The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-17

ATTACK May
HELP Low
Cutting Says District Attorney
Gould Not HaVa Taken More
Effective Means TO Aid.

New York. Sept l1-R, Fulton Cutting
issued yesterday the folfowing statement
about the letter sen by District Attorney
Jerome 10 Charles c. Nadal Of the Citi-
Gems Union:
with the exception OF one item In Mr..
Jerome's letter, | have very little 10 say
about the document The intemperance OF
expire ssion is the best testimony 10 the
shailowness OF his contention. Mayor
Lows personal character needs no de-
fence by me But the letter contains
virtual challenge 10 the Citizens Union TO
take secret ballot az its convention on
the candidacy OF Mayor Low. IL any one
o. Mr. Jeromes friends will make such
proposition on that occasion shall gladly
welcome II as giving the convention an
opportunity TO express It's opinion upon
Mr. Jerome's attitude
For myself. / should not venture 10
suggest 10 the convention proposition
that seems 10 me 10 convey an insolent
impu:f iicn / cannot help thinking that
II MIR Jerome had wished 10 insure the
Union convention and to contribute to his
election as mayor afterwards he could
not have taken more efrectual measure
than by writing this letter"
ATTACK UNCALLED FOR.
Republican and Cstizens Union leaders
were not slow today 10 answer District
Attorney Jeromes attack on Mayor Low.
M. Linn Bruce. president OF the Re
publican county committee. said.
II made my views pretty plain yes
tcrday. The personal attack made by
the district attorney on the mayor is
unworthy OF Mr.. Jerome Mayor Lows
cha ra cter. capacity, and career are
complete answer to these charges
Timothy L. Woodruff. head OF the Re-
publican organization of Kings county,
said
called for, and can have only the effect
OF making mischief. for a time, any
how. and unsetfing conditions. There has
never been a question from the start
about Lows denomination. IL would
be foolish 20 nominate another man on
Lows record. Jerome will have 10 sup
port Low In the end. so l cannot see
the sense OF his attacking the mayor at |
this time.
He may as well understand at once |
that no other candidate for mayor ex
cept Low Is thought OF for a minute He |
will be nominated. and believe he has |
a good chance to be elected. ] thought |
so two years ago. when the chances
seemed 10 be in favor of the Tammany |
candidate. and I think so now. The Re- |
publican organizations OF all the |
boroughs are solid for him, and Mr. Je-
rome's intimations 10 the contrary have
no foundation in fact. The Republicans
received no political advantage from his
election In 1901. and they expect none II
lac is reelected. Low never acted I'm the
interests OF the Republican organization.
How did we know that Jerome Is as
non-partisan as Low7 II Jerome were
nominated and elected. might he not |
build up Democratic organization OF his /
own7
WOULD HURT ROOSEVELT
"As TO Lows election helping Roosevelt
next year. think IL Is just the other
way IL Tammany ticket were elected.
Tammany would do so much wrong be-
fore the presidential election that Roose-
welt would sweep the city and the state.
IL we had in view only the success Of our
power to elect the Tammany candidate
for mayor"
On his way to the meeting OF the board
OF estimate and apportionment this morn
Ing Mayor Low paused an instant at the |
door OF his office To meet the questions OF i
the newspaper reporters In regard 10 the |
Jerome letter
swered. and then, In answer 10 an in |
quiry whether he had read the district /
attorneys letter. he said:
mo. | have not read a."
The city committee OF the Citizens /
Union met last night and discussed the |
platform which Is 10 be presented 10 the !
city convention on Sept %. and also |
heard the report OF the committee on con-
ference. which decided with the other
elements Of the fusion movement TO re-
nominate Mr.. Low
The meeting was In executive session !
for more than. two hours or IT'S close r. !
Fulton Cutting the president OF the
union. said that the action OF the COM
nittee In recommending the names OF Mr.
Low and hts associates on the ticket OF
two years ago had been approved practi- !
raliy unanimously