Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-23
JEROME AGAINST LOW
NEW YORK D1sTRTST ATTORNEY
WOULD DEFEAT PRESENT MAYOR.
Correspondence Indichtes rTreason in
the Ranks and Hqqpelsssssness of
Continued Opposition. ~

The following dispatch was received last
night from LakevilIe. Colin: William Trav-
ers Jerome. district attorney of New York.
gave out tonight a letter to r. Fulton Cut
ting, president of the Citizens Union of
New York, on the question Of the fusion
nomination for mayor of that city.
L In Mr.. Jerome's letter are embodied three
letters which he has received from Thomas
A. Fulton secretary Of the Citizens Union.
Letters from Mr.. Fulton under date OF Sep
TENDER ID and Is are devoted to enlighten-
ing Mr.. Jerome regarding the opposition
within the Citizens Union to the renomina-
ton Of Mayor Seth Low. and assert that
Mr. Low cannot be elected If nominated.
In this letter Mr.. Fulton wrote also that
r. Fulton Cutting was the only man in
sight who could unite all the fusion ele-
ments but that "he (Cutting) should be the
last resort. He Is far more useful where
he Is than he could probably be- as mayor
Warwick. the king maker. was more power
full than the kings he made. But should
Low retire and things come to deadlock
Cutting might perhaps be persuaded to step
in to complete the discontinue of Tamma-
ny. and we could win with him sure. I
have an extra trick up my sleeves with
which to help"
Department Criticised.
The third letter from Mr.. Fulton to Dis
trict Attorney Jerome is dated September
q, and was written subsequent to the pub
hcation of Mr.. Jerome's letter to c. c. Ma
del. declaring the grounds Of his opposition
to Mayor Lows candidacy.
Mr.. Fultons letter reproached Mr. Je-
rome with having written a communication
that could not fail to have a contrary eff
feet to that which Mr.. Jerome intended. and
said that It will help Mr.. Low Further.
Mr. Fulton predicts that the fusion ticket
will be materially strengthened by bor-
ough and county nominations. And mark
me- Mr.. Fulton added ut will be i'm
mensely strengthened by the aldermanic
nominations before, we get through. Cut
ting Is not the sole example He Is sim
ply a leader in general movement which
will attract attention all over the country.
1t is small matter to redeem the board Of
aldermen and put men there who will put
much or more color into the admnistra-
ton as Low himself. if he Is so fortunate
as to be elected. Be quiet and wait for
few DAYS and See.
Mr.. Fuitons letter concluded as follows:
"A lawyer who should know said to me
today: Jerome's is the rotteneSt depart
ment in the city; he is not making good and
has the worst lot of assistants of any de-
partment.' He limited at conditions in your
office which l did not understand, but on
which he evidently has good informa ton.
That critic is a good democrat and not your
enemy. You have had some good advice
lately, now try change. Hurry up your
own work. Start that procession to Sing
Sing If possible and do not talk until Oc-
tober l at the earliest" u .-ao
This third letter Mr.. Jerome uses as the
reason for his publication of the two pre-
cedng communica tons. which until the re-
ceiDt Of the last one he had considered as
confidential. OF nos
Prophesies Defeat.
Mr. Jerome says in his letter to Mr. Cut
ting: ''l
THE false note with which this whole
campaign started foredoems lit inevitably
to defeat, and it may be. in a wider view,
just and Ultimately beneficial defeat
stand today apparently discredited man
in our community. The public press Is al
most a unit in it's condemnation and yet
there is. believe, not a Newspaper in the
litical assignments have! not reported to
their desks that a ticket with MI. Low at
it's head must be lost By a plurality esti-
mated at from 10000 to $1,000
with this known-to thousands in the
city of New York, the Citizens Union Is
about to nominate Mr. Low. protesting that
they believe he can win. Is there any ele-
ment of truth and sincerity in such a pro-
feSSion? If you or any man of your stand
ing could say that this unpopularity of Mr.
Low was because Of what he had done in
the cause of reform. you know without
my saying so where I would stand.
you have been sold a gold brick The
professionals In conference with you have
scored under the wire like drivers at
country horse trot and to no ones sur
prise and discontinue more than theirs you
have given the word Go! when not a