The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06
BY CIRCUIT AND LOW
MUST BE SETTLED QUESTION AS TO
THEIR VERACITY.
COMPLICATIONS CONTINUE
TO BE CHIEF FEATURE OF NEW
YORK POLITICS.

GrOut and Fornes Will Not with
draw from Fusion Ticket-Low
Says He Remembers No Second
Conversation With Grout Relative
to Tammany IndOrsements-GrOut
WrAtes to r.. Fulton Cutting and
Discusses Pledge of Citizens Union
Not to Vote for Tammany-Murphy
Says GrOut and FOrnes VIII Stay
on Both Tickets.
New York, Oct. 5.-The only decisive
move to-day in the political campaign
was taken by the convention of the
Greater New York Democracy. led by
John c. Sheehan, which tonight unan-
imously adopted resolutions denounc-
ing the course of the Citizens Union
and Republicans convention, declar-
ing that the organization now stood on
purely party basis, and pledging its
support to the Democratic ticket, head
ed by Mcclellan, Grout and Fornes.
The Citizens Union met and ad-
journed until tomorrow without COM
ing to any decision regarding the fu-
sion candidates for controller and al
dermanic president. 1t IS now def
nitely settled that whatever action the
fusionists may take Grout and Fornes
will remain on the Tammany ticket.
Mr.. Grout resolutely refuses to be
ousted from the fusion ticket. and de-
clares his determination to defend his
position in the courts. In response to
statement issued by Mayor Low this
morning, declaring that he had no rec
objection of a second conversation with
Mr.. Grout. the latter replied caustical-
ly to the effect that the Mayors fall
ure to remember could not be consid-
cred direct denial.
Mr.. Fornes broke silence tonight by
Issuing a statement that he, like Mr.
Grout, had consulted with the Mayor
relative to his acceptance of a Demo-
cratic nomination to which, he says,
the Mayor appeared to perceive no OBJ
lection. The adherents of William S.
Devery held a convention tonight, and
formally nominated him for Mayor.
New York, Oct. 5.-It is denied again
to-day that Controller Grout and
President Fornes of the Board of AL
dermen, will voluntarily withdraw from
the fusion ticket. The complication
that has arisen over the acceptance by
them of the Democratic Endorsement
remains the major feature of the polit-
| cal situation in greater New York and
the fight for and against them is be-
ing actively waged.
1t is now a question of memory and
veracity between Mayor Low and Con-
troller Grout as to the formers knowl-
edge of the latter's plan to accept
Democratic Endorsement. The Mayor
in rejoinder to the last letter of the
controller says he has no recollection
Of a second conversation about the
Democrats indorsing Grout.
Controller Grout made another con-
tribution to the campaign of pam
phlets to-day. 1t was a letter to H.
Fulton Cutting, chairman of the Citi-
zens Union Committee, discussing the
so-called pledge of the Citizens Union
not to vote for any Tammany candi-
dates.
He takes direct issue with Mr. Cut
ting and asserts that the pledge does
not exist or if 1t exists, it is violated
Mr.. Grout writes that the letter of Mr..
Cutting of the Sd inst. shows most
remarkable change and inconsistency
in views"
Leader Murphy of Tammany to-day
denied that there was any intention to
ask Messrs. Grout and Fornes to get
off the fusion ticket, or that they
would 3 asked to leave the Demo-
cratic ticket.
At the convention of the Greater
New York Democrats tonight the or
ganization unanimously indorsed
George b. Mcclellan. the Tammany
Hall candidate. and the entire Tam
many city ticket.
Henry b. Briggs presided, and among
those present were: John c.. Sheehan,
William H Russell and Sheriff O'Brien.
None of the leaders of the boltng fac
tion headed by S. Stanwood Mencken
was present, and a resolution to in
dorse the fusionist ticket was greeted
with Kisses.
After a meeting lasting over two
hours the Fusion Conference Commit
tee adjourned tonight until to-mor-
row afternoon, without coming to a
decision as to whom the candidates for
controller and president of the Board
of Aldermen on the fusion ticket will
be. The man considered however,
most seriously for the position of con-
troller is Frederick w. Hinrichsen Of
Brooklyn. For president of the Board
of Alderman. that of former District
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