The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
FRITZ SAYS MURPHY MIS1OOK
~ NEVER TOLD you JEROME
HAD SENT ME TO YOU"
TT Seems to Me. MIR. Murphy. We Are Rails
ing Cloud OF Dust and Obscur1nE tho
Main Issue'-JerOme Gave Lindinger
Some Advice That Went Wrong.

1T Seems to Me. Mr.. Murphy. We Are Rails
Ing Cloud OF Dust and Obscur1n9 the
Main Issue'-JerOme Gave Lndinger
Some Advice That Went Wrong.
'Now," said Charles F. Murphy to Fritz
Lindinger late yesterday afternoon, you
tell me again just what you did tell me
about Mr.. Jerome" A stenographer was
present. Fritz said:
told you that had had number Of
interviews with Mr. Jerome and that during
these interviews Mr.. Jerome had stated to
me that II any taxpayer had evidence enough
to begin John Doe proceedings against Mr. {.
Hawkes. he would take the matter up
stated also to you that l had had q numb or
OF conversations with Mr.. jerome in some Of
which had asked him to come into the Or
ganization.
Il vas who suseested to Mr.: JsTom. the
possibility Of his ring the Mayo.aity
he caTs sa ae g tRs xbso
made the suggestion first TO Mr.. Jerome he
was averse TO considering the matter Of the
stated. he had two more years to run and
present position for the Mayoralty nominal
i told you that later on in my conversation
gestion OF the Mayoralty nomination. care.
seriously consider any such proposition at
that time.
covered long period, and were OF che strictest
confidential nature.
When SPOKE I'D not Mr. coms 70 yoa
an emissary from Mr.. Jerome. merely
repeated 20 you the substance Of the various
therefore. as to what you have said con-
corning my interview With you on the sub
about my having said that was an emissary
of Mr.. jerome.
My object in telling you Of my converse .a;
him personally. and was anxious to see him
associated with the reanlzation. and be-
@an aest Mr. ow Who Vi has W"ys
been against liberal excise laws, notwithstand-
ing his prediction promises ! said to You
You have always known that / was predis-
posed toward Mr.; erome
Al this matter is very disagreeabie 70 me.
kept them even though 1t should appear
against me. but make this statement In order
that the truth may put ms All r, ,Sis d,.o.,,
has to do with the election OF George b. McClel-
Ian.
il, seems to me, NJ. Murphy, that We arp
obsenrlng the main object the success OF
the Democratic ticket.
1t seems that Fritz had been to see Mr.
Jerome on Friday night. Mr.. jerome said
Yesterday:
4Lindinger came to SEQ me last night
and said What are we going to do about
this Charlie Murphy businessf'
What are you going to do? you mean
I said. What you ought TO do Is to tall the
truth. You know as well as I do that
never deputized you to 60 to Murphy or
any one else as my emissary.'
~ indinper an i'd. We'll. now Judge. when
I was booming you for Mayor probably
said lot Of things; but I don't remember
saying anything bout that
| Mr., Jerome added that Lindinger once
called on him to point out what great
chance he had to head the Tammany ticket,
and later on came again and said: Tho
Tammany deal did not 60 through. but
you'll be Mayor yet am going to get
the liquor dealers together ard nom mate
you by petition Jerome replied:
1Fritz whenever you want to hurt the
! candidacy OF any one running for Office
you go and get the liquor dealers as body
| to indorse him.
Now Fritz has got them as . body to
| indorse Mcclellan.