New-York tribune., 1905-11-02
BAR INDoRSES JEROME.
CHOATE LEADS THE VAN.
Says District attorney Is One OF the
BroUest LoUyers.

thusiastic meeting in Carnegie Hall last niGht
indorsed District Attorney Jerome Inc III
dorsement was the more significant as II was
voiced by Joseph H. Choate who spoke for tie
first time at a public meeting since his return
from England Mr.. Choate divided the applause
and the enthusiasm equally with District Attor-
ney Jerome. and his reception as he came on the
platform, while the band played Should Aud
Acquaintance Be Forgot" and 5,oo0 people
stood cheering and waving American f1ags, was
an exceedingly impressive sight. Mr.. Choate
received even warmer cheer when he said
at the outset of his address:
I glory in this opportunity to signalize
return by advocating here the cause of one OF
the bravest lawyers that opened his mouth
in court
Mr.. Choate was in good voice and his speech
impressive 1t was pointed his de-
nunciation Of bosses was unmeasured. Those
little peddlers of ward politics" he named them
Long before the time set for the opening Of
the meeting Carnegie Hall was crowded and the
doors closed, each person holding American
flag, making an imposing sight 1t was an
audience peculiarly legal in It's makeup; the
boxes and the platform were occupied by hun
dreds OF the best known members OF the local
bar. who testified by their enthusiasm and by
their presence alike to their approval of the
jerome candidacy. Hundreds Of women were
also in the audience. among them Mrs. Jerome,
and their enthusiasm far exceeded that even of
the voters. The patriotic character Of the meet
ing emphasized alike by the flags carried by
every person md by the drapings of national
| colors and banners.
The meeting was called to order by Thomas
| Thatcher, who wrestled vainly with cheers for
Jerome and for Mr.. Choate for several minutes.
Mr.. Thatcher spoke briefly, recalling the repre-
sentative character of the audience and the meet
| ing, and bade his hearers join in the work OF
| rolling up such majority for Jerome as would
get under the skin Of the most hidebound boss
| The next speaker, Austen G. Fox, declared
! that it was a great night for the bar of the
| city when it met to deliver its message to the
| bosses of both parties-'fHands off the admin
! istration of Justice" Mr. Fox spoke Of James
w. Osborne as "Murphy's candidate Osborne" !"
and declared in the face of his recent campaign
utterances, while he might be honest, "it is
! safer not to expose him to temptation" He
added in closing:
"In 1901 we kept the control of the criminal
law out of the hands OF Crokers man Unger;
this year we shall keep it out of the hands OF
Murphy's Osborne
| The next speaker, Wallace MacFarlane, reused
! the audience to wild applause by declaring:
"At last a has arisen whom everybody
| trusts: his detractors trust him." He re-
counted the rejection of Mr. Jerome by the DEM
ocrate Then he demanded, dramatically:
why did the other gang reject hin?"
ASK Gruber," shouted wag in the gall
! lery.
Mr. MacFarlane denounced the utterances OF
both Shearn and Osborne with reference to the
insurance matter. and declared their blanket
| promises to send thousands Of the rich to prison
| a wicked Jacobin plea
| John G. Milburn, the next speaker, again
started the cheers of the crowd by declaring:
Mr. {S cd or mo- ha a q
stamped himself and what he stands for upon
| the whole United States
Then Mr. Choate. Again the whole
| audience to its feet and cheered and waved
its banners and shouted itself hoarse, while Mr.
Choate stood silent. obviously astonshed at the
| cordiality of the greeting given him by his fell
| low lawyers.
Mr.. Choate said in part:
To-day, after an absence of seven years. have
makes me feel as if the BAR had come Back to- ne
Applause2 At any rate l glory in the opportunity
to advocate the of OF the bravest lawyers
his to ms great m fna Once ee h
for the last four he has filed with the
| admire the youthful character of this audience.
er eoud dwell o at length on your youth and beauty
and few OF the other gray boards and bald heads
the happy time, when there were no Losses and no
machines mach & in the city city or State Of New-York For
nine years ago for the pathfinder, Fremont. and
Abraham Lincoln. the question then was between
freedom and slavery, and freedom triumphed by
guished forever. But in those days there was no
question of personal liberty
that all white men at least were perfectly free.
free to think as they pleased. to vote as they
pleased and to have voice in the selection Of
the candidates of their party well as of the
electors at the polls; but now. upon the issue Of
this contest. depends that very question OF per-
| The collar is unon our own .ecks the shackIes
are upon our feet and the overseer, in the form OF
the boss; Is cracking his whip over our heads and
strong enough. whether the people Of this great
| city are strong enough, TO throw off this brutal
a brave and valiant servant Of the people, who is
being turned down by the bosses and the machine
We used to have great leaders whom were
proud to follow in the days speak of; such men
of great brains. of high character OF patriotic
purpose whom it was an honor to acknowledge and
pared as giants to pyenes with these little pedlers
eo9ld get up good definition Of the word boss It
is recent word; it is a dsagreeable word. 1t is a
the vulgar thing to which it is applied A creature
should call him, without scrupe conscience who
greedy followers upon political garbage gathered
from the official flesh pots and swill pals. Now it
statesmen and heroes to whom have referred. who
Ventions dictate who shall be the candidates Of their
respective parties for the great offices that the
large have no more to do with the making OF the
nominations for these municipal Offices than the
Now you ali know how this situation in which
we find ourselves was brought about. Mr.. Jerome
torney 10 everybodys acceptance except the thieves
and the murderers and the criminals whom he
for some reason found some object IN sheltering
nneteeI-t " entieths of the people were in favor OF
his reelection Il for The next four years;
respective wigwams contrive? They deter