New-York tribune., 1905-08-11
ANOTHER JEROME BOOM.
Gu. Mem Issue Statement Demand
ing Him for Mayor.

Frederick W. Hinriehs. fusion candidate for Con-
troller in the last 'mayoralty campaign and a
tsne1nber OF the nominating committee Of the Cit
zens Union. says that Mr.. jerome would be
iexcellent District Attorney. If reelected, but he
wants Mr.. Jerome 10 run for Mayor the anti
Tammany ticket Mr.. Hinrchs caused TO be
handed out yesterday at Citizens Union headqEar-
ters a statement booming Mr.. Jerome for Mayor
So far ss could be learned. the statement is in no
sense an Official expression Of the Union In 1t Mr
Hinrichs says. among other things;
The political progress of Mr. Jerome is interest
ing every one He is remarkable man $50 toIe rs
be District Attorney. believe that me eoe,sy thy
once ~ be presents himself as a candidate. We
forget that Mr. Jerome lnnue1Se nee at
quite beyond the county of New-1ork 4Re me slea od
ensedta city rsqgss hs seTvfse Ser fs efosos aae soHe
which s9uld % faT an pmuniepaiities by an a
fninistration Of Mayor like Jerome can hardly
have heard it said that If were Mayer
ne would either be the most popular 1 would he
I,nc5ed Tnis statement has half OF the truth. at
ESs one nderztsnds his Character and his dis
position Every man knows what he inlehas Se 70 Io
He is no respecter of persons, He is popular in
she erswaed @ 1sns o Fe1e All eiieve him
10 be man of bis word. TO bs honest and untainted
esRsssy IN Ba e World Of politics. It is pos
eabie e ger such man by means Of the ordinary
channels Of politcs. Such man wouia a. al
men ia ofce will be loyal to IL, even tnoush
this fvoive isloyalty to the interests or the CITY
II cannot make this too strong. s.
! Should Nev-York City be governed mainly py
Mr. Murphy and Mr.. MeCarren and their allies ne
fsurxsce elevated and subway companies and the
Ms eroe hgas esev aoes not parting
with the peoples rights in streets to any man
or 10 ANY group OF He favors short leases
TO operating companies, Of twenty years, Win
lsdeGiIate ompeusation TO the city.
He Believes trust, IN giving the city power TO
Town and operate. II need be, all public utilities as
some ot US sought TO realize for New-York City
tn the hoped for passage of the Elsberg pubic
franchise Dill which has been before the Legislature
FOR three sessions but which has been defeated
three times by the vaccinations of the great cor
operations which constitute the real government Of
New-York City to-day.
vice corporatons IS the question of the hour The
ine1t Mayor and Board Of Estimate Will hold Office
four years. The people do not wish TO see hun
fdreds of rnilons worth of franchises virtually
given awsy by such board to monopolies during
such four years. Wall Street does. Wall Street
lis satisfied with Mr.. Mcclellan Republicans and
Democrats alike. owning gas stock and traction
stocks, desire Tanmany's reelection
J. Calvin Mcknight, secretary to State Chairman
o6eIl. informed his friends at State headquarters
yesterday that he had accepted & invitation TO
accompany e H Hartman trip to Japan. He
will sail from San Francisco on August 1s and re-
turn in November.
The first thing expect to hear when I reach
San FRANCISCO on my return said Mr.. Mcknight.
is that New-York City has elected straight Re
publican Mayor