Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-07
GREAT FIGHT
IN NEW YORK
Spectacular Campaign Being Waeed
by District Attorney Jerome One
of the Features.
HEARST ASKS ONE QUESTION
He Is Doing Jerome Damage With His
Constant Interrogatory SIS He
Honest?"

New York, Nov. 6.-At the close of
city tonight, all the indications point
&c the reelection of George B. Nc.
Clellan as mayor. with w. R. Hearst
just bare possibility, and William
NJ. WINS close up. Interest in the
campaign waged by William Travers
Jerome for reelection as district at
torney has been quite as keen as in
the contest over the larger office. The
opponents of Jerome hope to encom-
pass his defeat, which will mean his
elimination as political factor in
New York.
If Jerome is defeated, it will be be-
CO use of his exceedingly subtle mind.
guessing, yet he is one of the most
frank and outspoken men in public
life in the metropolis, and is honest
Withal. Yet he certainly has realiz-
ed his desire in keeping the politicians
guessing. and this may result in his
undoing. He has played fast and
loose with the leaders of both sides,
to their great confusion, and solidified
these leaders in both parties. gener.
ally speaking, against him.
Charge Of the Politicians.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Je-
rome was Indirectly the cause of the
break in fusion. Judge Gaynor agreed
TO run for mayor provided Jerome
would stand by him, agree to fight
with him to the bitter end and would
p, Omise to refuse nomination at
the hands of Tammany hall if it was
offered him. But jerome declined to
sa! that he would refuse a Tammany
nomination, and Judge GaynOr angri
ly retired from the race. This refus
al, however, did not win for Jerome
d Tammany Endorsement. AS for the
Republicans, they were angry because
jerome refused to promise to decline
a Tammany Endorsement, and the
committing of suicide by Armatage
Matthews, the secretary of the Repub
lican county committee, who had been
prosecuted for fraud in connection
with the settlement of an estate made
them bitter, for the friends of the
secretary of the Republican commit
tee openly accused jerome of hound
ing an innocent man to death.
On the other hand, during the Ii
bel suits brought by Comptroller
Grout against the New York Journa
and American the district attorne!
championed the cause of his forme
enemy, Comptroller Grout, thereb!
making Mr.. Hearst apparently question
the honesty of jerome. And Mr.
Hearst in his papers and his politica
policies openly; asks just one ques
ton. rs he honest?" All of thes
things have therefore. contributed t.
the political undoing of Mr.. Jerome
There is still "a good chance that h,
may pull through and defeat the Dem
Ocratic machine on the one hand ant
the Republican machine on the other
Tammany Fears Hearst.
Ten days ago it appeared as though
the result of the municipal election
this year was beyond all doubt.
appeared as though the fusion rank:
had been broken and shattered in ad
vance. And though this was precise
" what did happen. nevertheless thu
fusionsts reformed, one army unde
Hearst, another army under WINS, the
regular Republican nominee. Quee
things sometimes happen at election!
and this is a big city with a tota
vote of over 100000 and while every
thing now points to the reelection O
Mcclellan, yet there is bare posi-
bility that with three tickets in thu
field something else might occur. Blu
if the election itself is foregone con
Clusion the campaign itself now prom
ises to end most Interestingly
A contest between Mcclellan and Nv
ms and Hearst has possibilities o
many amusing and perhaps exciting
developments.
Although declaring that victory i
assured for their ticket beyond tn
possibility of doubt, many me-
prominent in Tammany hall quietl
admit that the developments of th
past week have banished the hope tina
some of the leaders had of scorin
this year the biggest democratic pl,
rality in the history of the local den
ocracy. The Tammany leaders n
longer believe that Hearst will be thir