, due to the weak voice of the
Mayor since he was shot. IT is planned TO
have the Mayor on the platform while the
address is read. however.
This is the meeting of the Independent
Business Mems League, of which Herman
Ridder is president, and at which John a.
Dix will make what WIFI probably be his
only speech here this campaign. Martin
H Glynn. former State Controller, also
will speak.
! Mr.. Ridder. president of the Business
Mems League. said yesterday that It
had sent out eight thousand postal cards
on Monday asking business men to enroll
in the organization.
They are just beginning to come back"
said Mr. Ridder We have received three
/ hundred We are surprised to find that
apparently more Republicans are voting
the Democratic ticket this year than ever
/ before Many of those who have enrolled
! tell us that they never before voted any
thing but the straight Republican ticket.
! The first reply We got was from man en-
closing a check for $780, with the request
that we permit him to pay ali the expenses
of our campaign"
Among those who said they were Repub-
licans but were going to vote for Dix was
Constant A. Andrews, president of the
Elkhorn Valley Coal and Land Company.
Among other Republicans mentioned were
DR. :. G. Cooke, president of the West Side
Savings Bank. Joseph BenSel, OF NO. "A
West 18TH street; George l.. Norton, editor
of The Marine Journal" and Ashley T.
Cole. said 10 be n son of Ashley W. Cole.
who was Governor Morton's private secre-
tary.
Mcclellan Offers to Speak.
Former Mayor Mcclellan visited state
headquarters on Tuesday and offered to
make a speech for the ticket. Chairman
Huppuch said that he accepted the offer
gladly, but had not decided where the
/ former Mayor would be asked to speak.
! Mr.. Ridder has received a letter from
John Bigelow. the historian, enrolling in
the organization. He refers Mr.. Ridder 10
! q pamphlet which is about to be published
by him on the tariff, and adds:
Considerable experience and linked
bitterness long drawn out have convinced
me that We shall never get rid of the tariff
but bv the adoption of a successful and
popular substitute for revenue. You can
never make the protectionists conttnt
/ with any degre of protection, however
much you reduce it or increase ii, any
more than you can make dog more CEN
tent 10 have his tail cut off by inches
than all at once. The document Will be
of little use 20 any but thoughtful minds
and with such our country is not crowd
ed at present.
The state committee last night gave cut
a letter from George H. Carpenter. OF