New-York tribune., 1909-06-27
ThMMANY FOR JEROME
HIS NOMTNATION LIKELY.
Leaders Think He Would Be Strong
Candidate to Succeed Himself.

There is steadily increasing probability that
District Attorney jerome VIII he the candidate II
rsraany Hall to succeed himself The district
leaders have unoficiay tipped or that IL IS
- ~ JEROME snd there is nothing but praise for
Jerome At the wigwam.
7, cannot he saad that she organization is def
,s-elv committed TO his candidacy. The county
convention IS a good way ahead snd Tammany
.s15orn settles important convention question
ing n advance So far known. Mr.. Jerome has
not received any assurance from Charles F. Mur-
-hv that Tsrlnany will Re for him. II would not
hslp the District Attorney in his independent can
xass 70 have Tanrany Hall declare for him A
vel Informed member Of the Tammany executive
COMMITTEES said yesterday
We are likely take Jerome He has beaten
rs twice, and We have been taught 70 respect his
-olfficsl strength Besides Il IS now recognized
es good policy 70 have one or two men on the
ye-oor-arc city ticket who are not thorough going
o-ssrtEsfion men For that reason Tarnuany Hall
this fall VII stand for Jerome for District Attor-
-ev and 2 Brooklyn man for Controller II makes
:. easier for US n the campaign if point to
o-e OF two names on the ticket and saw that they
wee Endorsed or nominated hy Tsmmany because
-hev vera honest public officials.
Jerome IS q pretty good sort Of q Democrat He
Res treated q lot cf our people holding places in
rs o@sce with consideration He has spoken re-
specrf-Ily Of the leadership OF Charles F. Murphy
ana he Is g good ca-npaigner- II we have him on
the ticket fail shall feel about carry
iuE NeV York County for the TaTnu1any ticket Je-
-7-ne VII win by good old-fashioned majority,
s-d re viii carry in with him our candidates for
aldermen and assemhlymen as well as men on the
cc--tv ticket Jerome has powerful friends IN the
Ts---rlIoa- party so that the vote receives from
account Of his alleged leniencv toward the insur-
s-ce and traction oficials who were indicted but
no- convicted OF crime"
NJ Jerore's third election assuming. as his
friends do. that he Will win. VIII place him in q
position for higher honors. He has reached middle
rte has a son in college. and if his friends cor
re-rlv describe his ambition he IS more than will
ing 70 demonstrate that he would be a winning
candidate for Governor on the Democratic state
1oke-
TIE Democratic state organization IS thoroughly
6s-o-alized. rot having picked winner for Gov
e-ror since 1892. The election Of John Cunneen as
Attorney General and the success Of sill but MI.
Hearst n 1ses give the state organization men
oue that II they can nominate the right sort Of q
Democrat they can beat the Republicans in at
least one governorship fight and get things in
shape for the next national campaign. There is a
feeling n Ta-nr1any Hall at the present time that
this IS the significance of the kindly feeling toward
Jerome 81 the Tanrna-y organization
Whether Nj. Jerome VIII realize extended
political prospectus includes the governorship
II the state and possible nomination for Presi-
dent IS 2 fascinating uncertainty that does not
worry Tarnrrany Hall in its desire to elect sue
cessor TO George B. Mcclellan next fall One thing
a tine IS always good enough for TaInmany,
an6 the carving oE New York County is the need
q the political hour for the organization.
Al dinner given by Andrew Freedman IN honor
q Richard Croker District Attorney Jerome said
kind things about both Mr.. Croker and Charles :.
Murphy At the Delmonico dinner given in his
honor the mixed company contained signincant
spr1nk1irg CT Wall Street men. while near the
guest table sat Sheriff Tom Foley. who for eight
-rea-s has been a stanch friend OF the District
Attorney
It IS secret IN Tsrnnany Hall that Jerome has
2 powerful political asset on the Tannany eXecu-
tive committee in Sheriff Foley. Foley controls
more than his district IN Ta11Iaany Hail he
IS very potential with Charles z. Murphy, who
cIltivstes him hold a proper rein on the Suli~
vans Sheriff Foley is a hard and fast Jerome man.