The Washington times., 1909-09-29
Jerome Flags Justice Gay
nor-Calls Him "Dema-
gogue and Fanatic"
POT NOW BOILING
AND TIGER RCUSES
to Nominate Justice for
Mayor Tomorrow Night Hearst
May Run.

NEW YORK. Sept. 29-What promises
TO be the most spectacular campaign IN
the history of New York city was
launched when District Attorney Jerome
Tate last night made a v~itTiOlic assault
upon Justice William J. Gaynor, Charles
r. Murphy. and Daniel +. Cohalon, the
latter two the biggest men in Tammany
Hall.
Today on an sides it is accepted hat
Gaynor has turned down friends of Je-
~rome who asked him 20 use his influence
10 have jerome named by Tammany TO
succeed himself and has compelled Tam
many 30 choose between himself and the
fiery district attorney.
The result is likely to be a display Of
oratorical py~rotechnics for the next five
weeks tina viii border on the historical
end will he peppered with personalities
and abuse which viii mark a new high
record for a greater city campaign.
Crux of Situation.
Friends OF Gsynor declare today mat
The local traction situation is the crux
or the matter. They declare that Gay
nor in his magazine articles and stump
speeches has placed the blame for the
footing OF the local traction companies
in the office Of the district attorney or
New York county. as the failure 10
prosecute the traction thieves" befOpe
the statute Of limitations interviewed 10
grant immunity was, according to Cay
nor, the real reason the stockholders
OF the system failed 10 get any of their
funds back. GsynOr viii, his friends as
sert, welcome the declaration of war
made upon MIN by Jerome and Will
answer X with Interests
A Typical Attack.
Jerome's attack Is typical OF the pres
emf district zffnrnpr- Two mon fAffr-
phy and Cohalan).' ne says. ARE about
10 force upon the Democratic party as
its candidate for mayor a man whose
qualifications are a combination of the
demaEOgUe and the fanatic. that most
ubhorrent product. a political Judge.
whose so-called personal liberty decisions
have consisted i'm orders restraining the
.law-enforcing powers from pursuing law
breakers, and have served as a protection
for them. He is a political chariatsn,
shown in the past TO. be totally destitute
Of political courage, and whose errattc
ability is tinged with a m-Orbidness
which is almost akin TO mental unsOund-
mess.
Tsmmany tomorrow night VIII nomi-
nate Gaynor for mayor, name a New
York county man for comptroller and
complete its city ticket with men select
co from the most loyal OF the -OrganiZa-
ton. The leaders are considering the
name of candidates 10 oppose Jerome
and Charles s. Whitman. who viii be
the Republican nominee for district at
fnrneN- pressure IS DeluE uTOuEut &c
bear on former Assistant District AttOI-
ney Philbin to have him take the nOmi-
nation. but so far without success.
There is still a chance that William
r. Hearst VIII again make an indepen-
dent race for mayor. His independence
league has approved the action Of its
representatives IN withdrawing from the
fusion movement. and has asked him to
''iead the fight against Tammamy." SO
far the former Congressman has re-
Trained from intiplating what he Will do.
hut the belief is strong in political cir
eles TODAY that he will run again. thus
adding picturesueness to the FIGHT for
control or the biggest city on his CONT
uenf.