The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21


county delegation adjourned II was learned
that aR the twelve delegates. including Mr..
Hill, favored the nomination Of Comptroller
Edward M. Grout OF New York city. While
the delegation didn't act as unit. 1t Is one
Of the most cohesive delegations here, and
Senator McCarren, Mr.. Wood and Mr. Hin
are close friends personally and politically.
sTAPLBToN TO PRESENT aRouT's NAME.
After the Albany county delegation had
acted, Senator McCarren announced that
Luke B. Stapleton Of Brooklyn would pre-
sent the name of Mr.. Grout in the conven.
ton, and Senator McCarren and all his
friends predicted the nomination Of Mr..
Grout SO did ex- United States Senator
Murphy, too, who had long consultation
with August Belmont.
At first blush the proposed nomination
of Mr. CIRCUIT for Governor would bes bitter
pill for Tammany to swallow. The Troy
statesman, though, and August Belmont
thought that Tammany should not feel
badly about the proposed nomination Of
Mr.. Grout for Governor, because 1t ives
Leader Murphy Of Tammany Hall himself
who had taken Mr.. circuit last fall from tho
camp OF the Citizens Union and made
him its candidate for Comptroller.
RAKINa UP aHour's RECORD
The whole story Of the 1908 campaign
was gone over. 1t was recalled that two
years before that Seth Low and the fusion
lists in New York city had nominated and
elected Mr.. Grout Comptroller Of the city
and last fall had given Mr.. circuit renoml-
nation. Mr.. circuit was on the ocean at
the time the Citizens Union convention
and their allies, the Republicans, In New
York city, conferred this distinction upon
him. When Mr.. circuit returned from
Europe he made It known that Mayor
Seth Low and the Citizens Union chaps
and the Republicans had given him . re-
nomination without either his request o.
knowledge
The Democratic city convention, which
was dominated by Tammany, took Grotit
as its candidate for Comptroller and at the
same time took Charles V. Fornes, the
fusion candidate for President OF the Board
Of Aldermen, as its own candidate There
was a great huIlabalo about this AZ the
time, and IL was ended when circuit and
Fornes formally declined the nominations
OF the f,rsionists and accepted those Of the
Democrats. The feud between Leader
Murphy Of Tammany and Senator McCarren
of Kings broke out, oetensibiy over whether
the programme OF the Democratic State
convention, to be held In the spring, should
include the instruction of the State dele
cation to the st. Louis national convention
for Judge Parker.
This war between Murphy and McCarren
led to the removal OF McCarren men by
Tammany commissioners, and as fast as
they were removed by the Tamfnany COM
nissioners Comptroller circuit provided
places for them. Yet ex-United States
Senator Murphy and August Belmont and
their friends insisted to-day that Comp
troller circuit In doing this did not re-
move Tammany men for the purpose Of
putting in MeCarren men, but, on the con-
tTary, removed holdovers from the Fusion
administI alton seA
MURPHY REFUSES TO Owe IN.
Leader Murphy Of Tammany has had
half q dozen talks with William +. Sheo-
han to-day and stoutly refuses to give
in his adhesion to the proposed nomina-
ton for Governor. Ex-United States Sena-
tor Murphy and his namesake the leader
Of Tsnmany are not on speaking acq,iain-
lance since Mayor Mcclellan refused to
reappoint DR.. John Cosby, Edward Murphy.
Jr.'s, personal friend, to be Health Com
missioner in New York city.
The Troy Murphy felt this refusal Of the
New York city Murphy very keenly, but
the Tsmp1any cheftsin has made 1t known
TO all of the Troy statesman g friends that ex-
United States Senator Edward Murphy, Dr.,
should find no fault with the Mcclellan
administration OF with the Democratic
administration in New York city, because
in years gone by, and even at the present
time, friends and relatives OF Edward
Murphy, Jr., have been and are being taken
very good care Of
OFFER SECOND PLACE TO TAMMANY.
In an effort to appeass Leader Murphy
Of Tammany Hall, though the Grout folks
have made il known that Tammany could
have the nomination for Lieutenant Cover
nor in the person Of Randolph B. Guggen-
hemer.
While Tammany Chieftain Murphy has
said all along and reiterated his state
ment to-day that Tammany would have
no candidate for Governor in this oou-
vention, the Tammanyites have been very
partial to the nomination OF Representa-
tive Francis Burton Harrison for Lieutenr
ant Governor.
Tammany Chieftain Murphy has not said
this out loud, but thoss who keep track
OF affairs here are very we'll acquainted
with the fact that he favors Harrison and
does not favor Guggenheimcr for the NOM
nation for Lieutenant Governor. Tam.
many Chieftain Murphy's objec ions to
Guggenheimer, however, have not bssn
spoken out loud.
Gugsonheimer is a corporation law
yer and was part OF the Mayor Robert
A. Van Wyck administration. He ID very
highly spoken Of both as a man and a. Q
lawyer. Those who advocate his nomina.
ton as a sop to Tammany Han have an
other motive, which they explained this
evening. They went on to say that the
Republican State convention had nominated
ex Justice julius M. Mayer Of New York
city for Attorney General and that the
Democratic State convention here should
also nominate a jew in order to meet ths
nomination Of Mr.. Mayer.
TWO PLACES TO NEW YORK, MAYBE.
While on this subject some Democrats
said that Mr.. Guggenheimer should DO
tal for Atforpav- Gaparal anl rsvr-