New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-03
DIX OPENS HEADQUARTERS.
Early Democratic Activity Shown
by Chairman's Visit.
TO COVER THE WHOLE STATE
Local Leaders To Be Urged to
Send Good Delegates to
Convention

John A Dix chairman of the Democratic
| State Committee, will formally open COM
mittee headquarters in the Century Build
| ing, No 1 West 9Th street, in this city this
! morning In the afternoon he will return
! to his home in Washington County, and M
| few days he will start on tour OF the
! state TO make friends and arouse en-
| thusiasm for the coming campaign lie
practically began the work last night with
his talk TO the Kings County General Com
mittee. and will spend the entire month OF
August I'm that sort of missionary WORK
The organization will b keyed up TO the
highest point of efficiency and kept going at
full speed until after election
One of the tokens that he is out for
long and hard fight is the opening of head
quarters here at this time. In past years
the opening of state headquarters IN THIS
city has frequently been postponed until
we'll along toward convention time or
after the selection of ticket. With only a
few exceptions in the last thirty years the
l. Democratic State Committee has conducted
it's campaign from the Hoffman House, and
many a Democrat will feel that something
is missing because the old association VIII
be lacking On the whole. however. 1t was
believed that a headquarters further up
town and in a regular Office building would
produce better results.
The headquarters consist of four rooms
On the too floor of the Century Building
Chairman Dix was putting his 20. Il on
the work that had been done by John A.
Mason, secretary of the committee, in fit
ting them up when he was seen
1t is Mr. Dix's intention TO speak to the
workers in each Senate district outside of
the big cites. where, of course, he can
meet the workers from number of dis
triets al one time. The Democratic State
Committee is organized by Senate districts,
and the meetings Will be arranged by the
various committeeman, each for his own
district. Each meeting will be attended by
the members of the various county COM
mittees in the district and by the state COM
mitteeman. Each member of the state ex-
ecutive committee will travel with the
state chairman in the district which he
represents.
What will be my message to these lead
ers?'' said Chairman Dix. Il will tell them
to send the highest type Of men in their
various districts TO the state convention
If we have high class delegates the natural
result will be high class ticket
Furthermore. l shall lay particular stress
the character OF the local nOIHlUdLIONS-
I shall urge the leaders to see that men
VINO stand for something in the community
are nominated-men of high character and
integrity. Every public office Should be
filled by men of character. ability and hon
esty''
Asked how he viewed the announcement
of Thomas NJ Osborne, of Auburn, that he
was a candidate for the nomination for
n; iad- ba
the highest regard for Mr.. Osborne. as 1
have for others who have been mentioned
In that connection. Not in many years
have we had such an abundance of high
class material to choose from. I am de-
lighted. The more the better
Chairman Dix spent the latter part of
the afternoon in conference with Edward
NJ Shepard. Mr.. Shepard is q member of
the subcommittee of the executive COM
mittee which will confer with committees
of the Democratic State League and the
Progressive Democracy in Albany on Mon
day with the view of finding some common
ground on which all the Democrats in the
state may work together this fall.
Before the meeting of the Kings County
General Committee in the evening Mr.. Dix
was the guest of John II. McCooey. the
Democratic leader of the county Others
at the dinner. which was held at the
Hamilton Club. in Brooklyn. were Mr..
Shepard, Arthus S. Somers. Surrogate
Ketcham. District Attorney Clarke, Sheriff
Quinn. County Clerk Molloy. Register
Lundy. James n. Bell, chairman of
the county committee: Julian n. Fair
child. treasurer of the committee; G..
V. s. Williams, chairman of the law COM
mittee: Joseph Huber, William II. Reyn-
Odds, S. S Whtehouse. Bernard Gallagher
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