New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-22
"JEROME SIMPLY SORE"
Osborne Declares His Campaign Is
Inspired bg Disappointment.

James w Osborne, Tammany candidate for
District Attorney, at a meeting at the Old
Comedy Theatre at No. 10 West 65th-st last
night undertook to reply to Mr.. Jerome's speech
of Friday. denying Murphys charge that he had
tried to get the Tammany nomination.
Mr.. Osborne not only declared his belief that
Mr. Jerome's own statements showed that he
had done all that it Is possible for a candidate
to do to get the nomination." but that his whole
campaign, his whole pose" as an opponent
OF corruption and graft in politics. and especially
his condemnation Of Murphy, were due to his
disappointment that Murphy did not give him
that nomination. Mr.. Osborne said in part:
What was 1t that impelled Jerome to saw tbat
the only issue for him was thai he was nghting
Charles F. Murphy? Te
l know the answer Is IN all your minds; it was
because he CID not receive the Nomination for Dis
trict Attorney from the Democratic convention,
and because he attributes his failure to receive II
TO the influence OF MIR. Murphy. Ard he has So
Now. that is the plain. unvarnished truth,
stripped of ell cumbersome words and roundabout
OF honesty, IathIulness, performance
OF duty, etc Jerome IS simply sore because he didn't
get it. and, being sore. he says: I'm fight Murphy
taa he didn't allow me to receive the nomina-
Now. just a word as to the proof OF this state
dence Of this fact. You will remember that Mr.
Ahearn said at the meeting in Tammany Hall on
the evening OF October 70 that he had had two in
teryiew ns With MI Jerome AT first he said that
for 6fsrict ne "IutI re5eet the nfdnnaIon
cratic party. that Mr.. Jerome told him that
he would accept 1t under certain conditions. one
candidate on the same ticket with him. That was
the first interview. Now the second Mr.
Ahearn says that ne was invited to have luncheon
with Mr.. Jerome and that during his converse
a candidate for District Attorney by the Demo-
cratic party why don you go and see Mr..
Murphy" And that Mr.. Jerome said II am Will
Ing to go 10 meet Mr. Murphy at any time place.
MSearn told Mr. mGrphy this and b says gsa M h
did not want to see Mr.. Jerome"
MR. JEROMES REPLY
Now. what is the reply to this that is made by
ar JeromeE His answer was given at the Zeltner
Hall speech the night OF the 10th. He has a
great deal say about poor little Ahearn'' and
poor Jimmie Osborne" but what does he actually
say about Mr.. Ahearn's charge? That is what we
want to get at: First, he admits that there were
Two interviews between him and Ahearn. AS to the
nrst "Ahearn came TO months ago and said:
Judge, II they give you the nomination. will you
reject II! Why, / said, Ahearn. any body Of cti-
Wll accept, and that is all there is to it," Now
idt IS precisely what Jerome says occurred at the
t.t us, interview In response to Ahearns inquiry
Wheiner Jerome would accept the nomination from
IhG democratic party Jerome said: Any body of
S S whose nomination / could accept with
honor viii accept" ~
Does that deny what Mr. Ahearp ha. .,f57 ma.
tlat 1ehy the assertion that Jerome had said he
Wouid accept the nomination from the Democrafic
s ,to, mat contradict Mr. Ahearn's version
Let US take the answer precisely as Jeroroe saws
ne nla4e II " hat rs the only Inference 10 be
pi ~ he woi,Id ra3at you he says Ahearn asked
by the Democratic party ana he 80 - siteh niIn
was II will accept the nomination. fro ys ms tepiy
OF cltlZens whose nomination l could accent with
What were they talking about? WIN -.
ganization. They were not talking about tbn pr pr