New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-02

With % Brooklyn delegates threatening the
Tammany ticket in part with annihiation, the
Murphy men at the Tammany City Convention
in Carnegie Hall last night nominated the Muir
ply ticket. follows:
For Mayor-GeorEc ~. Mcclellan.
For rOntroIIer-Edvard VI. Grout.
For President of the Board of Aldermen
Charles v Fornes.
James J. Martin deied the leader of Tammany
Hall and lined up with the Brooklyn delegates
IN opposing the nomination Of Grout and Fornes.
Martins opposition evoked q tremendous storm
of applause. ana for a few minutes it looked as
If the convention would b. stampeded for
Julian D. Fairchild for Controller
The convention hall rang with denunCiation
Of Controller Grout There were cries OF
Shame and Traitor and Will he vote for
Mcclellan" repeated many times.
But when the roll was called all the Manhat-
ten men but Martin and his four delegates
from the XXvIIth District voted for the Con-
troler.
Murphy's friends were overjoyed at his ex-
hibition of mastery over the machine. They as
sert that there is no longer any question about
bis leadership.
Martin W LittIeton and Assistant District At
torney Robert H Elder with impassiored ora
tory denounced Grout as traitor and ma
ligner of the Democratic organizations on both
sides Of the bridge. and said that if he were
nominated the Democrats Of Kings County
would not vote for him
THE BITTERNESS AGAINST CIRCUIT.
The demonstration against the Controller ex-
ceeded in bitterness anything in conventions in
recent years, and comment was freely made
that Grout could not possibly be elected unless
he manages to stay on the Republican ticket.
I challenge you-you the leader of Tam
= 4ha
orCa nization in this borough, you, Mr.. Murphy
I challenge you TO go home to your Constit-
uents and tell them, after nominating GrOut
for Controller. that you nave nominated DEM
ocrat'
This was sent across ten feet OF space from
the platform by Mr.. Littleton. 1t directed
toward Charles F. Murphy, who turned deep
crimson and sat still.
| Get up. Murphy" shouted two men from the
gallery. SHOW him whether you're Il man or
not Get up and fight
But Mr. Murphy sat quiet glowering the
bushy haired orator from Brooklyn who was
hurting defiance at him.
When the vote taken on Mcclellan the
Brooklyn men stood by their choice for Mayor.
Justice William J. Gaynor. polling all but one
vote of their entire delegation for him. The vote
stood:
iiaynor 2Is
Later when the ballot was taken on Crout
and Fairchild, the Brooklyn men got even"
for the loss of one of their men, who went over
to Murphy. by getting the Martin delegates tor
their candidate for Controller.
We will not vote for Grout either inside or
outside the convention declared Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Elder. He is not Democrat
He will not vote for Mcclellan"
This seemed to be the cue that the throngs in
the gallery were waiting for. over and over
again. when ex-senator Guy and Thomas c.
OSunivan were trying to talk them over. there
was shot from the galleries. will he vote for
Mcclellan "Will he stand on the Tammany
PLATFORM
The outcome Of the battle was watched with
intensest interest. Martin had taken the plat
form and declared that he could not support
Grout and Fornes. It looked as if the end OF
Murphy's leadership had come But the disci-
pline of II Wigwam was demonstrated when
the count showed the result follows,
Grout a2s
Fsrohd 70
OMNIBUS TO DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS.
The demonstration Of bitter opposition to
Grout and ForEes. and TO McCl2llan in modi-
fed form, is conceded to be omnous TO Demo-
cratic prospects The Brooklyn men made 1t
perfectly clear that they will knife Grout and
Fornes, for wnen motions were made to make
the nominations unanimous there were roaTs
of protests. and the Murphy men had 10 be con-
tent with tha knowledge that their ticker VIII
he cut TO ribbons across the bridge.
The convention, despite its great size ana '"e
elahorateness Of the decorations OF the haIi' was
barren Of enthusiasm until the fight Deedh vi
Grout and Fornes. The cheering for McOie'iah
was large in volume but II so clearly Vi tue
perfunctory kind that ii caused a look oi "ei''-
hess to many OF the delegates.
Mr.. Delaney's speech outlining the l9s"e' anu
the platform. and declarations dragging III ''d-
t,orol issues did not interest the delegates.
The prool,lvn delegates went away NoWing
vengeance at the polls or Grout and fornes.
The proceedings demonstrated clearS '"''