New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-28
WOMEN GREET JEROME
He Speaks at Three Other Meetings
IN OIdtime Form.

Fully recovered and in his best fighting trim
District Attorney Jerome last night swung round
a wide circle OF fusion meetings. arousinG en-
thusiasm such as marked his campaign OF 1871
and denouncing Cockral Grout nd McCIeiIil
in bitterest invective. His longest speech was
made at Carnegie Hail to the Womens Munin-
pal League where he attacked Bourke Cochran
as that resurrected Tammany orator who ol-
vided the honors of being chief blathersKlte u
Tammany Hall with that 'sanatorium luniiid'S'
Tom Grady-he who was last heard OF Ut 'ie
to butt into society and frittering around l's
fringe at Lenox and Newport. and attending
London house parties"
The whirlwind tour was made in three auto
mobiles. Mrs. Jerome following her husband 10
all the meetings. At the first meeting al the
Wendell Assembly Rooms in West Forty-fourth-
St. Mr.. Jerome attacked Mr.. Grout fercely he
read from Mr. CIRCUITS denunciation of TAM
many Hall before he shifted and asked:
How is it that when he has declared that
no decent man could go into that Tammahy
Hall organization with such leaders without
soiling his garment he stands with
them? God save us. is there any place Edward
NJ. Grout couldn't go without song the hem
of his garment
Taking up the Tammany Hall record. Mr..
Jerome declared that in the face of all the libel
lous charges made against them in the last
bring suit
But now" he continued. Edward NJ. Grout
says, without mentioning any names facts.
that the Citizens Union is giving money to Dew
cry. Let him give names. and If he doesn't
get suit in forty-eight hours it will be be-
cause it is true"
From Wendels Assembly Rooms Mr.. Jerome
went to Stein Gardens. near Tenth-ave Here
he made brief address, directing his attention
to the police.
IF any policeman intends--as Tammany Hall
is trying to say most of them wil-to vote for
the old gang let him think of this: What IL
they get back to power? The first man to get
it in the neck will be the mar who has tried
to do his duty under the present administra-
ton" There were a score of policemen at this
meeting and their faces showed that MI Je-
romes appeal had reached them
When he reached Carnegie Lyceum Mr.. Je-
rome received an exceedingly feminine
greeting, for the majority of his audience was
women.
'I don't see what you men are here for he
said at the outset.
To hear you" answered a voice in the gall
lery.
Well why didn't you get out Of the hencoop
and go TO the male end?" he shouted back. amid
general laughter and applause.
Addressing himself to the women, Mr.. Jerome
then proceeded to explain the remarks which
called forth much criticism in 1901:
I'm told that in some quarters I've never
been forgiven for saying then that
should keep out OF politics and away from dis
tricts below Fourteenth-st. Now. 1 don't feel
any differently than I did then. but the
fact is, that 1t not, and is not, question
of politics, but of decency, of morality; and I
feel as 1 did then-that if the issues had
been political the place for the women TO
work at their fresides and with their hus-
bands, brothers and sons
Now in 1901 the decent women in the city
of New-York did a service we men recognize,
working at home. The very absence OF any
Tammany womens society, when Tammany is
keen to recognize and able to organize such a
body, shows they can't get the decent women
to stand for the things they do"
Mr.. Jerome's last speech was at Mannerchor
Hall. in East Fifty-sixth-st. Here he received
a tremendous reception the audience keeping up
applause for nearly FIVE minutes, and finally
ending in singing,
Mr.. Jerome then took up the conflicting state
ments of Grout and Cochran the fusion ad-
ministration.
This what is it?-Grout" was his application
for the Controller. Mr.. Jerome closed his ad-
dress, which was steadily interrupted by APP
plause, by discussion of the excise question in
which he declared he didn't agree with the
Mayors theory of excise. but that he believed
his administration OF the law the only pos
sible
I've challenged Mcclellan time and again to
quit talking about blue laws and tell how he
would administer the law. He hasn't done it
and he won't. But If he were elected and tried
a liberal policy why am still in a prosecuting
position for two years more"
At the close of his speech the audience stood
up and shouted Go on, 30 onr'
Tell US The brass check story" said one man.
Tell us about the Empire" said another
''Oh, Devery has done that answered Mr..
Jerome, smngv.