The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-25
JEROME WILLIN' IF LOW WONT?
A TALE or WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN
SHOULD THE MAYOR ne COY.
There Might he an independent Democrat
as the CMy's ChIer Executive and n
Republican District Attorney--Ru-

An interesting story was heard in top
| notch Republican circles yesterday. When
1t was repeated to some of President Roose-
velt's friends in New York city. they re-
piled: I'VE have heard some talk OF this
| kind, but we do not know if it has taken
definite shape"
The story was this: Should Mayor Low
on his return to the city next Tuesda Y
decide that he does not care for renomi-
nation, some of the friends of President
Roosevelt and a number of friends of District
Attorney Jerome would urge upon the Con-
ference Committee of the fusion forces the
name OF Mr., jerome as candidate for
Mayor to oppose Tammany and its allies in
the approaching campaign.
Ii Mr.. Jerome il nominated for Mayor
by the fusion forces he need not necessarily
resign as District Attorney Of the county.
He could run for Mayor as the candidate of
the fusion forces, and, # elected, could then
resign and Gov. 0dell could appoint a
Republican as District Attorney for New
York county.
The Republicans have always greatly
desired to have the Office of District Attor.
ney in this county. President Roosevelt
Gov. Odell. Senator Plat and Col Dunn
OF the Republican State Committee have
had frequent talks of late, and all are to the
effect that Tammany and its Democratic
allies must be defeated again this fall,
because if this can be accomplished
the Tammany organization will receive
a blow from which it cannot recover in
many years.
Some of President Roosevelt's friends
began TO talk about this Jerome matter
Immediately after the President invited
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome to be his guests on
the Mayfower at the recent manpuvres
OF the warships at Oyster Bay. On the
Mayflower on that occasion there were
only the President and his family, Collector
OF the Port Stranahan, Hamilton Fish,
Assistant Treasurer; Senator Kean Of
New Jersey and Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome.
When this became known the political
wise men stated that there must have
been special reason for the presence
Of the Jeromes on the Mayfower on that
suspicious date
Immediately after the Mayfower incident
friends Of District Attorney Jerome repeated
to important Republicans that under GER
tain circumstances Mr.. Jerome would
certainly accept the nomination for Mayor
at the hands of the fusion forces In
fact this statement Of the District Attorneys
readiness to accept the nomination for
Mayor has been known for some time by
some of President Roosevelts friends,
but, Of course, the President and others
are not supposed TO talk Of matters Of
this kind.
When Senator Platt was asked, yester-
day afternoon, at his Office in lower Broad
way, If he had heard the story, he made this
reply:
No, have not heard it, or course, we
do not know that Mayor Low is to accept
the denomination. 1t rests entirely with
him, and we will not know until he returns
from his summer vacation. But of this
jerome story. know nothing"
Several important officeholders appointed
by Mayor Low two years ago. said they were
not sure that the Mayor is to accept re-
nomination. These officeholders went on
to point out that last November Coler, the
weakest Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor that could have been selected BY the
Democratic State Convention last year,
ran up a plurality in New York city Of H. 900
over Gov. Odell the weakest candidate the
Republicans could have nominated.
Col Dunn, chairman of the Republican
State Committee, said again yesterday that
Mayor Low should be renominated, and
he added:
Il know of no reason why Mayor Low
should not be renominated The anti
Tammany fight must be made this year
on the record of his administration. He
ia clearly the strongest candidate in sight,
and the general opinion il that he should be
renominated. l have heard no serious
talk of nominating. an independent Demo-
crat for Mayor by the fusion people"
Nevertheless the fact that important
Republicans close to President Roosevelt
told the story about District Attorney Jer-
ONES possible nomination in the event of
Mayor Lows declining. and the fact that
District Attorney Jerome's intimate friends
have made it known that under certain
circumstances he would accept the nomina-
ton of the fusion forces for Mayor cannot
be gainsaid