The sun., 1905-11-05
CAMPAIGN WORK FOR JEROME.
TOUR or THE DISTRICT ORGANI-
ZATIONS TO-DAY.
\ Great Task That Was Accomplished In
short Time-New Epoch In the RuSl-
ness Side OF Political Work. Aim Ust
as Perfect o system a; Tammany's.


ness Side OF Political Work-tIm Ust
as Perfect o system a; Tammanys.
+ The principal work to be done by the Je-
! rome Campaign Committee o-day outside of
the regular office routine is a thorough
ins ection of all the thirD y-seven district
headquarters in New York county At
o O'Clock Philip j. McCook who in con-
juncto with c. Elake Orcutt d W. c.
Langdon has been the chief meaus of bring
| ing the district organization to IA wo der
fully high state of efficiency considering
the circumstances, will start from the cam
! paign committee headquarters in the mon
! Square Hotel in an automobile and ler-
sonally inspect the result Of each district
leaders, labors. Mr. McCook aid that
everything had been done so we'll at he
could say before he beyan his tour that the
organization was effectively conn leted.
The work of the campaign committee
marks a new era in the busiress side of
political work in this city. Called upon on
the spur of the moment to form practically
a new org nization within tn Period of
little more than three weeks. the men in
charge of getting the machinery in motion
to effect Jerome's election can show to their
leader to-day almost as Perfect system
as those of tho two great Parties
They used the Citizens Union headnuar-
ters III many districts as basis on which
to rear their structure. In some districts
the Citizens Union had no headquarters
The organ izers were compelled to establish
them there. The greater part Of the task
has been done within the past fortr light.
Efficient leaders had to he chosen for each
district.
District Attorney Jerome visited the men
who are working for him at the lrion Square
Hotel headquarters yesterday and went
over the whole work of the committee in
a long conference with Mr.. McCook. He
expressed himself as highly pleased with
what had been accom- nplshed. Although
venturing no prediction as to his success
at the polls. he said that ii wouldr t be the
fault Of his active adherents if he was. t
the next District Attorney. He appeared
cheerful and fresher physically than at
the beginning of his arduous campaign.
All the fighting has not cen done on the
platform, ty any means. What the cam
paign committee has had to tut up with
in It's organization of the Assent ly dis
tnct headquarters would fill ! ook. The
most picturesque difficulty they had to
overcome was in MUIR hy's own aliwiok
the truck district as it is now known
owing to the fact that, inasmuch as the
boss would not ermit the Jerome men TO
hire a hall in the Eighteenth, the COM
mittee resorted to the eXl lent of holt-
ing headquarters in large van This
they decorated with such signs as this:
"Our headquarters is in the van Of the
campaign. Did c. Francis have n good
ground for kee ing Jerome Off the ii ket?"
The leader said he would let them have a
room rent free if they would apply for IT,
The truck is still in business. but its sivns
are sadly rent by the Murphy district
cobblestones.
Other troubles ere arrests by la 1many
leaders Of Jerome speakers at the oreNing
OF meetings, on the ground that they had
no permits; of assaults of workers by hired
hoodlums and of condemnation of buildings
chairman announced the first 81 ELL inder.
The latter happe7ed in the Third district
Just after MIR Stebbins had opened the
meeting.
The more trouble the better. The cam
paign 90 nmittee believes that every such
incident is but evidence of the fear 1anmany
Las of Jeroues election, The Union
Square Hotel headquarters had the buzz
of success in it last night Nearly every
worker there felt confident that victory
was in store for the District Attorney. al
though many felt that it wa not vet time
to crow. Their conservatism really meant
that they wouldn't be sati, ed unless they
piled up tremendous plurality.
There is sun much wurH TO he done.
More watchers are needed to man the
polls and more instructors to explain the
marking Of the ballot to voters 1t il the
intention Of the committee to have a re-
serve hundred OF wal chers at the Union
Square headquarters on Tuesday TO be in
readiness to fill the places Of those who
by any means are unable 10 report for
duty AT the polling places assigned to them.
Men who are willing to undertake this