New-York tribune., 1905-11-06
A DENIAL By Mr.. HALPIN.
He Explains Error IN Sending Ont
VOting Instructions.

Every enrolled Republican in the 18th Assembly
District will receive to-day circular instructing
him how vote for the Republican candidates anu
Mr.. Jerome This letter prepared as soon as
it was discovered that tne circular sent ont on Fri
day did not instruct how 70 vote for Mr.. Jerome
but the contrary told Republicans 10 vote
straight Republican ticket and ignore sH otneF
candidates. The first circular. Mr.. Haipih. CHAIR
man of the Republican County Committee. sald iast
night never would have been sent out had SEN
ator Esberg who is the Republican leader OF the
2sth District, been the ground himself TO dlrect
the work there. but he has been so busy with MT
Ivns's campaign that he has had TO leaFe the
2sth to others, with the result that this mistake
was made
The first circular, Mr.. Halpin said last night he
had been told by the printer, was printed before
Mr. FIammer Withdrew from the race. On SatuF-
day night. the contents of the circular
became known to those directing the campaign. n
new letter prepared and ut $50 O'Clock yester-
day morning it the presses Last night the
work of distribution began through mailing
agency With each letter there was sent sample
ballot showing how to mark the ballot to cast a
vote for the Republican candidates and Mr. Jerome.
The letter. which is dated November 4, follows:
The court having declined to place the name of
William Travers Jerome as candidate for Dlssricg
y pat IN the Of be of chn on a. FAMINE
who has withdrawn, your attentAn is called to the
the left of Mr.. Jeromes name in addition to max
ing cross in the circle under the Republican, em-
the 1nel" candidates Of the Republican party
The circular previously you from these
headquarters was prepared ana printed before the
present situation arose and the purpose of this
tained in that circular and to indicate the proper
method of voting for the Republican candidates in
Guiding Mr.. Jerome
The letter is signed by Alfred r. Conkling. chair
man, and William j. Chamberlain. secretary of
the Republican campaign committee of the 29th
Assembly District, who, also, signed the previous
circular.
IN commenting on the incident OF the circulars
last night Mr. Halpn read the story of the first
circular printed yesterday in riorning paper.
Linked with it story of meeting of Repub
lican district leaders Friday night. at which
Mn Halpin alleged to have given them IN
structions to knife Mr.. Jerome 1t said
that the 18th District circular direct result
of this meeting. and sent out one day later
than circular from the county committee in
structing voters how to split for Jerome Mr..
Halpin read this story to the group of reporters
gathered about him in the rooms of the county
committee and then said:
I want to deny this story as absolute lie and
fabrication. l have had no meeting with district
leaders and have given such instructions. will
explain to you about the circulars
Last Monday q representative of Mr.. Jerome came
to me and asked me if | would not send out a
circular ndorsng Mr. Jerome "a ana 6, nd %
this letter to send sample ballot marked as one
Without an Il instants hesitation. and placed at his
disposal registration lists and enrolment books
ana gave nlTl lellSr 10 lIe pfIiteIS Jul
mailing lists in his hands The circulars sent
out by the Republican County Committee on Friday
night They could not be sent out sooner because
we had to wait the decision of the courts the
substitution of Mr.. Jerome's name for Mr. Flarn-
mer's The circular in the 18th District was
prepared and printed before Mr.. Flammer with
drew. The printer has told me so himself.
Mr. Halpin was asked if it not true that
some of the men high in the councils of the Re
publican Committee of the 29th District were op-
posed to Mr.. Jerome. He replied:
don't know what they are, but I know what
am Mr. Jerome Is the nominee of the Republican
tegrity of the Republican organization in this
matter.
1t was said the Jerome headquarters last night
that Mr.. Halpin had called up of Mr. Jerome'S
friends and asked that statement be issued ex-
onerating the Republican party from all blame in
the matter of the 29th District circular. Mr.
Jerome's friends replied it said, that they did
not see that Mr. Jerome had anything TO do with it,