New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-02
ANGRY At CIRCUIT.
Citizens Unions Ansscer to Letter
Fate of ForReS Uncertain.

a short sh-ift for Grout is the present plan OF
fhe Citizens Union. The executive committee
-nef yesterday and discussed the Controllers an
sver 20 III Cutting What its judgment Of the
answer must have been may be gathered from
the fact that Cooper Union has been hired for
Monday night. and the plans for reconvening the
Citizens Union city Convention are now on loot
In the mean time, the whole matter Win be dis
posed % definitely al a special meeting OF the
city committee at No. 81 Union Square tonight
The executive committee. TO quote Mr.. Cutting.
felt that the matter Of 6isposing Of two candl-
dates was too important to be handled by so
small committee. and therefore decided yes
ferdsy 10 call the larger body.
But OF the action Of this larger BODY there Is
rot the slightest doubt. according TO authorita-
tive information. The sentiment Of the district
chsirnen. who make 70 the city committee
and are in close touch with their districts. is
overwhelmingly against oIr. GroUt. Dozens OF
their best men have tol5 them fatty that if the
TWO ouasi-fusionists are not kicked out. they
viii not even support the other members OF the
ticket
One OF my best men. a Democrat and 2 Work
81 told me that if We didn't get rio OF Grout
he would 60 into the country for a holiday or
Election nav.' said Z. s Ksssing. one Of the
chairnen last night. "and that is the sentiment
throughout'
sforeover. there has never been any great love
FOR the Controller among the rank ana ne OF
the union A petition signed by the chaiTmen
az six districts and asking that Grout be leIt on
the ticket presented before the CITY Con
NeDtion and suppressed because Of the desire 70
have q harmonious convention. but Whatever
the feeling before the recent stand OF the Con-
froller il has been intensified thousand times
There is but one hope for fusion-throw of
the traitors. The cause Of decent municipal gov
eminent has been injured enough by them II
we would save the day must act. ana act
.,rornptlv' These We're the words OF not one.
hut a dozen leaders at the borough convention
last night.
MORE KINDLY FEELING FOR FoRNES.
All the bitterness that was shown was direct
ed against Mr. Grout Nj. Jerome's characteri-
za-ion or MI. Forres as "an innocent old bust
ness man" wac generally accepted. and there eN-
lists some little doubt il 5he minds Of the execu-
tive committee as 70 whether he has quite de
served such rigorous treatment. but the senti-
r1ent I'm the city Committee is sure 10 be suf-
Tcently violent 10 sweep Fornes away with
Grout
AMONG CITIZENS Union MEMBERS.
After Grou; WHAT This WAS the universal
query last nigh. The unanimous answer was
Cutting" There exists widespread demand
shat he should un. not ar alderman. on
forloru hope but as candidate fo~ Controlar
an independent Democrat For Mr.. Fornes's
declined even 10 allow has name 10 be mentioned
10 ticket with M. Cir0ut Labor men
from BroobIyl az we'll as Manhattan have been
agiiatnE IN question or raNlNInG through his
name the old henry George feeling, ard he viii
certainly have no inc0uSdcr4 bic support. More
over some weeks ago The executive committee
- the Citizens Uui0n Icy vote Of to l. in
dorsed him for another office. and thus indicated
his popularity with the union.
ANY difficulties which may he ga the path
~ the Republicans in disposing Of Grout and
FoTnes do not stand ia the way Of the Union.
They nominate by petition. Or this point Dr.
!. r. I. Could said iast night:
Our convention is merely formal express
son Of the VIII of cur organization. II is only
the Ming OF our petitions that dominates, and
we have only 10 decide our names and cir
cilate our PETITIONS There can Be no difficulty
there" Asked what the significance Of the
hiring Of Cooper Union for Monday night was.
DIR. Could said:
Vel. you can draw your own inference.
Both AZ Gould and NJ Cutting refused 10
comment 10 any extent the situation or on
Gr CIRCUITS letter either after the meeting Of
The executive committee ia The Mutual Life
building. or al the borough convention At
Cooper Union Mr. Cutting said that he should
Tot answer The letter Of Nr Grout. T . Hunt
tngton. chairman Of the committee presided AZ
THIS meeting. Despite the secrecy Of the mem
oers, y may be stated with accuracy that while
ire ofhcial announcements that the committee
hs6 decided 10 refer the matter to the civ
committee for action was literally true. none
tae less the mater VIII come 10 the city COM
tiAtpee IN such shape that the busting Of Grout
q Iofegore conclusion. 4 hat the decision ia
re case 81 Mr. Fornes viii be is more prob
iernsilc2L After the meeting Mr.. Cutting de-
CARED emphaucaily that Mr. Grout was mis-
tahen N ms notion that the Union could not
GUST nm. and confirmed Mr.. Coui5's remark
soout the nomination by petition
The following members of the cor7mittee wore
present. WIZ
X. Fulton CUTTING Or. z. r. L. Gould. A. n.
Harris. Herman W. Sch-nitz E~4nk Tzer--o,-
Field Alfred ?. ". Seaman A,,e,,st II S,Ss
bins, Frederick ;. Lamb. Edward { Fassi--
Charles II Strong. Francis G Huntin~+o,, "a
John ". Weed. Those absent yvere- A. =
Eaight 9 " Thompson. Fielding I, Nars1aii
Alfred J. BoultOn, Charles c. NadaI "a I,,i3,s
y3lumbere.
The report that Mclaughlin had 9rrar-as .
deal with the Union BY which he co,-ls -,
fnate Julian u. FaiTchid and Herman 4 ~,
Tor the places which are to be vacated h,- NJ
syrouf and Nr. Fornes reluctantly and tbs+ 81.
would be Endorsed by the onion. occasto,'cS
some rnerriment. but obtained little actual ere
Sence last night.
Il guess we fusion people gre satisfied that
We have had enough dealing with the enemy :
commented one district chairman. and that sen
fsrnent was approved by all who heard II