The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-04
RAIRCHlLD AND METZ BARRED.
FUSION WON'T TAKE CANDIDATES
KINGS OFFERED TAMMANY.

Republicans Suggest Henry Hentz for
Comptroller Fsrreliy or Mulry
Talked Of for Fornes's Placed. N.
Y. u. Ruled Out or Conferences.
The leaders Of the Citizens Union de-
cided yesterday not to consider Julian d.
Tairchild and Herman Metz In selecting
their candidates for Comptroller and presi-
dent Of the Board OF Aldermen. R. Fulton
Cutting said they had agreed that the Union
could not consistently take up men who
had been candidates before the Tammany
convention.
While they were rejected by Tammany,
II must be assumed that they were ready
to take Tammany nominations, and to
nominate them would leave the Union In
an odd position.
The Republican conferees have sssehted
to this view. They have taken up for
Comptroller Henry Hentz, formerly presi-
dent Of the Cotton Exchange. q well
known Democrat who lives in Brook
lyn. while the Brooklyn Republicans
may suggest Andrew T. Sullivan, ex-
Postmaster Of Brooklyn and president
81 the Nassau Trust Company as a man
likely to attract the support Of the VIII
loughby street bolt against Circuit and
Fornes. Joseph G. Hendrix. who was
talked Of early yesterday, told Mr.. Wood
run In the afternoon that he could not take
the nomination.
Two new candidates for President OF the
Board Of Aldermen were brought into the
canvass. They are Frank G. Travers, vice.
president Of the Central National Bank.
and Stephen Farrelly, business manager
Of the American News Company.
The most likely man for the place last
night was Thomas Mulry, president Of the
St. Vincent de Paul Society an conspicuous
in other Roman Catholic charities.
Right here 1t Is interesting to note that
many Of the Citizens Union executive COM
mittee members wanted Mr.. Fornes kept
on the ticket and Circuit cast of. They
thought that Mr.. Fornes's offence was not
portant. The Republicans insisted that both
must 60. and this was conveyed to the exec
utive committee Of the Union, which
yielded, but not until after two hours debate
The fusion conference committee will
meet at O'Clock Monday afternoon at the
Citizens Union headquarters in Union
Square to agree on candidates. Should
the Greater New York Democracy Sc nd
delegates, they will not be admitted. Il was
said last night, because the fusion forces
are satisfied that the g. N. Y. D. is not
going to stand by the fusion ticket.
"1he presence of their delegates in an
executive session we regard as danger"
said one Of the leaders last night. 'They
were represented ct the meeting when
the borough candidates were chosen and
we have seen the result. One OF the dele
gates made totally unfounded accusation
against Mr.. Cutting, which exhibited a
capacity for mischiof that alarmed US.
We cannot have tho campaign endangered
by such rsoklesspess ~ mon who are not
Hsnry X. YonseHaa.ia@e D. ssapsston,
Comptroller Grout's counsel, said last night
that they are prepared to take such steps
as the situation demands to zee that Grout' q
name is not struck OF the Republican ticket,
whether by way of injunction, mandamus
or criminal proceedings. Mr.. Stapleton
said that they had not yet decided definitely
on q course. He was not willing to say
that he regarded the mere calling Of the
Republican convention a sufficient ground
on which to apply for an injunction. He
suggested that It might be just as effective
TO get mandamus to compel the officers Of
the convention to file the certificates Of
nomination OF Grout and Fornes and then
prosecute them criminany il they failed
to do 30.
In this way q good deal Of the confusion
which would result from making each
in the injunction suit would be avoided.
Mr.. Yonge made this statement
mo trick or device secured any nomina-
ton for Mr.. Grout. No trick or device,
whether by way Of editorial abuse, private
withdraw from any nomination or will
doDriye him Of such nomination.