New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-14
CIRCUIT WON'T RUN AGAIN.
WOULD RETURN TO Law.
Says Controllers Salary Is Too
Small for HIS Needs.

COntroIer CIrout, IN letter 10 mayor ~"
Clean yesterday. took himself out of the race
| for Controller, giving the principal reason
that his family expenses exceed his official sal
| ary-$f5,O00-and that he feels it incumbent
upon himself to resume the practice of law IN
| order to provide for the future. Mayor NC
CIellan. In acknowledging the Controllers letter
waves him an almost fearful farewell accept
| ing the declaration Of the Controller as Hhal-
ity and wishing him happiness and prosperity
There Is gloom at the Controllers office over
the prospect OF II shake-up on January l, ana
gIee among the people around town whose tees
still ache from the pressure of the Controller
hobnaed official foot. The latter depore the
penury Of the Controllers environment, and
threaten 10 start subscription so that the con-
troller may not further impoverish himself
These unfeeling people say that it is shame
that any city official has to exc out a precar-
Gus existence on an income of only $1,000. and
marvel at the "cheekiness' of municipality
that will grind it's public servants to such a
state that they cannot make ends meet.
And then. too, there are incredulous people
a-plenty. who say that when the hour is ripe
and things are quivering In the balance, the
Controller will be renominated with whoop'
and will accept the honor in the spirit with
which it is bestowed. The correspondence.
which explains itself, is as follows:
September Is. lSV0
Hon George B. Mcclellan, Mayor.
My Dear Mr. Mayor: For year past it has
a candidate for denomination for Controller your
cordial expressions to the day before sailed
my return turn have led me to give the matter most
careful reconsideration, and I regret deeply tnat
I cannot see Il my duty to change my decision
There would seem to be little doubt that you Will
Tg S tne o 6 entities you
and any service which can render to that at, END
given cordially, whether I am candidate or
not As for the administration OF the Pepartnetn6
party surely possesses many to whom II can saIeiy
on the other hand personal reasons of most con
elusive weight demand that should retire I have
a large part of my time for five years previously
given to public affairs Ones private affairs
the condition has been worse with me- While the
salary OF the Office Is genero9s as PUBIC salarIeS
profession. while the demands of office and the in
crease in expenses and requirements of my family
have been such that each year have spent 5000
or 5000 more than my income These deficiencies
that another four years would mean difficult re-
and myself ought to be accommodating something
that ought to return and ought to be permitted
10 return d 10 Inc practice OF ny as
and will know easily with what regret l reach this
I am deeply gratifed that the wish that run
again should come so markedly from you and from
se YIN o have R RfSR xRL6nS Ss R 9y
Mayor Mcclellan replied as follows:
New-York, September 10. 1905.
Edward NJ. Grout. Controller City of New-York.
your letter Of September 13. Your decision not to
become candidate for office is based such per-
sonai grounds that I cannot fail TO realize their
force. / appreciate your kind words of common
such an earnest solicitude for the city's interest
and one whom hold in high regard and personal
affection.
with best wishes for your happiness and pros
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.
One paragraph in the Controllers statement
seems rather vague. but Mr.. Grout, when asked
about it. said he intended no vagueness, and
that he is positively out of the race. Asked if
his decision had anything to do with the
rumored opposition of Senator McCarren to his
denomination Mr.. Grout said he had not seen
heard from Mr.. McCarren since he returned
from Europe Monday.
The paragraph open to misconstruction says:
II would seem inevitable. therefore. that ought
to return and ought to be permitted to return, to
the practice of my profession as a lawyer
Asked about the report that he is seeking the
nomination to the Supreme Court, Mr.. Grout
said he had no such idea
Would you take such nomination If it was Of
fered to you?'
That is a bridge not yet constructed" Mr..
Grout replied, with a smile, so I need not con-
slider how I shall cross it. No; I am going to
return to the practice of law