The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-04
CUTTING ORDERS CIRCUIT OFF.
COMPTROLLER NO LONGER ANTI
TAMMANY HE SAYS.
Plain Talk. From tho Head Of the Cts
s--Short. sharp Letter to Fornes-Bruce
says tho Republicans We're Fooled.
but It's All Right Now They Know 1t.

94y0 inc RcpuDlCono Wero rVVteUs
but It's All Right Now They Know 1t.
II We had known you then as We know
you.now we wouldn't have nominated you
r. Fulton Cutting said in his second letter
to Comptroller Grout. delivered to the
Comptroller yesterday morning. telling
him that the Citizens Union was going to
resssemb!e it's convention to put him OIL
it's ticket
Croker Is no lon ger here in body, and
Devery is out OF Tammany Mr.. Cutting
admits, but Murphy and Tim Sullivan
arc still with US. Mr.. Circuit would lot
discuss the letter and declared that he
would say, nothing before Monday at the
earliest. He said he had promised himself
q rest over Sunday
Mr. Cuttings letter Is az follows:
fot7 -t; ,,g ',,.-- OCT. ,, 1908,
The Hon. Edvnrd NJ. Grout:
MY DEAR SIR: Your letter OF NE l ;,t
part part 81 tie political principles for which the
Citizens Union contends. but this fact causes
me only the greater regret TINT you nave
Apparently you have blinded your eyes to
the disastrous effects upon the good govern
nent movement involved in the election OF
IT is true Nj. Croker is no longer here IN
The body. and that Devery has been elected
from as ed' While Marphy a
j mins td' BY saeh men tbe i DsmScratIc or
4s 81 Ss 81 city, ths czsns nnon
Hss no function to fulfil
The absence Of an emphatic ti-Tammany
attitads in our candidates would oniy I Ieh ave
live the city. a good administrator, thus
presenting ohGoe between h~cs v INC sG r.
rood and evil Nobody knows better than
You do that it 10 choice between good ana ana
evil and that clearly 70 nrins n nome st n not
only praise the good. but also oe"ouhoe
Nobody knows better than you Do that e the he
many Hall, were and are now. deserved. and
thatitis not a question Of calling names, but but
ns the truth Inde mt nomina Ipon
b bF Tammsny Hall, would utterly emasculate
ind might sacrifice the head q the ticket sst to
ESne % the fusio1, cause. you could have an
swered my letter in single sentence. -,
You say regard me certain IT. see ws nis n
ISSUED election Of Mr. swanstrom and Mr..
Cromwell" as. nothing Tor sooa govern UNibe
barrier to the disqualification of the public
service, the restoration of the gambler and
the biackmailer and the cynical indlne ir-
eXce to social betterment which woulQ IN
eVitably follow the election OF aTammany
MSftphy.isDwlling to pay the price, Of cleo;
PTesidsnt of the Board Of Aldsrmsn to Sc so
%. HTOf characterized the apti.Tammany Issue
o:ton meyer of 1872 RGp'S shieS was rsarm.
he. fusion OF 1908. At the meeting OF the
Fusion Conference on Sept. l. 1903. the foI.
''s sRessolued. That we. the, parties to fusion
e. N %ht esmpasn ana dssl. re- s our
eminent OF Tammany Hall"
The first Of these pledges adopted oy tns
70. .. Va. h .shs following words: ., -.
.hah accept nomination from Tammany
il ia true that this years resolution was
adopted at meeting Of the conference:
held in the evening Of Sept !; when yod were were
Course. have been familiar with tho pledges
u Your Ioui: attitude upon this position Of the
Is s'' not ''' sufficiently definite, Indeed. you
seem to imply that the sntax3h hly s! 70
IN na ioo, has sensbly diminished The fusion
lists have publicly repeated the declaration
and pledges Of two years aSo nov Sheer tcSs
too wide to be bridged.
Permit me now to correct the stasem ttnn
in your letter relative to your noti4cation
OF nomination. You say your DISSEMINATION ORGANIZATION
has srenomlnated, me because II approved
Of record with iul, kn mo thaS
Endorsement, It has notified me Of its action: "
This is not the case. Our nominating con
sn.oa Ess , hsd no on ael es ssf had the O.
Nomination from Tammany Hall.
Surely yon cannot imagine Tor one n Sod
your letter Of Oct before their con tention
and had they 9 h snt as xsed
noon had sbsoiu.eiy NO power to wi, withhold I'D
the ss Chem int to You a
In Closing let me say that. while our con.
yention. which has been called to meet next
night is stS Sn tbe sna
ton, I have read this letter to the city com;
mittee Of the Citizeps UNION, 6Sdy compose SEQ
Sxt STG Assembly districts Of the city and Of
thirty delegates-at large and 1t has been
approved By that body. Yours very truly:
Mr.. Cuttings letter to President Fornes is
direct and brief He said
Mr.. chayles v. Fornes.
MY DEAR SIR:-The CITY sommittee OF
the Citizens Union has directed me to
Inform you that your letter to me OF
snd Ist 1' sapci IN defining ATTITUDE
HaIi and it's candidates Tor the Mayoralty
Under the circumstances the committee is
Of opinion that your acceptance OF the noml-
nation Of Tamnany Hall makes It impossible
s egs ~ q A its candidates. Tor oflce The CON
ventIon-is the only body that has power to
act in this matter, and u has been called to
meet, On the evening Of DC. Yours G,,rI,y very
truly. 81 - bee Il. +. CUTTING.
President Bruce OF the Repuslioar CT ,ty
committee made this statement:
The Republican city convention was de-
ceived. When II renominated Comptroller
Grout and President Fornes, we believed
that we were renomlnating the same high
ago assisted in the defeat OF Tammany. We
Believed that they were men who, in thi.
contest against organized graft, would
fght TO the last gasp with truth and loyalty.
It was fight In 1901 to turn the rascals out
and IL Ia q fight now to keep them out The
action OF Mr.. Grout and Mr.. Fornes has
aroused the indi gnation and fired the spirit
OF the people. The loyal fusion forces have
been drawn closer together and now enter
this contest confident OF victory.
.TAMMANY WANTS EVEN MONEY
Very Little Doing Yet In the Election Bet
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