The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-25
FULTON TELLS His SIDE OF 1T,
PRODUCES A PROMISE or SECRECY
FROM JEROME.
1t Covered Verbal Communicate ns--'I
Allowed My Private Opinions To Run
Away with My Judgment"-Tam.
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Allowed My Private Opinions to Run
Away with MY Judgment"-Tam.
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Thomas A. Fulton, the dismissed Secre-
tary OF the Citizs Ms Union, made this state
ment last night
me in such an embarrassing position that
feel am Justified in presenting my side
Of the case.
A few weeks ago there was widespread
opposition to the denomination OF Mayor
Low, and In favor Of an independent Demo
crat: that IL amply proved by any file OF
newspapers, apart from ample correspond
ence and information. 1t seemed to many
of US that to renominate him was political
suicide. Unfortunately. ! had to listen to
an endless stream OF such DIRECTORS. until
under stress Of overwork and great mental
pressure and with the sole object OF avert
ing what seemed to mo catastrophe, al
lowed my private opinions to run away with
my judgment. and unfortunately hey run III
the direction Of Jerome
Some portions OF my letters having been
misread or misconstrued, am entitled to
explain them. Mr.. Cutting recently, calling
UP the Citizens Union on the telephone.
found himself talking to Tammany Hall;
two others had the same experience. The
same thing happened in the campaign OF
1901, and. whether l was right or wrong In
communicating with Zero me. was certainly
right in trying to pro tect our talk from Tam
many Hall. Hence the suggested use OF the
names Travers and Alexander.
In my second letter. l wrote But should
Low retire and things come TO deadlock,
Cutting might be persuaded to step IN TO
complete the, discontinue, Of Tammany.
WI i
trick up my sleeve with which to help" The
trick was the now universally well received S
one at to be Mayor. TO run for the Board Of
Aldermen For that trick" have talked
and labored for two years, AS many can testify.
but It was not necessary to give jerome
MY second letter crossed Jerome's first
letter to Mr. Nadal; Had seen the latter my
OF his assertion that this letter was OBJ
yously written to be shown other persons,
1t is enough to say that kept no copies Of
OF their existence until Jerome showed them
first to his friends in Lakeville I am except
ing the newspapers accounts,, ana then
published them
The assertion in a morning newspaper
that l was nursing other booms against the
Mayor Is absolutely felse. as is the assertion
batt Esfors E 4fss Js 10 Mr.
Low and put him in possession OF certain
Information which / thought he ought to
nave, ana sent 70 MN Two typiShI Aettris,
with the writer's consent for portraylng
certain phases of the then opposition TO him,
Whatever fault have committed would
rather be guilty of it ten times over than
guilty of the offence Of this ,poltroon who
wrote me as follows upon receipt Of my first
letter, and then promptly betrayed the con.
fdence which he requested. l never met
the gentleman introduced by the letter.
JERoMEs LETTER
my DEAR FULTON: found your letter here
when | got home this evening There are
reasons why l cannot go TO New YORK to-
morrow and vet am most DESTROYS OF being
Informed of the situation. This letter will
be handed to you by MIR, Lindsay Denison. u
gentleman and warm personal friend OF mine,
Mr. Denison Is a newspaper man. but does
not come in that capacity He has my whole
confidence and can he trusted implicitly:
This will serve to introduce him to you, and
he will return to Lakeville tomorrow night.
and will tell me everything that you deem
il important for me to know. Whatever you
say 10 him will be kept in absolute confidence
BY him and told to me only. Don't be dis
couraged about the situation II only We
could have little faith and trust In principle
and not try to play politics so hard
Il hope you will I'LL Denson up with facts;
as want to do what is right and not do wHn-
ton injury Sincerely yours.
civilian TRAyEES JEROME.