New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-30
MAYOR WANTS JEROME.
DTSCORD IN T1M1T4NY.
fcCIelIon THINKS District attorney
Big Fote Getter.

All is not happy in Tammany Hall The Je~
o,,,e cloud is growing much larger and backer.
when the fusionists failed 10 fuse. the banner
carving element in Tammany Hall shouted with
elee and said: That's the end of Jerome. We'l
turn him down
Jerome has not been turned down by Tam
many Hall. and what is more to the point. there
* 2 growing probability that at the last minute
efter bitter struggle in the county convention
ne will be put on the ticket for District At
rorney.
\ quick and sudden change is taking place in
Tamnany with reference to Jerome. When Nc
Carren and Murphy sat down to eat and drink
together Thursday night the feeling in the
organization was almost universal that Jerome
would not be renominated. Mr.. Murphy and
Mr.. McCarren did nothing to dissipate that i'm
preston In fact, they told their friends that
Jerome was a closed incident"
But they had not consulted a certain candi-
date for Mayor at the City Hall-a man who
not only wants TO be reelected Mayor but who
has his eye the Governorship, and the Pres-
dencv too Mr.. Mcclellan is going to have
considerable to say about the makeup Of the
city ticket and the other tickets. Mr.. Murphy
assumed at the outset that the Mayors in
1erest would cease with the selection of the
city ticket But the Mayor finds that Jerome
is political cube that cannot be kicked out
over the prospective turning down of Jerome
reached the City Hall yesterday, and there they
encountered a bulkhead of resistance. Mayor
Mcclellan is not at all certain that he wants
Jerome turned down after all He thought
fhort tirne aso. perhaps that it would be a
ane otrcke. Bat the Mayor and his friends
ere wondering what might happen afterWaro'
and no,y thy are determined to keep the Je-
rome matter from being foreclosed.
Don't take any stock in the story that Jerome
has been turned down. said well known Tam
many Senator 10 a Tribune reporter yesterday
at the City Hall I'VE need all the votes next
November that we can get. We've got a fight
ahead of rs and We can't afford TO take chances
Jerome is a Democrat and wants to be renom-
mated He wants an Endorsement from ram
many Hall If he don't get it he VIII go ahead
and get from 10000 to 10000 votes. Then WhaI
kind of a fix will Tammany be in with the issue
cleanly drawn between jerome standing Tor anu
graft on the one hand and Mayor McClelial
standing Tor exactly the opposite? What couloh
Jerome 90 with 8 following of from 10000 TO
$1,000 votes in this city, and great deal more
sn The Bronx? Don't go too fast on the fore
closure tin The situation will not be fore
rlosA6 until the day of the convention, and me
r1rohabtlity is that Jerome will be fndorsed.
District Attorney Jerome had dinner at Mar
tins last night, and while there shook handS
snd chatted with President Halpin of the Re-
publican County Committee Mr. Halpln SAID
on wednesday night that he was personally
very anxious that Jerome should be on the Re-
publican ticket. but that he would be against
him if he accepted Tanrnany Endorsement It
was said last night that Mr.. Halpin told Mr.
Jerome that and much more
The first Jerome banner viii be flung across
Broadway to-day at 29th-st.. in front Of the
CJtlsev House The Jerome petitions have been
signed by from ten thousand TO eleven thousand
voters and the names are still coming in. Je-
rome buttons were scattered broadcast yester-
dav At the Jerome headquarters last night 1t
was said that Senator Elsberg, William Leary
and Luther 8. Little, all dyed in the wool Re
publicans wore Jerome buttons yesterday The
District Attorney was at his headquarters IN the
evening.
Nothing much doing" he said; Just peg
eing along. taking notice of things and watch
ing the statesmen frame UP the issues.
A hurry cali came for Mr. Jerome at IL
o'clock and he went to a neighboring restaurant
70 talk with politician, it was said