New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
SAYS JUDGES FAVOR M. S. R
JUSTICE JEROME DECLARES THAT HE
WILL GIVE NAMES IF HE
is PRESSED

Justice William Travers Jerome. I'm the prss-
ence OF more than five thousand people at the
Irand Central Palace last night. made speech
winch. in connection with half dozen others
OF a similar tenor delivered yesterday. is likely
70 array against him the bitter hostility OF all
the influences at the command of William c.
Whitney and the Metropolitan Railway Com
pany- 1t carried with it the allegation that the
Third-ave. railroad looted and that the
| direc:srs of the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company were responsible for il. Justice
Jerome, amid almost breathless silence de-
clared that he would not stop. If elected District
Attorney, from following a trail. even if it led
TO the office Of Mr.. Whitney. He also practi-
cally charged that the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way Company owned the Supreme Court JUS
! tices in the county of New-York
| Il do not desire TO name any of those Judges"
said he. but if am pressed too hard l will
name them"
The declaration greeted with applause,
but at the time there was startled look
on the faces OF hundreds. and many did not
applaud
Justice Jeroues attack on Mr.. whituey's in
terests was couched in the same language that
| he used at Camp Seth Low and at Empire Hall.
| in Harlem and earlier in the day at meeting
| in Broadway
His reference to the judges last night at the
Grand Central Palace contained in the fol-
| lowing:
wage no war, said, with the corporate in
this ty Of NewYork whether there re al are not judges
OF the Supreme Court OF the state Of New
# t 6 5es s T9gd shS1 2. a2s s 9
way Company we're involved
WOULD GIVE NAMES.
do not desire TO name any one of those judges.
put n am pressed TOO harG VIII Vii name them;
from what have seen in this election have some
Go ad Ss1 IN my & %dad wy ffEe and at asf @
ttonaIy tell them Il an untrue th2g & and I tsis you
of NeWeYorE In the COUNTY OF New-York and
the most potent infqencs Seanq sne ,aa ana R Sant
in large practice in this city who knows what the
courts are, he will tell you that speak the truth
that was brought into this Campaign at the last
moment; that is something that has no PctuTesgue
weigh it right and understand IL truly you will
md that HS 1I fbns IS Ghs hsne
touched public life in the United States Of America
snd tGa5 have Is sa shg nv t5 say 8H on & i b The SS
is late tied am s very " tired & ana have no DOUBT you
I will try TO divert you in any way from that
is nothing that appeals cisptrap or % sense Of
the hurrah in IT, But as sober minded decent
weigh those things in your minds that have SAID
right after your consideration CApPlause9
FUN FROM ABRAHAM GRUBER.
Abraham Gruber. the Republican leader Of
the xxIst Assembly District. who preceded Mr.
Jerome made an address brinfuI OF brilliancy.
and. like Mr. Jerome, he handled things without
gloves.
Mr. Gruber mixed lot Of mirth with his
talk and kept his audience on the tiptoe OF ex-
recitation from the beginning to the the fnish-
After a few Introductory remarks. he said;
IF Mr. Richard Croker
Hes deadr piped voice from the gallery
Abe" never smiled as. with funeral voice. he
replied:
He is not dead but stealing. Great laughter) If
Mr. Richard Croker private individual We
would have no right to discuss ms hnanSiSI % coma %
Johnny Carroll went to Vantage in June to md
ons G6T Whae No pemecrsc district leader in the whole
city of New-York dared 70 open his mouth, dared @
Mayor until Mr.. Croker returned; and then. in
s,ot good and ready ticket was announced. and
10 and behold. Il was one Shepard and lot OF
SOLOMON AND CROKER
Mr.. Gruber referred to Hugh J. Grants pres
ent of $4,000 TO FIossie Croker, and then said:
Since that time Mr. Croker has not manufactured.
he has not merchandized-in mercha ndise-he has
not soiled his hands with one single days labor;
he has made solomon in all his glory look Ike
He has accumulated millions of dollars He adj
mittedIy owns a town house in London. cOun-,
try house in Vantage, racing stable in England,
a mansion Seventy-sixth-St near Firth-ave
and a racing stable here. He pays as much as So
600 apiece for horses. hires jockeys for s2001O
year. and then. to show that he has tremendous
supera bundance pays $1,000 apiece for ugly. handy-
legged British bull pups. Great laughterO
Now believe am not overstating the case, NOT
one bit 1 am not Overstating the case. My peo-
pie as far back 5000 B. c. (great lauShterl were
eminent fnanciers Qaughter): there never was
time when the GENTLE could hold up MS enc win
them. but finally you have triGmphed FHchard
Croker can make it quicker and IN larger chunks
than any of my people who ever lived ttireat
laughter)
THE WARNING OF TWEED
Purify Taumany Hall. Kill those old stalwarts
Of nolftfcst You might Just as We'll think or TAX
ing a drop OF carmine INK. pour IL INTO the ocean
and have red sea. x.-,,,.
thirty wears ago there was man named William
M Tweed in this city. and on January l. ISL he
was entrenched in power as he never had been be-
fore John T. Hoffman Governor. A Oakley
Han was Mayor. Judges on the bench were will
WINTER EXCURSION TICKETS TO SOUTH
ERN RESORTS.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway announces TO the