The New York herald., 1921-10-23
HYLANS ONLY REPLY
IS ABUSE OF JEROME.
Nothing TO Say OH GOslin,
Black Diamond Motors
and Other Charges.
PRAISES OWN REGIME
Repeats Old Cry to Voters
of Blocking Attempt to
Loot New York
ASSAILS TRACTION .RING'I
Subway Sum Is Punched in
Mayors Criticisms About
Subway Dividends.
PRAISES OWN REGIME
ASSAILS TRACTION RING

Mayor Hylan's campaign speeches
last night carried an introduction
Alled with criticism of William
rravers Jerome, who returned from
political retirement Friday night to
speak for Henry II. Curran, coalition
candidate for Mayor. While the
Mayors speeches contained attacks on
Mr.. Jerome, there was not heard one
word in answer to Mr.. Jerome's at
tack on the Mayor for his alleged as
ISOLATION with Alfred Goslin. the dead
cx-convict; no answer from the Mayor
10 the former District Attorneys
charge regarding the Black Diamond
Automobile Company, and no answer
to any of Mr.. Jeromes other asser-
tons. The Mayors speeches ignored
what Mr.. Jerome had to say about
him and were confined to PERSONAL
ties.
There was reference to the traction
situation in the Mayors speeches, too.
He also reviewed his administration.
said 1t was q good ono and wound up
with call for votes for him and his
associates on the Democratic ticket
He said there must be a Democratic
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
ito block the scheme to loot New
York"
Mr.. Hylan cpoke first al the Italian
la 81
and later at Wadleigh High School,
f14th street near Seventh avenue.
Ignoring Mr.. Jerome's attack OF FRI
day night Mr.. Hylan started out by say
Ing he deemed It his duty to discuss Mr..
Jerome particularly in the uptown dis
rict. inasmuch as the former District
Attorney opened on the administration
twenty-four hours before in the same
neighborhood. He said he took Mr..
Jerome's appearance on the coalition
stump as an indication that Mr. Cur
rams fortunes arc at low eph.
Quotes Papers About jerome.
The two speeches were filled with in
formation the Mayor said was obtained
from, newspapers Of the days when Mr..
Jerome was still in public Office.
ASIDE from his natural affillation
with the traction trust and other inter
ests that have preyed and are preying
upon u.s. said the Mayor. "AIr. Jerome
mas a particular grievance against me
and against Comptroller Craig because
Mr.. Jeromes partner, Mr.. Rand. was
unable to extract from the city treasury
a fee Of 100000 for acting as legal wet
y urse 70 the notorious Aimirall Grand
Jury In It's pursuit OF the 'overshadoying
crime"
The Mayor then referred to Mr.. Je-
rome's political career, which ended six
teen years ago. He said the former
District Attorney "ingloriousiy retired
II the midst OF his campaign for Dis
trict Attorney while en incensed public
was lashing him and the newspapers
were telling tho truth about his mis-
deeds as a public official"
Many OF the audience at WadIeieh
High School were men and women who
were 1T tho Seventh Assembly District
Republican Club Friday night when Mr..
Jerome voiced his charges against the
Sylan administration and the Mayor
himself, and expected Mr.. Hylan would
seize the first opportunity to answer them.
But from his charge that Mr.. Jerome
had q personal grievance the Mayor
vent along with nothing more than
counter charges.
The parting shot at Mr.. Jerome con-
taincd the Characterization. "tool OF tho
corporations" and the threat that the
Mayor is not through with him by any
means"
And from there Mr.. Hylan turned 70
the traction situation again.
You know and the sponsors and
hackers of Candidate Curran know that
The issue to-day is whether or not these
traction interests shall return to power
this city and whether we are to con-
tinue TO have five cent fare or a
higher fare" he said.