New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-18

Edward ". Grout will he a candidate for
Mayor next year on an independent Democratic
ticket This announcement is based on the as
sumption that the Republicans will not enter
any fusion movement and that Tamnlany Hall
viii nominate straight ticket.
Ever since election it has been said that Tam
many would now cross the bridge and drive
Senator McCarren out Of power. AS IL stands
to-day McCarren controls seventeen of the
fwenty-one Assembly districts in Kings County.
There xill be no primaries before next fall, and
that assures his control of those districts until
the city convention which is TO nominate a can
didate for Mayor meets.
Murphy and the Tammany leaders have an
nounced their intention Of wiping McCarren OF
he map but McCarren is building bulwarks TO
defend himself.
Il has been announced that McCarren was
making a combination with the Sullivans TO
control the next city convention against Murphy
and nominate an anti Murphy man on the Tam
many ticket This plan. it is known. fell through
As soon as Murphy heard of IT he put pressure
on the suIIivans. and they dropped out of the
scheme They now have the Board of Aldermen
from top to bottom and also control the Sher
ifs Office. This is big patronage for the
SuIlivans. end al hest it is believed that their
alliance with McCarren. real or assumed was
q plan 10 force further concessions from the
Tanlmany leaders Whatever has passed or has
aeen agreed Oh, II may be stated that if the
Sullivans ever were in combination against
Mcclellan and Murphy they have withdrawn
ard viii stand with Murphy in the next city
convention
As against this NIcCarren. realizing that fight
Is on hand which means political annihilation or
else dominant voice I'm State, If not I'm city af-
fsirs Is preparing with methodcal cunning TO DE-
srroy Tammany. Ever since the quarrel between
NcCarren and Murphy, Cirout has been in close
aocord with McCarren. When Murphy or Nc
Elnllau has disodged any one from office for
LOYALTY n Mc(,arren Grout has Immediately ap-
7'ointed him 70 a place in the finance depart
ruent. McCarren tried hard to get Grout nom
fnated for Governor, hut failed. Grout has been
'ubilant ever since that he did not get NOM
mated but he appreciates McCsrren's stand for
him just the same.
In the mean time the friction between Grout
and Tsmmanv has grown. Grout is now hardly
on speaking terms With the Mayor and Murphy.
IL has in no undecided terms allied himself with
1IcCarren. The future holds nothing for Grout
pSi5e from what McCarren can hold out to him.
When Grout accepted the Tammany nomina-
tiou for Controller last year he placed himself
beyond the pale Of any possible fusion indorse-
uent in the future. So far did he outlaw him
self that the Republican party and the Citizens
Tnion cast him of their tickets. He cannot
look To them for any nomination next year.
Hardly had he been elected on The Tammany
ticket before he began TO war with Tammany
until he was denounced right and left by the
Tammany men. and he espoused McCarrens
fight with Tammany with the utmost ygor.
MrCarren. who Is one Of the shreWdest leaders
~ the Democratic party. assisted in the cam
raigu that forced the nomination of Judge
Parker for President, He staked his future IN