New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-08
Mr.. CIRCUIT FOR GOVERNOR
HILL MAY SELECT HIM
The Controller, After a Period =,
Gloom, Resumes .SmiIiuo

CoI1r'ller Grout is no longer unba,,-
~'7' ana II was not so very long aeo-s, ms
only week or two ago-that thu c., '@el
vas unhappy 1t would not surprise ~. s-,o
VI VT Trout to see him nominated for c. ---7as
TINS fall on the Democratic ticket erner
Inc rain and the mist made thin
si"y around the City Hall Park yesta-s.- e'-ea
IL was sunny enough in the Controu.-.N out
Last week while the sun shone out,ss- once.
Ieaoeh gray inside the Controllers Co." vas
men on the inside said YESTERDAY -. ms
ehahse dated from Saturday moor. .. 80 NE
state committee in Albany "tur,.s ne
Charles +. Murphy. Gown
~ question no" uppermost IN the mia
Iarnmany and Brooklyn Democrats g. nus S o.
IS Grout going to do to Murphy ana NJ, NAT
IL Murphy had won on Saturday ~. 1'an'
oUid nave been easy. OF rather Their. -
Deeh hothing to say. as the Con...r,a
"Ou'U n@'e gone right along gettinr -.
nothing @na saying
O.s OF 'ne nrst things decided On BY
F. Murphy after the election ~ :. Snaries
- Nv 10 De broken To mako Sc
right and pleasant the ControIler,s - sil'ss
- ne iio'lilan House and gave ~.
- sllVer service and told hin, h -. -
n good fellow. Then began -. Ian ne was
process The Controller der,a,4., !, squeezing
Of Charles 5. Hervey as Supervise - retention
Record" The Mayor and the C,o~-.o-.. me City
sci put Hervey out and PATRICK - Coun-
phys man, in. The Controuer ba,,.. - aur-
ing the Board OF Education. dacI,-,.-'
was extravagant. and not entitled - nat II
Iatlt--@e In spending school funds r. Is@s
took the other tack All this raaa g. 1-sSOs
trolier unhappy. It looked at one t,y,. oOA-
might retire from the Finance Departr,o-. 10
Then. all "Unbel<nownst' IN NJ -
they say IN the gashOuse district C-b,rI.. =
Murphy decided that II was time "a 49,
hlIlseIr the State boss. and his effort - -
strate his boss-ship at the meeting Of - So.
committee last Saturday Is a matter % -,
recent history that 1t does not need IN n. -.
now the Parker men are in the saS5ra III,
| tHey say that while they are al n new s SirI
after the Presidential convention ia 90 - IaI
way, they might as well finish thu @t-i- y. .us
OF MI murphy by naming the head Of fbs S.a.
ucket- This IS exactly where Mr. C,ro,s o'aso
IN. mis- Is why ne was looking 50 sunny YES
terday that the electric lights were nor 49,,
IN the Finance Department although 60
were lighted elsewhere 1t looks as n ba +rSnI,
II IS not long to wait till the calling OF the State
convention. 'S
Anything to say about autonomy Cor ~.
brooklyn OrSanization?' asked The Tribune r.
porter.
NJ NHLput > eI-lle az once became sypanyiva
II was like a sun parOr fun Of goldfish and
kittens at play. The bronze bust Of HOratio
Seymour on the office safe seemed 10 wink tow
Ously. The rubber stamps began to dance can-
cans. The typewriter in the private cfHcs
clicked or "Bedelia," while Deputy Controller
Stevenson looked as II he was ready to saw
Never mind the change" to the bOOtbIack
NO" said Mr. Grout. It haven't ANYTHING p,
say-(a few happy winks and more smiles were
here interspersedJ-not just now But Cnors
winks and smiles) III have sOmthing to say In
a few days. like not"
With Mr.. GrOut as n candidate for Governor
Mr.. Murphy would have a highly interesting
time with his inmOst thoughts. Mr.. Gr0ut "a
with ALcCarren and Hill in the present mix-up.
and I'm q few days he is going 70 let every ono
know about f. Moreover. and this is OF partic-
ular interest 70 Charles T. Murphy, NIr. GrOut
IS going to ask for an Investigation Of the De-
Guitar park fence advertising contract lei 40
the dictatiOn Of Mr.. Murphy and Daniel T. Nc
NIahon 20 Mcnamara * Co. without the knOwl-
edge OF the Mayor. There VIII be other things
that Mr.. CfrOut will ask about
These are some OF the reasons why Mr.. Grout
smiles and smiles.