The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-27
ABOUTLEADER MURPHY'S COUP
NAMELY, TO HAVE TAMMANY IN
DORSE CIRCUIT AND FORNES.
Politicians Say Accepting Such IndOrse.
ment Would BE Perndy Toward Low
Little Doubt That the Story Was
Inspired Directly From the wigwam.

Inspired Directly From the Wigwan.
A group OF important Republicans was
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night, and
they read the late editions Of the New York
evening newspapers wherein it was stated
Leader Murphy of Tammany Hall had
great "coup" in hand: that Comptroller
Grout and President Of the Board
of Aldermen Fornes might be
nominated by Tammany for the places
they now hold and to which they have
been renominated by the Citizens Union
and the Republican City conventions.
"Of COURSE" these Republicans said,
-Mr. Grout and Mr.. Fornes might not re-
fuse the Endorsement from Tammany Hall
of their nominal ions by the Citizens Union
and the Republicans, but it would
seem little queer for them to accept it
for the reason that it would look like an
act of utter disloyality TO their chief. Mayor
Low, who heads the fusion ticket"
There was not man at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel or at the Republican Club or at the
Union League Club or at Republican county
headquarters in New York who believed
that Mr. Grout or Mr.. Fornes would for an
instant consider such a proposition.
There is no doubt that Leader Murphy
has advanced this idea, and there is ample
testimony that the proposed nomination
OF Grout and Fornes on the Tammany
ticket came from the wig wan, and that GER
tain Tammanyites were very much inter-
ested in having the story printed in the late
editions of last evening newspapers.
There were certain Brooklyn Republicans
and Democrats at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
who said that they had known Mr.. Grout
when he was MIR. McLaughlin's candidate
for Mayor and they did not believe thatMr.
Grout would consider such a proposition
on the part Of Tammany Hall; and there
we're independent Democrats at the Man
haitian Club who said that they did not
believe Mr. Fornes aould lend himself to
the proposition outlined by Mr.. Murphy.
Who would be benefited by such an ar
rangement, TO nominate on the Tammany
ticket Mr.. Circuit and Mr.. Fornes. along with
George b. Mcclellan as Tammanys candi-
date for Mayor? Certainly George
B. Mcclellan, and of course Mr..
Grout and Mr. Fornes would
be elected; but where would Mayor Low
come in? Why, was the answer. he would
be slaughtered, and Mr.. Grout and Mr..
Fornes would be forever considered as
traitors to the fusion year Of 1903.
The only incident OF this kind in New
York city politics that has occurred in a
number of years happened year ago.
This story is well known but it has never
been printed, for the reason that there has
been no occasion to print it.
However, all political reporters know it
and all political leaders know il. Gov.
Odell appointed Alfred Steckler to be Su-
preme Court Justice TO fill a vacancy,
and year ago the fusiopists and the
Republicans, according to custom, follow
ing an appointment of this kind, nomi-
mated Alfred Steckler to be one of the
Supreme Court Justices to be voted for.
The Greater New York Democracy sent
word to the three candidates for
Supreme Court Justices on the
Tammany ticket and offered to indorse
them, but every one Of them declared that
he would not for an instant think of ac-
cepting such an Endorsement Not SO,
however, with Alfred Steckler, who &C.
cepted the Endorsement of the Greater
New York Democracy.
Gov Odell came down here and met
Judge Steckler and his friends at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and asked how it came about
that he, Judge Steckler, his own appointee
as Supreme Court Justice, could accept
a place on the Greater New York ticket.
which was headed by Coler, Odells adver-
sary in tho gubernatorial fight.
But Judge Steckler refused to get of
the Greater New York ticket.
mated this year by the fusion forces FOR
Supreme Court Justice had 1t not been
for what Republicans and fusionists said
WAS pOliticn, perfidy to Gov Odell last wear,