New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-30
THE ULTTHATUM GIVEN.
r.. Fulton Cutting or Nr. .S,raustrops
uay 20 on Ticket an GrOut,s Place.


The ultimatun OF the fusionists 70 Controller.
circuit and Mr. Fornes, who have promised
Charles F. Murphy to accept an fndorsemenr
from Tanmany Hail. Is that they must aght for
Low and the fusion cause and stay away from
Tammany meetings. or else get or the fusion
ticket
This policy was adopted last night al a con-
ference held az the house Of Mayor Low. No. 81
East xty-fourth-st.. attended by President
Cutting Of the Citizens Union ex-II.utenanr
Governor Woodruff. President Bruce OF the Re-
publican County Committee. Police Cou1nfs-
sioner Greene. Robert Grier Monroe. Commits
sioner Of Water supply. Gas and Electricity: J.
B. Bishop. Edward Carey and John c. Clarke
the Mayors legal adviser.
II Controller Grout and Mr.. Fornes are forced
of the city ticket. it is likely that r. Fulton
Cutting or Borough President swanstrom, OF
Brooklyn, will take the place Of Mr. Grout. II
Mr.. Swanstrom is promoted" II may be that
William c. Redfeld. Commissioner OF Public
Works. OF Brooklyn. will be ted for Bor-
ough President in his place
President Cutting authorized TO see Con-
troIer Grout and President Fornes to-day and
ask them where they stand He will explain 20
them the attitude Of the Citizens Union and
the Republicans. and viii make it plain 10 then,
that they want from them certain pledges that
they will fight for Mayor Low and the fusion
cause as they did two years ago. and that they
VIII not take part in the campaign in any man
ner whatsoever so that it viii be construed -
giving aid 10 Tammany- Unless their respective
answers are entirely satisfactory. thew viii 10
asked TO resign the nominations of the Repub-
Lean City Convention.
The Citizens Union has not circulated the nett
uohs nominating tie fusion nominees. and IL is
a comparatively easy thing for the union IN
place new names in nomination
With the Republicans IL is different. II, Pc
publican city Convention has adjourned sim.
Ole. and the minutes Of TIE convention have
oeen HE'D with the Board OF Elections. Lawyers
say that Messrs- GrOUt and Fornes cannot be-
put OF the Republican ticket If they are deter
mined 10 stay on When Controller Grout was
asked last night at the Moutauk Club in Brook
lyn whether he would resign the nomination OF
the Republican City Convention. Ne is said 70
have replied
Nothing but murder will take me- on the
Republican ticket"
Edward Lauterbdch was seen last nir,, h,-
one OF the conferrees VINO was az the MAYORS
house and asked as 70 the legality Of recon
vening the Republican city convention ard
nominating two candidates in place Of NeSsrs
Grout and FOrnes- He will give the Repub1i-
can county Committee an answer This forenoon.
While the couf4ren-e was IN progress last
Jerome
eral Greene and talked with him for several
minutes It could not he learned aftarvvs~4
what the District Attorney had to- offer
Mayor Low said little or nothing at the CON
ference President Bruce OF the Republicsu
county Committee repeated his views expressed
earlier in the day. that Nj Grout and M.
FOrnes by trying 70 stand with both sides in
the fight. would make the whole fusion cam
paign ridiculous Mr. Woodruff backed him Up.
President Cutting said thar ir would be wen to
wait and what the Democratic convention
did He said that there was no telling what
would happen there.
After a discussion tha- lasted until about 12.15
this morning it was decided that the Initiative
should be taken by the Citizens Union and that
President Cutting should take the steps already
referred to
As President Cutting was leaving the confer
ence he was asked what had been done and he
said that he had been authorized TO ask Mr.
Grout and Mr. Fornes fo- a specific declaration
as 20 where they stand and whether they are
going 20 be wholly for fusion
7 expect 70 see the gentlemen TO-DAY said
Mr. Cutting
so far as the Republican County Con1nnfttaa
Is concerned" said Mr.. Bruce. eve simply n
sist that our nominees he with US. and not I'm
q compromising position between Tamrnanv and
fusion"
I have expressed my sentiments ALREADY
said 5Ir Woodruff. We have authorfzsd NJ
Cutting 20 find out just where Mr.. Grout and
Mr. Fornes stand As soon as Mr. Cutting re-
ports We shall be able 20 determine what f. thu
best course for US 20 pursue"
RESTS WITH CITIZENS UNION LEADERS
As the case now stands according tn W
WOodrur's explanation, the celebrated case %
Grout and Fornes rests with the Citizens Union
leaders They may accept an endorsements from,
Tammany or the distinct understanding tha-
they are 90 fight Tammany. substantially a.
they aid TWO years ago. II they VIII not pledra
themselves 20 do this then they viii be asked
20 get Of the fusion ticket
Controller GrOUt at the Brooklyn Club ras<-
night dehed the fusionists- When told the rsqr1,
OF the conference at the house OF Mayor -
he said.
L understand that the Republican Iaa5ar.
want to force me OF the ticket wish - -
that have not written any letter OF ras,s--.
tion as reported / would like 70 see "a. o.
pUolicans Try 20 force me OF their fi~ke.
said before I cannot see any obfacti,,
official who has made credirable reco~. =.
once being indorsed FOR denomination %
the best way 20 settle the difficulty e a., -
the Controller smiled broadly, would n. -,