The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
cnyYING ANSWERS JEROME.
cuaILENGE TO SECRET BALLOT
on LOW ACCEPTED
n the Jerome Element VIII Call for It
4, the &. 4. lns0lent
mputation"-Mayor silent-woodruff
saws Republicans Arc Taking Risks.

saws Republicans Are Taking Risks.
Tho frank discussion of Mayor Low in
n,',ri,t Attorney Jerome's letter to c. c.
SadoI Of the Citizens Union brought out,
,.os,erdav. some sharp back talk from
,i,,,ens' Union men who are prominent
!, the fusion plans. r. Fulton Cutting
-.,o--,d 10 Mr. Jerome's "insolenr imputa-
wv while City Chamberlain Gould ap-
a..y.d Of what Mr.. Cutting said, and Mr..
rsdal declared that in egotism Mr. jerome
hoa, Mr. Low ten to one.
", Cutting gave out this statement Of
hi- views
With the ->>1stion Of one item in Mr..
,erome's letter. have very. little to say
the nss to hs sha
f ~ of his contention. Mayor Lows
nsrsonal character needs no defence BY me.
Eut the letter contains virtual challenge
p % the Ctizens' Union to take secret bal:
10 10, At At It's convention on the candidacy Of
Mayor or Low. # any one Of Mr. Jerome mes
tIleniS shall gladly welcome il giving
TIE r. o pGSS''l upon Mr. Jsromes attitude
81. seF to my the f convention proposition that
s ssu 10 me to convey an nsolent mputa-
ion / cannot help thinking that II Mr..
JsF%Sn n h hoa by the Citizens Union conven-
ZION and to contribute to his election as Mayor
ssterward, he could not have taken more
efectual measure than by writing this letter.
Early in the day Mayor Low said he
hadn't read Mr. Jerome's letter. Later.
when he had had time to read 1t, he de-
clined to comment on it.
President Bruce Of the Republican County
Committee said
Il have not hing to add to what l said
Yesterday The personal attack made by
the District Attorney on Mayor Low is
unworthy Of Mr.. Jerome. Mayor Lows
character, capacity and career are COM
plete answer to these charges.
Mr.. Nadal, to whom the letter was ad-
dressed, said
have not received any letter from Mr..
Jerome, My knowledge OF his letter is , He
rived solely from the newspapers, am glau
Tor his sake that he has at last spoken OUT; ~
Is the first straightout, manly utterance rom
him upon the subject since ms name mas C oonn
vin"ed that his letter will not affect the situa-
lion in any way, His failure to give the con- I.
ference the benefit ns b Of na as ysws or
Low thereafter. through his so called friends
has placed him in such an extremely s eaui oan
cal position that nothing ne no" Gull say o"n
W Fnrthermore. the violent and ill-considered
Language in which the letter ia couched WI
cause to have Just the sneca % secret .aa
ballot In the Citizens Union convention i an
utterly uncaled for insult to Mr.. r. Fulton
Cutting and 70 the lntelise9ce ebs ah Git i
f nion' I doubt il MIR. Jerome knows any
thing about the sentiments or the mempers
q the uni9n G ia tte nj o Untrue The
hers Of the Convention are not of1ceholders
there Is no conceivable reaso why thfy
should not vote openly exactly as they "ouio
The letter is not in reality an answer to
mine; put two questions to h IN hs bense,
of your views when the m after was bene
ssscond d VIVA suggestion have you tic
lie responds to neither Of these but deyotes
The letter. rs e0Sd do be easR sum Of Is
he considers Mr.; Low personally unpopular r,
1t seems to me that a comparison OF MI Low
MI a9ns the Gery nes 10 tse
latter For instance, Jerome says that Low 10,
is an egotist. As an esotist Jerome out
lclasses Low 10 to l. A., ,x.,.
Eriend and adviser, saw Mr.. CuttingF state
Smept before it was made public. He said
Il agree entirely with Mr.. Cutting With
him, I feel that because Of the character
Of the men with whom we deal in the Citi
10 us to suggest secret ballot. But will
Mr.. Cutting l agree that If the suggestion
should be made by Mr.. Jerome's friends
In the convent ion we would be very glat
TO take II up. l am quite certain that I
secret vote would show an amost unani
nous desire for Mayor Low denomination
Or. Gould thought the Mayor was certain
IN stick and that Mr. Jerome a letter would
have no effect on the fortunes Of the fusion
ticket.
Comptroller circuit declined to discuss
the letter.
Timothy L. Woodruff said; jerome
will have to support Low in the end, go
cannot eee the sense Of his attack on the
Mayor at this time No other candidate
but Low is thought OF for moment
The Republican organizations OF all tn
boroughs are solid for him -. IN
Republicans have received no poltica
advantage from Lows administration an'
they expect none II he is reelected. If I
Tammany ticket Is elected this fall .! be
heye that Tammany will do so much harm
tha, Roosevelt will sweep the State mex
year, SO if we had in mind only the sue
cess of our national ticket we would DO a.
in our power to elect the Tammany candi
date for Mayor. Mr.. Lows election woul
be a detriment rather than help TO IN
Republicans next year.
LAKRyIIIE, Conn, Sept. 18-Dlstric
Attorney Jerome, after reading with YIN
disguised interest the evening paper
which arrived here tonight said 1Ther
ia nothing additional to what il contain e.
In nv letter to Mr.. Nadal that l care 10 sa
now"
He refused to answer any question
suggested by the comments Of Mr.. Cutting
Mr. Nadal and others upon his letter. n
seemed well pleased with the attention
attracted in New York. 1t Ia believed
here that on Thursday, after learning. o
the result Of the Citizens Union meeting
Mr. Jerome will issue another vlgorou
statement, this time not in the form Of
letter to a personal friend.