New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
TWO SLAPS At DIX
STIR ALBANY GOSSIP
Senate AdjournS as Governor
Sends important Nomina-
tons for Confirmation.
PALMER FAILS TO CALL, TOO
New Democratic State Chairman
Indorsed by State Executive
Appointments To Be
Made Public To- day.
Lrr rc1esrnrh :, Tho T-Ibn,c. !

Albany Feb 90-With Governor llNS
secretary practically at the door of the
Senate chamber to-day to transmit to
Governors nominations Of two Public Ser
vice commissioners and Tax Comms-
sioncr to that body the Senate, on molten
Of senator Wagner. Tammanys leader,
hastily adjourned.
Senator Wagner had been tod that the
nominations were on their way. but e&-
plains that he had no official rotihcauoA
cf that fact. and the Senate had finished
it's work and couldn't be expected to SIT
around all day As 2 matter OF fact me
Senate had not taken up the general or
6ers calendar at ALL as it usually does on
Tuesdays
Politicians here construe this acton as
deliberate slap at the Governor by TAM
many because Of disagrcements about the
Jobs. The Governors intimatcs say the
blue envelopes which Mr. Mason was con-
vevinC TO the Senate contained the nomi-
nation of Edward G. Riggs to be Puohc
Service commissioner for the lst District
and Herbert =. Blssen for the upstate dis
trict II is supposed that Daniel Toomey'
a Democrat. of Dunkirk. who had beeh
working hard to succeed Egbert r. Wood
I
that place. The Organization is against
Mr.. Rissell. and isn't especially well p'eaSeu
with the Riggs nomination, which is cred-
tied TO William F. Sheehan and his poliu-
cal-fnancial interests.
Bosses Against 5sselI.
Murphy. of Tammany. and William H.
E,+znatrick his Buffalo associate, nave
been doing their utmost 10 prevent thc
Governor from naming Mr. BisseH, hat
hecause Of pressure from certain iniiueh-
tiaI financial interests the Bissell PROPOSE
tion stuck. If the Senatcs action to-da'
meant ANYTHING, It meant that the organ
ization'' had been hard pressed enough TO
violate custom and precedent and virtually
ineuIt the Governor to gain twenty-fonr
hours delay
There is much dickering and maneu-
yring over confirmation of these nomina-
tons. which would make delay highly I'M
portant to Murphy now if he realizes that
he cannot prevent the Governor from max
ing them. Tammany Is trying 10 hold up
the Bissell appointment; some Republicans
want to vote TO confirm him. The RepuD-
licans are likely TO vote for Mr.. Riggs In
body. since state Chairman Barnes
wants him confirmed That furnishes the
material for the present dickering
Governor Dix smSed. even If the smile
seemed forced, when asked about the fal'-
ure of his nominations TO reach the SEN
ate before adjournment.
'Tbat was due to MISUNDERSTANDING
ne said. The envelopes are sealed he
said "and l think it would hardly De
courteous to the Senate TO make any an
nouncements until the Senate has received
the nominations
.'Will you send the same envelopes, still
sealed, to the Senate tomorrow he was
asked.
tions will go In"
Palmer Did Not See Dix.
Some people here see a further sllght
TO the Governor in the fact that George VI.
Palmer. tine new Democratic state chair
man elected by Murphy last week, did not
call at the Executive Chamber to-day
when he was expected
mo, Mr.. Palmer did not call, said tie
Governor. although I've been waiting all
day for him
Palmer was not the Governors choice.
lie wanted William Church Osborn or Sam
uel Tilden %. He gave his Endorsement
TO Mr.. Palmer though.
Mr.. Palmer is a splendid Democrat
said the Governor. Il met him when l
was running for Lieutenant Governor and
he for Attorney General. We spoke to-
gether often. / suppose / met him at ten
or a dozen places, and he's a splendid
Democrat and fine man. He was elected
nv the committee. which had the right 10
choose it's chairman"
And, lest there might seem some lack
of cordiality in all that, the Governor
again repeated his belief that Mr. Palmer
was splendid Democrat.
John H. McCooey, Democratic leader OF
Kings County, came out strongly last night
against the appointment OF Edward G
Riggs TO the Public Service Commission.
He takes the stand that the Democrats OF
Kings County are not In favor OF Mr.
Riggs. Mr.. McCooey's statement follows:
| saw the report, but am reluctant TO
believe Il until | hear IL confirmed. II was
obviously counter to the wishes OF Brook-
lyn. IL is so obviously counter 10 the
wishes of Brooklyn that it does not seem
MIR. Riggs Is not regarded as Brooklyn
man No public sentiment is felt mere IN
favor of his appointment. Certainly there
IS none in the Democratic party. L don
sec how the Brooklyn Senators who are OF
the same organization can vote for him.
Mr. McCooey added that the report that
he desired the position for himself was un-
true.