The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-30
CIRCUIT WILL
STICK TO
FUSIONISTS
Comptroller Not Adverse TO Be.
Ing Supported by Tammany
Hall Also.

New York. Sept. 30.--Comptroller Ed
ward NJ. Grout. when seen last night at
the Brooklyn club. had this 10 say In
reference to the rumors about his prob
able wfthdra wal from the Fusion ticket:
There Is no truth I'm the statement that
| have prepared a letter resigning from
the Fusion ticket. and there is nothing
that would compel me to do so. can
not see what objection there should be TO
the members OF an administration receiv-
ing the Endorsement OF any party
There is absolutely no foundation for
the report that ] am about TO wltharaw sr%
from The gSs9n ticket sdd nave Read sesfd
have TO get of. All have to say Is that
/ would like to see him make me. | have
also heard that Mr.. Nixon Is 70 be a
candidate on third ticket, and that
am also to be on IT, I don't know wheth-
er there is. any truth in these rumors.
Mr.. Grout humorously remarked;
Would IL not be good thing Tor an al.
the parties 10 get together. declare the
election of and leave the administration
as IL is?" ,
Earlier In the day Mr.. Grout. who had
been up until O'Clock In the morning,
said fatty that he would accept the Tam
many nomination for comptroiler; Inc
executive committee OF the Ciuzens
union held a meeting at o'clock 10 con-
IL was thought best 20 take no action
until after the Tammany convention on
Thursday, night.
THE unmistakable purpose OF the Re
pubiicans I'm fusion and some Of the Citi-
zens union Is TO force Grout and Fornes
of the Republican and Citizens union
ticket IL they take the Tammany oner'
Except by their resignation the Repuon-
can ticket cannot be rid of them. for as
the Republican convention adjourned sine
die no one can call IL into existence again
and its work must stand. Irout
night, a shame on you campaign VIII
be organized on Friday to get him on.
FLING AT JEROME.
In his statement made early yescer-
day. Mr.. Grout fared up at reference
10 Jerome's statement accusing him or
'despicable treachery." and said: AT
least I do not betray private correspond
ence."
Comptroller Grout was asked II he had
seen Governor Odell or heard that the
governor favors compelling Grout TO WITH
draw from the Fusion ticket.
He said: II haven't seen the governor.
What Is ne doing down here messing In
our politics I'd like TO know? And III
ask him that II I meet him"
Mr.. Grout said he hadn't written
line of his letter of acceptance OF the
Fusion nomination. He wouldn't say
WnGtner
day night at the Fusion mass meeting at
Durland's which the Fusion candidates
are billed 10 attend
That meeting takes places the second
night after the Tammany convention. III
Mr. Grout takes that nomination IL Is
quite likely that before Saturday he Will
be formally asked by some official body
OF Republicans TO resign the Republican
nomination.
The Fusionists spent a good deal Of
Yesterday in conferences. The last Of
the conferences was at Lows house.
Timothy Woodruff was one OF the Re
publicans present. and r. Fulton Cut
ting and Robert @. Monroe represented
the Citizens union.
At the afternoon meeting OF tho ex-
ecutive committee OF the Citizens union.
IA members were present. They Were
unanimous in the opinion that II Grout
and Forms took Tammany nominations
II would be best that other candidates
be named on the Republican and Citi-
zens' union tickets.
II was agreed that Il would be unwise
10 express this sentiment formally un-
III after Tammany convention. Mr.. cut
ting and Commissioners Monroe will re-
port to the committee tomorrow what
the mayor and the Republicans think
about IL.
g Leaders in Fusion said freely yester-
day that II Mr.. Grout could not see how
his name on both tickets would affect
Mayor Lows chances they could and
they pointed to John d. Crimmin's state
ment in yesterdays sun as an example
OF the loss which the Fusion cause would
sustain among the independent Demo
Gratis. who wanted chance to vote the
Democratic ticket, and would find suf-
hcient excuse In the names OF Grout and
Fornes.
After some formalities for Thursdays
Democratic city convention had been
disposed OF in the meeting OF the city
committee at the Democratic club last
night. James Shevelin OF Brooklyn arose
and. looking at Charles F. Murphy, said
Mr. Murphy, we desire 10 ask what
the majority party of this conference
proposes 10 do in the convention Thurs
day night
There will be no Republicans on the
ticket" said Mr.. Murphy.
We'll. we consider them Republicans"
said Mr.. Shevelin. "and our organization
has instructed me To say 10 this com
mittee that we will feel in no way bound
10 support them
The Kings county delegates filed down
stairs leaving Tammany 10 think n over.
Mr. Shevelin said: I'VE won't take
Grout and Fornes. because they are Re-
publicans and we are Democrats We
expect Mcclellan will be nominated. and
II we are outvoted we shall move 10
make his nomination unanimous"
When Mr.. Murphy was asked after
ward what he had to say to the Brook
lyn charge that Grout and Fornes were
Republicans. he replied: There will be
no Republicans on the Democratic tick
et'