New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
JEROME A CANDIDATE
GIVES UP CIGARETTES.
Prefers to RUa on Tammany Ticket
Big Dinner for Him.

District Attorney Jerome is a candidate for
nomination-the Tammauy ticket preferred. Il he
cannot get the regular Democratic Endorsement
after his friends place him I'm nomination by petit
ton he Will go il alone much he did in 1898.
Mr.. Jerome practically sprung his own boom
for denomination the Peoples Institute. IN
Cooper Union. ou Sunday night. when he told the
audience that he going before them
and tell them Of the duties OF his office and an
swer any questions they might wish to ask. That
meeting is he held in Cooper Union Sunday
night, May 50 unless the plans are changed
But that isn't all. With Joseph II. Choate TAX
ing the LEAD, there Will be dinner on Friday night
ct Delmonicos. al which Mr. Jerome viii outline
the issues of the mayoralty campaign SO far as
they relate the office Of District Attorney. and
distinguished gentlemen viii say I'm about 50 many
words that William Travers Jerome is the best
District Attorney New York has ever had
John A Ecnno berry, chief clerk in the District
Attorneys office. who has been Mr.. Jerome's man
sger in two campaigns. yesterday busted off the
files containing the names of the 25.0oo citizens VINO
n 1901 and again 1895 contributed to his cam
paign fund AIr Jerome and his friends Will care
fully go over this list this week getting every
thing in shape for an early campaign.
Nor is that quite all BY a somewhat singular
coincidence for man who is not in politics, MI.
Jerome has stopped smoking cigarettes. Nester-
day when d Tribune reporter called on him he was
Just opening superior brand OF smoking tobacco
contained in q large tin box. The short briarwood
pipe he is now using may not he a thing OF beauty
but Il IS good campaign utensl especially De
low I4th street, and the wicked camera man VINO
once caught The District Attorney taking a
slesta with cigarette hand. viii never get HIM
again in 1hat attitude. The next time it Will he
with d democratic 'dudeen' securely claspeo
where pipe should De- and he can 20 as far as
he likes with that kind of a picture
One thing that should be kept in mlnd' oesPlIe
r1lnors TO tie contrary IS that Mr.. Jerome IS not
e candidate Mayor
He wouldn't take il on a gold platter, or any
other way" said Mr.. Henneberry. his campaign
manager. lie has been trained 10 the Distrlet
A-tornevship ana the people Of this city VIII
never see him aspiring To the mayoTaIty.
When Nr Jerome was asked about his Cooper
Union pronouncenent- and whether II did ho'
mean that he would announce himself a can
.7i5ate for denomination he took time 10 answer
and this is what he said:
Whether ] am to be a candidate or not mas
nothing 10 do with my attitude at the cooper
Union meeting on Sunday night 1t seemed TO me
~ he a pIaiu duty 20 so before that meeting ana
say what I had to say about the office OF DslIlSt
Attorney and its relation II the peope' "I'hou'
reference 70 politics, and my purpose IN EolHs ~
fore that meeting TO do that and nothhs else'
NJ Jerome on Nav % will go to Cooper Union
-,-eparei TO answer any question which has 10 90
with the administration Of his office de VIII hot,
however. answer the questions hot Of the pat
hut he will receive written questions up TO uree
5s,-s bafora rre night Of the meeting. taking his
time 10 frame his -erbal answers This plan WILL
Of course rob the meeting of some popular interest
hut il is AIr Jeromes intention 10 take up all per
tinent INQUIRIES, even those concerning Thomas r
RYAN and insurance prosecution he VIII hoI
5odre troublesome questions because he Is TO pre-
pare answers in advance II is his plan TO take ue
most troublesome ones and handle them JUST as Il
they were shot at him from any part ot lhe auu'-
ence room. His method viii enable him TO answer
questions without the constant interruptions Wheh
might allow the me-tIng to become noisy and de-
noralized-
Alderman Timothy p sullivan-''Lttle Tim
-a,-.,~ Tfa M a
the Tammany men toward Jerome says that' gen
eraIlv sneakfng Jerome is well liked by the or
ganization.
Jerome is a t-ood fighter, good politician and
has yvo? two uphill battles for the place he now
holds" said Mr.. Sullivan yesterday. He has made
q sood record as District Attorney, and l believe
that The feeling toward him in the organization is
q very cordial 1t is too early to say what the
organization will do am Simply giving all an
swer a question"
Mr. Jerone's friends say that it is TO be District
Attorney or uothirg for him. II he IS defeated for
that office he viii organize law firm and make
q speciality Of criminal law His friends are conf
dent that he could make a large income from such
practice.
The dinner AT Delmonicos Friday night is
likely 10 witness the formal launching of the
Jerome boom for District Attorney. While II Is TOO
early to use the election machinery TO bring about
his nomination, tie impetus his canvass VIII re
ceive at the dinner Is expected 10 make ii easy
for him when the time comes 10 open headquarters
circulate petitions. obtain signers and raise the
funds for his campaign. Joseph H Choate viii
preside at the dinner. the other sponsors being
Risnon Greer, Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry Rob
ert Fulton Cutting. Finley Peter Dunno. Samuel l.
Clemens, Norman Hapgood. Edward NJ Shepard
Austen G. Fox Charles Dana Gibson. George Nc
Anery, president cf the City cub; Thomas Has
tingS Waller Damrosch. John Mclean Nash and
William Rand II
Desiring 10 draw the Mayor out a newspaper
man YESTERDAY suggested that jerome would be de-
feated If he made the race a third time
What with Democratic nomination. replied
the Mayor wl" later praised the District Attorney
as a campaiGuer-