New-York tribune., 1904-09-20
DEAL on TO NAVE CIRCUIT
Delegates Controlled By Hill. DC
Carreu and Murphy May Combine.


Saratoga y + Sept 19-A deal is on be-
tueea the Cfrout men and Charles F Murphy
looking 70 the immediate resignation Of the Con-
troiler and his nosninatfon for Governor By
combination OF the delegates controlled by
Charles p Murphy. David B Hill and Senator
McCarren II the deal goes through Stanch-
field VIII retire and Grouts name Is the only
one that will go before the convention.
soon after his arrival at the Grand Union
Hotel this morning Senator NIcCarren said that
he would not support Shepard. Tammany's can
ddate for Governor in any circumstances He
went furthe- by saying that he would light 10
the last 10 prevent Shepard's nomination. even
Il all the other leaders should agree on Shep-
ard
DO you mean that YOU would stand out
against Shepard If the convention WAS disposed
70 make his nomination unanimous? the sen
ator was asked
Il mean Just that" said Mr. McCarren- Il
am for Grout and so are our delegates We viii
vote for him until the last We are against
Shepard Crout is the strongest man 10 name
for Governor He is a vote getter.
Does your opposition TO Shepard arise from
his connection with the sugar Trustc" the
Senator was asked
Il don't know that he is connected with the
Sugar Trust replied the Senator
Soon after Mr.. McCarren made This statement
ex-senator Charles A. Towne suggested 70
Charles F Murphy that it might he a good
plan and somewhat NapoeOnic in its strategy,
fo~ TanIrnany 10 take the initiative in naming
Grout for Governor. thus cutting the ground
from under McCarreu's feet. Means were at
once taken to determine the feasibility Of this
plan Charles F. Murphy sent for Henry Yonge.
Controller Grout's personal representative SEN
ator Dowling found Mr. Yonge at 455 o'cIoclS
.r,-sse
at the Grand Union Mr.. Yonge was with Mr
Murphy for twenty minutes.
AN IF ATTACHED To TAMMANY SUPPORT.
1t Is understood that Mr. Murphy told Mr..
Yonge that Tammany was willing support
Grout IL ne would cur loose from McCarreu ard
treat Tarnmany Hall generously and impartiany.
Mr Murphy told Mr. Yonse TO ind out before
the convention meets tomorrow whether Grout
V ould resign the Controllershtp at once if nom
mated Mr.. yOnge told Mr.. Murphy that the
Controller would do the right thing This
did not satisfy Mr.. Murphy, who wants a clear
rs to what Mr., Grout's idea OF
the right thing" is Mr.. Yonse went To SEN
ator McCarreu ard reported che result Of the
conference with Mr.. Murphy.
I am an easy man 70 compromise with" said
Mr.. McCarren. III they viii nominate my can
Gidate. J don't care whe may claim credit TOR
the solution Of the CoverlOrship problem"
An that 1 can say about the result of my
talk with Mr.. Murphy is that MI GroutS
chances of being nominated exceedingly
bright" said Mr.. Tonge when seen tonight.
Mr. Yonse and Luke y. Stapletou were Con
troller CIRCUITS agents year ago when he was
persuaded, after being nominated for Controller
on the fusion ticket. to accept q TammGuy
nomination for Controller without consulting the
fusion leaders. This caused the fusion leaders
to drop Grout and FOrnes from their ticket. In
January last Charles Z. Murphy and other
Tammany leaders joined with Brooklyn Dem
ocrats in hOnOri0g Grout at uner at the
hoffman House. They save him "a costly silver
service and told him he "a great and soOi
man. Then came the split between McCarreu
and Murphy over haviT~~ the State convention
instruct It's delegates for Parker. The Con-
troller took the side of McCarren and NIurphv
has felt bitterly toward him ever since
Since reaching here Murphy mas discovered
that H1I and MCCarren control the convention
and that they can name Stanchfield or any other
upstate man they please. Murphy prefers the
possible ills Grout might bring 70 the unknown
ones that Stanchdeld might impose With
Crout as Governor and looking ahead 10 the
Presidential nomination. Murphy figures that
Tammany would be able 10 worry along COM
fortabiy and prosperOusly- The Controller re-
fused to cancel the Murphy lease of the Seven
ty-niuth and Ntnety-stxth ST piers on the rec
or the cOTlmiss' 'oheFs Of accounts
Murphy Is grateful FOR this kindness. which
provoked criticism OF the Controller n CsrO,Ir
had not taken sides with NTcCarren this kind
ness alone would have made the COutroIIer
prime favorite with Murphy. a