New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-17
CIRCUIT AND HILL CONFER.
FORMER FOR GOVERNOR.
Tammann Did Not Uant Byrnes to
Handle Big Fund.

Ex-senator David B. Hill, who Is now VI COM
plete control of the Democratic state oreahiI
ZION and is directing the Parker boom tor the
nomination for President, came to this city yes
tar1a1 afternoon and was at the Hoffman House
last night Mr. Hill his usual smile ana
was as reticent ever Controller Circuit Wh'
has recently dehed Tammany, and taken sides wi'h
Senator P II. McCarren. who Is Hills nrst leu-
tenant in the Parker movement visited Mr. Hill
in his apartment at the Hoffman House They had
a long conference. but neither would say word
about what had taken place Later senator NC
Carren and William F. Sheehan talked with Mr.
Hill.
1t is now clearly stated that GroUt is the cam
ddate of the Hill-McCarren combination for Gov
ernor His espousal of McCarren'S cause has won
the upstate Democrats and if ex-senator Hill and
Senator McCaTren able to control the next
State convention. and this now certainty.
Grout will be named for Governor. Charles F.
Murphy and the Tammany leaders will not be even
asked to make it a ratification meeting The Tam
many men will have to fall into lire whatever they
may desire, the Hill leaders say
There a lur in the Murphy-McCarren war
yesterday. but the air charged with gossip.
The Controller has let IL be known in no uncertain
tone that he is with McCarren to finish He has
great power in his office, as well as much patron
age. This has caused the Tammany leaders to halt
in their OF determination upon McCarren-
Still. the Tammany men say that within the week
the wheels will many McCarren Office
holder. and 1t will be put up to- Circuit to make
places for the McCarren men dislodged
That Mayor Mcclellan will not take a hand in
the fight between the organizations was indicated
yesterday. when he asked IL he would remove
Commissioners FULLY and McCooey. both of whom
are McCarren men. The Mayor said he knew OF no
charges being made against either and had no idea
Of removing them.
1t is understood that this week Dock Commission
er Featherson will remove his deputy, Hasenfug.
who is McCarTen Controller GFout and
Alderman Mccall had tilt at the meeting of the
Sinking Fund yesterday. The alderman practically
told the Controller 10 talk less and act more. This
vas an Indication Of the bitter feeling existing be-
tween Tammauy and the Controller.
II was said last night that. aside from trying to
defeat the nomination OF Parker for President and
drive MCCaTren out Of power in Kings County
Murphy would try in every way possible to defeat
CIRCUITS nomination for Governor.
The reason why Tammany Hall wanted to have
the Department Of Water Supply in brooklyn under
it's direct control rather than in charge of Thomas
r ByrneS. the McCaTren removed from the
Deputy Commissonership last week. appeared yes
terday when il was announced that plans had been
decided for the expenditure of $205 90 i'm
pTovements in the Brooklyn department. MIR.
RyrneS had already sent draft of the plans to
the Board of Estimate when he was removed. The
money asked for is to he expended in laying new
mains and remodelling and extending the various
pumping stations