The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-02
MCCLELLAN | THE NOMINEE
 Head of the Tammany Ticke.< -<
 CIRCUIT ANDf.s .<NES NAMED | |-
 Messrs, s .irchild' and Metz cir Opponents.
 Democrats of Massachusetts omi-
 mated Gaston for Gov ,rnor and Adopt Platform - Garvin Named in Rhode Island.

New York. Oct 1.-Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall tonight carried through his program at the Democratic City Convention at Carnegie Hall. The Democrats named George B. Mcclellan for Mayor, Edward M. Grout for Comp troller, and Charles V. Fornes for Presi- dent of the Board of Aldermen. Thou sands crowded the hall and thousands were unable to gain admission. There were scenes of wild excitement within the building and a great crush in which many were hurt outside.
 The boroughs of Manhattan. Bronx, Queens and Richmond went solid for Mo- Clellan. The Brooklyn delegates with the exception of one man voted for Justice W. J. Gaynor Mcclellan received 43l votes and Gaynor 21s.
 Protest from Kings. The Kings County delegation entered a protest with the Committee on Resolu- tions against the placing of the names of Grout and Fornes on the ticket, and they voted solidly against these men when it came to a question of nomination James J. Martin chairman of the Democratic City Convention, also declined to vote for the nomination of Grout and Fornes,
 whose names recently were placed on the
 fusion ticket. Nevertheless they became
 the nominees of the convention, MT. Grout by a vote of 42S as against 225 for Julian D. Fairchild. Brooklyn's candidate.
 Fornes won by a similar vote over Her
 man A. Metz, proposed also by Brook lyn.
 The question as to whether Grout and Fornes will be erased from the fusion ] ticket will be decided at a meeting of the Citizens Union to be held tomorrow night. The Republican representatives are await ing action by the Citizens Union leaders. A conference between M. Linn Bruce. chairman of the Republican County Com
 mittee. Timothy I. Woodruff and Edward Lauterbach was held tonight. and 1t was decided that if the Citizens Union City Committee removed Messrs. Grout and | Fornes from their ticket Mir. Woodruff. as chairman of the Republican City Con- vention, would issue call for the re- | convening of the convention on Tuesday night when similar action would be talk en.
 Policemen were unable to handle the crowd around Carnegie Hall, and many women fainted in the crush.
 Long before the doors were opened thousands of persons gathered in the streets and within the building and out side people were damned together In great and unwieldly mass. Extra police forces were called out, but as the crowd con- tinued to grow in density. it was found Just dS 4mpOSSApiC oS OSASAO " ~ASNR N'AS people under control.
 The resolutions committee returned its
 report after 10 o'clock. when the platform was read. It was received with compar- ative indifference; only three or four times was there any pronounced applause and references reflecting on President
 Roosevelt passed without comment The platform set forth that Democrats
 and Republicans everywhere would await
 the results ot the coming election with an interest only second to that taken in
 a national political contest.
 Among other things the platform says:
 We believe in such municipal owner- ship of public utilities as the financial condition of the city shall permit 1t to assume.
 I've favor and shall contend for the extension and improvement of the canal system which has been and has continued to be essential to the prosperity and com mercial supremacy of New York City"
 The platform contained the following reference to President Roosevelt:
 The President of the United States re- turning from patriotic inspection of his national forces. recognizes the important bearing of our city election on his next campaign. Desirous of presenting himself to the Republican National Convention as from a State and city in sympathy with his political views. he gathers the rural uolitical leaders about him to i'm press them with the necessity Of Repuo- lican victory in the city of New York.
 "In this era of postal iniqutty and gen eral Republican barter in Federal places
 we have the spectacle of President de-
 grading the patronage of his high office to clear the way for the complete mastery of the local Republican boss; all or Wnlch is followed by a strenuous proclamation
 denying his interference in local affairs
 John J. Delaney then nominated George
 B. Mcclellan for Mayor.
 There is no hope for the Democrats to carry the United States" said MT. Delaney. unless they carry the State of New York. We cannot carry New York unless we carry the city of New York. Martin w. Littleton of Brooklyn. then | nominated Vim. J. Gaynor Mcclellan
 was then nominated for Mayor
 Prior to the nomination for ComptroI- | Ter. James J. Martin, the regular Chalr-
 man of the Democratic City convention,
 made the a announcement that ne uiiiei e1 u
 from his col ;eAgues in Manhattan ana
 coIId not vote for the nomination ot
 either rGout or Fornes.
 luke n Stapleton then placed the name
 of Edward NJ Grout in nomination for l that office MT. Stapleton had g eat diff
 6oulty In cofhmanding an audience, as | there were many cries and much hissing
 sroro the galleries and one voice inquired,
 WI !!WiiI 't Grout vote for McClellan?" Charles L. Guy declared that MT. Grout
 certainly would vote for Mcclellan.
 Robert H. Elder of Brooklyn said:
 "Kings County regrets to have to dis gent in the delegates from Manhattan We cannot endorse the nomination of Ed1ard M Grout because he is not a Democrat and he has spared no oppor- tunity to revie the Democratic party {" He then nominated Julian D. Fairchild MT. Grout was the victor. Mir. Fornes' s nomination followed.