The sun., 1901-10-24

Justice jerome came INTO iOOpef tnion De
fore the big fusion mas meeting was opened
last evenin q but the meeting began right then
and there. The hall was filled with q fins
cooking lot Of earnest people. most OF them
voters. but many OF them bright looking.
eager women. and Gen. Burnett. the
chairman. was only waiting for 9 O'Clock.
Around the walls back Of the filled seats
stood line OF men who could not get seats.
Justice Jerome had got TO the back Of tho
platform unobserved. but the moment his
fac. was sem through one Of the ARCH
~Ays there arosc . Tremendous yelling
and cheering wh~n tho Justice walked
out upon the platform and seated himself.
not acknowledging the greeting snoe tho
meeting bad not been opened. the rounds
Of cheers were repeated and swelling TO q
mighty chorus swept In waves around
and auoss tho han and up and down IL
again There was more than . minute OF
this and then at . hull some one called for
three chsers for tbs fearless candidate
and the aoolamations continued.
Gen Burnett got up and began business
In tho only way In which Il could be begun
there. that is. briefly. Il don't propose
70 get into the path Of q Cyclone he said.
In staocato. 'and I will step asids and call
tie lighting Judge; Justice Jerome
The audience had been still for tho few
seconds required by tho General. With
hi. pronunciation OF Jeroms's name the
cheers broke loose again for nearly minute
When he got . chance the Justice began TO
speak:
/ must confess that ! never cav . more
dangerous tendency 70 ?onfision than eI.
70 the destruction OF Tammany Hal the
s&.. & H'G Of smmsSy k SGSsTfs IAN 'uHGcsn' oon oh.
sad eIV = gry ~" Hs % o.ms out lor The " mon.yi non
Sa Seins 20 faif Let f' Us IS nsht this f fssi clean
and whip them oleen or go down trying
sane % mlrs tSs, they are bedfssslsd rilS
have got that faith ~ the honest and the
olean thing -lt may be because | am youns,
dean thing that I bolieve in the long run
it viii win and / believe this year is the long
run when It viii win. Applause.l
But say there seems 60 be some confusion |
~hen We see the man pledged 10 the destruo- |
ton Of Tammany In 1897 running as the Tam |
.o%. %sn when nay .se cosarsS
after his variegated career supportins Mr.. |
shepard for the reason that he alleges that |
. .l.cied Ard I ..e to-ni isht pI P.Is
In ecstatic admiration OF a character 40
siSSs ssssdisS,. 'of' ~ Tammsny " % S asi ffSash,sr
The Justice then administered some slars
ai the good character plea which Mr.. Shep- /
ard has made for himself, and tho audience
was greatly delighted with them.
There was . man I respected ,.l..ya
msny aidn't' The late Recordsr smyth Many
q time have sat and heard him char sc jurles.
Rscordsr' YOU vii charge n. jury, rill you
5s, q regard 70 The The 9d so,ssS a:ss Z, ~.
a.. s,,rv 20 ths fur nd ~ his ulasaes |
and look at them sharp and say =oh, yr.'
this matter OF good character-yes gentle
imp impor,ahos r. @ n criminsi cases Su, r.m.n,ber,
:s%. ts. sa. sa 'af .oo1 Ss a.
And IL recall. Z. charge made to q jury by
Judge sutherland yssrs aso He turned
reasonable doubt IN this case. FOR Gods sake
sive the defendant the benefit Of It ZAP
Recorder smyth va. not nominated IN
$50. when there vas reform ticket In the neli
and when it won. not b.caus. he was nos
reason ihs, the company he kept ~as Of q
character that could not be endor.-d hate
because ] believe the issue. In this campaign
are much wider and deeper than any one
.aif n VIII Viii Mr. Shepard tell Us In The ten or
nfte.n days between nov and election that
b. fssls hoHorsd on "a, the :S%s tex. e. ,,s Tiss
aft~r he saws that, I will read from a public
platform, although I feel almost ashamed
~ do 10, the public utterances Of Mr. Fromme
Ia 1897 I wont read them unless am forced
10 read them. but II Mr. shepard says he u
proud 10 stand on that platform will show
from the public utteranoeso OF that man fromms
The kind OF man he Is.
Mr. Jerome referrcd 10 Mr. Unr,r sirni-
u, "a IT, 60 L;ns, 81 ~. ,,inc,nla. |
:. X e.' ~ Ia .h.s go -. a. IL,
Di i~mocfacy' halu uAt hone Oh tne Prui-
apie- OF Defnocrscy was presented IN TINS
,ampaign, but instead only the political
.orohat from Brooklyn. prating Of Demoo-
-.cv n. c.op,ip,,.,d.
AZ to going TO tbs Governor 70 removr |
he head OF the police. Gov Odell has proved
shePard.. He ha. said. .oentlepen, you
'onferref on me q power that should not
have, and. a. I should not have that power,
vii not exercise II Clean your own house
Ind 81 the polls this year, unless l read the
Hsns Of the times altogether wrong, ne VIII
make answer that We VIII clean u
lfthere IL any reason for Gov Odell TO act,
rhy isn't there reason Tor Mayor Van Wyck |
. ar' J want 20 see Mr shepard defend ,
ne per tour years oi adnlnlsttetlon in thls
!, ~ ~ -. ~. ~ ~ r. ~ in ~, 49,, ~. sonsMY
,i.an-.nd honest soyerbment for four years
Nhy doesn't he tell us where these fellows
20, t'- No police captain ever saved
" 900 year out of t7.1eo salary, Aorssfg.
70 hsyor q this 6 NY. even " he .ere pu%toh. %
q ras H. ,bs Wavor's cbsi, .o,s.,h vii
ian 4 Dcvsry never bought or hired. or