New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29
MAYOR HEDGES AGAIN
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tore" of the letter Mr.. Osborne found lurking ZIG
| ufa insurance companies. From the forinai can
for names for Mr. Jeromes petltlohs ni' 70
| horne read among others, the names OF 'oscal O.
| stratus. William B. Hornblower. John q. Mil
| burn Isaac N Seligman, James Speyer' raiio'
da s+etson Jacob H. Schif. Frederic X.
coudert, Incorporation Counsel Georges ~
Riyes and Adrian Iselin, jr. At various tii'es
these have served attorneys for members u
life insurance companies. Not only oio ihese
s;gn the call to rally around Jerome. but they
sent telegram to Governor Folk. asking him 10
speak IN behalf of Jerome. which proved con-
clusively-to Mr.. Osborpe-that the insurance
companies were fighting tooth and nail for MI
Jaron,e After every name that he mentioned
Mr. Osborne paused to say that the private ana
nuhlic lives of these men inpeccable.
which he tried TO convince his hearers added TO
their offence Their support Of Mr.. jerome, said
Mr. Osborne together with that of the greatest
criminal expert on graft in America, William
Stephen Devery," he considered the greatest
compliment he had ever received.
The fuse of the bomb. which was fast sue
cumbing to the dampness, blazed up again, as
Mr. Osborne declared. with sputter as though
an extra sized chunk OF saltpetre had been
reached:
1 charge it without fear Of successful contradic-
o on 1 na SWe at int the Of that
that question. HAS any one heard of prominent
gross and as it palpabs fraud was
attempted upon the voters Of THIS &c nee pon the
public platform at any time or place, Mr.; William
p6aned IN fs pa a9 and 70 discuss With
reason as to why those names were left OH lhfit
paper.
NO INSURANCE BEHIND HIM.
The speaker then declared that no life insur-
ance director or insurance lawyer or their sec
ond cousins had supported him, and that
he was not under the slightest financial, social
moral or other obligation to any OF them. addlng
a promise to work against the corporations when
elected. He then continued:
And now. Mr.. Jerome and your nominators
TO put you the question which you have
Insurance Official Supporting James W Osborne for
his election" 1t is squarely up to you. William
When man announces a platform. q political
others If they believe that he is bound thereby
Mr.. Jerome says that his only reason for thinking
is as follows: 4 S1ink too highly of Osborne to
teieve that if elected he viii be unfaithfu to the
say am a., running, not AGAINST Jim Osborne. but
If that is the code Of Mr. Jerome will para
phrase IT as follows ] think too highly Of Jerome
the life companies who are ciamorng for OF
his reelection, And it is for this reason that
Jerome. against the insurance companies of the
city and county of New-York
Remember the names that I have been reading
to you and in that luminous light recall those
solemn words of William Travers Jerome not TWEEN
ty-four hours ago:
Lives there man on the face of Gods earth so
base that he would strike the hand Of the man
that tried to help him?'
Mr. Osborne dwelt his opponents choice
between ingratitude and unfaithfulness for some
time. and criticised him for his investigation Of
the insurance scandal at the time he visited
Mr. Schiff and Mr. Hartman. Mr.. Osborne, by
inference, If not in so many words suggested
that the proper course would have been to have
taken some red fire, axes and sledgehammers
and have battered down their office doors
When Mr.. Jerome told OF Mr.. Osborne's
latest attack him, he smiled and said: Poor
Jimmie Life is too short to bother with that
trash"