The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-01
THE JEROME EXPLANATION.
Comment on the Justices Statement
Made Last Night.

NEW YORK Nov. L-Justice Jerome
did ECJ .-rstIact' the charges that he had
made against William a.. Whitney and
Senator Plat. He modified them IN
his speech last night before the East Side
Republican Club in the Murray Hill Ly-
ccum. Justice Jerome pEefaced his re-
marks with few words. which. he said.
came under the tite Of personal expla-
nations"
Il have no sympathy. he declared,
with that man who having made mis-
take. sticks 20 II. because he made it, Nor
have I any sympathy at al with that man
no. having spoken the word that he be-
Iiey,s to De true. Is willing 20 Withdraw
il for auy reason under the heavens ex-
Clpt thc dictates of his own conscience"
Justice Jerome declared his Willingness
10 rctract any words De might have Mt
tered which were Inaccurate. and then he
read a statement. which. hc Said. would
leave no shadow Of doubt or misuuder-
standing @s 10 his position
The statement which Justice Jerome
read referred 90 his previous assertion
regarding a conference between Air. PIatt
Mr. Whitney. and NJ Ryan. in which ne
thought that they discussed the District
AttOrneyship. lIy sand that he had been
assured that there was no discussion at
that meeting and hs accepted the state
meut lie said that ne was satisfied that
the Republican organization would 10y
ally support the whole fusion ticzct.
That is exactly my position" hc con-
cludod. and to that extent ] qualify the
statement that 1 made and J qualify il TO
that extent and TO no other"
When asked tu b- more specific later.
Justice J,Tom, said that the incident WAS
closed. So far aS ho was concerned. He
would not admit that De had made any
rotraotiou- lie preferred 10 .aH it an cx-
PLANTATION.
Justice Jeromcs friends say that his
words last night did not make such a re
traction as Senator PIatt had expected
They declared that AIR. Jerome's accu-
satiou If treach,rl- had produced the de-
sired effect aud that in uy other way
could the hearty support OF the Renub-
hcan organization have been secured
Republican manager express satIsfaC-
tion with the explanation made by Mr..
jerome. Tn,y say that Do, has "crawIed''
ana that ne haas retrlgted IN, material
part of his previous statement. They saw
that Senator llatt has a perfect right to
call ON A1r. Whitney. u- any other man.
and thtt Their, IS uo significance To Doe
attached tu such "a call They say that
it is not important whether Mr.. PIatt did
or did NOT go tc the Mutual Life Build
iDs ON Wednesday OF oG any other day.
and that i'm amending his statement about
conference regarding thc next iucum-
bent OF tho District Attorney office. Mr..
jerome Withdrew the statements Ghicn
were Objectionable, 20 Senator PIatt. and
which he had characterized IN interviews
as absolutely false.
There was no disposition among the fu-
eionists 10 talk much about the matter to-
day. Senator Flatt. who took breakfast
with Governor OdslI this morning. refused
to say another word on the subject. The
Senator had his say Yesterday. whom he
declared that jerome was mistaken. and
that he and the organization would con-
tiuue 20 work for the whole fusion ticket