The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-20
x'CLELLANBACK, READY roRUN
DOESN'T SAY 50, RUT GOES To
SEE LEADER MURPHY.
Mum About Nomina tion-D Didn't SEQ Croker
Abroad Doesn't Believe In NsD.Par-
tisan Municipal Pslitics-Glad Devefy's
Gone-HOpes jerome WIN Come In.

G0ne-HOpes Jerome VIII Somo ST.
George Brinton Mcclellan. who sailed
away from New York on March IL, sailed
back into port early yesterday morning
aboard the American liner Philadelphia
The ship had been in touch With the wireless,
and on Wednesday the newspaper printed
on board informed Col. Mcclellan and the
other passengers that Mcclellan ia to be
the Tammany candidate;" also that THE
Tammany candidate defeated Devery'
The Marconi also carried to Col. Mcclellan
q number Of personal messages OF assurance
and congratulation. so that when he came
in sight OF New York he was fairly we'll
informed Of what had happened here after
his departure q week before from Cher
bourg.
For Col. Mcclellan the sky line Of New
York was badly tied up with reporters.
photographers, sketch artists and the like.
They went aboard down the bay and found
the Colonel behind heap OF luggage in the
main saloon. The courtesies Of the port
had been extended to him, 70 that he was
able to make his customs declaration with
out delay.
However frank or reticent that may have
been II was doubtless more explicit than his
declaration to the reporters. Having been
q member OF Congress for five terms and
q seasoned campaigner for Tammany since
he Yves rs years old, Col. Mcclellan does not
now feel the need OF q guardian even when
surrounded by inquisito rs. He said he
didn't know that he was going to be nom
mated for Mayor. He couldn't say what
he would do until the nomination had been
offered to him.
One reporter asked him. 1T 10 now re-
ported that Bird s. Colsr is to be your
running mate a. the candidate for Comp
troller What do you think OF that!
THAT is SO plainly a catch question that
III have TO decline to answer it. Per
sonally l am a very good friend OF Mr..
Coler and admire him much. However.
Intentions OF the City Convention
1T has been said," remarked another
u,est Soner. shat IL nominated you will
be known a. the Croker Murphy candi-
date" ,
Il am not the nominee" was Col. MoCiel-
lan's Delphic response. ~,
Those who sought 10 draw from Col
Mcclellan an expression against Croker
who sent him to Congress, or Murphy,
| who means to make him Mayor, to be used
as an example Of independent spirit were
disappointed. Col. Mcclellan is very frank
| in admitting his friendship for Croker ana
his close relations with Mr.. Murphy, When
| MIR. Murphy to-day. he said
| Il hope so. have not seen him in six
| months | should like very much to see
| him and mean TO telephone to him early
in the day. see no reason why i should
| not see Mr.. Murphy
| Col Mcclellan said he did not see Croker
while abroad, as he went directly across
! England on his arrival there and did not
touch England on the way back. He did
| not hear from Croker directly or indi-
| recty.
OF Compt roller Grout 3 recent remarks
about non-partisansh'p Col McIlel'ah
said: 81
government can be divorced from State
| and national politics any more than the
| ST ate can be divorced from its own govern
| ment and the National Government MADE
| non-partisan.
THE claim that mai onal issues and pnr-
poses do not enter into the coming cam
paign is not sound. The object OF the
Republican party is apparent II is "a
make New York Republican, and this the
local Democracy must combat at the com
ing election"
Col Mcclellan wanted to know the details
clad to know that Devery had been beaten
THAT will tend to clean politics. SAID ne
"The Democrats are fortunate to Ike rid OF
He exhibited much curiosity about Dis
trict Attorney jerome and when told OF ms
letter about Mayor Low, asked
| "Why. il jerome back in the fold! Not
vet? Well, let us hope he will be some day:
Col. Mcclellan lost about twenty pounds
OF flesh while he was abroad, and this has
| made him look even more yoltlful thaI
usual He doesn't seem within five years
| of his age, and he will be 81 next November
He has the appearance OF rugged health.
Az the Philadelphia came in she passed
the transport Mcclellan, named for the
Colonels father. This suggested TO IN
| uuirers a reference to the omission OF fht
President and other speakers TO refer II
Gen Mcclellan at the Antiet am monn
ment dedication. He declined to say any
thing sbcu, it, but his manner indicated
some surprise.
When the Colonel and Mrs. Mcclellan
landed Col Mcclellan headed the wront
, way and found himself in the steerags
baggage allotment on the pier.
Zone would think this was my first trlI
TO America" said he as he made his wa!
On the Philadelphia Col Mcclellan hat
as a fellow passenger Gen. w. W Dudley
| of Indiana, of blocks of five" fame. Thi
was a coincidence. as II was Col. Mcclellan
who discovered the blocks-of five lettel
and made use OF il in the campaign OF 1883
Many personal friends saw Col. McCiel'
| Ian az the COCK, DuI OHiy oHe i"hhHo
leader was there That was Thomas +
Rush. who was beaten by Joseph +, Mul'
queen in the prima res in the Twenty mint h
Rush and Mcclellan have the same Officer
at 100 Broadway.
Col. and Mrs Mcclellan went 10 the
Murray Hill Eote, where they will remain
tenn orarily. AT loon Col. Mcclellan saw
Charles +. Murphy, and they spent an lou
together Col Mcclellan got into hts
evening clothes al q o'c'o * and dined with
Mrs. Mcclellan He said he hadn't seer
anyone OF POLITICAL inn ortanoe except
Mr. Murphy, and he remained at the fote
al COL S5ie Mcclellan was willing last nigh
to talk about bicycling in France, the ap
pallinR height OF the Alps, transatlantic
travel, cures for seasickness and Other
items of the ordinary bill OF conversation
But while he listened attentively to thou
sand questions during the day, he sale
nothing which was at all signihcant anc
no one was much surprised thereby.
What Mr.. Murphy told him In that hou
! they spent together isn't known in words
:: hut McCleilan's nomination IL deemed t
be a certainty The Tammany leaders
that rail with Murphy weren't at all troubled
Yesterday at the accounts OF the protest
made by the other boroughs against the
.. nomination OF Mcclellan They said tina
they had expected it; that it was more for
NAL then formid able and il wasn't going t
top Murphy.
Coier for Comptroller is still the slate
although Mr. Murphy isn't frantic to have
him there, but is willing o take any mar
MI ,n.bl;n wanna Mr. Golfer ia In Green