Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-01
'FoLk-JER0ME
Suaoestsd as Leaders OF
Dsmecratic Party for '08
Lay Plans for aggressive Cam
paign to Come.
Mr.. jsroms's Friends indulge In Rain
- bow Work.

New York, March 31.-"What Is the
matter with Folk and Jerome Tor
1897. was the conundrum propound-
ed by the friends of District Attorney
Jerome after the politicians had aD-
sOrbed the wit and wisdom furnlsheo
at the Missouri Society dinner, Tues-
day night. when Gov. Folk Of MISSOURI
and District Attorney Jerome sat s1de
by SIDE and RECALLED the brethren Win
ideas on things political. whenever
Westerner comes to New YORK ana
makes a semi political speech it Is as
sumed by the political sharps that ne
is "cutting brush ahead for poiii-
cal campaign in which he may De
biz factor Mr.. Jerome said that IN the
last election four men had been eject
ed because they stood for something
Roosevelt La Toilette, Dineen ana
Folk. He said in effect that tneS were
elected because they were against ma
chimes and machine practices
THAT is what Jerome stands for,
said some of his friends. He is ike
Folk in that he Is against the Demo-
cratic machine in this town. The ma
chine gave Folk fair support in Mis-
souri, from force of habit, and if Je-
rome is nominated by the Democratic
organization in this town the
Democrats will give him fair
support from force of habit and
because he is Democrat. At the same
time his election would be an anti
machine victory, the same as that OF
Folk and Dineen and La FOllett.
r,,s4 1e. ind
a lot of rainbow work now that he is
on the last leg of his four-year term as
district attorney. They have to admit
that he has not organized very large
professions of ''grafters" for Sing Sing,
but they say he has made an excellent
record. and that nothing is too good
for him. One of them said: IF FOLK
does well, his will be name to con-
lure with at the next Democratic ma
tionai convention. The radicals VIII
want Bryan, but the East will not
stand for him, and Folk would do as
compromise if he does not kill himself
of in the meantime. If Jerome is
nominated for district attorney by
Tam:nany Hall he will be elected. and
in the next three years he can become
NATIONAL IL IC itdo oOoA AN>AH'
After he has been district attorney Tor
a year under Tammany. they will be
glad to nominate him for governor, and
II by streak of good luck he should
be elected he would be big man at
the next Democratic national conveh-
ton. Then he and Folk would make a
great team in the race for President
The beauty of the arrangement IS thai
1t would make no difference to the dear
people which was the head OF the tick
ct. It might be Folk or it might be Je-
rome. If Mr.. Jerome could not get hrst
place he would take second place for
the sake of the chance of going all
over the country as the standard bear
er Of the latter day Democracy.
Gov. Folk will withhold his accept
snce or declination of the invitation TO
the dinner of the Democratic Club on
Jefferson day until after he reaches
home. He said. however. that two
months ago he declined to speak at
the Chicago dinner, and that it was
Impossible that he could again visit
New York in SO short a time.