The evening world., 1903-10-09
JEROME PUTS A
POSER TO CIRCUIT
Asks the Comptroller If He Is,
Loyal to Low Why He Runs
on a Ticket that Aims to De-
feat the Mayor.

District-Attorney Jerome to-day ave
out the following statement:
'.Mr. CIRCUITS statement of yesterday
is extremely interesting. 1t is an ex-
preston of injured feeling and an ap-
peal for Justice. He says: Il shall
appeal to the people to say whether
Mr.. Low ought not to have been as
loyal and unselhsh to me, as / have been
to him."
The last municipal campaign was
OF unanswered questions on the part
of Tammany Hall. The experience of
that campaign does o show the ex-
pediency OF candidates lodging per-
tinelt questions.
1t seems TO me that the question of
loyalty'as between Mr.. Grout and Mr..
Low will! be determined by the an
swers which Mr.. Circuit gives to a few
simple questions, IL he can convince the
people that his replies are sincere. /
think that II Mr.. Grout would frankly
answer the following questions and can
convince The public of the truthfulness
OF his answers he would change the
opinion thar now seems to be enter
tanned even by Tammany people in re-
gard to his conduct.
Why Grout and Tnmmnnyf
Does Mr.. Grout think that he was
dominated by Tammuny Hall because
OF the admiration that that Organization
felt for his personal character and rec
ord as Comptroller and as a testimonial
OF us respect feer qp efficient public
Did Mr.. Grout think that his nomlna-
ZION by Tammany hall would help or
hurt the candidacy of George b. Nc
Clellan?
If he thought 1t would hurt tie can
didaey OF George b. Mcclellan will nc
And If he thought it would help tine
candidacy of George B. Mcclellan how
could he be loyal 10 Mr.. Low while do
ing an act hat would injnrc Mr.. Lows
chances of election?
Nominees Are Notified.
In a parlo- at the Aston House Fred
W. Hinrichs and Edward J. Mcclure.
candidate for Comptroller and Prgsi-
dent of the Board Of Aldermen, respec-
lively, We're notified to-day of their
graceful speech of acceptance. The
room in which the notification commit
tee met was tastefully decorated with
the national colors and a bouquet OF
mowers stood in a Jar on the table.
Timothy L.. Woodruff. Cornelius Van
Colt, Judge Jacob Bremen, NJ. Linn
Bruce, Francis c. Huntington and sew
era others were present In his Motif;
70 CIRCUIT and Fornes. saying that quite
likely these two men hav now not the
kindliest of feelings, toward the Citi-
zens' Uhion. but their record as public
officials had not been surpa>sed by their
predecessors of any year.
Confident of Victory.
I'VE turn. convinced. TOWARD the fu-
ture.' added Mr.. Strong, convinced
that n great victory will crown our eff
forts. There have been embarrassing de-
lays and many conferences caused by
the Grout-F ornes controversy, but these
conferences were not dlssenslons as IL
enemies In Tammany Hall tried to con-
ysy. We are Pressing on az host:
inldst but two weeks ago, due to the
unsettled condition of affairs, has now
been ~d.spelicd. In nominating YOU the
ci Reeiyins uni %r. has Hi mace no p mlssefe' the
administration OF Mayor Low and spoke
of the duties of q public officer who.
like Ceasar's WIFE" he said. must
always be above suspicion"
The speech of Mr.. Mcclure In accept
ing the nomination was heartily ap-
plauded. He said:
Clean Government Now.
81 have seen for two years past the
administration OF the city government
from within in an impersonal way, for
we LAWYERS do not deal directly with
some insight into h municipal con-
science. as 1t were, as the Law Depart-
ment, that governor of the great mu-
have admired the devotion to duty. the
c~lSanness, the courteous service of the
punnc interests which have been shown.
The c.ty's Off GERS have not been per-
feet. They are human; they have erred
and failed from time to time, but al
most uniformly. they have been inspired
by right principles and they have striven
feet. Before all. they have not been
soiled with the taini OF foul money.
Their salaries have been their oniy
among the present city officers. Politi-
cal magnates have not waxed great in
spells by the indirectlon or worse OF the
guardians of the city's treasury and its
honor"