The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13
JEROME MUM UNTIL SEPT. %.
MAY WARM UP {. T.. CONVENTION
WITH AN ANTI-LOW SPEECH.
III the Mayor Had Pitched Into Him Hot
and Heavy ~ . MarplOt He Might
Feel Frlendlier. but New His "Whirl.


LAKEvIL1E. Conn, Sept. 12.-District
Attorney Jerome proclaimed to-day his
determination to sit tight and say moth
ing about New York politics until the
Citizens Union convention on Sept. %.
1t s not improbable that he will then 60
to New York. get into the convention as
an alternate. and take the focr to appeal
to the convention not to nominate for
Mayor man whose candidacy he believes
to be as hopeless as that Of the Hon. Seth
Low.
Several people called for Mr. Jerome on
the long distance telephone to-day. II is
quite certain that at least one Of them
wanted to advise with the District Attorney
Us to the organization Of band Of kickers
within the Citizens' Union, who should stir
up revolt against low in the convention.
They We're all very insistent on communi-
eating with Mr. Jerome.
Mr. Jerome was most OF tho time at a
buzz-saw outside his machine shop, SHOW
ing lot Of cord wood against the buzz-saw.
When the messages from the telephone
We're brought to him he said
Tell him I'm very busy saving wood, and
Ctui 10 olstuTDeu
The District Attorney thinks that he
has done enough to show that II the poll
ticians back of Mayor Low have been count
rg on a Jerome whirlwind campaign as
ore Of their resources this fall they are
doomed to disappointment. He under
stands perfectly well that they can get
along without him or his whirlwind cam
paign, but he has cleared himself of any
future questioning AZ to why he did not
make his attitude known while the candidate
was yet to be selected. Mr.. Cutting and
Dr. +. r. l.. Gould, the Mayors political
adviser (who certified the other day that
jerome is a good fellow'), know now
exactly where Mr.. Jerome stands.
One Of Mr.. Jeromes friends said to-day:
-There is one feature of this performance
that is decidedly interesting. 1 happen to
know that if the unexpected had happened,
as it did not happen, and Mayor Low had
lost his temper yesterday and had braced
up and asserted himself and gone after
Mr.. jerome hot and heavy for being mar
plot and trouble maker, the Judge would
have whrled around and said:
Now. that's something like! / didn't
know it was in the man. If he can get
up spunk enough to do that, and il his
system is capable Of conducting thrills
through itself, why he's the man we want
selfshness and timidity and take on my
coat for him.
But, of course, the Mayor didn't do any
thing Of the sort. He couldn't 1t wasn't
in him. That Is why things are as they
are
District Attorneys Office, who has been
the guest Of Mr.. jerome since his return
from New York. was joined to-day by SOW
eTal other Of Mr.. Jerome . friends among
them Deputy Assistant Attorney Cprrigan,
With his father, Or. Corrigan, brother
trlot Attorney Gray. they lay about On
tie lawn in front of the machine chop most
of the day, and oheerfully discussed the
in liuence Of deep thought on municipal
government, while Mr.. Jerome inside. fled
of the electric clock he is building.
Once in while he appeared at the shop
door and contributed to the symposium.
II is to be a very wonderful clock when
1t is finished Mr.. Jerome says and is much
more worthy of attention than the lnachina-
tions Of selfish and scheming politicians in
the far-oT city.
Mr. Henneberry has been described as
Mr.. Jerome's political adviser. He doesn't
like the title. Mr. Henneberry understan
MIR. jerome pretty we'll after all these years
and is Of opinion that the accepting OF
political advice isn't Mr.. Jerome's most
notable characteristic.
Therefore, when an evening newspaper
reached Lakeville yesterday containing
an alleged interview with Mr. Henneberry,
in which he deplored his inability to con-
troll Mr. Jerome and specialized obviously
az to his probable success In keeping Mr..
Jerome from saying any moro than he has
said, Mr., Henneberry and Mr. Jerome read
1t together with roars OF laughter.