The sun., 1905-09-14
CIRCUIT UNWILLING TO RUN,
AND THE MAYOR WILL TRY TO DO
WITHOUT HIM.

Likely Tiiat Metz Can Have the Nominatiou
He's McCarren's Friend-Randolph
Guggenheimer Suggested for Presi-
dent OF the Board OF Aldermen.
Comptroller Grout wrote yesterday to
| Mayor Mcclellan saying that for pecuniary
reasons he could not afford to take re-
nomination. Mr.. Grouts letter was some-
what equivocal, and purposely 80. Mr..
Grout wishes to 60 back to his profession.
but 1t Is understood that at the conference
he had with the Mayor on Tuesday he
made 1t clear that he would become .
candidate again II he were needed.
Present indications are that Mayor
Mcclellan will not bring any further Pros
sure to bear upon Mr.. Grout.
This Is the Comptroller's letter:
sMY DEAR Mr.. MAYOR For year past
1t has been my purpose, often publicly
uttered, not to be candidate for re.nomina-
tion for Comptroller. Your cordial express
sions to me the day before ! sailed, made
public while l was away, and repeated
since my return, have led mo to give the
! regret deeply that I cannpt see it my duty
to change my decision. There would seem
to be little doubt that you will receive the
triumphant reelection to which thel high
character OF your administration EMIT les you
and any service which can render to that
end can, think, be given as effectively,
and willHbe given as cordially, whether !
am a candidate or not. As for the admins
tration OF the Department of Finance during
the next term, the Democratic party surely
possesses many to whom 1t can safely be
entrusted.
-On the other hand, personal reasons
Of most conclusive weight demand that
! should retire. ! have been eight years
consecutively in public office and large
part of my time for five years previously
affairs necessarily suffer But during the
last four years the condition has been
worse with me. While the salary Of the
Office Is generous, as public salaries go,
1t Is no greater than l had been earning
at my profession, while the demands OF
in the requirements Of my family have
been such that each year have spent two
or three thousand dollars more than my
income. These deficiencies have brought
me 80 near to the limit Of my resources
that another four years would mean q
debt-and this at the very period Of life
when, in justice to my family and myself,
] ought to be accumulating something
for the future. 1t would seem inevitable,
therefore, that ought to return and ought
to be permitted to return to the practise
my liking for public business, and will know
easily with what regret reach this decision.
Il am deeply gratifed that the wish that
run again should come 30 markedly from
you and from others with whom 1 have
been, working side by side. Yours sin
cerely, EDWARD M. CIRCUIT
In reply to this Mayor Mcclellan wrote:
"MY DEAR Mr.. CoMPrRoLLER: beg to
acknowledge your letter of September 10.
Your decision not to become a candidate
for Office is based on such personal grounds
that / cannot fail to realize their force. l
appreciate your kind words OF comnenda-
tion. coming from one who has always
evinced such an earnest solicitude. for
in high regard and personal affection. With
best wishes for your happiness and pros
p'''' sGEo. B. McCLEl1AN.'
The retirement Of Mr. Grout from the
field will undoubtedly mean the nomina-
ton for the Comptrollership Of Herman A.
Metz, friend of Senator McCarren and
president Of the Kings County Democratic
Club.
Replying to printed statement that he
had told Mayor Mcclellan that he would
possibility Of District Attorney Jerome's
name appearing Mr.. Grout said: "The
question Of MIR. Jerome's candidacy never
entered into my consideration at all. Per-
sonally should be very glad to zee Mr..
Jerome on the regular organization ticket"
The friends OF Randolph Guggenheimer
are putting forward his name for President
OF the Board of Aldermen. Mayor Nc
Clellan is understood to favor the nomina-
tion Of Thomas NJ Mulry, which, II true,
means that Mr.. Mulry can have the nomina-
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