New-York tribune., 1906-08-24

with former Deputy Police Commissioner Piper
and he seemed TO be in good humor when the
newspaper men broached politics to hiill.
MI. Jerome said that he had received up TO
date as many Endorsements OF his candidacy as
he dsa in the same space of time last year
after his public announcement that he would
run FOR office.
smoking OF the coming convention at Buffalo.
tie asked. What good are conventions without
votesg"
srr Jerome was asked whether he meant by
that that IL he were not nominated by the con-
vention he would run as an independent candi-
date To this he replied. "You may infer what
you please. do not say So"
The District Attorney. continuing. said: "A
convention should express the will Of the people.
and not the win OF the bosses"
..rf ar Hearst were nominated by the Demo-
cratic convention, would you support him?' ne
was asked.
you win never face that situation Mr..
Jerome replied. Let's discuss something prac-
deal. The Democratic party has had 10 swallow
some bitter drafts in the past. but it VIII
never stand for that medicine"
We'll you saw what Mr Hearst said about
yop?"
Yes. saw that" answered the DistFlct AT
forney. lie continued:
a. The person Hearst The question IS OF the
group about Hearst. Hearst the man is a man
OF 10 Importance, and no ideas. He is like
Murphy. Murphy's brains are in Europe How
can you expect him to talk until Cram gets
back? The question about Hearst resolves user ,
into the persons who are about him, whose
ideas working the added brain OF CzolgosI
armed his hand to slay President, and working
along those lines Is reflected in the conQuct Oh
the great leader of the Independence League,
Borough President Bird Coler, who Went aiong
The line Of the BTookty hhp1q cIed in ike
manner instead OF leaving 10 be settled Oy Ile
courts the matter which belongs 10 them 10
The Murphy incident is an epic. and good
epic poetry is dying out II would sing, anu ,
Murphy is singing il 70 the tune nose ar arr
ing am II" Cram will tell him when he gets
Some two thousand years ago doctrine was
announced that when you had been srnitten on on
one cheek xrou should turn the other. But until
Murphy came along no one had been iouIu ~
practise it, He not only hrst turned one UmvIe
but after being swatted on that ne proHpu.
turned the other, and he is now hunting Iof d
third. =, - o.o1,,
criticised rhis is q Christian world ana a
Christian example should be praised 1nIs Is -
a camnaien OF the Ten Commandments. am
,-,,,,,,i,1f~ On rhA Ten Commandments platform.
Hearst is Higgins IS going TO, ana Odell IS ule
greatest exponent OF US all Fhere lS no otle t
IN public life who does not have regard for the
Ten Comma ndments. Mr.. Hearst cannon c4aI'n
Ia he the prophet who came down from II~
mount with the Ten Commanqe Con ma, n9osea who on
certain occasion when irritated prOhe Ileih a'A
at once -. o,,,-,o, on the sit
nation There are thirty-fve district leaderS-
an OF them leaders. They leo last year W.
do not of them come OUT ana lUa TT a.
Something? Where do they STAND! FoI N
stance where does Sheriff Nick Hayes staho! Is
he like the Sheriff OF Nottingham: VINO M HeNea
made mistake? He ought TO take a cha1Ge
noV- Where is he at? Last year ne leo he
has a good safe position for three years anu
four months TO serve at gooo 1oo1 sSi11S his SMELL
binders were not supporting HearslMnot erer. We.
Mr. Hearst's Borough President canoluao9' & ~.
even Mr. Hearsts future Attorney GeheIaI .s :" os
S,,nrorfed A good many Of his followers Vo1eu
Cor me If I remember correctly. HIS spelloIHU-
ers last year were advising the people hot 10
vote for Mr. Hearst and alleging forclD4e Iea-
Hayes is good fellow but why does 81 ne Ri1I RTi
SHOW some sand? What is he going to DO! WIN WI,
he get up and tell his people the reasons W5y @ av
eSvise6 them 20 vote against Hearst and say
tI.s nv we're they false? Let's have show
down. Let him lead, as ne mas the pO"eE ~ w.
Mr. Jerome was asked why he had picked out
Sheriff Hayes as an example, TO whlch nc He-
piled: "oh just happened to-.
The District Attorney was informed tha1 tue
Sheriff was supposed to be very friendly toward
commissioner C0'Brien. To this he replied that
he knew nothing OF that. Continuing on the
subject OF leaders making fights he said;
The ,vav 70 settle a fight is to fight. The lead
ers might all lead Murphy mas leu' 4'o" 49,
some one else lead. -,
the Democratic convention, IN theory' Wpuu
voice the will of the party, and there IS 10 pe a
convention soon ] am for seating all oelegSAtss
waIying every techncality. Seat every man. IS
nv idea II the Democratic party has not got
vitality enough to fight out its own battles. tnen
what's the use? ] against convention
where three or four little ducks go in back
room and talk of the availability OF a man.
Availability always means how much money ne
can raise for the campaign fund. This bunch
then repors 10 the convention the name OF IN:
man and there is a 'rah! 'rah! rahi and 1t is all
over No votes follow such a candidate
Mr.. Jerome was then asked if he had not been
elected as a candidate for District Attorney in
1901 by a small group OF men, and 20 this he
said that he had been elected through r. Fulton
Cutting and the Citizens Union.
Mr. Cutting believed in me and demanded
nv nomination. he said. DO you think that
other bunch would ever have nominated me-
No sir Just because was so nominated how
ever. in 1901. IL does not make it right and am
opposed TO such methods"
Mr. Jerome inadvertently gave Sheriff Hayes
two years longer in Office than the law directs
Instead Of four years, Sheriff Hayes was elected
for two years, and he Will retire on December
81, 1907.
District Attorney Jerome. at his house, No.
Rutgers street. last night was asked explicitly