New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
JEROME READY TO Run
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Murphy IS extremely anxious to have whichever
faction he is with run not worse than second
so that the Tammany machine will save the cleo
tion machinery out of the wreck.
JERoME's SURE SUPPORT.
All this week there will be answers TO Mr..
Jerome's call of the wild. In every county I'm
the state are hard shelled Democrats with money
in the bank or with other business interests to
conserve. who will send up rousing "Amen!"
TO Mr. Jerohe's pronunciamento. Going up the
Hudson, there viii be deep "Ah-men" from
ex-Judge Parker's county Of Ulster. Mr.. Parker.
in HIS historic Utica interview three weeks ago.
made UP list of Governorship eligibles. and
he did not mention the name of Hearst
In Troy ex-Mayor Molloy IS the Democratic
state committeeman. He is carrying around
bruises inflicted by a Hearst bastinado in the
hands of ex-Mayor Hogan. He will be for
Jerome
Out in Herkimer County Clint Beckwith has
been sighting across conservative gun barrels
so long that he wouldn't be able to take any
sort Of aim with a Hearst gun. He probably
will be for Jerome.
Sam Beardsley, OF Utica temporarily abroad.
win in due time be for Jerome He and An
thony n. Brady are interested in business pur-
suits
John N. Carlisle IN watertown. and George
Hall, in Ogdensburg are Immune from the
ravages OF the Hearst microbe. They are "favorite
sons" and the date when they set out their
political lightning rods considerably antedates
the appearance Of Representative Hearst in
state politics. They will send up hoarse shout
for Carlisle and Hall for first place and Jerome
for anything else with nothing ION the side'' for
Hearst
1t win be much the same way with the Bulger
IN ma at me-
IN Auburn, and with Dan sheehan and John
B. Stanchfeld in Chemung.
In Rochester the "silver tongUed" George
Raines has raised his voice against Hearst, and
Jerome will get help there.
State Committeeman Lux. Of Wayne County,
was beaten In his county convention by the
Hearst men, but his voice is in excellent work.
ing condition. and his "AmenP' will be heard
clear through the lake region.
The conservatives in Erie will swell the
chorus. too. "Finkey" Conners and Norman 2.
most mortar for Hearst, but there is a whole
lot of Democrats in Erie not interested in the
brickaying business. and they will lend Jerome
hand.
HEARSTS WAR ON JEROME.
Nor is there much doubt that Mr.. Jerome will
be candidate for Governor against Hearst. He
has sued Mr.. Hearst for damages for alleged
defamation in the sum of 100000. If Hearst is
elected Governor, probably he will remove
ing golf at San Francisco last week "The Even
ing Journal was passing remarks on Mr..
Jerome.
Have You Seen a Broken Legged Hen
Scratch for Worms?" asked the sometimes
austere Mr.. Brisbane in an emphatic headline.
Then followed these remarks. among others:
Something funnier would be Mr.. Jerome
scratching for Office his broken promises.
A gentleman who says he speaks for NIr.
Jerome" came down from his raCetrack gambling
at Saratoga to tell us that Mr.. Jerome may run
for Governor this fall
AS we have said, we don't believe Mr.. Jerome
viii run for anything.
Mr.. Jerome is not particularly brilliant at in
terpreting public sentiment But we rather
think that he knows what the public think Of
him, and that he will give them no chance to
| express their opinion at the ballot box
There is nothing to prevent MIR. Jerome from
| running if he wants to. The rich rascals-whOm
he has not persecuted-will give him all the
money he needs this time, as they did last time.
| There ought to be a generous contribution from
| Mr.. Garfield. He probably has another thou
| sand dollars that he would be willing to hand
over to Mr. Jerome in addition to that thOusa nd
dollar fine that he paid for stealing hundreds of
! thousands