The evening world., 1905-07-27
plan TO STEER
ia N 'CLELLAN TO
: . =. \. =. Presidency
= Ia --
How Leader Murphy Would
rParlay" Mayor Through
a Albany to Washington.
FORNES TO BE SHELvED.
Congressional Berth Would
Take Him Out of MuIry's
Way to City Control.

N The plans Of Tammany Hall for the
ikorrta1corning campaign are dependent
upon the attitude OF one man, and he
- not member OF Tammaay Hall.
+ Charles v. Fornes, the President OF the
Board OF Aldermen. Is in position to
make the preliminary work Of forming
ticket rough or smooth, as 1t sunts
hsrp. What course he will take he has
not determined.
= Mr.. Fornes indorses the Mcclellan
administration. He eays It compares
+ favorably with the administration of
Mayor Low. and he ought to know,
because he was active In the Fusion
government. There is a disposition on
the part Of the Tammany leaders to
deny MIR. Fornes a denomination as
President OF the Board OF Aldermen in
favor OF Thomas NJ. Mulry, President
Of the Society of st. Vincent. intimate
friend Of Mayor Mcclellan and a
powerful and a prominent Roman Cath
Ole. Mr.. Fornes appears to be slated
for nomination for Congress in the
Eleventh District now represented by
William Randolph Hurst.
The Tammany idea is far-seeins and
~ -'complicated-a sort of an endeavor to
''parlay" Mayor into a President.
Charles F. Murphy feels that there Is
u nothing to beat George B. Mcclellan
FOR reelection for four-year term. He
hgures that in 1906 the Democrats will
have to come to the city for a candi-
date for Governor and that George B.
Mcclellan will be the logical candidate.
In case of his election he would have
ha
tiai nomination.
MeCiellan's Path to Presidency.
Should he be elected Governor there
n or and the President 0. the Board
ot Aldermen would step into the place.
Mr. Fornes, re-nominated and re-
50 elected elected to Els present Office. would be
= and he asptres TO be Mayor. But the
Iammany powers would rather see Mr..
Gyin Mulry IN line of succession to Mayor
An OF these plans. If plans they be-"
said Mr.. Fornes at his woolen house,
Ct No. 425 Broome street to-day, have
been made without consultation with
me. / am inclined to think that they
are purely speculative. Not a word
has been said to me about nomination
Tor Congress, or denomination for the
position l hold at present"
would YOU accept nomination for
Congress from Tammany Hall?" he
was asked.
reply. Much would depend upon the
outlook for my business affairs. ]
have come u no definite conclusion
concerning my. future movements in
politics.
yi perhaps this tentative talk of run
ming me for Congress arises from the
TACT that | was a candidate in 1895 in
the Fourteenth District ! ran on the
Democratic ticket and We had a three
C.l n ha htiS H.
ness interests OF New York were solidly
against the Democracy on acc unit OF
the candidacy of William ]. Bryan, ami
l was beaten"
would you accept the Tammany re-
nomination for President of the Board
Of Aldermen" was the next question
Il am not prepared 10 give a positive
answer to that question either" an
interests in Buffalo that take up murh
Of my time. II might work out tNa; l
should be compelled to be absent from
the city for such extended periods I! at
! would have 10 give up politics al,o-
gether"
Mr.. Fornes Is member OF the Cath.
Ollie. Club and is quite friendly with Mr.
Mulry. He was asked what he thought
OF the reported scheme to make Mr.
Mulry Mayor Of New York through the
elevation of Mayor Mcclellan to The
!Goyernorship of the State. The idec
Seemed to anuse hlm.
TT would be an indirect and rolnda-
bouI way Of gcrling TO a position rEal
a mans merits ought 10 entitle him TO-,
commented Mr. FolI s "a mln with
an ambition to hul1 a high .hicn ought
TO be strong on ugh 10 go alone and
not Under tho guidance of lis superior
o., 81 "an s0 VIII lout prosunr n n J feel
- that In whatever place / mi-lr %, called
upon to MI | would Mt state to take
d, up The work Dl the ofi.r go Tia. salts,
faction II nay trends aH1 the people"
"AltE1usl vou haNe never been a
TammanN man and have frequently
si fought Tammany, vou would not n ST.
u tate 10 take a Tammauv uomlna ion
should YOUR business interests allow
asked the Interviewer.
IA Praise for Mcclellan.
"Not for. q minute. was The prompt
4, good Mayor, For man of lla y.ar'
Nghe has great ABILITY ana his future f.
fun of prom So. Ili9 administration hl'
been fully as Strlig.tfOrWard aud Al
= conDrehenslVc as any administration
could be in a city wh'ch roCu rcs h
anticipation Of such great rks 1Ht
/ Improvement at al times. II Is =,
4 reflection upon the preceding admir- 5
I trRton TO saw thai both have ondoav
ored 10 meet tho wants Of the city an
the wants Of the future.
''Any citizen who has gained I've cor
y alpnC, of srlph a community 10 tFu vs