Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-01
OUTLOOK IN NEW YORK
Fusion situatioe appears to
Be a Middle.
al,
TROUBLE OVER CIRCUIT
HOW TO GET HIM OFF THE RE-
PUBLICAN TICKET.
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Murphy, Tammany Hall Leader, It is
Said, is Hesitating About Carrying
Out Program for Tonight.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, September 30 1908.
Only the Tammany city convention tomor-
row night can clear the democratic atmos-
phefe while the fusion situation is hope
lessly muddled. and will remain so unless
Murphy recedes from Ms implied intention
to nominate Grout for controller and Fornes
for aldermanic president on the Tammany
ticket.
AS the result of meetings held last night
the fusionsts are determined that If these
men are nominated by Tammany Hall they
shall not run their ticket unless they
agree to work for fusion and take the
stump against Tammany AS far as Fornes
is concerned it is believed he might accept
this ultimatum for he is known to be heart
and soul with fusion. But Grout is a diff
ferent proposition.
While Murphy has permitted the impress
sion to gain ground that he is going to
indorSe two of the fusion candidates, he
has not publicly said so. This is a handi-
cap to the fuSionfstS. because their formal
action must be delayed until the official
announcement is made or after the conven-
ton of tomorrow night. However, it has
been agreed that eff" Grout and Fornes are
placed upon the Tammany ticket they must
get off of the fusion ticket. And here
arises the very nice auestion-how are they
going to get them off?
Grout accepted the anti-Tammany nOmi
nation for controller and authorized the
campaign managers to go ahead and ad-
vertise him of the speakers at the
big meeting to be held here Saturday night.
All day last Monday Circuit was, according
to fusion leaders, as good fusion candi-
date as Mayor Low himself. Monday night
he wavered, and yesterday he said he would
accept a Tammany nomination. The fusion
leaders will not ask him when he was
tempted. because they have reason to be-
lieve that the temptation was not strong
enough until Monday. or Monday night, to
make him waver in his attempt to be an
anti-Tammany candidate.
circuit Says He Will Stick.
| AS Grout has said that nothing but
murder would get him off Of the republican
| ticket it is interesting to note what
would be necessary to remove him. This
was the subject of many conferences to-
| day. and the result is that it is the opinion
| that it cannot be legally fdone, although
the fusionists will try it. The president of
| the board of elections. Voorhis. says:
THE republican convention met, nomi-
mated candidates and adjourned sine die.
1t is absolutely neceSsaryft that the Secre-
tary of the party file these nomina tons,
and no others. within thirty days II he
| does not he is guilty OF a misdemeanor.
| He can be mandamussed to compel him to
| file the nominations. Nothing but death
| or the voluntary resignation of Messrs-
| Grout and Fornes can remove them from
the ticket 'f 80 -
| But the republican and q citizens union
| leaders combat this decision. They say
| that if Tammany indorses their candidates
for controller and alderrhanic president
| they will both be dropped and their plan is
| this: - =. ~.
| 1t lis claimed that a nomination is not
| legally determination until it has been filed
according to law. Secretary George Il.
| Manchester of the repubficantico county COM
mittee. has failed to file the nominations.
In the of the citizens union the nomi-.
nations have been filed. but the citizens
| union is not bound by the laws that bind
regular party organfza tons. The citizens
union can file petition with the names
| of Grout and Fornes eliminated, and it will
stand in law. ra--s
A New Republican Convention.
| Both of the parties to the fusion organi-
| zation will wait until tomorrow night to
see what Tammany will do. If their candi-
dates are nominated the republicans will
| call new convention and nominate an
| other ticket. and the citizens union will
! file new petition. 1t is now said that
| Timothy Woodruff will be the republican
candidate for controller. and that the
| citizens union will indorse him.
But it is not at all certain that Murphy
will fly in the face of opposition that has
| developed among his leaders and nominate
two fusion men. There was great activity
| at the wigwam today. but all inquiries for
| information met the favorite response:
Il don't know nOthin' see?"
1t is said on the inside that opposition to
Grout and Fornes is developing at such a
rate that Murphy Is believed to be hesitat-
| ing a bit. Many old-time Tammany politi-
| clans are bitter and outspoken in their OPP
position. Friends of Murphy say that he Is
not so far committed to the two fusionists
that he cannot withdraw at the last mo-
ment. 1t was said that the action of the
| Tammanyites in convention would depend
| upon the developments Of the next twenty
four hours.
The Brooklyn Democrats.
| And one of the most important Of these
developments is Boss Mclaughlin, at the
| other end Of the big brluge.
] Although 1t has not been definitely decid-