New-York tribune., 1903-09-23
CUTTINGS T4LET.
Jerome Considered FHitOH's Letter
Threat 4gaiHst Him.
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LakeviIe. Conn. Sept. 22-Dist~ic. A-t0rnev
Jerome tonight gave out letter addressed I'd
r Fulton Cutting. containing three remarkable
letters written 70 Jerome by Thomas A. Fulton.
the secretary Of the Citizens Union. Two %
these letters contain statements regarding op-
position TO the denomination OF Mayor Low.
They assert that the district leaders reported
that the Mayor could not be reelected. and sum
up in this way: Low has not decided 20 take
the nomination. \ little more pounding and 10
will quit" r. Fulton Cutting is described n
the letters as Warwick. the Kinsmaker."
These Fulton letters were written before Mr..
Jerome opened his fight against the Mayor. y
third letter, received to-dIy. contains statements
50 variance with those expressed in the earlier
letters amounting TO a threat that the admin
istration Of the District Attorneys Office would
be attacked. that Mr.. Jerome. angry az what hs
regarded as an attempt TO him first as .
friend and then to inJimidate him. gave out the
letters. In the letter 20 Mr.. Cutting Mr.. Fulton
is described as Mr.. Cuttings political valet
Mr.. Jerome viii return 10 New-Yorb to-mor-s
row. No special significance attaches 70 his rel
turu-his vacation is merely at an end
The letter Mr.. Cutting follows.
Mr.. JEROME's LETTER
have received from your pGntfia5l valet valet t- ta[ss
to YOU. which 7 shall hand 20 the press IL never
would have ccca1red - u" q have made puoh;
the first twp hsj it rpr been for The one received
to-day. WfIie j. Is by no means pleasant to have
have preferred to have remained silent under sucR
an imputation rather Than violate a colnosnce.
day. taken in connection with the two previous
treating the FIRST two as confidential has been put
5S!A y .@II5r so ooyl2giSy e-'i w 49, -
ten to be s9o%9 70 persons ether tnan - ne person @
show toward 5ven such = person as you- ajtacns
The first letter is dated September Lt ana was
received by me- in due course and reads as fol-
@september l8 1903 No $50 West NINETY -atth-st.
York this week caH me up on the telephone
want 70 see YOU. I DO nor know how much YOU
Citizens T-nion and OF the conference 10 make me-
T very nr t3ol5 ra tn vnI- t1i5 makes me
feel you are only partly Informed about the situa-
Times OF present conditions IS not far wrong and
ar5 eI,astir of our eysc,Irfve c57lnliftes ar q
anu q IIL-,5Ls =, - ~ - sif r.i,,- |--~-,f.4o, -
D. m. on the same evening. things may come 70 a
committee has got 70 report is doinss in the COM
is acting ard how the fun committee will take IL
IF the members DO not explode some of them az
AS secretary II the conference am in q difcul-
position and You had best not mention this !tr,'-
At present. bur it l. heartbre5king 20 soc how
caii 1887 Eighteenth-st and tel} whoever answers
the phone that Mr. Travers' wants 70 speak Win
Z am little afraid Of my phone. tried You on
reached mis- EVENING We sb4u have 9--s h., -
brDdred mon ii, tbs corrr+,- -0nya-ro- t,-,,-~0s~
nj An honest ca0-ass NJ fba-7 -- uror-r,y
ha irta~astiD., Yours tr,fIv
.sTTIru,S Ell TON.
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me second letter Is sidteG SeIlei - ana |as
and is as follows
80, No 81 mon square september Is l@oS
w Dter NJ Jri,iIe- our 9rartl cote en-
GoIiaSts me 20 W. l,I lfrtil y rtF ulfortuntts
SouLi nov ule.t E VI, ir,l~',n mere S nich N
sue Lilc'-ii li' ' l''1'' ii''ii ''''.l ile Hofll-
hdQoHS
tilu lle ~ ull't ilii'lrt 1atr'i our tlStriCr
chdlrLeh toketheT anu naN cahdld ttlN Win them
they WoIId t1t - I,IStSJ JrntN dh,i pHt0eiy ursed
the hoilhdtloh or Nr Low. ana one person n
particular tnpt NI 'uttinsf Is utlnS Shirply crt-
cised Tor the pfeeenS Sltu3u'n fortunately. spe-
clai meeting or tir ilil cltt committee lH members
tsee lncqSecl nad oeeu called Tor tomorrow even
ING Tor the executive committee t' report It's acuon
IN I1e conference
lnsit lS INelN 20 70 "a HErlE meeting. and
Soiiietuls or l - sure 20 t1h inte tle newspapers.
n.'W MAY Hld,l ~ lir tilgl dfttIlin"uS sup
~ the most dateruliuad opponents ~ ,ovr.s ror-