The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-29
CIRCUIT WONT Be DISSUADED.
MAYOR TRIES DISSU ASTON, AFTER
ONCE ASSERTING.
You Didn't See Any Harm Last Week In
My Taxing Tammany's Enforcement. T"
Says Comptroller - Republican Criti-
cism Makes Him Pretty Near Bell Over.

Comptroller CIRCUIT told Mayor Low yes
terday that the Tammany nomination for
Comptroller had been offered to him by
a responsible person, and he purposed to
accept 1t. The Mayor, ex-Lieut. Gov.
Woodruff and City Chamberlain Gould
labored with Mr.. Grout to get him to reject
the Tammany Endorsement, but failed.
Mr.. Grout took refuge behind the fact that
on Thursday last he told the Mayor that
he he'd received an intimation that he might
have the fammany nomination il he would
take it. At that time the Mayor told him
that he saw no reason why he should not
accept it. Now the Mayor apparently
views the situation in different light.
Mr.. Grout was aroused by the criticism
Of the Republican leaders and was in a
mood for trouble. When he read Senator
Platt's interview saying that Grout and
Fornes could not take the Tammany nomi-
nation without sacrificing their self-respeot
he got angry. Then President Bruce Of
the Republican County Committee spoke
on the same lines. and Mr. Woodruff told
Mr.. Grout that such course reminded
him Of part Of an army on the eve Of battle
volunteering TO fight Oh both sides.
With these things ranking in his bosom
Mr.. Grout needed only little more aggrava-
ton to throw up the fusion nomination and
stand az the Tammany candidate. He
rather expected a precipitation OF issues
when he went to the Mayors house, at S
o'clock. to stand with Low and Fornes and
receive the notification committees Of the
Republicans and the Citizens Union.
NJ hal lion
earlier In the afternoon that Mr.. Circuit
thought he might touch on the subject
at the Mayors house. But Mr.. Woodruff
stuck to the formalities and Mr.. Grout
kept his wrath within himself. His friends
said last night that he might break out to-
day when he read of,Senat or Plat and other
Republicans intimating that if Circuit and
Fornes took the Tammany nominations
they ought to be forced OF the fusion ticket.
Mr.. Grout had a meeting with the Mayor
| at noon yesterday in room of the City
Clerks Office on the second floor Of the City
Hall They threshed out the subject OF the
| Endorsement. Mr.. Grout came armed with
clippings from newspapers indicating that
| these newspapers would approve his course
| in accepting the Endorsement. The Mayor
| show the treachery of it. Mr. Grout re-
minded the Mayor that five days before
he had raised no objection. The Mayor
replied that the plan did not then strike
him as it did now.
| They could not agree, so the Mayor asked
ware Club. Meanwhile the Mayor tele-
phoned to Mr.. Woodruff, and there were
three at table for lunch, City Chamber
lain E. II. l.. Gould dropped in during the
meal and took part In the discussion. He,
! too, urged Mr.. Grout not to take the Tam
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and called their attention OF X. Fulton
| Cuttings statement that If Tammany chose
to indorse Citizens Union candidates he
saw no reason why they should refuse the
! Endorsement.
Then Mr.. Grout went TO the Mayors
house. He dined there last night with the
| Mayor but when he came away he was
of the same mind He declined to make
any statement for publication. DR.. Gould
said last night.
Il have the highest personal regard for
Mr.. Grout and Mr. Fornes. would say
nothing that might impugn their motives.
I certainly believe, however, that if they
and should be elected Comptroller ard
President OF the Board Of Aldermen their
| hands would be tied In many respects.
1t seems to me that there are two power
full reasons why this course is inadvsable.
II would give large number Of independent
Democratic voters justification for voting
| the Tammany ticket and the detection OF
such voters would be direct loss 10 fusion.
In the second place, Messrs. Grout and
Fornes could not do any effective cam
| paiHning with their names on both tickets.
| The fusion campaign must be made by
attack as well as by defence. Messrs.
| Grout and Fornes on the TGmmsny ticket
would he in a poor position TO assume the
| offensive against Tammany Hall
Mr. Woodruff said: Il had long talk with
| Mr. Grout and understand he will accept
| the Tammany nomination. As to my opin-
| ion Of his course it is Just as II on the
eve OF battle a part of an army marched
| away and declared that II was for both
sides. was amazed when | learned that
| Mr. Grout intended to take this nomination.
r. Fulton Cutting still finds 1t hard to
| believe that Mr. Murphy is sincere in this
pr ogramme and pointed out to friends
| that IL Murphy endorsed these two men
the best he could get In the Board OF Esti-
mate would be division Of eight to eight.
the idea that the fusion cause is gaining
In strength to an extraordinary degree
said Mr., Cutting.
DO you still think that the Endorsement
would lose no votes for Low" he was asked
Il cannot see how it would hurt him."
said Mr. Cutting President Bruce of the
| County Committee said: -One of the OBJ
| jects OF the fusion movement IL the over
! throw Of Tammany Hall as 1t is now con-
stituted and controlled, on the grounds
that 1t Is a piratical organization devoted
| TO public plumber and TO graft 1t will
| be impossible for any nominee on the fusion
ticket TO accept a nomination from Tam
many Hall unless the work Of grace has
progressed no far In Tammany Hall that
It's conversion IL complete and it il pre-
pared 10 denornce itself as unworthy OF
public confidence and support and then to
| 70 further and show its faith by its works
and indorse the entire fusion ticket"
Mr.. Bruce when asked whether In his
opinion Grout and Fornes ought TO be- forced
Oh the fusion ticket II they took the Tam
many nomination said, Wen cross that
! bridge when We come TO II
| Mr., Bruce took counsel last night with
George II Sheldon and Robert &. Morris,
former chairman Of the committee.
Mr., Murphy went ahead as II the Nc
Clsllan- Grout -Fornes ticket was a GER
| tainty, and II ltement from John ID, Grim
minis was give out at lammany Hall APP
proving Of the plan, The message, II was
announced, had lone from Nr. Crlmmns st
his summer home IN Connecticut TO Mr.
Murphy II was this:
| Democratic voters Of this city OF such an
| ad mirsble ticket "a the one proposed, bear
Ing she names Of MCCLELLAN. CIRCUIT eDd F0Cnes,
" indeed good and healthy politics J! i
ship. such ticket will surely win because
20 Democrat can consistently oppose II,
] Wish TO, opngTalula,e you and 70 assure
thet sis 90 .G1p L % and Sss e ss
q f's such a gratifying policy VIII pfo@sls
Democratic unity and integrity and nlu'
| maiely bring about the supremacy or Demo
! cratic principle" IN the State and IN the ma