New-York tribune., 1905-01-18
JEROME NOT FOR MAYOR.
LIKES PRESENT OFFICE.
Would Ran Again, He Says
Wants Miller P6dOned.
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Albany Jan l7-In q frank and uIeaul'ocA4
statement. District Attorney Jerome to-day an
,ounced that he desired 10 succeed himself IN ms
present Office This statement came as the olie0'
result OF q number Of recent assertions ln@e i4e
would be nominated for Mayor, possibly by me
Citizens Union In response 10 'hes7 A -
torney Jerome said
Il dent want 10 be Mayor, but GO waht 10
be District Attorney again"
This was all he would say about the matter nc
would declare that he would nor n any aItia
stances accept a Mayoralty nomination ne'lheI
would he affirm anything this question: II was
recalled however that two years ago. "heh 'ne
Mayoralty contest was just opening MI -s
quite in the saEne vein declared that no oio i0'
desire 10 be a candidate nor q Mayor puI ""en
.,s question OF his acceptance was pressed home
he answered: -.
II don't want 20 be Mayer but will not say
that would not accept nomination uhoer any
circumstances. A man is fool to say thaI loE
conditions might arise Nhlch "O~4U Ae -
whether he has changed HIS position since then
Is OF course problematical, since he dechheo 10
discuss IL ~,
introduced He also came TO talk over with Gov
ernor Higgins the question Of the pardoning OF
$50 Per Cent Miller, which he ValnIy sousH'
frorn Ex-Governor OdeIl The first OF ms bhIs was
the famous Sunday opening measure winch was
here last year as the Foley bill Senator FoleS
again introduced the measure. which SIMPLY pro
vides FOR the opening OF saloons on SUNDAY aI'ei
! O'Clock in the afternoon, and until o CloeA olI
Monday morning. Mr. Jerome has written -,
pamphlet on the question Of Sunday opening Whlch
discusses this bill. and viii be printed WITHIN d
few DAYS. The pamphlet IS issued in the series
OF Questions OF the Day
The second Of Mr.. JeTomes measures Is d ulieC'
outcome Of the recent Cantor case, and deals with
the abuse Of credit The bill provides that, IN case
z firm or individual buys goods on credit giving d
note and furnishes the seller at the ule' IN ac-
cordance with the business custom statement %
his assets and then when the note falls DUE 1alls
10 pay The seller can demand TO see ms poohs'
and thar q failure 10 produce the BOOKS VIII DC
q presumptiye evidence Of the falsehess OF le O Is
inal statement Of assets Under the present 1@N
the false statement carries crime OF larceny o'
il has been impossible 10 prove the iaIs'ty' a '
buyers have destroyed their books In the cantor
case a conviction was secured only after a long
trial and the case cost the Merehails Ass0o-o'-1H
which co-operated with Mr.. Jerome, S0oVo anu t4-o
county Of New-York $500 IN explaining ms p'l
Mr. Jerome said that honest buyer whose OooAs
l,ad been actually destroyed IN fashion that was
accidental could easily take the stano ana 'eIO'e
the presumption. but the fraudulent man "OuIo %
the one reached by the LAW Senator SaAe -'
duced The bill , -. .t.
carving Of concealed weapons and expressly Ue-
signed 10 remedy the present situation on tHe ~
Fast side here the shooting ARRAYS o. @ lhe ies
4IssSSSir5e-s have created a serious situation MI
Jerome gave as an instance & Lns 5e ti1t the china
men wore coats OF mail and carried Tevo4nelS. & S
s-e more fTeoUently shot than members OF the
gang M Jerome asserted, and ne sac Z ne 11rr
- M Central Office WoulQ LldAe a-lOle
work OF dlsarrning the thugs. Senator AtLsls o1is
OF Rochester who put IN an ? more aS :" ftrouced tbs
SIL He viii subsequently introduce 4AO'1-7- yea
"a bis talk with Governor Riggins. Nj Jerome itan
retold the story OF MllieT Aie @ been
made under peculiar circumstances ana had % a5oeq
3rsr - eps iportant Dement'S r Jerome told the Gov
that Miller had at hISt refused @ g., 70
SircaInstances and dependent the s. a week paid
y I1iSI sessed as tba event proved this allowance
would be stopped. Governor Higgins told M Jerome
that at his convenience he would take Up the
NJ jerome dld not talk eEoise police situation on
gambling grand jury presentroent or any otner IN
poTtant matter with the Governor, except that he
enforcement Of the Child Labor Law. ...-
In discussing his excise bill The District AttoFnsy G
sny organization, nor was he seeking their lnoorse
i don't know much about its chances Of passage
FsRt Fsh and the only possible solution Of the ques
Asked II he had seen the charge made by Fritz
$500 for representing the liquor dealers AT Albany
: 7 have never seen either the story or the $500
] am worth only a few thousand dollars in the
party or some other eleenosynary institution Mr.
Asked about he report that he had placed the
responsibility for The removal Of the Police Com
missioner up 10 the Governor he said:
~Nhy that only a joke. j was asked last
night II was doing anything in this direction and
] said that it not my job; that the law put il
Up 10 the Governor. and had trouble enough OF
my own
Governor Higgins sald tonight that District At
torney jerome OF New-Gork City, who visited him
to-dar, talked about the enforcement Of the Child
Labor law.
District Attorney Jerome" remarked the Gov
error said that tire general sentiment was much
wrought up over the supposed n0n-enforcement of
the Child Labor law. de said that he had talked
with great many people ON the subject including
both workinGnea and Others. and they were ali
deeply Interested