Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-02
MCCLELLAN FOR MAYOR
CHOICE OF TAMMANY AT LAST
NIGHTS CONVENTION.
Grout for Controller and Fornes Tor
President of the Board OF
Aldermen Selected.

ton nominated the IOilo"llS @ASno' -
night:
For mayor-George B. Mcclellan
For controller-Edward M. Grout.
For president of board of aldermen
Charles V. FOrnes.
An Associated Press dispatch says: MI
Mcclellan, a son Of the late Gen. George d.
Mcclellan, is the representative in Con-
gress from the twelfth New York dlstrlct-
Messrs. Grout and Fornes are the nominees
for controller and aldermanic president, re-
spectively, on the fusion ticket. and their
prospective Endorsement by Tammany. con-
summated at tonghtS convention, mas
threatened to disrupt the fusion movement.
Their nomination also threatens spit III
the democratic ranks, the Kings county
democracy has been bitterly opposed 10 tle
selection of Grout and Fornes, and Voteo
against them in tonghts convention
Judge William J. Gaynor was the hlnss
county candidate for the nomination LOT
mayor in opposition to Mcclellan, put the
latter was nominated by large majority.
The opposition candidate for controller was
Julian Fairchild and for president Oh the
board of aldermen, Herman A. Metz.
When the committee on resolutions reuIeu
for delberation John L. Shea of BROOKLYN
| handed in a petition protesting against the
| placing on the democratic ticket the names
| of two men who are Improperly calleu
democrats and whose names appear Oh 'iie
fusion ticket" In part the protest was as
| follows:
The executive committee of the regular
| democratic organization of Kings county
| has thought it proper to call your atten,ioh
| to the necessity of having clear deciara-
| ton made in the platform against all trao-
| ing or underhand combinations with any OF
| our adversaries this year. We rerer 10 the
| report that some of our brethren nave en-
| tered into an agreement to place on the
democratic ticket two of the names already
on the republican ticket with the Idea OF
| helping the democratic nominee Tor 'he
| mayoralty.
| "rhe gentlemen referred to are In no
| ordinary sense of the term democrats. ana
| one inevitable result of their nomination
would be to make large numbers OF oeil emo,
Gratis feel that party principles had Deen
| Subordinated to mere scramble Tor ONCE
| The move would be suicidal act, and II
| would not be possible to poll the fun demo-
cratic vote for any ticket made up IN such
| a manner
On the return of the committee shortly
after 10 o'clock the platform was read IT
| was received with comparative 1ndlHer-
| ence Only three or four times was there
any pronounced applause. and references
| rejecting President Roosevelt passed
! without cheers.
| The platform sets forth that democrats
| and republicans everywhere will await the
results of the coming election with an In
| tereSt only second to that taken In ma
| tional political contest.
| The platform contained the following REL
|
The President of the United States. re-
| turning from patriotic inspection Of his ma
| tional fences recognizes the important
bearing of our city election upon his neXt
| campaign. DESTROYS of presenting himself
| to the republican national convention as
from a state and city in sympathy with his
political views, he gathers the rural polltl-
cal leaders about him to impress them win
| the necessity of a republican victory IN the
| city of New York.
In this era of postal iniquity and general
| republican barter in federal places we nave
| the spectacle of a President degrading the
patronage of his high Office to clear the
| way for the complete mastery of the local
| republican boss, all of which Is followed
| by a strenuous proclamation denying MS
| interference in local affairs.
The committee resolutions ignored en-
| tirely the protest of the delegation from
| Kings. represented by Shea. John J. De
| lauey then was escorted to the roStrum &c
| nominate George B. Mcclellan for mayor
| There is no hope for the democrats tic
carry the United States said MI Delaney
unless we carry the state or New YORK
and we cannot carry the state OF New orr
| unless we carry the city of New YORK we
| must nominate here man OF patrlouC
| blood a man who has never boosted OF ms
| ancestors but has stood upon the ground
| man himself l present to you for youl
| consideration as your candidate for mayor
| George b. Mcclellan
| The crowd interrupted by shouting ap-
plause and the cheers continued for sew
| eral minutes The delegates from all the
boroughs. with the exception of Brooklyn
| stood up and cheered enthusiastically.
| The Brooklyn men remained IN tneii
| seats The band played Marching Through
| Georgia" and, although two big Mcclellan
| banners were swung out from the loWei
| galleries, and Congressman sullivan trieC
| to coax them to their feet, the BrooklyI
men remained obdurate.
Mr.. Mcclellan received the nomination by
| Ara to 219 for Justice Gaynor.
l.. d. Stapleton placed in nomination foi
the office of controller the name Oh Ed
ward NJ Grout. There were prolonged
hisses. interspersed with cries Tor 'Coler.
| The name Of John Fairchild was place.
in nominat ton for controller by hopert I'll
der of Brooklyn. AS indicating the posi-
ton of the Kings county democracy III
said: c. o;,bar l.,
side or outside the convention Inc an
nonpcement was greeted with cheers.
Mr. circuit received the nomination 1oi
controller by vote of 42S to 20 for FAIR
child Five delegates from the tWenty-seV
enth Manhattan. headed by ). j. Martih
voted for Farchild.
Charles V. Fornes was placed III itoii
nation for president of the poard Oh al
dermen by Justice Roesch- Herman "A
Metz was placed in nomination ny Neols'
X. Powell of Brooklyn
Fornes was declared the nominee OF th'
convention. t. tho IRONY
! Queens and Richmond went sold Ior NC
CIeIIan The Brooklyn delegates. with Ins
excention Of one man, voted Tor JUSTICE WI
liam j. Gaynor.