New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-27
AGAIN ON FIRING LINE.
Jerome Gets ROuSing Reception at
-Four Brooklyn Meetings.


lyn gave District Attorney Jerome last night.
and there was no lack of steam in his response.
Although he still showed signs of his illness
and spoke with some difficulty at times. he
showed more fire than in any of his previous
speeches. He charged through Brooklyn in an
automobile and addressed three enthusiastic
meetings in the Eastern District well as one
great assemblage at the Acanledy Of Music
In passing. Mr.. Jerome paid his compliments to
Bourke Cochran, whom he dubbed, THAT Multi
gan Guard Demosthenese Cochran. who WAS
last heard OF trying 20 break into the British
Parliament as an freshman" To George B.
Mcclellan he suggested the pleasing notion that
a warrant was still in existence issued against
n pooroom that alleged to have existed in
one Of McClellan's campaign bureaus and
added:
Wherever you find Tammany Hall there you
are bound to find thugs, pickpockets and gamb-
lers."
In his last meeting. at the old Union Avenue
Baptist Church, he declared that Borough Presi-
dent Swanstrom had been his choice for the
head of the fusion ticket, and praised him as
the man who had changed Brooklyn from
city OF cobblestones TO q city of asphalt" AT
al his meetings Mr.. Jerome was enthusiastical-
ly greeted, and his speeches were applauded to
the echo. The galleries were eloquent with
their appeals Of Soak 'em. willy. Roast the
Tiger. and similar remarks Mr.. Jerome's
first speech was at the Academy Of Music
where he was introduced 10y r. Fulton Cutting,
and received the usual Jerome welcome To
the large audience at this place he said in part;
when started in this campaign. thought we
had something 70 night know that v" En-, haa sa,rn
plished something for the people and that We N0co
attack on the fusion administration haS o EIeT
which cannot be successfully contradlcteo INeLE s
out az the box and here are in the last week Oh
The canpaign With fuil ana ma oppSST ,ten
So far. the only rotten spots the opposition have
some way or other Mr.. Grout has mixed up the IS.
has talked about beet sugar and everything else
al tb iTs II omission and commission Of the last
Tammanv Hall administration AS a last resort
liuIljgsp Ciisrd DeTnosthenes. BouTke Cochran. re
viv1ng him from wherever he was-When last heard
from he was trying to break into Parliament as
an Irishman But the last time ne saw him
o D9 6as ana deveTed himself Of tissue Of les
from beginning to END, every one Of which. thank
We are wondering, what has happened to Mr.
when one of the last utterances had from him
10 the effect that the present fusion admins
tration was the best administration this city had
My. take this Tammany Hall nomination. 1t j.
an omen secret TO everybody who knows il that it
was peddled TO every respectable man in the Demo-
o'Brfen. Ciiegerich-to mention only those Of the
judiciary who were suppcated TO come out and
tire defeat which they are TO sustain at the
e tS e fS PeGP e he's b0rongh o Msnhaan
and Ire Bronx 10 take their Democracy from Sui
ham stand for other things? IN your Borough of
g g22Sa anS Gan MIKES s Sfden ans rout are 70 set
he Standards Of Democggaey . WI when shepaTd and
Are you going 70 drive down throughout this
are You Going 70 put US back where We have got to
begin this fight all over again.
From the ACADEMY Mr., Jerome. who was
conlpaaied by Mrs. Jerome and eeveral Assist
ant District Attorneys and county detectives.
who made the tour in three racing automobiles,
started for the Eastern District His next speech
was made at the Ions Island Business College,
in South Eighth-st- where he was warmly vel
coined by a large crowd. The District Attorney
spoke briefly here. attacking Grout hercely and
sarcasticaly recalling the fact of Gene" Comis-
KEYS activity in the Controllers department.
lie next spoke in Turn Hall. in Meserole-st.
Here he was greeted with the cry, They say
you're sick, Bill
L am; but I'm just about able "a sit up and
take notice" was the answer.
Then some one in the gallery shouted: How
about PARKS
IN tell YOU" said Mr.. Jerome. After the
Kansas City convention cool headed Dor man
IF Won. knew Govr the women and children
Of Parlzss union were suffering, YOU'D put
Sam where the dogs wouldn't bite him How
ever. Sam Parks isn't running Tor once that
know Of.
The last netting was at the Old Union Avenue
Rapttst Church. Here Mr.. Jerome received an
other rousing welcome.
Eat EN- up" Roast the Tiger" Twist
en-" were some OF the cries that greeted him.
The District Attorney was in his best form At
this meeting. and attacked Mcclellan and
Cirout and their colleagues. Sullivan and Nc
Carren" with scathing denunciation. Borough
President SwanstTom. who was 10 follow MI.
Jerome listened TO the lstters frank declara-
ton that his first choice for Mayor had been
the Brooklyn Borough President. When Mr..
Jerome closed his address he was greeted with
cries OF Go on from all sides of the hail.
No | can't so on. said he. but to man
who mas been sick i have, il is great
pleasure to hear such greeting. for it's pretty
hard 10 be as I have been-not able TO speak,
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