New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-14
GAVE DIX NO HANDS OFF
PROMISE, SAYS WILSON
May Take Further Steps if
Murphy Persists in Determi-
nation to RenOminate.
TAKES PERKINS TO TASK
Tammany Hall and Society of
Tammany Not One and
the Same, Candidate
Tells Critic.
[Br Telegraph to The Tribune. J

[By Telegraph TO The Tribune.l
Sea Girt. n. j.. Sept. 13-Governor VII
son denied tonight that he had given
Governor Dix any assurance that he
would not interfere, either directly or in
directly, in the contest for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor.
The Governors denial was brought
about by the publication OF a story In a
morning newspaper that he had given
Governor Dix such assurance during their
conference and that the New York Gov
ernor was personally pleased with the
attitude OF Governor Wilson.
THAT IS absolutely untrue" said the
Governor tonight in emphatic tones
when the story was called to his atten-
ton II did not give him assurances OF
any kind / stated yesterday exactly
what happened. / expressed no opinion.
Governor Dix did not ask my support.
All he told me was how he felt about
the situation"
During the afternoon Governor Wilson
made public a copy OF letter he had sent
to a prominent politician in Batavia, y.
Y. I'm reply to communication he had
sent to the Democratic candidate FOR
President The Batavia man attacked
Murphy and Dix numerically In his let
ter TO the Governor and demanded an
early reply from Governor Wilson, whlch,
IN part was as follows:
Allow me 10 acknowledge the receipt OF
YOUR letter OF August 30 and 10 express
my sincere interest in II. The lnforma
ton and judgment II conveys lnpIessGd
fn1a
as you do the gravity Of the New York
state situation. and hope WIN All NY
heart that the forces tnat are WorkIls
for Z wise choice in the matter OF the
goyernorship will prevail
The Governor declined to make any
comment tonight on the letters or John
A. Mason and Francis ID. Herman. whicn
were published I'm the evening ne"spa-
pers. Just how the publication OF these
letters was expected to have any effect
on the situation yesterday was puzzlins
TO Governor Wilson'S friends, who pointed
out that when he accepted the invitation
10 attend the State Fair no mention mad
been made OF a meeting of the state COM
mittee or the meeting Of the county
chairmen.
II was only after II was ascertained
definitely that Governor Wilson was 10
be there that these meetings were called.
The Governors friends. however. were
careful 10 point out that he had no oh
lection TO meeting the state committee
men and the county chairmen. but that
he objected strongly 10 his being paraded'
before them by Dix and Murphy to con-
vey the impression that he was In SYM
pathy with them.
The present intention 81 Governor VII
son is TO take no further part In the New
York situation unless Murphy persists In
his determination to renominate Dix, in
which case he may have 10 resort TO fur
Their action. The Governor feels that he
has gone as far as he can go consistently
with his attitude not TO interfere in state
fights. lie feels that he has placed his
thoughts on Murphy and Dix clearly be-
fore the Democrats OF the Empire state
and he feels confident that they will act
accordingly
When Governor Wilson's attention was
called tonight 10 a statement of George
w. Perkins I'm which Mr.. Perkins com
pared his actions yesterday with a letter
he had sent TO Tammany Hall relative
10 n Fourth Of July celebration, he said:
Mr.. Perkins apparently does not know
the difference between Tammany Hall and
the Society of Tammany. They are COM
pletely distinct and different"
Governor Wilson will meet William ].
Bryan for the first time since the Balti-
more convention on October at Lincoln.
Neb., which will be one OF the stopping
places on his second Western trip.
He will start on his first trip through
the Middle West on Sunday afternoon,
returning here the following Saturday. He
has no speaking engagement for that
day. and lie may take advantage of that
fact TO so somewhere in New Jersey and
discuss the contest for the United States
Senatorship in New Jersey.
The State Riparian Board met with Gov
ernor Wilson here to-day, and among
the matters discussed was the application
OF Mr.. Nash, vice-presdent OF the Bush
Terminal Company, tor a. grant of $500
feet Of riparian land I'm Bayonne. Mr..
Nash said his company wanted TO build
terminal in New Jersey similar TO the
one they have in South Brooklyn. No ac-
ton was taken on the application to-day.
A committee OF the Antitrust League
OF New York also called on Governor VIII
SON