New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
DIX EXPECTED TO OBEY
BOSS MuRPHY'S ORDERS
Governors Silence on Appoint
ments, After Conference Here,
So Interpreted in Albany.
NO OPEN BREAK May COME
Osborn to Head State Commit
tee, Probably. and Hoey n" BE
Insurance Superintendent.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l


Albany. Jan. 31.-Governor Dix re-
turned to-day from his conference over
appointments with Boss" Murphy OF
Tammany He had nothing TO say about
the Public Service Commissioners or the
Health officer of the Port Of New YORK
he has TO name. He had enough TO say
about the likelihood of landing william
Church Osborn as chairman of the Dem,
ocratic state Committee, however to
indicate clearly his preference for MT
| Osborn and his belief that the state
committee would not take unkindly to
the idea.
Meantime. an ugly situation for the
Governor, and perhaps for the organ
! izction." is developing. Apparently the
Governor announced to Murphy that ne
intended to name Herbert p. Bissen on
| the upstate Public Service Commission
and wa. told that If he did Bssell could
not be confirmed. That is the organlza-
tons threat to the Governor-to hold up
confirmation of appointments unsaustac-
tory to Murphy and his associates IN the
! job grabbing ring.
Bissell has been running around to-day
trying to get from Democratic ana Re-
publican Senators alike pledges OF sup
mort for him if his nomination is sent in.
He gor small comfort out of his EFFORTS
Most of the Republicans whom he ap-
preached were n-Committal; Ie"
told him they wouldn't vote for nm.
Just how much Democratic support ne
cOrnered is uncertain. 1t is certain that
ne was turned down fatty by some Vi
| the Democrats he solicited.
ANY such open break between the Gov
ernor and Tammany would be unpTece-
dented in his career. The dickerinS pre-
ceding the Cohalan nomination, Whlch
| included action on some of the DIX re-
| form" legislation. showed that Wheh
Tammany chose to put on the screws
| the Governor was pretty certain 10 !leiu'
| The betting here is that he VIII Eleid
| this time and reach some sort OF com
promise"-that is. appoint men whom
Murphy DESIRES or who at the least are
unobjectionable TO him. to these three
! jobs.
Then there is~always the place at the
head Of the Insurance Department 10
consider Superintendent Hotchklss VIII
go out in a short time. Practically ,he
only man mentioned for his successor IS
James ]. Hoey, the man Murphy couldh
afford to send back to the Assembly be-
cause of his bullheadedness and BULLDOG
ing Tammany ways. Hoey in the In
surance Department would be thing Of
beauty and JOY forever 20 Tammany'
Murphy tells people Hocy isn't his can
didate. but the Governor and observers
here somehow have the idea that Hoey
is and that the choice of anybody else
would seriously offend "the organiza-
! ton"
! ANY decision as to the Public Service
| Commissioner for the lst District has
been postponed until tie Governor has
another talk with Murphy All bets
| have been declared off officially until
then. The Brooklyn Senators who have
! talked with the Governor declaring their
| opposition to John II. McCooey still as
sumo that he will not get the job and
/ that some other Brooklyn man will. But
! they refuse to speculate any further.
Indeed the whole situation regarding
lappointments is summed up adequately
| by a conversation between two upstate
politicians here to attend the Governor
reception tonight:
! who's going to get the job in the up
state Public Service Commission" asked
one
"Bissen." answered the other without
| hesitation.
30 Lord! He's only got the Governors $
promise commented the first, and the
! conversation langushed.
! The Governor plans to return to New
| York on Saturday TO attend the banquet
of the Maritime Association Of the Port
| Of New York. On Sunday the Governor
expects to go to his Adirondack camp
at McKeever, where he will stay until
! Tuesday.