Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
MCLAUGHLIN IS FIRM
Opposed to Tammany's In
dorsement of Grout.
GIVES HIS REASONS
MURPHY SILENT ON QUESTION OF
WITHDRAWAL.
Altogether the Political Situation in
New York Does Not Seem
to Clarity.
GIVES. HIS REASONS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


NEW YORK October 6, 1903
The various conferences of Sunday did not
bring any additional clearness to the situa-
ton on both sides. One of the most pro-
nounced rumors was that Grout would get
off of both tickets voluntarily. Another was
that Charles Murphy, the boss of Tammany,
was beginning to realize his mistake and
was making overtures to Mclaughlin in
Brooklyn to take Grout off the Tammany
ticket. These things only speculation,
and it will take the better part of this week
to line the forces up as they will be on
election day
If Grout concludes to stay on the Tam
many ticket he will take the stump for that
organization. He has reiterated his belief
in the principles of democracy, and says
that he never voted any but a democratic
ticket in national elections, and never voted
any other ticket but twice in other elections
Grout and the mayor are at swords points
over question of veracity. In plain Ian
guage each accuses the other of fibbing
Grout says he told the mayor that he was
onered that Tammany Endorsement and that
the mayor did not object The mayor re-
members no such incident.
Mr.. Murphy was asked today by your cor
respondent in reference to the rumor that
he would ask Grout and Fornes to get Off
the Tammany ticket.
Il have not seen Mr.. Grout or Mr.
Fornes. said he, ''since the convention, nor
have sent any one to see them l have not
asked them to withdraw
1t Is believed that Murphy has the situa-
ton so well in hand that he could induce
Grout to throw up the fusion nomination,
but 1t is not so sure with regard to Fornes.
over in Brooklyn Mclaughlin appears to
be firm in his opposition to the indorse-
ment of Circuit and Fornes despite the fact
that McCarren and several other leaders
have said that they will support the ticket.
Mclaughlin has had his faithful leaders
form classes of instruction for the infor-
nation of voters. He wants the illiterate
to know just how to scratch the Tammany
ticket most effectively.
The nomination of the Tammany candi-
dates, which was to take place tomorrow
or Wednesday, has been deferred until
Saturday. By this movement many of
the leaders at the Hall thought they saw
another move on the part of Murphy, and
one that would clear the atmosphere. Not
few of those supposed to be on the in
side are Of the opinion that before next
Saturday Murphy. notwithstanding Nc
Laughlin's continued attacks upon him and
his candidates. hopes to have practically
all the Brooklyn district leaders follow
the example of Senator McCarren, and with
their constituents come out openly in in
dOrsing the ticket
Meanwhile the Tammany leaders will be
busy today and tomorrow making up the
borough and county tickets that are to be
Tammany Hall on Wednesday night.
1t may be said now with a degree of
certainty that up to date the borough and
county states have been tentatively decided
upon follows:
For president of the borough, Randolph
Guggenheimer.
For sheriff John T. Oakley.
For justice of the supreme court, Henry
Bischofs, ir.
Matthew F. Donohue, leader of the TWEEN
ty-fifth district. is also strong candidate
for the borough presidency, and his friends
do not intend to give up the right in his
behalf until the last gun has been fired.
The ostensible reasons advanced for de-
ferring the notifications were that the nom
nations on the county and borough tickets
should all be notified at the same time, and
that 1t was not desirable to have the city
convention nominees notified until all the
conventions were held. The last convention
will be that of the borough of the Bronx,
on Friday night
The postponement of the notifications
prevents Tammany from beginning the
campaign until next week. This will leave
only about twenty days for actual work.
I he opening ratification meeting will take
place in Tammany Hall October A.
Hugh Mclaughlin was asked about his
position by your correspondent today. do
not mistake the nature of this controversy,
he said. 1T is not political fight. 1t is
the personal declaration of hostility on the
part of man who is at present in control
of the Tammany machinery. Nights name
is not always Murphy. On his side of the
river there have been in my time many,
many nights. l could go over a long list
of them, but what would 1t avail? In the
city convention might was Murphy.
The one mistake that Kings county made
was to go into the convention at all. Muir
ply had told the members of our organiZa-
ton that he had already made up his whole
ticket. Then he told them that they should
have remained away to let him put the fin
ishing touches on really artistic job.
I'm effect he said to them-I have made
up the ticket and will go ahead and finish
it. If you gentlemen are busy you need
not come over at all One man made the
ticket. l think the people have a good idea
of it. and l think there will be some hair
pulling when the chickens come home to
rooSt.''
Frank Moss, the lawyer who attacked
Croker on the witness stand during the
Mazet investigation believes that McClel-
Ian is closer to the cid boss of Tammany
than ever Van Wyck was. Mr.. Moss said:
Il know it as a fact that Mcclellan is
close to Croker While I regard him a
fine fellow personally. he can more easily
be swayed by the dictates and promptings
Of Croker than Van Wyck, who had some
independence of character. The past
proves this to have been true, and it is
equally true today.
1.-The present situation is at once amusing
and annoying, but l think that the fusion
ticket has now a good chance of winning.
A strong argument might convince some
voters that 1t is a good thing for the fusion
lists to retain Grout and ForneS on the
ticket. Another man may come along with
equally as strong argument. take up the
other issue and convince the people that
with Grout and Fornes running on both
tickets, 1T is a good thing for Tammany.
But the fusionists have certainly shown
that they be changed into confu-
sionists by a mix-up in the political situa-
ton. The situation should not confuse any
body. That Is where the fusion gentlemen
make their mistake. They should have
been calm and not evidenced their dismay
when their two favortes were Endorsed by
Tammany. Inc other words, they should
have swallowed the tiger, claws and all.
Instead they are like a lot of old ladies
whom a bad boy threw into state of con-
sternation by poking one of their number in
the ribs. In unison they exclaimed: oh,
what an outrage! Did you ever! "