The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-09
HuppUCH, BANK DEPARTMENT
.sOH\ 4. MASON INVITED rO
M GOV. DIN'S SECRETARY.
W. D,N Has selected Also Ris snper,n-
n trndent of Public Works and His Niii-
isry stan-ineome Tax Amendment
Giving Democrats Much Concern.

tarN @kau- income Tax Amendment
Giving Democrats Much Concern.
NrEANr, Dec. s-Governor- elect John
\ DIX spent the day talking with Winfield
\ HuPpuch. chairman Of the Democratic
state committee, and John A. Mason. the
.erra,ary Of the committee. II is expected
hat Mr. Mason's appointment as secre-
ar to the Governor will be announced
tomorrow. together with the names Of the
men who are to be named as his legal adj
wiser his military secretary and members
rfhls military stat. including the Adjp-
tan' General and State Superintendent
n Tublicworks. MIR Dix said tonight that
h. had practically completed his select ions
Tor ,hese positions except one or two aides
m M military stah.
VI Dix spent most Of the day with Mr.
Mason and while he would not admit that
70 had appointed Mr. mason TO he his sec
-erarv he did say: Il hope Mr.. Mason will
-se his way clear tn accept the appoint
rreni a. secretary to the Governor
chairman Huppuch stopped OF to see M
TIN On his way home from New York
T. il learned that Governor-elect Dix
vii request MIR. Huppuch TO accept the
po-t vi Superintendent OF Banks to sue
cr-d Orion II. Cheney. appointed by
t,ov Hughes on November -. 1909 Tho
appointment Of n Superintendent OF
Banks is for n term of three years and
until his successor is appointed and has
Qualified. II was not known yesterday
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haney
should Mr.. Huppuch and MIR. Mason
accept these two places the Democratic
state committee will be compelled to
.el-c, new chairman and new secretary.
Mr. Huppuch is y resident Of Hudson Falls
and is An old business associate OF Gov
--Ior-elect Dix. MIR Mason has been in
crested in Democratic State and national
politics for quarter Of a century. In the
first Cleveland administration he was a
Deputy Collector in the New York Custom
House. and in the second Cleveland ad-
rninistration he was AN Internal Revenue
collector for New York city. Mr.. Mason
moved the confidence of Governors
,leveland. Flower and Hill. At one time
while Deputy Collector he was an impor-
tant member Of the civil
UdNlnk W uo WIN SustoAh hhoaA-V ah @"S'
Mr. Mason furthermore has been in the
conhdence Of Richard Croker. Charles F.
Murphy and the Democratic State chair
nan from Edward Murphy DR. s. time. and
= popular with Democrats throughout
me State. 4 bunch Of Democrats said
asst night that Governor-elect DIX could
make no more popular appointment.
Anumber Of Democrats hereabout were
->.eAwHuu s1sur,,sainw s.rnnS,aoA
eSislafion on the Federal income tar
lrnendmenf to the Constitution. The
democratic State platform declared. We
'avor an amendr,s,t TO the Federal Con-
luton to p~rrcir t.ae imposition by
Consress OF an income Tax. a tax which
't,ls most evenly upon the people in
r-oportion to their ability to share in
~ expense Of government Tho
Rochester platform also declared against
al sHaitation Of Federal centralized
over 70 the destruction of home rule
Inc proposed Federal income tax amend
nanr Vas defeated at Albany last winter
and II has oeen defeated in Rhode Island.
Massachusetts,. Virginia and Louisiana.
,niie Il has been passed by the Legisla-
res of Alabama. South Carolina. I'LL
ro.s Maryland, Kentucky. Mississippi.
usahoma and Georgia.
T. was accepted oy the Democratic
state League nc Saratoga after an all
aight fight and by very close vote in the
,onmittse on resolutions. The Demo-
cts in New York city who are looking
INTO proposed legislation on the subject
-av that in their judgment the proposed
an~ndm.nt il altogether TOO sweepinR
and that the Legislature should me-
norraize Congress. requesting that 1t
hc modified 20 A. not to exaggerate State
ayes Indeed there are Democrats con-
nAc'ed With the state organization who
saw that rhs plank adopted az Rochester
wa altogether too strong
Inc Democratic State League has de-
c!t"d TO retain its headquarters at Albany.
Ni'h Francis A. Willard in charge.
Thomas NJ Osborne. chairman Of the
'Icue. II now IN Europe.
Tn" Republicans have begun Tn figure
IL senate and Assembly leaders For
tee first time IN nearly twenty years the
i.sgi latur. il Democratic in both branches
senator George H. Cobb Of WATERFOWL
Eas Republican leader last winter. having
-...ra-d.d the Late John Raines Of Can
ardaigua senator Cobb was not very
satisfactory To either tho Old Guard or
'h"r factlonal opponents. Harvey ID.
Human ~ Binghamton and Edgar 7
Frack"tt 81 Saratoga Springs have
'~-n suggested as material senator
Fnman has besn in the Senate Ave years.
ME senator Bracket has been there
sn"" isss with the exception of one
s"-siOn and because Of this seniority
~ service most Of the Republicans down
.-nm III" country yesterday said they
't"or"d Bracket
The senate will be made up 81 20 Demo-
.Itt., - Republicans and Independence
.axuer James r. Dtihamel OF the Sew
'-'n district Kings county. There are
'r Two Republican Senators below the
'rriem River senator Josiah T. Sevcornb
~ he Nineteenth. Manhattan, and Sena-
a. Eugene VI Travis OF the Sixth. Brook
bu Orlando Hubbs. who had been
'' Roosevelt A-semblyman from 1903
~ 1905. when he went to the Senate.
- defeated. and IN succeeded by James
Long Of Oyster bay. Well known