The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-28

had an intimation that it might be. Until
il IL do not care to say what would do.
Mr. Fornes's line of conversation indi-
Gated that he felt much as Mr.. Grout does.
There IL a distinction between accepting
nomination and allowing nomination
already made to be indorsed, said he.
Ex-Bridge Commissioner John Il. Shea.
the chairman of the Kings County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee. in speaking
of the proposed Endorsement OF Circuit and
Fornes, said:
Incredible. It's the most remarkable
thing | ever heard o. II the story came
from Tammany Halii WAS evidently handed
out for one or two reasons, either 10 hufnili-
ate the Kings county organization. or with
the idea of strengthening the Democratic
ticket. No such proposition was discussed
at any OF the conferences held IN he Demo-
cratic Club. l have not had any discussion
with any of the Democratic leaders con
corning the matter to-day, but the whole
proposition will be thoroughly threshed
out at the meeting of the executive com
inittee on Monday afternoon.
MURPHY LETS THE FERMENT WORK,
Tammany men took great pains yes,er-
day to make it known that they believed
Mr. Murphy really meant to irdorse CIRCUIT
and Foffes as blow at Mclaughlin. Mr..
Murphy himssN. could have dismissed the
story with few words, but he didn't.
He let it be inferred that he had carried
on negot iations with Comptroller Grout .
The read mess with which Mr.. Grout took
up the st ory- and set forth his Willingness
10 take any Endorsement that was uncon-
,iitional lent a serious color to the story in
Quarters where it had been looked on as u
Jest until then.
Mr.. Murphy was asked II he had seen
Mr.. circuit personally to ask him to take
tho Tammany Endorsement.
II have not seen him personally said
did yM send representative to nee
II cant answer that question"
Then Mr.. Murphy added. sagely: "The
ohv convention is the only body that can
cEcr any one a nomination.
do you think it probable that Circuit
and Tornes will I've nominated on the DEM
ocratic ticket?'
"The city convention must decide on
the nominee
1t was whispered about in Tammany
quarters that Frank ODonnell. treasurer
OF Tammany Hall. was the man who saw
Comptroller Grout. He lives in Leader
Murphy's district and was elected to Sic
coed the late John McQuade at Mr.. MUIR
phys order.
Mr, Grout' friends said that the Comp
,roler was well past II and didn't need
guardian II. politics or business: They
said he wouldn't have taken the idea up
20 gravely on mere newspaper report and
that behind it there must have been some
thing. of al authoritative nature from
Tammany.
Luke D. Stapleton of Brooklyn was
enormously report ed yesterday as saying
that Mr. Grout would be present at the
Democratic City Convention Oh Thursday
night. What he did say was that Mr..
Grout would he presented AZ the candidate
for Comptroller
DEvERY DIsAPRovEs
Murphy must be getting dippy." said
w ,Devery yesterday. He is grasping
at any old straw to pull himself and those
other Fourteenth street cutthroats out Of
a bad hole II Tammany indorses Circuit
and Fornes it ia damn bad judgment and
shows only that Tammany can't find two
clean men in their organization whom they
dare nominate for Comptroller and Presi-
dent OF the Board OF Aldermen.
Charlie Murphy ia dsrupting the organi-
zation with his acrobatic stunts with that
old woman in Willoughby street. And
there's no Democracy about Mcclellan.
He's always. affiliated with Republicans.
Everybody Knows that who knows any
thing about his career in Congress-. He's
a ine Democrat. he Is He's just about as
fit to be Mayor as Charlie Murphy is to
be leader OF Tammany Hail."