The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-23
Correspondence With Fulton in Regard to
Low Made Public by District Attorney
Who Felt Outraged.


Lakevilla' Conn, Sept 23,-District At
torney Jerome. feeling outraged by let
ter ne received yesterday from Thomas
A. Fulton, secretary OF the Citizens
Union, made public a series Of letters
received by him from Mr.. Fulton since
the beginning of the present public move
ment to nominate Seth Low for mayor
The letters show in part the sources OF
Mr.. Jeromes information that there was
dissatisfaction in the Fusion ranks.
There are three OF the letters. The first
one was written by Mr.. Fulton imme-
diately after the publication OF an un-
authorized but approximately accurate
statement OF Mr.. Jeromes views OF the
situation and OF the impolcy OF renomi-
mating Mayor Low. The second was writ
ten In answer TO note of introduction
from Mr.. Jerome presenting friend who
volunteered while on visit 10 New York
from Lakevile 20 find out for Mr. Je-
rome what Mr.. Fulton was talking about
| in the first letter.
The third letter. written this morning,
contained n covert threat. OF which Mr.
Jerome was apprised 10 days ago that
his own administration OF the district at
torney's office would he attacked II he
| did not cease interfering with the pre-
scribed Fusion program
Mr.. Fultons letters begin with en-
couraging Mr.. Jerome IN his attacks n
Low and furnish him with facts on which
. to base more such attacks. They advise
Mr. Jerome that Mr.. Low will quit with
little more pounding. These letters ar.
| now incorporated In an open letter 10
r. Fulton Cutting. in which Jerome sf-
ter making clear his reasons for puo-
| fishing the letters and relterating lis
reasons for opposing Mr.. Lows nomini-
| tion, saws he supposes this episode vii
mark the parting OF the ways between
| himself and reformers OF Mr.. Cutting $
stamp.
MUCH INSIDE FRICTION.
'1f you should be in New York this
week call me on the phone | want 20
see you. ! do not know how much YOU
know. but | know enough. as secretary
OF the Citizens union and Of the confer
ence. To make me very uncomfortable
and discouraged The story In today 2
papers about your attitude makes me
feel you are only partly informed about
the situation. hence this note. We shall
have 500 or 500 men in the county con
vention tomorrow night. My honest can
vsss Of them on Low would be interest
ing"
In his second letter Mr. Fulton says:
"There Is much inside friction In the
sCttizcns' union about the nominations
Had the executive committee called ouf
district chairmen together and had a
candid talk with them they would not
go persistenty and so bllthely urge the
nomination Of Mr.. Low. and one person
IN particular mot Mr. Cutting) Is beine
sharply criticised for the present situa.
tion. Fortunately n special meeting OF
the full committee. $50 members. has
been called for tomorrow evening foi
the executive committee 90 report its
action IN the conference There Is like
~ to be a live meeting and somethinr
IL sure 20 leak into the newspapers.
II know that much ~ the so-callcc
Unanimous support of certain delega
tions In the conference was insincefe.
do not mean the Citizens union. SOM
of the most determined opponents 81
Lows nomination are our best distric
chalrmen generally and machine Re
publicans I'm Tammany districts. men VIII,
sccomplished splendid results in 1901
men who know their districts and vh,