The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-18
JEROME WOULDN'T Be MAYOR
BUT HE'D LIKE TO BE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY ONr MORE TERM.
Declares Himself in Albany Where He
Went With Some Bills-His sunday
Opening Measure IDtroduccd-Pavors
$40 Per Cent. Miller's Pardon.

A1pASY. Jan. i7.-District Attorney WILL
lam Travers Jerome oane to Albany to-day
and at once put quetus on the unsought-
for boom that has been launched Tor him
for Mayor OF New York city. He expressed
himself emphatioally as not being oand1-
date for tho mnyoralty nomination he
said
81 don't want to be Mayor OF New York
city. am not looking for the nomination
and neither Is any one acting for me in
seeking it, There is absolutely no truth
whatever to the reports that am oandi-
date for such nomination. Neither DO
/ want judseship Of sny kind ] would
ike TO be renominated and reelected Tor
another term as District Attorney, and
that Ia all that | wish and want.
Mr.. Jerome had with him somo bills
which he wishes enacted. Before he saw
any Of the Legislators he visited Gov. Hig-
gins. The object OF that call was In TO-
gard TO the application for pardon Tor
Miller Of $50 per cent, fame Mr. jerome
favored the application. The District At
torney laughed when he vas asked no
had recommended the removal OF Police
Commissioner MoAdoo He was puzzled
how such a report could have been sprung,
hu. when he was told what paper II was
printed in. he said;
81 simply stated that II conditions were
40 deploreble in New York city as Is claimed,
why don't you call upon tho Governor TO
remove somebody. Your Republican Leg
islatlre gave the Governor the power OF
removal. now let The Republican Governor
take some ~ the responsibility. | never
mentioned Commissioner McAdoo's name
and the suggestion was only In the nature
Of Joke
Mr.. Jerome brought his Sunday opening
Of saloons bill for New York city with him
II was neain introduced by Senator Foley.
This is the measure which authorizes the
opening of saloons in New ork city from
Up. NJ. toll P. u. on Sunday. Mr.. Jerome
ssid:
Il think that is the only way 10 stop graft
and corruption and to have the laws en-
forced | shall keep pounding away at
it as long as live
Another bill which Jerome brought, he
says. is Intended TO disarm Mulberry street,
Chatham Square and Chinatown. II makes
it a naisdemeanor for any person in city
OF over 10000 inhabitants to carry loaded
pistol without proper permission except q
peace oficor ard others Of that character.
II was introduced by Senator Armstrong
and Assemblyman Tompkins. NJ Jerome
explains the necessity Of il as follows
In Mulberry street, Chatham square
aud Chinatown they all carry guns which
they buy in pawnshops They are Of big
calibre, ranging from .3s to 40. In the Mock
Duck hunt IN Chinatown, when we gathered
some of the Cinnamon in We found some Of
them carrying guns OF 80 callbre. This
proposed law makes il a misde meanor for
any one, except those who have right. to,
carry weapons Any police captain can
soon disarm precinct II he wants TO. He
can send out couple Of his men 70 some
Of the places where these fellows oongre-
gate and the men, simply by doing o
little feeling, which Of course they haven't