New-York tribune., 1901-10-12
JEROME'S WORDS CHEERED.
BIG AUDIENCE APPROVES PLAYING OF
UNGER-MR LOW AND OTHER
CANDIDATES APPLAUDED

| q tell you that the nomination of the Tam
many Hall candidate for District Attorney was
dictated by Frank Farrell, the head of the
gambling combine in this city and l ask you to
take my word for it. and if you will ask those
who are in a position to know they won't deny
it" That declaration by William Travers Je-
rome the fusion candidate for District Attor-
ney, at the mass meeting in the Murray Hill
Lyceum last night, produced a profound i'm
preston upon an audience that completely filled
the hall. 1t was received with manifestations of
approval that left no doubt of the belief of the
audience in the knowledge and sincerity of the
speaker .st .'
Justice Jerome led up to the statement about
Unger's nomination by reading from the recent
decision of Justice Giegerich in the Supreme
Court, granting a change of venue for Police
Captain Diamond, and emphasizing the state
ment of Justice Giegerich that the conviction of
Bissert, Diamonds wardman, had been regarded
by the public a conviction of the officers of
the police force. Judge Jerome then said:
WHOLE DEPARTMENT. CONVICTED.
In other words, Justice Giegerich says in his
and eXtortoner, Bissert guilty; who found that
man who lived off the shame of women; that man
stop that practice. to rid Of these very prac-
tces. Judge Giegerich that substantially when
Jury IN this community found hlm guilty they
found guilty well the officers of the Police De-
found guilty Robert A. Van Wyck. who re-
sponsible for that Police Department. What then
happens? If there was brazen audacity, II
there a position of What you going
10 do about it? ii is in the nominations that follow
up that decision of Judge Gegerich and the revela-
tions of the trial. The Tammany Hall convention
meet and take whom for their nominee for the
office of District Attorney? Whom did they take
for the Supreme Court? They took the man who
Murphy says is responsible for the administration
OF the people in the citya police force which pro-
duced Bissert and Cilennon and many others whose
names familiar to you. They take for District
Attorney the man who was the attorney for this
Wardman Bissert. Henry w Unger.
They took him in preference to man who fairly
earned the dignity of the nomination. They took
him in preference to James w. Osborne. a Tam
many man for years, honOred practitioner OF
the bar in this State when Mr.. Cnger not
known. They put aside Mr.. Osborne, who prose
cuted this fellow, who brought about his cOnVic
ton. who had every claim by reason Of services
and by of sterling honesty and merit. and
they nominated a man who stood for that system.
They challenged the issue Well. ready to
meet it, / state il W. l shall not give any
reason why I state ii. l shall ask you TO believe
that | would not state It unless had ground TO
believe But | tell you that the nomination OF
the Tammany Hall candidate for District Attorney
dictated by Frank Farrell the head of the
take my word for 1t. and If you ask those that
in a position 10 know they will not deny IT.
Now. If they want TO make this issue. If they
make this issue whether the city is to be
left at the mercy OF a little gang OF corrupt gam
blers whether il is to be ruled by the citizens,
whose lives have been clean and whose lives have
been lived before you. and II you don't want to
take II up and champion the cause Of that which Is
best and honest, then you will have oppor-
tunity during the coming administration stew in
try the fat out of you. then I don't know the