New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-01
WILL DROP CIRCUIT AND FORNES
IF THEY ACCEPT TAMMANY,S OFFER REPUBLICANS
WILL CALL CONVENTION TO NAME SUCCESSORS.
Cutting Definite Ans5cer from ConoHer-H
day-Forncs May Declare for Loc.
TIP
"U'E WANT NO TRAITORS
Strong ASSERTION of Senator Plat
Republicans Indignant.

III the Democratic city convention tonight
nOmInates GrOut md Fornes for Controller
and President the Board OF Aldermen re-
spectiveIy, aud they accept. then the Repub-
Iican city convention viii be recOnvened
and they Will be dropped from the ticket
aud two independent Democrats nominated
in their place. We want traitors our
ticket.
This statement was made last night by sena-
tor Platt. He talked in no equivocaI manner.
He seemed to be deeply indignant at the action
Of Controller Grout and Mr.. Fornes In flirting
with Tammany Hall In the course OF the day
yesterday he consulted with NJ. Linn Bruce.
president Of the Republican County Commit
tee; Edward Lauterbach and others interested
in the local situation It may be stated that the
actions and attitude Of Mr.. Grout and Mr..
Fornes were the matters under consideration.
The leaders Of the Republican organization feel
that they have been shabbily treated. The Re
publican organization, the biggest factor in the
fusion campaign. has kept steadily in the
background. It's representatives IN the fusion
conferences have made no suggestions and
urged no policy. All they have asked for is
the nomination of honest men committed
clean municipal administration They have
stood by Low, Grout and Fornes. and have
asked no pledges except that they give the city
good government and fight Tammany Hall The
Republican organization. furnishing. as it does
the leaders assert So per cent-believes that.
since all that the Republican organization asks
is that the candidates are honest men and an
tagontstic 10 Tammany Hall. it has been out
rageously treated when candidates nominated on
/ its ticket promptly traffic with Tammany Hall
and accept a nomination from that organization.
There was intense bitterness expressed last
night at the attitude of Mr.. Grout
Senator Piatt. in his apartments at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last night. said: Il have been
advised by MI Lauterbach that inasn1uch as
the nominations have not yet been filed the
Republican city convention can be reconvened
the names of Mr.. Grout and Mr.. Fornes dropped
and others substituted in their stead. This can
be done legally. and it viii be done If Mr.. Grout
and Mr.. FOrnes accept a nomination from Tam
many Hail. have talked to-day with all the
| Republican leaders, and they are a unit in de-
nouncing Mr.. GrOut for accepting a Tammany
nomination-that is providing he has decided
to do so, as 1 am crediby informed he has"
Did you see Mr.. CIRCUITS statement to-day. in
which he referred to the nomination of Con-
| troller Myers by all partes?' was asked.
Yes, I did" replied Senator PIatt but the
conditions not the same. Nj. Grout to-day
stands as the opponent of Tammany Hall and
was so nominated by the fusion forces. To &C
cept nomination from Tammany is 70 be con-
strued in no other way than as clean sale TO
/ Tammany, and he cannot remain our caudi-
date"
DO the Citizens Union leaders feel the same
way?" was asked.
L cannot speak for the Citizens Union said
Senator Plat. They have nominated Mr.
Grout in harmony with Us. 1 believe that they
view the situation as we do. but 1 cannot spe TX
authoritatively. They can nominate some one to
replace Grout and Fornes without RECOMMENDING
their convention. as they nominate by petition
believe that they will act with Us in this mat
ter if Grout and Fornes so on the Tamnany
ticket. 1 certainly hope so"
whom will you nominate in place OF GTout
and Fornes?' the Senator was asked
That" he replied slowly, IS something can
not say. can say. however. that the Repub-
lican organization is acting unselnsnly IN THIS
matter. The nominees will be two Democrats,
independent and honest. This IS no scheme 20
get Republicans on the ticket We Will go TO
Democrats and support them loyalty All We
ask is that they not Tammany Hail Demo-
Gratis
In addition to this added Senator Platt.
Il can state that political tTit IN recent
years has so tnCensed and dlsSusted honest
Democrats as this betrayal OF trust oy Mr.
GTout and AIR. Fornes. melted by the present
Tammany leaders. Several Democrats. men OF
wealth aud influence. who might otherwise
have supported the Tammany ticket this fail.
have either come to me directly or COmmuni-
C.ted With me about the sI--ot.Cu. These a4,u
have said to me that they regarded the pres
eat attempt TO betray the fusion cause one
OF the most despicable political transactions IN
history, and declared their intention OF sun
porting the fusion forces with their influence
their time and their money. j believe however
that Mr.. Murphy. by this trick and Mr.. Circuit
and Mr. Fornes, by their treaChery. have in
sured the success of the fusion ticket this fam
and defeated whatever chance OF victory Tam
many had"
opFNiNG FUSION MEETING posrpoNr0