New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
HAD THE CHOICE.
Repeled Republican 4duances-Mr.
IUinS Conlinced.

decisive vote against the Endorsement of Dis
trict Attorney Jerome taken by the executive
committee Of the Republican County Committee
late yesterday afternoon. after earnest discus
sion in which many of the district leaders took
part. The meeting held IN Paror DIR of the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. William NJ WINS the Re-
publican candidate for Mayor. present and
made an address advocating the Endorsement of
Mr.. Jerome. Mr. WINS aroused enthusiasm for his
own candidacy, but failed to shake the resolution
Of tho leaders to keep Mr.. Jerome off the county
ticket.
William Hapin. president OF the County Com
mittee, and Congressman Herbert Parsons leader
in the 25th District, argued for Mr. Jerome's in
dorsement, while Edward Lauterbach without at
lacking Mr.. Jerome gave reasons for the nominal
ton Of q straight Republican ticket this fall.
The evident feeling of the leaders was that Mr.
Jerome had made his Endorsement by the Repub-
icans impossible by refusing to aid in a concerted
attack on Tammany Hail. Some of them declared
that he had carried a Irritation with the Tam
many leaders until he prevented the nomination
Of fusion ticket 1t was said that Justice Gaynor
would have accepted a fusion nomination for Mayor
If Mr.. Jerome had been willing to join the fusion
forces.
Even as late as yesterday morning. after he had
been turned down by Tammany Hall. it
serted. Mr.. Jerome could have had a Republican
Endorsement If he had been willing to make an
attack both the Tammany and Republican organi-
cations in his campaign speeches a.. r,,u.u,,.
led the attack on Mr.. Jerome at the meeting hold
insurance Investigation, and for his method of
forcing the indictment and trial Of lesser offenders
Leader after leader rose to support Mr.. Gruber.
SO intense ems among the Rep16can voters in their
districts that an Endorsement Of the District At
votes for every one Mr. Jerome could bring to it
e n When The dS Sfs taken on the
Parsons. Halgin. Rosalsky: Shea. Wilson. Gunner.
ment; The other twenty-seven leaders present
There was already agreement of the leaders TO
nominate Charles Flammer for District At
torney on the Republican ticket Mr. Planners
mentioned as one of the best reasons for his nom
1t was on the motion OF Samuel Koenig. leader
in the 18th District. that the committee decided
burger and renonlnate Justice Ingraham for the
dedns to renomnate Justice GdeTseeg Eve LOT
Other candidates to be nominated at the conven-
ton in the evening the Murray Hill Lyceum were
agreed on without much delay. The meeting began
at $50 p. M and did not end until nearly p. m.
Mr. WINS as he left the meeting because thought
iorttV of the leaders disagreed with me- They pre-
scented reasons why Mr.. Jerome should not be in
Were they valid reasons?' he was asked
-, They convinced me, Mr. Wins replied, smiling.
discussion of a political situation. The majority of
the were o. the o2en v taes T
constituencies than II could gain from the outside
l am not forcing any ones hand setting myself
up as a dictator I recognize that the leaders un-
derstand the situation ana know the feeling among
the Republican voters better than l. particularly
have been out OF the country and politics for
time
Mr. WINS said he would open headquarters in
Broadway somewhere between 23d and saith SITS.
in 4 few days He hoped to have his letter OF
acceptance ready by to-day, he said. and he might
have to sit UP late last night writing 1t
District Attorney Jerome yesterday asserted that
he was indifferent to the action OF the Republican
Tammany and Municipal Ownership League con-
ventions. adding:
The question here is whether or not the public
will rule he ruled by bosses There are small
ciioues of bosses utterly selfish and not infre-
quently corrupt, who stand between the people and
their officials We shall learn in this campaign IL
the voters of New York wish this system TO con-
tinue.
Now I stand just where stood when my state
ment was issued on August !. That was so plain