The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-29
JEROME AT COCHRAN AGAIN.
Liar AND OTHER THINGS, AC.
CORDING TO klPIING.
The District Attorneys savage Attack -
Cochran In n brooklyn Church--ne-
fore That. Though. the Sexton Mad

gle Hall Tuesday nigh, was mild compArsd
to the raking which he gave Tammany's
star orator in Brooklyn last night. Mr..
Jerome made an automobile tour OF Brook.
Ign, speaking at five meetings, and at each
one he had something to say about Mr..
Cochran. Mr. Mcclellan and Mr.. Grout.
1t was reserved for the members OF the
Young Men = Guild OF the Central Congrega-
tional Church, in Hancock street. to hear
the star speech OF the evering. Thoie,
to an audience of about 500 people, no lit
INTO Cochran in mprciless fashion. He
repeatedly called attention to the fact that
Cochran had excused various political n0ps
IN national campaigns on he score of -coin-
age, and every time he menl ioned coinage
in connection with Mr. Cockrans name he
put suggestive emphasis on it.
One thing that the District Attorney said
about Mr., Cochran created decided sensa-
ton. He declared al DIR. Cadman's church
that il would he interesting TO know whether
81 ,0CO was deposited in a certain bank for
Mr. Cochran within what he described az
"a reasonable time" whether Mr.. Cochran
himself drew on ii and whether it was not
deposited for Mr.. Cochran by certain street
railroad interests,
Mr.. Jerome didn't pursue this rather SEN
sational utterance beyond this point, He
declared he didn't know it TO be true, but
based the statement on IA shrewd suspi.
cion that / have and little information"
Mr. jerome had a cordial welcome in
Brooklyn this trip, In two of the Ave
meetings that he addressed, the chairman
had to request the audience to stop cheer
ing so that Mr.. jerome could make his
speech and get away.
At the Central Church, the second meet
ing, Mr. Jerome had what he afterward
said was the funniest experience Of his
life. The District Attorney, with his as
sistants Mr.. Lord and Mr.. Corrigan; his
secretary, Mr. Holder; County Detective
Reardon and about ten other persons, en-
tered the lobby OF the church while r.
Fulton Cutting was speaking inside. Mr..
Jerome had lighted cigarette in his mouth.
and as he didn't mean to enter the church
until Mr.. Cutting was through he went on
putting at il IN the lobby.
Suddenly there appeared small individual
whose long white whiskers fairly bristled
at the sight of man smoking. Hesputtsred
something to the effect that q man who
smoked in that church would be hurled
forth into the street. II was the sexton OF
the church, and he didn't know Mr.. Jerome.
The idea Of the District Attorney being
thrown out. while 500 people inside were
clamoring to hear him, made everybody
laugh. Mr.. Jerome stopped smoking at
| once, but the laughter o angersd the little
! sexton that he rushed into the street and
| got four policemen
The cops came in with drawn night sticks,
| and the indignant sexton pointed dramati-
IltF lana fItxa To h.A tn mad
| The first three policemen started for
jerome, who was smiling indulg emily on
them, but the fourth, who must have been
transferred from Manhattan, recognized
the District Attorney, and said:
Gosh! hold on there. It's jerome
The policemen stopped short, then began
to laugh az the little sexton. who beat
hasty retreat.
Mr. Jerome said he had quite thought
lessly entered the lobby with the cigarette
in his mouth.
When the applause with which Mr.. Jerome
was greeted at Dr. Cadman's church had
subsidized somewhat he said:
Brooklyn. have seldom had an opportunity
Of occupying pulpit. | have often thought
would Ike to, though, and, after all. IT seefis
decent thing. the political stage and tho pulpit
are not SO far apart
After long and careful perusal Of all the
Grout. ] have come to the copclusion that
they are the most important documents OF
the campaign for the fusion cause ! have
read them all, forward and backward you
know ] come from "A lid sh district. where
they read things backward and find that
they are really quite as sensible one way as
the other. But from The enormous field OF
chat which they fllrnis h ] have extracted
one pearl OF wisdom, he words OF To" emf
nent Mr.. Cochran; "No one but liar be-
lieves his lie
Mr. Cochran saws that this ia the worst
administration since Tweed's time. He goes
further and Says 1t ia worse III Tweeds.
Mr. Grout said IN his letter or acceptance
OF the fusion nomination that the fusion ad-
ministration wa. as efficient capable and
honest as could be- expected Of human beings.
No one bur the liar believes the lie. Which
WAS the liar here? ] am equally prepared
TO believe both
When We com" to run down this great states
man, who has suddenly com. to the centre OF
Grout.. We find him quite remarkable per-
son or course it don't matter so much about
w bcv ~h ~ ra" 30 sss
no decent rational man believes IN him or
cares anything for what hr saws
But this man COCHRAN IL different Ups
the Criminal Courts Building Use a harder
We cali the things he says. up there, just
plain lies
The attacks of this man on the fusion ad-
ministration are one tissue OF mendacity
from start TO finish. Think OF this man
emerging from the English house parties
and his Efforts to break into tn" -Four Hundred
at Newport nnd AZ I,rnoH you must excuse
nay sayins thing t" th-' put afp see sn
with the best ammunition ! can find 10 come