The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-23
JEROME RETORTS TO CIRCUIT.
WHAT'S ONE WHO "PERFORMS AN
EVIL SERVICE For GAM?
District Attorney COnsults the Dlcti0nARy
and sticks to His Epithet for the
omptrollcr-El0ld-Up Of Vice nils
Discussed From the Other Side.

Comptrollcr-ElOld-Up Of Vice nils
Discussed From the Other SIDE.
When District Attorney Jerome entered
tho meeting of the East Side Republican
Club Of tho Twentieth Assembly district
In the Murray Hill Lyceum last night he
was greeted with yels Of
Eat EN- up. Jerome; eat EN- upi"
And later when Grout was mentioned the
shout was Rub 1t in, Jerome rub II tnl"
That's just what tho District Attorney
was out for. He had . proof Of the speech
which Mr.. Grout was delivering at the
sane time in Brooklyn.
Mr.. Jerome waved the proof at his audi
ence and remarked Here's what Circuit is
getting OF on mo uptown somewhere
1t was big meeting and red hot for fusion
In spite Of very lame attempt by tho Tam
many folks of tho district to inject dis
turbing element into it, That fact became
apparent when Frank Moss, who preceded
Jerome on the list Of speakers. mentioned
the name Of Mcclellan. There WAS weak
cheer from the gallery.
Good, said Moss. sNow here's another
name for you. Let's hear you hoorsy for
Croker. All together. now"
the gallery, and no further attempt to
| interrupt the meeting until Jerome said
something about CIRCUITS going up into
| the air." Then one Of the gang In the
back Of the hall yelled:
You 60 up in the air yourself In your
stand up. my friend, and wen talk 1t
| over" replied Jerome, but shouts to sput
the loafer out" from all over the hall closed
that incident.
| 4 read from a speech made by Mr. circuit
last night Jerome began. 81 would like
@ou HdkH ike ses TO net u m s ns quite
sober tonight. I would like to got him
down to little plain reasoning and see
If he can argue his CASE Well, will see
whether l can or not, and II he or any Of
that outfit will answer the questions will
| put to them, we will find out II they can
reason little on the subject"
| Mr.. Jerome then said that he wanted
everybody present to recall the features
! Of the disgraceful administration Of Van
Wyck and the fght Of 1901 to put an end
to them. Referring to that campaign Of
two years ago he said:
cannot think now Of a single public ofhcer
in the Van Wyok administration who would
or PHILADELPHIA f phh And George B. Mcclellan
So the nieclskss 70! sns shs1f
| that not one OF the fusion pledges has been
Kept. Let him name Just ono that hasn't
Now. In regard to my friend Mr.. Circuit .txay-
ing the proofs Of Irout's speech: McCiel-
SreS Sas s aa a ian Hs H'Ss.
stsnoh, but he has set the notion somehow
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decent association with honest men? xviii
NJ. circuit apiwer that i g hard to reason
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think we can Fan, successfully maintain that
efficient and honest. and do not think that
'"f was TIA today TIA. a Ms1pfyy had
McDougal Hawkes.. Or course, it was all a
drea e and replied that would
@ come me mo With any svidence any klnd
any, lea M enHx IN .as
| to the lowest. will devote all my time between
and election to bringing that man to the
! man will take up my challenge.
Mr.. jerome waved CIRCUITS speech once
more and said he had intended going into II
but didn't think 1t worth while, except for
one thing. Then he read CIRCUITS attack
in getting evidence against vice and Grout'a
| claim to credit for holding up the bills. and
said:
He did fight those bills. Every move that
was made to secure evidence against vice
without money. found Edward NJ; Circuit
standing n II the wsy to s prevent IT. do not
| Cumisky was in his Office as deputy auditor,
and do not say that he kncws that certain
be interesting to know y he would be willing
| to deny it or to deny that he ever spoke to
| Louis Munzinger about 1t.
traitor nor my standards Of .proprlety in
| spending money from q man whose attitude
toward the detection Of vice and the protec-
! ton Of the home has been what this man
from Brooklyn's . hSs been; s.. .,,,,
| I hurt Gropt when / called him, By term
that exactly describes him political pros
that a prostitute Is person who performs
| And has not CIRCUIT offered to perform an
evil service for his sPPeTsonaal GAIN This
| and Low In New York;
Cyrus L. Sulzperger. fusion nominee
for Borough President. said that the only
purging that had been done In Tammany
| Hall had been done by Jerome, who had put
some men in jail and others out Of business.
Earlier in the evening. at a fusion meet
| ing in New American Hall, 0 Second ave-
nue.. Jerome called the Comptroller 'Judos
| Iscariot circuit"
| The last time that Jerome had been in
! that hall he broke In with ; by 4
| jost for tattering ram to raid one al
Frank Farrell's poo o MS. That WAS In
| August 1901, when no place was called
| Germania Hall.