The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-01
JEROME SEEKS DENOMINATION

JEROME SEEKS REMUNERATION
BY PETITION AND NOT ny EITHER
MACHINE.
Decsines to Be Answerabie 20 Any Organ,-
ration Leaders--would Net No Mayer
II He Could. hut Dcsires Four Years
More q Prosecutor Formal statement
District Attorney Jerome announced last
night that he isNa candidate for reelection
as District Attorney, provided he Is nomi-
mated by petition, which under the ELECTION
law requires 1000 signatures. Mr.. Jerome
rays he is not DESTROYS OF being Mayor and
never has teen He wants 70 he District
ATTORNEY IL 1900 electors will come forward
and say they want him. But he does not
want the nomination to come from any
political machine. OF course this docs not
mean that II either OF the political parties
should care to indorse his candidacy no VIII
p,sh aside the indorsement. This Is MIR.
Jerones statement: :,
II do not desire and never have desired
IN he a candidate for the Office Of Mayor Of
the city OF New York. or to be Mayor Of the
city.
81 desire to serve another term As District
ATTORNEY OF New York county.
"I have served In this Office for three ana
one half wears as faithfully as knew how.
1I believe have served efficiently.
Il know have served honestly.
Of do not claim that have not made mis-
takes. A man can insure his integrity. put
not the infallibility Of his judgment.
.Iam not, and never have been. member
If anv political organization. although
Democrat in national politics. seems
TO me that the issues which divide the people
in national political affairs nave no foe'
e.ppRcation to the questions which sr'se Va
State or local Affairs.
1T seems to me that ono OF the greatest
evils Of the present time Is that small groups
Of men have, and not infrequently single
man has, obtained control OF the executive
machinery Of party organizations ana nomi-
mating conventions and stand between the
public servant and tho voters. The result
il that one in public Office has to choose
between a termination OF his public career
or subserviency to such man or group
~ men. The public officer. as q conse-
ouenoe, frequently feels no responaodnty 70
the people but only to those who can 80
euro for him a return to ONCE or future
promotion.
an the exercise Of their power such men
and groups OF men are wholly selfish, almost
entirely irresponsible. and not infrequentiy
corrupt.
"A man who works with such q group
and receives favors ct their hands comes
under implicit obligations which cannot
houorspiy 10 ai;;sTessss..<ss=s4@. ne c.nnot take
ONCE by their favor and still b free to
deal with them and their demands % obedi-
snoe TO bis oath of o61ce requires.
sThe statements I have frequently made
IN uublSo a to the duties q . citissn be-
usved. and still believe. to be true, and
An dctsrminsd to act in acoordancs with
ttsSu.
dssaro - % oorve thsm for four ysabs
more 4 District Attorney shall gladly
soospt, ct their hands. the once. snal
feel that my obligation Is to them and
shall serve them faithfully and - emcient'y
q my abilities enable mo.
Should the command OF tho people Do
"a rs<irs No from public ofacs there Will
Of course be no choice but TO return to the
practise Of the law.
But do not propose to remain IN omoe
BY tho grace Of any man or group q 1.sS
such a have Indicated. and shall retire
from Office only in consequence OF the man
date OF the people.
sWheu say the mandate Of the peopls'
I mean precisely that, and know OF no
way, other than that provided by tho
election law. Of ascertaining what the
people desire in such q matter.
Therefore, II at the proper time there are
1000 electors in the county Of New York
who desire to have me again run for the
Office Of District Attorney Of that county
/ shall cause a petition to be Rled nomi-
mating me for election TO that ofiioe and In
this way submit It to the people Of this
county to say whether or not they desire
me to serve them for another term In the
office I now hold.
sTo my friends 1t - not necessary to
say that there have been absolutely no
dealings with any political organization,
political leader or group Of politicians
with reference to my candidacy to this or
any other oi1ice, and that am now simply
making puDlC puIpCOo AoTi0u dho Soih-
munioated to q number Of my friends a.
early as February Of this year.
q As indicated by Mr.. Jerome in his state
ment he has not offered himself as can
tidate without mature consideration. He
has had the matter under advisement
since February and has gone into all Of
it's aspects. In addition he has sought
the advice Of friends and men whose political
wisdom he respects. Every phase Of his
candidacy by petition has been studied
and weighed, not only by himself. but by
his advisers. Just what the opinion Of
his advisers was Is not known, but Mr..
Jerome decided that yesterday was the
proper time to take his stand.
It costs a lot Of money to run campaign
without the aid Of political organization,
but il u understood that Mr.. Jerom 10 not
worried by that feature Of the situation.
II Is said to have promises Of all the tinan-
ciai backing necessary scr campaign pur-
poses.
II Mz.eJerome has 1000 friends who will
sign his petition, there Is nothing to<pre-
vent him getting into the race. Any other
man has tho same privilege, '-was the only
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