New-York tribune., 1903-10-06
SP4RRING FOR POINTS.
Viii Kno10 What to Do
When the Wit Is Serted.

Controller Grout. It was asserted last night
by Mr.. Grouts friends. yesterday secured from
Supreme Court justice an injunction restrain
ing the Republicans from removing his name
from their city ticket II is understood that
while the writ was obtained yesterday. Mr.
Grout's counsel VIII take his time in serving
it. The battle is now in stage where the con-
tending parties are sparrirg for points, and
neither is willing to show its hand for fear OF
being outgeneraIIed-
If the Controller secured his writ as he might.
without its being known to more than his coun-
sci and the people close to Charles ?. Murphy
fl is likely that the Republicans viii not know
much about it until the city convention meets
tomorrow night to remove the names Of Grout
and Fornes from the ticket, and put on the
names Of others
II is Mr.. Grout's first move. AS soon as he
serves his writ the Republicans will know what
70 do. The Republican leaders are confident
that the viii Of the voters. represented by
their city convention delegates. should not be
thwarted by a mere technical quibble. and they
believe that before the time is up for the fling
of nominations they win have a legal right TO
go ahead and make UP & new ticket
The natural procedure would be Cor ar sppli-
cation TO be made to vacate the Injunction as
soon as 1t is made. It is the intention OF the
Republican leaders TO snow due respect for the
law. that there Will not be any ground Tor
saying afterward that the law was disreSlrded
in any Of it's ramifcattous-
When Senator PIatt was asked last night
about the repeated assertions Of Controller
Grout that he was controlling the entire fusion
situation he said:
"Mr. Grout is wrong as he has been for sew
eral days past He knows full well that the
Citizens Union has taken the lead in the mat
ter OF ma IA ging this mayOralty campaign. ana
thai the Republicans have followed the lead OF
Mr. CfrouL seems TO fail 10 realize the nasrarlcy
Of his own wrongdOing. This is strange. as the
public seems TO have a keen appreciation OF the
situation and Mr. GrOut could with little DIM
Guilty get a true line the situation BY CIR
culating among his former friends Ine HepUo-
lcans protested wher they saw Mr. Grout ana
Mr.. FOrneS engaged IN q piece OF paIpaOie
treachery We certainly expected, and We ha1
a right 70 demand. thaC the men we supported
be first. last and ali the time against Tarlnlany
Hall Messrs. Grout and Forues occupied tnat
attitude two years ago and they should nave
understood that the same was required OF 1heIll
Charles f Murphy said yesterday at Tam
many Hall that the rumors from BrooKlyn
about Tammany taking Grout and EOrLeS on
its ticket were without foundation
The runor is absolutely false. said MI
Murphy. There is no basis for aEy such -- Re-
port The Democratic City Convention at Car
negie Hall nominated the ticset. and oy tne
entire ticket Tammany will stand loyalty unIiI
the election is decided
When Mr.. Murphy's attention was called 20
The New-York HeraId's'' postal card poll OF tne
city, giving Mcclellan a slight lead. ne seemed
10 be pleased and remarked:
L notice they say start of on even terms
or with Mcclellan slightly in the lead Inats
verv encOurag ging. for II viii be no trouble 20
keep in the lead
The Tammany chieftzin said that he did not
know anything about Grout and F'ornes VoIun-
tarilv retiring from the fusion ticket
Colonel Mcclellan spent good part OF the
day Yesterday in replying TO letters OF congratu-
a+to- Fror, friends He seems to be running
especially strong in Arkansas and Mississippi
where the colleagues Of Mr. Mcclellan n Ihe
House of Representatives assert tnaL ne vii ssI
Io+ oF votes Colonel Mcclellan had confer
euce with J. Sergeant cram in the Equ1Iaoie
FufTdfng II Colonel Mcclellan IS elected. II -
understood that Mr.. Cram viii oe appointed
Commissioner Of Docks and Ferries