The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
DIX IS PLANNING
LITERARY + |G.HT I
Democratic Candidate Will Make
Few Speeches During
Campaign.

New York, October 0.--tJohn A. DIX
Democratic candidate for Governor
has suggested that the usual spectacu.
lar speaking tour through the State
by the head of the ticket be done away
with this year. A business man of the
plain type and not used to public
speaking. Mr.. Dix believes he could
do more good to the cause by writing
letters than by whirlng around tho
State in special cur.
1t Is Mr.. Dix's idea that the Demo.
Gratis mako their campaign largely
through the medium Of printed matter
such campaign Is expensive, but the
Democrats expect to have large cam
Daign fund this year.
1t Is understood that Mayor Gaynor
Is engaged in writing letter which
Will be made public next week. Friends
OF Mr.. Dix say that David B. Hill has
been much interested In the Demo.
cratic situation in the State this year
and may be- induced to contribute to
the literary campaign.
Unusual care has been given to the
campaign book. Herbert p. Bissell, OF
Buffalo, has spent several months in
its preparation, and extracts from 1t
will be reprinted land circulated as
campaign documents. So far as could
be learned yesterday, the tariff and
anti-Rooseveltism Will be made tho
main issues. Just enough attention
Will be paid to the direct primary Issue
to try to nelitralize the effect of any
campaign along that limo that may be
made by the Republicans
1t is the intention of Mr.. Dix to at
tend just enough meetings in the large
ecntres OF the State to satisfy tho
curiosity of those persons who have
not seen him, but for the most part he
hopes to be oble to spend the campaign
at his homo In Thomson washington
county.
Winfield a. Hupuch. the new State
chairman. was to have spent yesterday
at Thomson with Mr.. Dix, mapping out
the plan OF campaign. He will reach
New York City late tonight or to-
morrow morning. and will spend to-
morrow and Tuesday in getting tho
headquarters in working order and
ready for the opening of the campaign.
"Wednesday will be devoted to the no.
tifcation ceremonies at Thomson.
Tentative plans have been made to open
up the campaign in this city early the
following week with a big meeting In
Carnegie Hall. Whether Mr. Dix Will
speak here then or later has not been
determined.
Arrangements have been made to
have the sentiment In various parts of
the State sounded in order to see what
limo of campaign arguments may be
used to the best advantage. 1t has
been reported at State headquarters
that in certain parts of the State
the anti-Rooseyelt campaign would be
absolutely ineffective.
Democratic leaders are rejoicing tina,
Hearst did not indorse the Republican
ticket. Many OF them acknowledge
that third ticket of the Independence
League will draw more heavily from
the Democratic than from the Re-
publican ranks. Others. however. con-
tend that the Hears. ticket will poll
strong Republican vote. which would
not go to the Republican ticket this
year
What is most feared by the Demo.
Gratis Is independence League indorse-
ments for Republican candidates for
the Legislature. For some time the
Democrats have entertained fancy
that perhaps they could win the Legis-
lature this year but with the active
opposition of Mr.. Hearst they fear
they cannot accomplish this. Mr. Dix,
however. has sent out appeal after
appeal to the county leaders to see
to 1t that men of the highest character
are nominated for the Legislature in
an attempt to wrest some of the seats
there away from the Republicans