The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
1ooks like rAMMANY.

The contending political factions in
New York city have now made their
nominations and the campaign is fair
ly on. The tickets are Seth Low for
Mayor, Edward NJ. Grout for control
Ter and Charles V. Fornes for presi-
dent of the Board OF Aldermen, on the
Fusion ticket, and George B. McClei-
Ian for Mayor, Edward NJ. Circuit for
controller and Charles V. Fornes for
president of the Board of Aldermen
on the Democratic ticket. Thus it
will be seen the real fight is on the
head of the ticket. or against Mayor
Low. Messrs. Grout and Fornes are
members of the Low administration,
but their conduct in Office has been
such as to win the approval of the peo-
pie without distinction of party. Mr..
Grout is a Democrat: Mr.. Fornes is a
Republican. They were elected with
Low on fusion ticket.
Both Grout and Fornes were nomi-
mated to succeed themselves by the
recent Fusion convention. Following
this the Tammany, or Democratic
convention nominated them. Imme-
diately there was an uprOar in the Fu-
sion camps, where demand was made
that Grout and Fornes decline the
Tammany Endorsement, on pain of be-
ing required to withdraw as Fusion
candidates. 1t doesn't seem likely that
either Of them will say mo" to Tam
many or withdraw from the Fusion
ticket. Mr., Forness has pointed out
that 1t is poor politics for a candidate
to refuse assistance. and that there is
no law on the statute books by which
he can be forced to quit either ticket.
THE only way they can get me off
the ticket" he is quoted as having
said, lis to murder me-" That 10th
Grout and Fornes are popular and in
iiuentia1 men is conceded. Should an
effort be made by the Fusionists to
throw them overheard after having
nominated them. that fact would re-
act in favor of the Democratic ticket.
All of the special correspondents of
out-of-town papers in New York adj
init that the Fusionists are much agi-
tated and in doubt. 1t seems that
Charles F. Murphy the new leader of
Tammany has shown himself one OF
the most adroit politicians that ever
occupied the position, not excepting
Richard Croker, a past master of the
game. Mr.. Murphy has not only sue
ceeded in carrying his point in the
nomination of Mcclellan. against the
opposition of Hugh Mclaughlin, the
boss" of Brooklyn. but has done it
in so clever a manner that Mclaughlin
and his followers feel no soreness but
will give the ticket nominated their
hearty support.
Mayor Lows administration has
fallen far short of what was promised
of it. 1t has failed in practically all
of the reforms it pledged itself to bring
about, District Attorney Jerome, one
of the positive forces of the adminis-
tration, has become so Disguised with
the Low regime that he declared over
his own signature a few days prior to
Lows nomination that it was political
madness to nominate a man who could
not possibly be elected. Mr.. Jerome
says he will support the Fusion ticket,
but his support will be half-hearted,
and he will be confronted at every
turn with his own words respecting
the weakness and unhtness of, Low.
As ii looks now it is a contest of
Mcclellan against Low, With the lat
ter on the defensive and not well for
tilted. Mr.. Mcclellan is a clean. able,
progressive young man. who has had
suh1cient experience in public affairs
to mt him for the discharge of the du-
ties it is proposed to place upon him.
Ills record in Congress has been above
reproach, and he is known in New
York as conservative and safe. AT
tins distance it looks as if the next
election would return the Democracy
of New York city to its own.
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