New-York tribune., 1912-02-02
.PLUMS WILL DROP AS
| BOSS MURPHY DIRECTS
All AmicabIy Settled Between
Tammany Leader and Dix Ex-
Cept MCCarroII'S Successor.
GOVERNOR GOING TO WOODS
Cancels Saturdays Engagements
Here on Advice of Physician,
and Will Take Several
Days Rest.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany. Feb. 1.--Acting on the advice
~ his rhysjcian, Governor Dix will not
go To New York Saturday to attend the
dinner of the Maritime Exchange ann
will therefore escape another conference
with the Tammany leader. Charles r.
Murphy. over appointments. on Satur-
day morning he will leave Albany for
his Adirondack camp at MckeeVer'
whore he will remain for several days
According to reports which have been
going aboIt the Capitol to-day, Gov
ernor Dix during his stay in the noun
tains will have nothing TO worry him on
the score of the appointments, Which
have been vcxing him for the last few
weeks. 1t is understood that everything
has been amicably settled between him
and Mr.. Murphy except the appointment
of the 1st District Public Service Com
missioner to succeed Commissioner Nc
Carroll. That lies between Edward q.
Riggs the newspaper writer, and Philip
p. Farley, nephew of Cardinal Farley
and the Democratic candidate for state
engineer in 1905 Both are Brooklyn
men.
The rebellious Brooklyn Senators, it
is reported, have been drummed into
line for Farley, although he is the choice
of John III. MCCooey and the regular
Kings County Democratic organization.
II has been practically agreed on by the
Governor, Murphy and McCooey that
the Kings County leader ought TO have
the choice for this position, even though
the Governor refuses to stand for Nc
Cooey himself.
The only reason that Mr.. Riggs enters
into consideration for the appointment
at all now is because of the reluctance
OF the Chief Executive TO break prom
isc he had already made to William +.
Shcehan, the unsuccessful candidate for
United States Senator last year. Mr..
Sheehan told him that he had got moth
ing out OF the fight he had gone through
and that now he had one favor t. ask,
that is that his friend, Mr. riggs, re-
ceive the 1st District Public Service
Commissionership. In answer to the
Governor in putting forth the name CT
Riggs the leaders declare that Farley
Riggs in seeking the place is acting
against his own precept TO stand by the
organization.
The Governor was also reluctant to
la
Of Buffalo. 10 appoint him Public Ser
vice Commissioner OF the I'd District to
succeed John u. Omstead, but il is re-
ported that he has been forced TO by
Murphy and W. H. Fitzpa rick the Erie
| County Democratic leader.
| Fitzpatrick is In the same position as
| McCooey. He WAS "A candidate for the
| place himself, but. finding that the Gov
ernor would not stand for his appoint
ment. has succeeded in forcing the chief
! executive to permit him to name his own
man. The Erie County leader has not
yet determined whom he will select.
| As for the Health officer of the Port If
New York, il has been settled for some
| time thdt Mayo hdS nor WAS 10 nave thc
naming of the man for that place. DR..
Joseph j. O'Connell is said To be his
| choice.
Governor Dix is said to have offered
the place OF Insurance Commissioner to
William Temple Emmet, chairman OF
| the New York County Democratic
League, and it is reported that the 3clcc-