New-York tribune., 1905-08-15
e" JEROME, HE RAN OUT"
TAMM1NY ESTIMATE.
Friends San He HTouId Not Accept
{. L. Nomination for Mayor.

Jerome is the horse that ran out" This ~
Tammany's estimate Of District Attorney Jer-
ones eligibility as a candidate for reelection
carries F. Murphy and his friends have
summed up the District Attorneyship situation
IN the above terse sentence. 1t IS 3, racetrack
phrase. AID its significance is easily understood
D., turfmen The interpretation furnished
by Tammany district leader yesterday when
rs said:
Jerome is a good fellow. and would have
been glad put him on the ticket. He was
running all right and stood TO win, but he at
tackled Tammany in his Chautauqua speech
and ran out Of the track, and what are you
going TO do when horse runs out?
District Attorney Jerome returned to his desk
in the Criminal Courts Building yesterday, but
. he was mum on the subject Of politics
Charles F. Murphy about three-fourths
OF the district leaders and two Of Senator Nc
Carren's opponents at Tammany Hall yester-
day. and talked politics with them for three or
four hours. II was Mr.. Murphy's first appear
ance at Tammany Hall in TWO weeks.
Two or three of the district leaders who have
received personal favors from the District At
torney In the last three years and a half sug-
cested to Air. Murphy that il would be good
thing 10 renominate Jerome. Mr.. Murphy called
the attention Of his friends Il the attacks on
Tammauy made by MI Jerome In his Chau-
tauqua speech. While he did not, in so many
words say that he was opposed 10 the indorse-
rneut OF Jerome by Tammany, his district lead
ers got the impression that Mr. Jerome has rem
dered himself ineligible by his utterances-
Fx-Alder7nau Foley-"Big Tom Foley-a
rlsipspoken and influential man in the TAM
many organization leader of the I'd District.
told Mr.. Murphy that he and his friends would
H. ,leased. If il were feasible. to support MI
Jerome for District Attorney Mr.. Foley refused
last night to discuss his interview with his chlef
Another district leader who like MI Fole!' "a
in favor OF the Endorsement Of Jerome oy ram
many. said 10 a Tribune reporter
saw Mr Jerome a few weeks ago ana toio
him that | would be glad 10 support hlm' OF
account of mercy shown py me @ ltr.,. ~
torney's Office toward men In my olsulct Wh.
ran afoul Of the law. In many cases. where II
was explained TO the District Attorney that the
culprit was not q bad man and that there MeI'
mitigating circumstances in his offence. the DIS
trlct Attorney has shown great consideration
Mr. Jerome said that he was glad OF my gooc
oufnion and that he was a Democrat. lie
called attention TO the fact that nine-tenths OF
hts stasf are Democrats. although he did not ash
about the politics OF Of his appontees IT
sSYsnne 7 told Mr. Murphy not long ago that
-u,n1e be probably could win with any candldate
4o1 D.xtrict Attorney this fall II would be wise
40 win with q wide margin. He agreed with me
sfsn 6ut (snd here The Tribune's Informant
sewsu 10 lsugh) what can you do with morse
ss1ssn be runs out? Jerome was running Ike
&tnokr, but he ran out
- esn Be stated with certainty and accepted
as q txct that District Attorney Jerome will not
toosrt nomination for Mayor on any ticket
hss Jerome does not consider il necessary 10
"a. auy public statement with reference 10
Shs zx.vo-aIty He assumes that his position is
,,nssrs.ood He announced at Albany last
winter that he was candidate for re-elecuon
"a District Attorney, and has repeated thaI
ststsrneut at various times He never mas saiu
n any one that he wanted TO be Mayor. He
looks with positive disfavor on the plan sug-
rested by certain members of the Citizens
Onion 70 nominate him for Mayor. That there
IS such an intention by prominent members Of
fbe Union was made clear yesterday by R. Full
ION Cutting. president who predicted that the
Union would offer him the nomination. In
speaking Of the statement made by Frederic W.
Binrichs last Friday, Mr.. Cutting said:
The statement was a personal one by Mr..
Hnrichs not issued by the Citizens Union, but
Itndorse every word OF il, and expressed similar
views several months ago. Mr.. Jerome is the
ideal man for Mayor. He viii be reelected Dis
tr1ct Attorney in any event. but election as
Mayor would be a promotion to which he is
entitled"
Does the Citizens Union plan to nominate
Mr. Jerome for Mayor was asked.
-spea king as an Individual" said Mr.. Cutting,
I am OF the opinion that the Unions nominal
tion win be offered TO Mr.. Jerome. and l am
confident that ne can be prevailed upon 10 ac-
cept He is public spirited citizen and If con-
WINGED that he is the first choice Of all the anti
Tannanv forces ! feel sure that he will consent
to make The race. ] hope to see him the next
Mayor Of the city"