The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-13
YER BECK TO KEEP his POST
OOvERNOR-ELECT BEsFEGED III
GUARDsMEN YESTERDAY.


= Governor lsct Dix formally announced
last night at the Hotel Manhattan that
hswould reappoint Adjt. Zen. Vac B~nk Of
Man hus. Onondaga county. Last August
Gov. Hughes appointed Adjut. -Gsn. Yer
Beck 10 succeed Nelson II. Henry There
was n great no wdedo over thu AdjutAnt-
Gensralship All iay Dsuonr asio poliei-
clans and the various nspirants for ha
place bombardsd Mr.. Dix. the politicians
speaking mp FOR their favnrites and .hs
aspirants presenting thair claims and
Endorsements County Chairman WILL
lam II. Fitzpatrick II Eris and StAts
Committeeman William J Conners ad-
Vanced Gen WEIGH Of Buffalo. State Com
mitteeman Patrick L. McCabs OF Albany
advocated Col Charles y. Davis Of Albany.
although certain Albany Democrats
favored Gen. Amasa ]. Parker and Troy
Democrats believed Gen. Lloyd Of Troy
should have the place. while John II.
slcCooey. Democratic leader Of Kings.
presented Col. Austen. Major Gen. Roo
and Col. Appleton had talk with Mr..
Dix. and Capt John Organ. with yard
long Endorsements for tho place. also
again presented his claims personally
TO Mr. Dix. Maior-G"n. Roe and Col.
Appleton had no candidate. but they
believed that the National Guard Of tho
State should be kept out OF politics.
Voluntarily many officers in tho Ma
tional Guard have besought Mr.. Dix since
election day TO reappoint Gen. Yer Beck
ON the ground Of Gen. Yer Beck g efficiency
both rs n military officer and a business
executive. All told about % per cent. OF
the representatives OF the National Guard
advocated the reappointment. The ap-
pointment OF the Adjutant- General is at
the pleasure OF the Governor Of the State,
and his term OF ONCE expires with the term
Of the Governor appointing him.
Mr. Dix had a long interview with
William Church Osborn OF Garrison.
whom the Governor elect desires to ap-
point as his legal adviser. Mr.. Osborn
thank ed Mr.. Dix bar said that he could
not give a definite answer until wednes-
day. The Governors legal adviser must
devote his entire time to the duties Of his
Office. MIR. Dix saw the physician Of
A. fireman OF Ithaca. whom Mir.
Dix desires Ia appoint Superintendent Of
Public Works Las, fall Mr. fireman was
spok en- Of as Gubernatorial timber until
his physician put u quietus on the pro-
posed candidacy. Mr. Treinan's pnysi-
cian IL expected 10 give an answer for Mr.
fireman also by Wednesday.
Charles +. Murphy had another long
talk with MIR DIX. Both said that the
United States Senatorship was not men
toned. Mr.. Dix Is not TO dignity by any
notice the stories of friction between him |
self and Edward NJ shepard Of Brooklyn. |
Mr. Shepard WAS Mr.. Dix's guest in Albany |
a week ago when Mir. shepard passed !
through that city on his why To his coun- |
try home on Lake George. Mr. Shepard |
did not mention the Senatorship tn Mr. |
Dix. and Mr.. Dix. having taken his stand |
that he could not Interfere with the Iegis- |
latIr. in the naming 81 a United States |
senator. did not mention the subject tn |
Mr. Shepard. They discussed the future |
makeup Of the State Civil Service COM |
mission. Of which there have been COM |
plants To the effect that partisanship has |
its work. By law the commission |
IL made up Of two members of IN. dominant !
party and one OF the opposition.
Mr.. Murphy on his visit To Mr. Dix yes
t.rday reiterated that h- had no recon- !
ca max. for legal adviser to !
the Governor superintendent Of Public |
Works or AuJutant-Si-n.ral Concerning !
the appointment 81 Chairman Winfield A. |
HuppJIch Of the state committee to ba a !
member Of tn. upstate Public Service
Commission tho appointment does not
come along until February. when Nr
Hupplch ~ to succeed John y Carlisle Of
Natertown. and inas'nuch a. there is no
State campaign next year Mr. HuppuCh
mead not ba IN n hurry Ia resign a. State
chairman. In view ~ the fact that Mr.
remain : physician may decide against
his taking the place OF Superintendent %
Public Works. Mr.. Dix among other names
began Co consider that II County Chairman
Fitzpatrick Of Erie. hut Mr.. Fitzpatrick.
who was in rhe hotel informed Mr. Dix
that h. could not accept
Thank YOU. Mr. Governor h. said
hut count me out OF all consideration
for the place. I'm not down here for
myself. but inasmuch as the rrlodssty ~
Ere county Democrats ~ well known.
they have ask'-i m. To- ba their sp TX esrnan,
and may NOT turn O,!t To b. modest
for YOU know that the Erie county Demo
Gratis were great pe"pl. on last eleTtlon
day
leader Mc''norv ~ the Kings county
Democrats besides speaking for Col. ,
Austen for AdJu,ant General was inter- f.
estsd IN the selection 81 "A Kings county !
Democrat to succeed Roscoe Conkl ing !
Ensign Brown on tho State Civil Service /
Commission. Mr. Brown being the Kings
county R"pibliCan member OF the com
mission. Half u dozen Kings county
D.mocrats want Mr. Browns place. and
Mr.. No, oo.y said they wanted II right I
away Later Mr. Mci'ooey was asked !
concerning tn" sentiment for n United ,
States Senator in Kings county. He W.
Piled that The seven Dem ocratio Senators
and seventeen Democratic Assembly ,
men had noe vet Cauc'ised on the subject
and would not until they reached Albany
but that naturally. Mr.. shepard having ,
been mentioned a. candidate. the /
Legislators from his home town were !
bound 20 give that fact serious consid- !
Grafton.
Mr. Murphy after his visit with NJ ,
Dix r-i,erated his oft repeated state
-rlent that he had 20 favortts FOR the |
S.nator-hip and that he beiieve ed she |
name o! the succe-s-.,.l candidate will |
NOT be known until the JOINT CAUCUS at
A lbany in the middle Of January.
There are eleven Democratic senators /
from New York county and twenty
n CHIT Democratic AESeinblyInen. All
told III New York city there are twenty
Sena -ors and fifty Demo-
cratic .A-sernblyrnen. Up State there
vii b. nine Democratic Senators and
thirty-five Democratic Assembly men. and
!. - therefore apparent that the New York /
city Democrats IN the LegisA ture caR !
name tho n"x- senator.
John - CrIrlruins called on Governor
elect Dix ia the interest Of Mr.. Shepard,
but Mr. DIX reiterated hat the United