New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-09
DIX AND MAYOR CONFER
Bassett's Successor Said 10 be
One of Questions Discussed.
ARRANGE MEETING AT HUItl
Neither Governor Nor Gaynor
Will Say if Senatorship Was
Talked About.

Governor Dix and Mayor Gaynor nau
conference in the Governor room at t"e
Waldorf last night. 1t lasted for nan an
hour. and there was much speculation re-
gardlng the matters under consideration.
Neither the Governor nor the Mayor "ou'u
talk about their meeting.
Our conference was in regard 10 per-
sonal and city matters" said the "o'-
ernor.
WAS the Senatorship discussed?
I'VE talked about New York city mat
ters." was the reply.
The Mayor declared there was no'hing
he could say about his talk with the Gov
ernor. II is believed that the question OF
successor 10 Mr.. Bassett, Public service
Commissioner, was the principal topic OK
discussion.
The conference was sought by the Gov
ernor. who sent a dispatch from Albany
early in the afternoon asking II he could
see the Mayor in this city in the evening.
The Mayor replied that he would be glad
to talk to the Governor. and had Robert
Adamson, his secretary. meet the Cover
nor's train, which arrived at the Grand
Central Station at $50 o'clock.
The Governor came~to the city to attend
the dinner OF the Real Estate Board Of
Brokers at the Waldorf. and 1t was ar
ranged that the Mayor should come over
from his home in Brooklyn and see the
Governor AT the hotel.
1t was 9:15 o'clock when the Mayor
automobile arrived. Mr.. Gaynor went at
once to Governor Dlx's room. on the fourth
floor. and word was sent Of his presence
10 the Governor at the dinner. He left the
dinner at once, and was With the Mayor
for thirty minutes.
The report that the Governor was with
the Mayor spread around among the din
ers, and caused much speculation It was
generally believed that the conference con-
cerned the Senatorship. The Mayor has
taken much interest in the selection by the
Democrats of a man 10 succeed Senator
Depew, and not long after election ne gave
out statement in favor of Edward VI.
Shepard. He did his best TO persuade
Charles T. Murphy that the selection of
William r. Sheehsn would have an In
furious effect on the future Of the party
and that the election OF Mr.. Shepard would
tend to keep the Independents with the
Democrats.
II is believed that there was some dis
cussion Of the Senatorship between the
Governor and the Mayor. but it is under
stood that the question Of who should be
appointed 10 succeed Commissioner Bassett,
whose term expired on February l. is what
took up most of the conversation.
II has been said that Mayor Gaynor has
Endorsed the aspirations of Bridge Com
missioner Kingsley l.. Martin. TO become a
member of the Public Service Commission.
John II. McCooey. the Kings County lead
er, is backing Arthur S. Somers. Eugene
Lamb Richards. OF Richmond, IS also a
candidate for the place.
Another matter that may have been taken
up is the appointment of deputy excise
commissioner. to take the place Of Moses
NJ Mckee. II Is also regarded s probable
that the Governor wished TO get the per-
sonal views Of the Mayor on the bill intro
duced by Assemblyman Cuvillier, taking
away from President Mitchell of the Board
OF Alderman the right of succession to the
Mayors chair and providing new official
TO be known as a Vice-Mayor.