The New York herald., 1921-10-22
Old Campaigner Fighting
Mad at Mayors Appeal to
Plain People,
SCORES RECORD AS JUDGE
Asserts That Coalition Candi-
date Is the Stronger Five
Cent Fare Advocate.

William Travers Jerome emerged
from sixteen years of political Sc
elusion last night into little room at
222S Broadway, where he entered the
fight against Mayor Hylan and his
Tammany ticket and hackers. He
spoke in the meeting room of the
Seventh Assembly District Republican
Club.
With all the fire and biting sarcasm
that made him terror to his enemies
and the delight of those he cham
pioned back in 1905, he arraigned
Mayor Hylan, Commissioner Enright
and all Tammany in a manner that
even those who were most familiar
with his prowess on the stump de-
clared to be one Of his masterpieces.
He reviewed. Mayor Hylan's business
career that antedated his politicai
ascension. He hauled forth checks
and letters written by Mr.. Hylan call
ing upon his hearers to witness the
business associations of the man who
seeks to rule New York city for four
more years. He produced documents
that purported to show how the
Mayor, for all his berating of stock
manipulators. suggested that a $780,
900 corporation be set up, permitting
himself to contribute $500 in install
ments 20 this great manipulation.
Calls for Curran Fighters.
Bitterly ho called upon the city TO be-
hold the Hylan school record. and al
most as bitterly demanded that the city
arouse itself out of it's lethargy and
vote for Curran and the entire coalition
ticket. He told his hearers to fight OF
declare themselves cutters. He lit
orally withered the cry of the Mayor
that he was deserving of the people S
sympathy because of his humble origin
and honesty. He dissected the Mayor
pleas for votes in a manner that had
the crowd swaying between laughter
and cheers.
a crowd that would not have been
lost I'm Carnegie Hall or auditoriums
even larger tried to get into the room
TO listen to the former District Attor-
ney. Although they couldn't hear him,
the folks unable 10 get in janmed
themselves into the corridors leading to
the room and the stairs up TO that cor
ridor. Others crowded the fire esca pes.
mere handful of the crowd that
fought for admission heard Mr..
Jerome's speech. Nevertheless those
outside took their cues from their more
fortunate fellow citizens and cheered
and applauded. even though they
caught bit an occasional word.
4 Mr.. Jorome's arraignment Of Mayor
HyIan's business ventures from the days
he was a part owner Of patent on "a
bicycle whistle to his alleged affiliations
with Alfred II. Goslin. who. according
to the records had served three Jail SEN
tences before nc became associated with
the Mayor and, In 1905 is alleged to
have given the latter. then running for
a municipal court judgeship. 5000 in
checks produced by Mr. Jerome last
night, was taken from the record OF the
libel suit that the Mayor instituted
against the World four years ago. only
10 drop after election.
He called upon the Mayor to explain
his connections with Gosln who, ac-
cording to the Mayors testimony. he
never saw. And he demanded that the
Mayor explain letter to Goslln which
Mr.. Jerome read.
The former District Attorney spoke as
follows:
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II haven't a speech TO make anywhere
clac. | will stay just as long as you
viii. I don't exactly know, since the
ladies. who were formerly our superiors,
have become our equals. how to address
mixed meeting. We used 20 say, Fell
low Citizens will have to do for both of
u.s.
After sixteen years sitting on the
side lines there Is so little real spirit. 90
little real sense of shame. so li.tle real
indignation left In the people OF the city
OF New York that they have to pull out
an old hrs been like me 90 try 10 teach
.hem. This political game Is not fun
for me. Nothing is fun for you when
you want IL away down In your heart
Nothing Is fun for you when you are
fighting because your very soul burns
with indignIty. and shame that the city
that you were born and bred I'm has been
looted and msrulcd and mlsgoverned by
a gang of abominable grafters for four
years.
Never mind the applause business
am not here for the glad hand. You
gave II to me in abundance years ago.
Now we have got more important mat
ters than that TO deal with. Each OF
you have got to get mad You are not
NJ for any other government than what
you have had until you have It burned
into your soul that you want 20 have
something different and decent We
start on campaign that Is an insult
TO the intelligence OF the peaple of this
city. \ campaign OF csmouhage and
smoke screen.
There is no one that has read the
history OF this city and the history Of
Tammany Hall who does not know that
what Tammany wants Is quiet cam
paign. ] should think they would like
to have II still. But what they do say
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