The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-08
Murphy Was for Jerome.

Political gossip in New York has been
busy, ever since the election, with the
question, "Who turned down Jerome
for the democratic Nomination."
Jerome himself, during the campaign,
charged it to Murphy. Since the cleo
tion and since Mayor Mcclellan broke
with Murphy, the latter has given out
a statement that he favored the nomina
tion Of Jerome. When asked whether
twas Mcclellan who prevented it, Muir
ply said he was not at liberty to talk
about that, but that he would be glad
to repeat the conversation between
himself and Mcclellan, provided the
latter would give his consent. The re-
porters posted off Immediately to see
the mayor, but found him closed like
a clam. He would not talk about the
matter at ALL The story is that Muir
.phySmet Mcclellan just before The
democratic city convention, and saidsto
him he had changed his mind and be
tlieved the democrats ought to nominate
Jerome. Mcclellan replied that he had
not changed his mind, and that ended
it. jerome was not nominated.
The reputed opposition of Mcclellan
to Jerome 8 nomination on the ticket
with him is quite logical. On the demo-
fcratic ticket Jerome would have been
elected by 100000 majority. In The
returns he would have completely over
Swallowed Mcclellan and after the cleo.
tion would have stood out as the most
prominent and popular democrat in the
state. - -.... ..... ..s.. II
r. But how does it come that either
Mcclellan or Murphy, or both together,
had the power to say whether Jerome
should go on the democratic ticket?
Boss politics explains it. While it is
! true the democratic party in New York
| holds city convention, it is held only
to comply with the forms Of law and
get the nominees upon the democratic
ballot. The convention has no deliber-
! ative capacity It is made up Of dunn
mics sent from the different ;Tammany
| districts with instructions to vote for
the slate. Murphy and few of the
leading district leaders have already
! picked out the nominees for mayor, CON
Etroller, presidents Of boroughs and
aldermen. The delegates, with a faint
hllrrah, indorse the selections and dis
perse. The convention itself is a con
temptible farce.
Is The offer of Murphy to put Jerome
on the ticket is about as insulting as
the logged determination Of Mcclellan
to keep him off. One had little more
| political sense than the other, but
neither was within his rights as citi-
zen Each was playing a part created
| by a false and dangerous system Of
politics Jerome was the only man in
the campaign. He refused to have q
4 nomination thrown at him like a bone
to hungry dog. He spurned the offers
I of the bosses Of both parties, and made
his appeal directly to the people. But
such appeals as Jerome made are only
occasionally successful. The real basis
of clean politics in New York is con-
ventions, which represent the people, or
/ if. they cannot be had, directs primaries
in which all the people may express
I CHelr Views on nominations. ri 81
Mr.. Bill Miner is master Of his own
4 house. Look here, he said to the re-
porters when he went up the steps Of the
Yerkes mansion, I'm going in there to
i have a talk with my wife and In about
fifteen minutes she will make state
ment to you" Punctually in a quarter
of an hour the reporters were called in
and Mrs, Yerkes; admitted the marriage.
It was a critical time for Mr.. Bill Miner,
but he made good
A scientist states that SC, 900 years ago
Minneapolis was a vast cauldron. Of swirl
ing waters, extending from Lowry Hill
to the bluffs on the East Side. Mr.. Brom
ley s daguerreotype of Washington ave.. lie