New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-30
JEROME PROMISES SUITS.
Outlines Plans to Prosecute Insur-
ance "Grafters."

that he was Withholding prosecution OF the In
surance "grafters' because he receiving
their political support. District Attorney Jerome
last night. in carefully prepared statement.
outlined an elaborate scheme for bringing to
justice any insurance official within reach OF
the criminal law which he would set in opera
ton if he reelected.
He promised to obtain from the Board of Esti-
mate and Apportionment a special appropriation
which would enable him to retain Charles E.
Hughes special prosecutor. Then. turning
to his chief assistant all routine business.
Mr.. Jerome would devote all his time and that
of as many assistants circumstances rendered
necessary. he declared, to aiding Mr.. Hughes in
running down the insurance against whom
rested the slightest suspicion of criminality.
Mr.. Hughes with his wonderful knowledge OF
every detail of the insurance situation to-day,
would be clothed with every legal power
criminal prosecutor. explained Mr. Jerome. He
would be at the head of the prosecution
1T won't be of his being a special
assistant" said Mr.. Jerome. II want that made
clear. I'll be the assistant. really. aiding him
with my own personal efforts and every resource
of my office. to bring to justice any who
criminally has misused his office OF trust"
Mr.. Jerome's statement follows:
My urbane and learned friend changes his ground
Keep 6Te D of hs ne Of We are nav,
ing three weeks campaign S , in ,he first week q
cent.". He cited certain specific instances. tho
CIT the ndnR
pricked he commenced the second week OF the
tained n his graphs and now famous moral state
s If he be oo sst9f The e aos
Of his discourse that no. getting it. he placed
that. having the opportunty to graft and noi
And now he, begins the third .vveels OF the Sam:
paisn with lab9red discourse in which he would
# is not possible to reply in deta to the ten
thousand words Of fimsy minded out by him to tho
can only mention one two of the points -
tanned in that extraordinary GRAFTON
MR. osBoRNE's CHARGES
lam, am in League. he says in substance. with the
members of my profession Who signed my cer Tnae
cate of nomination happened TO be retained by
panies IN this city o0''-
He finds evidence OF gross wickedness and dece,.
The Jerome Nomnators," and that it did not con-
nominators He seems to have forgotten that there
signed nv petition and many thousand more na nao
signed to these petitions which never were fled.
cuar 10 which should be appended all Of these
With his customary reckIessness he says. a.
quoted In The Times that after returning from
he GJeromel called the reporters around him. held
m sr1Ra sad hsn ae
guilty Of any dISS wr96ngdoing Had be taken the
cusation he would have seen that all the papers
Of THAT aae ~ ~ss as Hsxns given
prepared and which did not in any way. shape OK
guilty OF any wrongdoing 'A'i we're n's
The statement was u relation to the so-caned
that had seen ~. Messrs Hartman and schin and
and shat the Eautase LIE
was not party to that agreement.
the matter Would Be now to II take nsa
my confidence the public. and tell them exactly
what propose TO do If reelected.
MIR. JERoME's PLEDGE
II reelected District Attorney for this county.
ment and ask special appropriation which Viii
enable me to retain Charles e Hughes as special
tine OF my office to my chief of stan and WIN de-
sisans as may Be ,9 10 OF as IS M
hughes in pres prosecuting each and every person in
have done anything to bring them within the reach
Mr.. Hughes knows this insurance situation as no
other living man knows IT, His ability aud intsg-
people generally as the result Of MS many 70 yesrs
Of PTacse IN THIS county, and especially because
and to the Insurance Committee.
v and efreStuaTv 10 brInI my 10 opi,3, most spsed
nected with the insurance matter who have COM
Up to This point have been acting in conjunction
chairman and with a sincere desire nos to HI :, NJ
way embarrass their actions by premature aeftviry
desired that wrongdeers should be bre ou e sa
ice. II is or more Importance that all OF tho sacts
IN connection with this insurance matter should he
known in order that wise legislation may in future
prevent recurrence of the wicked which
have done so much TO bring our business couIlsu-
nifty into disgrace S
II is extremely difficult for me- even with ne
full text Of Mr. osbornes remarks before me- 10
understand me process of his reasoning. I an in
some way dshonored and made . man oaat IN
prosecute the insurance cases because have bee n
Endorsed by certain people e names II is su.5o,,,
10 take up from the full teSl OF his speech his ov
honor me by their support - 49,
Il Is worth while taking the names of few Ken.