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t It BURTON VAN WURMIR
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I r He Takes All the Blame and Attempts
r 1 to Save the Lives of His Brothers by
f r Insisting that the Bullets He Fired
f Killedrthe Aged Farmer
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The Bbys Who Are to Be Put to Death
ToMorrow Spend the Afternoon
Writing Farewell Letters Willie arid
1 Fred Seem on Verge of a Collapse
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rf DANNEMORA Sept 30 Keeping up his remarkable nerve Burton Van
i Wormer tho second In ago of the three brothers who are to be executed
w tomorrow for the murder of their uncle Peter Hallenbeck now wishes to
eavo the others by taking all the responsibility for the crime upon himself
Be Insists that ho fired the fatal shots
I wish It were possible for Got Odell to save my brothers lives he
said twice to Keeper John Healey ono of the death watchers for It was I
I S iffbTTkHled my uncle They shot about the room My bullets were those
which killed him S
I fl This statement might go far toward saving Willis and Fred the older
J and younger brothers but It Is not sustained by tho autopsy on the mur
I dered farmer Surgeons found a dozen or more bullets In the body and
Burton n Wormer could not have fired them all
I WILLIS MAY DIE FIRST
I Which of tho three shall die first tomorrow has not been determined
ri It has only been decided that tho ono who shows the greatest elgns of
f collapse shall be hurried to thethair of death
j Thls ts likely to be Willis Van Wormer the eldest of the three mur
ij derers The fear of death Is oven now apparent on his brow
I3 He cannot stand at his wicket today to talk to Burton across the cor
t ridor because his knees are weakening at the Joints and his body Is all
i t aquake He is lying on his cell pallet moaning Now and then he cries
i out for aid tor eome wordonlY a alga from the Qod ha said believed
Jrt in when thesunwent down yesterday
t Tha dtjvatcheriay that Fred the youngest will collapse next His
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I sfece suddenly disappeared this morning from Its little ironbarred door He
1 I lay down tosloop WJieaovcr the guard looked In upon him lie was tossing
nnMsily Hia lips moved but no sound came It was after 11 oclock when
IL hoawoke and fear was showing In his eyes He called to his brother Bur
> Loie and1 > from the latters cell a firm voice answered ° Oheer up kid wo
I wont have to wait much > longeX
t WRITE FAREWELL LETTERS
r I The brothers this afternoon wrote seven letters three of which were
I t jiddressed to their stepmother at Kinderhook bidding her farewell Ono
was written by WJlllfl to Annie OConnor the child whose pitiable little
I 4 messages to the boya have been milestones in the long months of waiting
J 7 IEhe letter of Burton to Mrs Van Wormer read In part
If My Dear MotherI write to bid you a last goodby Before
r you get this I may bodcad Dont lot my death worry you or make
you ashamed after am gone I am not afraid andI hope Will and
y Fred < will not be They have promised me that they would game
i Theynra writing goodby to you now 1 was sorry that I could not
e you yesterday but it would have been too hard BURTON
I Wiills and Fred did not write much more than that They asked the
J stepmother not to worry and not to bo arald They said that they were
I J sorry that they could not kiss her goodby yesterday but they could not
ip have borne up through a meeting and as they sent kisses to her In tho
letters It didnt matter anyway
I S father Charronbeau the Leesvllle priest visited the Van Wormers this
F efterndon He rernalndd wlUi them for nearly half on hour and when ho
i left them ha said that thewora all feeling much brighter than earlier in
I YF the day He was asked particularly about the condition of the eldest
l4 brotherWIIllo
i Whim Is as hopeful as can be expected under circumstances was
his answer
S Tfits isnt variance xvlth the retorts from tho condemned cells which
f reach tho oiuslilo thrciish other channels
1ii Several letters from sensational women were received here today some
r addressed to th Van Warmer brothers None of the letters got past Warden
I Deyoa desk Other letters from girls and boys in the nviighborhood of
I Kinderhook bidding the brothers goodby which wore given to them with
outquestion Answers to these were returned in the mall that carried their
farewell < mesmges to their stepmother f
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ST BURTON VAN WORMER KEEPS
K JtJPHIS REMARKABLE NERVE
Special to The Evening World
DANNEMORO Sept WBurton Von
ar Vormer alone of the threo brothers Is
teepxiR his nerve as the time for going
to the deathchair approaches There is
I t no danger that he will break down He
v Is Mrreless as the bars of steal which
hold him prisoner When JM heard Willis
moaning he uttered a loud curse and
f then remembering the gentle pet who
baa taught him the Ign of the cross he
made It Upon hU breast
WillI Will he called
The death watch went to the eldest
f brother cell and told Willis that Bur
5 ton was at hlr wicket
> hecoldemned n groaned Let me
1leep he said
J r HeB sono said Burton dlsguestedly
He never did havo any backbone < How
I hell break the kid up thought T bad
them both braced <
h The boy cursed agaltC and again
crossed himself
I Burton U was who last night averted
the thin ordi eaIota farewell visit
1 t from their stepmother this he wall
t i aided by Father Bolangor tho aged
Driest who h taken the boy Into the
toman Catholic Church
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priest when ho heard she was on the
way They will break down Yet I
cannot come between them I will see
the boys 1
He entered the grim highwalled In
closure and werit to tho condemned
cells WJIIIs the eldest brother was
told first of Mrs Van Wormers corn
ing He call 4 out lo Fred and Burton
Mother la coming to say goodby
Father Dolanger looked beseechingly
at the orating where Burtons taco was
pressed Burton saw the look and un
derstood
You must tell her goodby for ua
Father wa Burtons decision deliver j
ed without o quiver and then tol1lS
brothers locked up side by side across
the corridor he called it Is better
that TTO should noteeo herand the eld
est and tho youngest answered to the
leader You know best
As tho priest turned to go away Bur
ton wluspored to him to cjme closer to
the grating
father lie sold tell mother to frO
back home and wait for us We will fol
low her soon to Kinderlook For my
nelr t would not be afraid but Fred and
Willis could never stand seeing her
S Vlsled liy Priests
Not for nlluld the Warden Two
have ncrven They will not want much of
a shock The othor boy is nerveless
That IB Burton
UVeM Illnx up a 2000 volt switch la I
M tobo on the sate side wlthhim
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JUVENAL MAXIM IN FRONT
COLUMBIA PLAYS AL UMNI
DICK TURPIN
BADLY BEATEN
Odds on Favorite Runs Poor
Race in Stake Event at
Morris ParkFinishes in
Third Place
DRAKES RUNNELLS
HAS EASY VICTORY
Shows His Heels to Bad News
and Black Fox in tho
Fourth Race Flammula a
Winner
THE WINNERS
FIRST RACEReliable 11 to 10
1 King Pepper 8 to 1 2 Ingold 3
SECOND RACE Flammula 8 to
5 1 Yo San 15 to 1 2 Burdetts 3
dette 3
Third Race Juvenal Maxim 6 to
1 1 Tepee 20 to 1 2 Dick Tur
pin 3 I
FOURTH RACERunnells 1 to
2 1 Bad News 20 to 1 2 BIack
Fox 3
FIFTH RACEYoung Henry 10
to 1 1 Race King 7 to 1 2
Divination 3 I
SIXTH RACETrlbes Hill 8 to
1 1 Hoodwink 7 to 5 2 Lady
Potentat 3
MHACK BIORBIB PAnK
Sept Sa The races thbl afternoon were
slightly attended because the racIng Is i
not up to the standard Th quality of
the aport Is far below what It ought to
be at Westch ster
The Hurricane a cheap stake on the
celling plate order was offered as the
feature bringing out a fair bunch of
twoyearolds The other races while
furnishing fair medium for sneculi
ttlon wore dull and uninteresting
The weather wad charming and the
track feat
FIRST nxcB
course
KellpM Dettln
Starter whU jocks St HIt Fin Str Il
lUlJble 1211 JIcn i1 I 1k 1110 21
III Fuller 3 3h fn H 1
King Pepper
logod tot neJfern 2 gh ii H5 45
Ice Water ICB ONell I 4 4 8 a
lnvlniiIlP ce 10A Tlurns A 5 A K C2
ririS Flower O3f ly7 00 100 40
thave U3 CAllahAn K R 7 40 10
Neither Ono DeBounuO 7 8 110 25 >
Btart Hood Won cleverly Tlm 1104
R liable made all the running and
won cleverly by two lengths from King
Pepper who was a head In front of
Ingold Ice Water was well up to the
dip where he died away
SECOND HACE
FIve furlong
nttln
Btarten whta jocks St lilt FIn BtrIl
Flamula 113 Fuller 1 21 > > 86 811
Yo San 110 Gannon1 31 2V4 15 U
lurdett 110 ONell 2 Ih 3h R 2
llrnple 103 Creamer 764 8 J
Cayudutta JlOT Oray 86 loo So
Comombo 105 Horn 670 7 02
Marmee 105 itlch lflp 07 0 S
AlgonQuin 10T Hlcki 6 4 8 40 15
Purple Iris 105 Clhan 4 5 0 IS II
M Then 110 lUdfern 8 10 10 18 0
freriIf W lY tons
Oamestnn 103 Bolienll 11 It IK Si
tlu Milton 109 CThrant IS 12 tolO
Coupled S
Start Rood Won handily Time 0 CO 12
Yo San showed the way for a Quar
ter closely followed by Burdette Flam
mula and Algonquin Flammuta then
forged to the front and taking a good
lead at the dip held the advantage to
he end winning handily by a length
and a half from Yosan who beat Bur
ette threequarters of a length for the
place I
THIRD IIACE
Fir furlongs S
Betting
Starter wmi jock St mi fin BtrIl
Juvenal Maximl02D 2 2V4 U4 6 010
Tepee 103 Burn U 3t SU 3 0 4
Dick Turpln 1000 Nell 1 Ih 3 103 10
Prince Sum Salm 104
Gannon 74 4 8 2
Inqulllllv Girl DOClhn 5 Oh 0 010
tonochonl 00 Balllnic C II 51 100 4O
g
Ogolala 00 Redrern 477 15 3
ouplc Juvenal Maxim and Inquisitive Girl
HtartEOod Won driving TIme05O 14
Dick Turpin was regarded as a sure
thing In this race but he was a poor
third Juvenal Maxim took the lead at
he start made all the running and won
drIvIng by a half length from Tepee
who closed strong and boat Dick Turpln
halt length for the place
rounTii HACE
Within mlla
mn
flttins
Starter whta Jock HlfFIn Htr PI
ummellt 112 ONeil 1 lli IH 12
lIed Nw im Flnley 3 2l 3C 211 2
Hack Fox 100 Fuller 2 3nl 2 11
SIArtiOOdWon handily Time 15914
Black Fox and Bad Now made the
running to the far turn where Fuller
xime to the conclusion that ho waa
trAvelling too fast and he took Black
Fox back Wad New then led Into the
stretch where Hunnols passed him and
In the run homo Runnels went nnnv I
and won handily by a length and a half
from Bad News who beat Black Fox
a neck for the place
FIFTH RACK
Blx furlong
riMtlnr
Starters wet Jock BLHIfFln Btr 11
Young Henry 123 Fuller 8 14 1 > in 4
llaoe King 102 Onnnon 2 > SH4 7 02
Divination OS Itedrern S IU 35 n 2
I I JI g g
Alabarch 103 ONeill n n 4 3 41
Prince ChlnK00Uallahan O 8 n roo
Lady Unca 100 VIlrKn 7 4 n II 2
Iuz Ciuta 113 Glens 807 n 2
ll3I1 g J
Day noy 121 luck 408 in n
Wealth 122 Cobum 170 02
Illrria 01 Connor 11 10 10 SO 20
II avDfth Itewlttio 11 11 40 10
S Couple Walth an Lux Cut
Start bad Won tailly Tlmell3
Race King cut out fJ runnlnpr fol
lowed by TCoung Henryi md fWcoilli
4
FINAL SCORE
COLUMBIA 1 6
ALUMNI 0
At Manhattan Field Columbia 16 Alumni O
At IthacaCornell 26 Alfred O
At Franklin Field Pennsylvania 17 Franklin and Marshall
At Providence Brown 23 Colby O
At CambridgeHarvard 24 Bowdoin O
At South Bethlehem PaLehigh 40 Manhattan 0
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IlfAT ELMIRAGIANTS 8 FATHER MATHEWS 2
NEW YORK 1 0 1 V 2 3v 0 00 8
FATHER MATHEWS 20 OOP 0 QO 02 I
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PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL 3 ATHLETICS
At Philadelphia Nationals 3 Americans 7
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LATE RESULTS AT HARLEM
Fourth RaceWainamoinen 1 St Tammany 2 The Don 3
Fifth Race Dick Bernard 1 King Ellsworth 2 My Gem 3
AT ST LOUIS
Fourth RaceEva G1 Leenja 2 Lady Stralhmore 3
Fifth RaceAda N 1 Glennevis Gus Lanka 3
+ 0
MAJOR DELMARS ATTEMPT A FAILURE
OAKLEY RACE TRACK CINCINNATI Sept 30Major Del
mar failed to lower his record Time for themilewas20014
WEEDING OF DUKE TO i
MISS GOELET DELAYED
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Sudden Death of Sir Michael Herbert British
Ambassador Likely to Postpone Marriage
Which Was Soon to Have TakenPIace
The death of Sir Michael Herbert
British Ambassador to the United
States which took place today at
DavosPlatz Switzerland will proba
bly cause the postponement of the wed
I
ding of May Ooelet and the Duke of
Roxburgho and will have a depressing
effect upon the social season In both
Now York and London Lady Herbert
ts the daughter of n T Wilson and the
sIster of Mrs Ogden Goelet and of Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Sir Michael was In bad health nil of
last winter His ailment was thought
to be due to an attack of grip but his
Intimate friends knew that he was suf
torlrw from consumption ° He nailed
from New York on June 17 last with his
wife In the belief that a summer spent
In the mountains of Switzerland would
restore him to hea h
It wjis the expectation of Sir Mlohae
and Lady Herbert to return to New
York next month and open the Em
bassy at Washington An elaborate
social programme had been arranged
In which trIO Cornelius Vanderbilt was I
to havo figured The Cornelius Vander
bllts had engaged a house In Washing
ton and were to have spent a consid
erable portion of the winter there
Lady Herbert was at the bedside of
Sir Michael ood so was his brother
the Earl of Pembroke and the Counter
of Pembroke Lord Pembroke tele
graphed to Foreign Minister Iansdowne
announcing the Ambassador sudden
death and asking the Foreign omce tx
arrange with the Swiss and French aui
thorllles for permission to transfer the
remain through their territories to
Bnfitand The tuneral will probably oc
cur at the family estate at Salisbury
Itelated to Mnnr Families
Sir Michael Herbert was fortysix
yean old the fourth son of the flight
Hon Sydney Herbert and Lady Her
bert of Lea Ills brother Is the Earl
of Pembroke and he Is related to many
of the most prominent families In
England
He entered tho diplomatic service of
England In 1S77 serving two years In
the London office Then he went to
Paris as an attache After four yearn
they held this order to the stretch
There Young Henry closed on Hue
KIng and taking the lead won easily by
a length from Race KinK who won two
lengths In front of Divination
SIXTH HACK
Mile And a elxtttnth over the MIL
l3atinf
Htarttr wsU Jooks St HI Fin SIr Il
Tribes JII1I It1Iekerlnc SLUlat IJ 8 3
Hoodwink 1US Fuller 1 I 2 111 23 1
lAdY lot nt telOSHlcki 3 8 II J 2
Cinclnn tui07 De 8oux 344 7 I
Htart good Won driving Time 14T
MOTHER AND BABY DROWNED
CAHMKL Me Sept 30The bodies
et Mrs Alice Drake twentyeight years
of age and her tnromonthsold baby
have been recovered from a small
stream near the womans home Mrs
Drake bad had domestic troubles and It
Is supposed toy the police that ho com
mitted her suicide carrying her baby with
Talco rlsos Core Consamptloa
orCouiis Colds attdJQoa nmBU + <
r 4
he was promoted to the position of
second secretary
Hip first visit to the United States
was made In 1688 when he went to
Waahlngtoh Charge dAffaires of the
English Embassy 1reUous to this he
had met Miss Leila Wilson abroad
Th acquaintance was renewed and In
November 18SS they were married
In 1892 he was made Secretary of the
Embu y at Washington and the sue
cnedlng year was transferred to a sim
Ilar position at The Hague where he
remained until 14 when the Govern
ment dent him to Constantinople He
was in charge ot the Embassy there at
the time of the Armenian massacre
and for his diplomatic skill In that
emergency he was made a Knight Com
mander or the Bath
He became Secretary to the Embassy
In Rmme1n 1637 and a year later was
transferred to Paris as Minister Plenl
potenttarv In the diplomatic service It
was In Paris that he became widely
known as a diplomat of rare attain
menta
Succeeded Lord Panneefnte
When Lord Pa ncetote the British
Ambassador to Waihlngton died In the
spring of 1602 there was a great deal
of competition In the English diplo
matic service for the postone of the
most Important Inthe gift of the King
It was here that the resourcefulness ot
Sir Michaels American wife coupled
with his friendship for President Rooae
velt came Into play
The President was Clvll6ervlce Com
rolsslonfr when Sir Michael was In
Washington the first time and they
were great friends They went together
for long walks boxed with each other
and enjoyed each others ool e tr Con
sequently tten the President was asked
If Sir Mlohael would be acceptable In
the VIICJlt post he did not hesitate to
give nn afllrmnjlve answer
Sir Mlohael learns two tons both of
whom have beftl1ln this country with
their father and mother
LONDON Sept BOThe Alaska
Boundary Commission was in oesaton
when the death of Ambassador Her
bert was announced Lord Alverstone
stopped tho proceedings and raid
The members of the Tribunal have
just learned with the deepest sorrow ot
the death of Sir Michael Herbert who
In behalf of Great Britain negotiated
and signed tho treaty by which this
Tribunal was constituted and under
whIch It IB at this moment sluing
He eald a tribute to the dead diplo
mat
Jacob M Dickinson of American
counsel expressed in behalf of the bar
and people of the United States Intense
sorrow at the death of the man whose
qualities Lord Alveratone had so ntly
described In token of respect for the
deceased Mr Dickinson moved the
Commissions adjournment His motion
was adopted
WOMAN TAKES POISON
An unidentified woman twentyfive
years old wearing a velvet coat over a
brown skirt was found today in a
vacant lot Bedford and Douglas ave
nue Brooklyn suffering from carbolic
acId poisoning She Wall removed to
St Mnrya Hospital in a precarious con
dition
A
WEATHER FORECAST
Forecast for the thlrtyalx
hour ending at 8 P M i Thura
day for New York City and
vicinity Warmer fair tonight
and partly cloudy Thursday I
light to fresh east to south
winds
OLD TIMERS ON
THE CRIDIRON
II
New Varsity Football Team of
Local College Tackles Old
Stars of White Barred Battle
Field
SMALL CROWD OUT
TO SEE THE GAME
Hot Weather Keeps Crowd
Away from the Polo Grounds
Where Pigskin Knights Line
Up for Battle
LINEUP
Vtrnltr roiltloni Alumn
Pot UE J Wolf
Broifn UT n Owrn
Wbltwcll UO Klndce
Lander Ontrc Drue
RtnuicUnd HO 11111Cr
Thorp ItT O Smythe
neal IIR Ilrnrlqur
Jones QH Sykf
J Thorpe hit WkJ
Kr mb ch nil Morley
FIsher FH Larendoa
POLO QJlOUNDfl NEW YORK SrPt
aoTtte Columbia Varsity eleven which
made iuch a treat showing In their
opening fame of the season wIth the
Wuleyan team at these grounds last
Saturday engaged In another tuule on
the gridiron here thIs afternoon
Their opponents were the alumni team
which was made up of ouch oldtlmo
stars as Verin Morley Blocarlteh
Wolff Knapp and Dave Smythe These
players with the others which com
prtad the team U1e the l mllip
Mronr nouch organization to keep th
Var lfy huitllnff In order to core 01
them
r AJtliouaIt1Je YIIUanldea1oae for
Ithe tuaaeM tin o11owractthe Jswrt
nerthele3sdid not attend the game in
as larrs numbers aU was expected
they ifrould Wbcntha MmII came out on
tti flBid ieIrunidrms and dlfferrm
dart of shIelds to protect them from re
lV1nglnJurlts there were not more
than a hundred people Mated In the
different stands
FIREDRIYES nUT
SIXTEE fAMILIES
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One Little Girl Was Forgotten
in the Scramble but a Police
man Groped Through Smoke
and Carried Her to Safety
The cry of Tire then a panic the
rushing of sixteen famlllm out of the
tenement No 2S East One Hundred
and Eighth street this afternoon and a
rescue of a little girl by Policeman De
vine of the One Hundred and Fourth
street station were the Incidents that
toll wed Senora Inadlo Salvatores
lesvetaklng of her two little children
today
As loon as the mother left them alone
In the top flat of the fourstory tene
ment they found eome matches A fire
was the result
Frightened by the blaze which started
In the rear of the flat the two children
rushed down the stairs Smoke poured
Into the halls and tine members of the
sixteen families Which In habit the ten
ement became panicstricken and fell
over one another to get to the street
In the hurry one girl four years old
belonging to the Carne family on tlTe
fourth floor was forgotten Policeman
Device made his way up the tour nights
of stairs found her groping about tho
room and brought her out safely
The entire top floor was gutted O > P
damage being estimated at 1900 A ros
ter of the children was taken In the
treat and oil reported safe and soui
HARRIMAN ERIE DIRECTOR
Proof The STnanntP and J P Sloe
ran Hum Settled Trouble
Proof that J Plerpont Morgan and
E H harriman have made up their differences
erences and will In future work to
gether < was furnished today in the elec
tion of Mr Harriman as a director ot
the Erie Railroad
This action wa predicted a few days
ago
Wall street men welcomed Its con
Irmatlon aa another factor tending to
lessen the gloom In the stock market
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LIVED 109 YEARS
BCHBNECTADY N Y Sept 30
Christina ntttaker who was in tier 100th
year cued who has beta an Inmato of
the Schenectady County Almhouso for
the past thirty years died at that in
tltution today According to the
records she wAs born in the town of
Jlikaywn In this county In 1796 and
lad lived In three centuries She re
alned her faculties > up to within s few
months ago Site wca never married
uxd baaxmrelaUvss
BHUUTS RIGHT
TO NOMINATION i
RAISES UE8TIUN
St
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President of the Board of Elections Voorh
Declares There Is No Law by Which is
Fusionists Can Repudiate the Nominations
Already Made by Their Convention r
BUT THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS
DECLARE THEY HAVE THE RIGHTS
Grout Likens His Position to that of TheoJ
dore W Myers Who Was Nominated tby JI
Tammany Hall Though He Was Also thej
Candidate of the Wigwams Enemies J
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AH efforts thus far to force Edward M Grout and Charles V Forrusf
from the Fusion ticket have proved abortive Mr Grout says he is o
it
to stay and so does Mr Fornes Jj
Wt
Edward Lauterbach advising the Fusion Executive CommUteel
says that it is possible to drop Mr Grout and Mr Fornes from tiie7j
ticket call a new convention and nominate new candidates Presidentjri
Voorhis of the Board of Elections says this cannot be dope l 7
The convention wee adjourned sine die after nominating candidat5
said Mr Voorhis thin afternoon The secretary of the convention maet w
Dlo the certificates of these nominations within thirty dayaor be guilty of1
misdemeanor The candidates can mandamus him to file the certificates f fj
Tho convention did not adjourn sine die said Mr Lautorbach An VlS
the law provides that under extraordinary conditions a new cqnrn ali
may bo called and new candidates nominated IUs not reasonable to say Jig
that convention must stand by the nominees Supposing of the nom Ji
Inees was found to be Ineligible Surely he could dropped uua anoteryf
could be chosen 4J
CONFUSION Thus tho confusing WORSE political situation CONFOUNDED becomes more complicated Here I
are the latest developments 3j
The Republicans and Citizens Union leaders claim to have discovered ag
legal way to force Comptroller Grout and President of the Board of Alder < j
men Fornes from the Fusion ticket but they will take no action until after > j
the Tammany convention tomorrow night If Tammany nominates Grout jj
and Fornee the Fusion leaders + will drop them and name other candiilaies
Mr Grout Is out with a statement defending his position and shor ps i j
that Comptroller Meyers In 1800 ran on both antiTammJ Tammany d
tickets and was praised for It fti
Charles F Murphy has arranged for an invasion of Brooklyn ICJ > j
plan contemplates the orcanltntion of tho borough on Tammaiv lines nnl1i j
the overthrow of Hugh McLaughlin q
The Brooklyn organization will stand by McClellan if ho is nominated V 1
but will bolt Grout and Fornes Mr Murphy has told the Brooklyn I
ers that It Is a matter of Indifference to him what they do so Ions as the
support the head of the ticket t
There was talk today of Brooklyn getting up an Independent tlckotbxg
petition and running It against Jhe Tammany ticket Little attention waaJj
paid to this as such a move would destroy the regularity of the Brooklyn
Si
Democratic machine
The task of organizing the Borough of Brooklyn as a part of Tammany ffi
Hall bns been Intrusted to Patrick Keenan who has had mont work
there for two weeks arranging the preliminaries Mr urphy exp CtSoj s
have an organization perfected and a deputy leader named by Jan 1 4
GROUT THINKS NOMINATION MUST STAND fl
J
The Republican Convention was held subject to all the rules of tha K
election machinery and Mr Grout apparently thinks tat his nomination
cannot be recalled But it has been found that a nomination Is not legally r j
a nomination until It has been filed according to law Secretary George <
Manchester of tho Republican County Committee has failed to fife th i i
nominations made at the convention <
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In the case of the Citizens Union nominations have been filed but
the Citizens Union is not bound by tho laws that bind the regular party
organizations The Citizens Union can file anew petition with the names
of Grout and Fornes eliminated and it will stand In law i
Both tho Republican and Citizens Union organizations will wait to seee
if Tammany nominates Grout and Fornos tomorrow eight If they at8
nominated tho Republicans will call a new convention and nominate 3JtrA
other ticket and tho Citizens Union will file a now petition rlm911t y
Woodruff will it is said bo tho Republican nominee for Comptroller awf 1
tho Citizens Union will Indorse him LSd
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GROUT SAYS THAT HIS
POSITION LOGICAL
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At a meeting of the Fusion forces held at the Citizens Union h
quarters today R Fulton Cutting President the Citizens Union ji
appointed a committee of one to visit Comptroller Grout and Preside i
the Board of Aldermen Fornes and try to persuade them withdraw t f
the Fusion ticket 4 n
There were present at the conference all of the leaders of the I
movement including M Linn Bnice Cliairman of the Rtd1 c
County Committee vlrn took the initiative in the movement I
Grout and Mr Fornes
Before Mr Cutting calledonhlm Comptroller Grout 1s tI M
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