New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-26
MCCLELLAN STILL SILENT.
1Iurnbus Promised Statement Not
Forthcoming-Another HINT.

Mavor Mcclellan yesterday afternoon aitef
consulting with Charles F. Murphy, refused 10
put himself explicitly on record Win feiei-
ence to his intentions to serve out his term as
Mavor in case he is elected. One of the Mayors
closest political and personal friends said:
Mavor Mcclellan is willing to serve out three
years of his term, but he Will be a camoiuale
for Governor three years from this fall II ne
is alive and Tammany can get him the nonlna-
ton The fuss that has been raised ABOUT tIe
possibility of his turning over his once 10
Patrick F. MCGOWAN. President OF the Board OF
Aldermen makes it expedient Tor the Mayu r
to say that he is going to stay at the City hai .
IL he is reelected. II he stays three years ano
accepts a nomination three years from this fan
no one can object. By that time Mr.. Mct.o"an
will have become accustomed to the aulies u
the Mayoralty
Speaking of the need of greater water supply
in Queens, the Mayor at Richmond Hill last
night repeated his half-hearted animation OF
the night before that he would remain in the
Mayors chair throughout his term. He said
the Burr law should be repealed and added:
therefore appeal to you to hold up my hands
and help me with unanimous delegation to
Albany-of Democrats, If possible; OF Repuhl,-
cans, if necessary-men regardless OF pont1cs
pledged to help me to repeal the infamous Burr
act, and If we don't succeed in repeating 1t next
session then 1 ask you to help me to go to
Albany the wear after your Mayor, and the
year after that, and continue to go until the end
of my term, If necessary. until we have wiped
that law from the statute books
1t is probable that Mayor Mcclellan at the
Carnegie Hall meeting Saturday night will
say explicitly that II elected he will consider
it his duty to serve out his term.
Charles F. Murphy said yesterday that he
would make statement with reference to MI
McClellans intentions. The newspaper men
hunted high and low for Mr. Murphy last night.
but all in vain. In Tammany Hall 1t Is con-
sidered entirely meet and proper that MI
Murphy should take it upon himself to say what
the Mayor is going to do with reference to the
Governorship nomination if it comes his way
A Democratic meeting will be held at Carnegie
Hail. on Saturday night, under the auspices OF
the Citizens Independent Democracy Francis
Burton Harrison is president Of the league Elk
President Grover Cleveland has been invited, but
is not expected at the meeting
The meeting will be called TO order by Henry
w. Herbert, one of the district chairman of the
Citizens Independent Democracy, who will IN
troduce the presiding officer, Francis Burton
Harrison. The speakers will be George b. Nc
Clellan Edward NJ. Grout, Patrick A. MCGOWAN,
Herman A. Metz, D. Cady Herrick. James w.
Osborne and John G. Carlisle. Mr. Mcclellan
and party Of women will occupy box. and at
the close of his speech the Mayor will join the
party This will be ex-Justice Herricks only
speech of the campaign.
The Democratic Club tomorrow night Will
hold a ratification meeting to indorse the Tam
many ticket