New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
TWAS ALL PR[MED FOR JEROME
HIS FRIENDS ASSERT THEY HAD OBTAINED SUP
PORT OF THE PRESIDENT md Mr. PLATT
Mayor Put Out the FuseDstr attorney Said
yes" but Like Bqrks Ready to Fight

IN LaFeville. where they thought he would 30
no harm. and they confidently awaited a declina-
ton from the Mayor to set their wheels IN mo-
ton
Mayor Lows letter 10 Mr. Cutting upss-
everything. II upset Jerome. who rad retired
ana left the field with reluctance 70 his boom
ers- Then. without warning with premedita-
tlon- the District Attorney. IN one Of his run
ning wildcat moods. posted CT TO New-York-
The moment he reached 42lsgs~s-st. he was con-
frontsd by his kitchen cabinet
What are you here for7' thew demanded
Hold your tongue and go back to Ia<s-
vile they unanimously advised
Even District Attorney Jerome was taken
aoack He intended to stay until Saturday.
He needed their advice and agreed to 60 back
20 Lakevtlle at once. When the cabinet broke
up on Thursday night the Jerome boomers stfu
oeheved their man was in the running Bur
the next morning they realized that the public
had caught the point that even though he was
Silent, Jerome's presence fun Of meaning
Jerome had come to New-York to fight Mayor
Low Such action wholly destroyed tho
carefully planned boom Jerome was stfu free
70 hsht-even freer-but his Innpetuous rush TO
New-York had entirely removed him from IN.
nomination. To-day his friends admitted IT.
No nomination for him now. not on silver
salver." was the verdict.
Mr.. Jerome's conferences yesterday are stili
subjects he will not discuss He saw r Fulton
Cutting and he talked with Police Commits
sioner Greene He came within a block OF 60
ing to the City Hall and telling the Mayor
bluntly what was IN his mind He did every
thing that he possibly could 70 create an I'm
preston Of his anita onfsn to the Low nornins-
ton Moreover. District Attorney Jeroms r.
not going to change his mind. whatever comes
now. He win fight inside the convention as well
as out for he means 10 attend the Citizens
Union convention.
Don't use that: I want it for nv convention
speech he begged the other day, when a par
ticularly bitter lunge at the Mayor was eagerly
seized by omnipresent reporter
The Developments Of the next few days win
be all important in the case Of the District At
torney. He wants TO hear what Controller Grout
says when he gets back II the situation
changes he may speak out. He may return TO
New-Tork- He expects to get back In time to
make great fight in the convention. At any
rate one peculiarly. N his present frame %
mind Is hts distrust OF the Low supporters. He.
has told the Republicans frankly that they ara
not sinceres IN supporting the Mayor. He has told
the Citizens Unionists that they are dragging
their orgsrlzation after than reluctantly H-
has been. so bis friends declare. tipped Of
that Mayor Low viii be knitted right and left
Finally to sun up his position. che Is fighting
Low because he is sure Low Is a beaten man
and that the chance he takes of injuring the
Mayors run is worth while Cor the chancs OF
getting him off the ticket"
Jerome win fight Mayor Lows denomination
70 the end Several efrorts were made over the
telephone to-day 70 get the District AttOrnsy
10 come 70 New-York and lead the fight To
all such calls he sent back word that he
busy in his shop building a clock No people
OF Importance conferred with him to-day and
nothing Of political importance occurred.