The New York herald., 1921-10-24

artillery as can be commanded will be
centred directly on Mr.. Hyian first and
M. Hearst next.
That this method OF campaigning is
already beginning 10 have its effect IS
pretty clearly established in the opinion
OF the fusion managers. The political re-
crudescence OF William Travers Jerome,
the best political cainpaigner In New
York in fifty years. has been chiefly re-
sponsible for the vast Improvement al
ready manifested In the fusion situation.
Judge Jerome did not intend to become
an active participant In the campaign II
is quite probable that he would not
have come forward at what is con-
sidered to be just the right time to help
out the Koeuig Republican organization
or any of the other distinct groups TO
whom patronage and personal edvan-
tage are usually the controlling in
fluences.
Judge Jerome is a New Yorker and
whatever might be urged agaiast him
by his political critics, is intensely rlaUl
of the fact In common with other New
Workers. responding TO the same senti-
ments he is deeply resentful of the In
fluences which dictate the municipal
policies of the greatest city In the world.
He said in his opening address on
Friday night that any New Yorker who
ing the last four years will find every
reason to vote against Mayor Hylan and
not ono valid one for voting for him.
jerome Arouses Interest.
There is no question but that the ad-
vent of Judge jerome into the campaign
has aroused far greater interest among
citizens opposed to the Hearst Tammany
combination than any other single fac
tor entering the situation. Judge Jerome
is understood to have made only one
condition in accepting the fusion invi-
tation to take off his coat and wade into
the fight. This was psradoxically that
there we're to be no conditions.
He demanded and was accorded the
privilege OF smashing q hostile head
wherever and whenever II appeared. He
made 1t Enthusiastically clear that he did
not favor a ''pussyfoot'' plan of cam
paign such as was urged on the fusion
managers by some of the professional
elements that appeared to be more in
terested in the promotion Of individual
candidates than in the reclamation of
the city from the influences of the
Hearst-Eylan-M Murphy combination
The straight goods Republican lead
ers who dictated the nomination of sor,e
of the associates or Major Curran on
Of campaign which Judge Jerome will
follow during the next two weeks. He
and Major Currar will probably centre
their verbal batteries on the Mayor and
Mr.. Hearst. They will portray to the
people of the city the actual condition of
affairs existing in City Hall as clearly
revealed by the amazing disclosures be-
fore the Meyer committee and by the
acts and utterances of the Mayor.
Like Low-Shepard Contest.
In some respects. with only one or two
essential points Of difference. the pres
ent campaign is not unlike that of the
Low-Shepard contest of twenty years
ago. The Tammany organization. which
was in much better fighting condition
than it is at present surrendered to the
pretty general demand for the nominal
tion Of Edward NJ. Shepard.
The Republican managers, who were
finally convinced that they could never
win the control Of the city with a
straight Republican candidate, finally se-
iected Seth Low. who. like Mr. Shepard,
was resident OF Brooklyn. Every sur
face indication pointed to the election OF
Mr.. Shepard. and it was not until the
final stages OF the campaign that the
male citizens of New York, who only
were qualified to vote, manifested any
interest in the contest. Trend Of public
sentiment began to set in against Mr..
Shepard. man OF very high character,
| during the last two weeks Of the cam
paign, and Mr.. Low won by $1,000.
| The reason for the more optimistic
view of the present contest now held by
| fusion managers Is that New Workers
| are beginning to appreciate the vast i'm
portance OF the present contest and will
! finally come round TO the support OF the
ticket headed by Major Curran. They
enumerate as the chief elements Of
strength in their relative Importance the
woman voters Of New York city. the
bulk Of the 10000 ex-service men who
served with Major Curran in the world
war, the independent vote Of both pollti-
cal parties, the school teachers the
policemen. the firemen and certain racial
groups in the quarters populated by citi-
zens of foreign origin.
The leaders supporting the Hearst
Tammany candidate frankly admit deep
concern over the attitude of women citi-
ems who have never before participated
in municipal campaign. The writer
talked to seven leaders of Manhattan
and four Of Brooklyn during the last
week and every one Of them without ex-
ception privately admitted "the women
seem to be against us, even though they
asserted confidence Of the reelection Of
Mayor Hylan."
Fusion Lacks Money.
One of the most serious handicaps in
the fusion campaign is the lack Of
money with which to pay legitimate eX-
penses. Probably no previous campaign
was ever so poorly financed as that be-
Ing led by Major Curran. The reason
for It dates back four years to the scan
day over the Ill advised and really un-
necessary excessive fund raised to pro-
mote the chances of Mr.. Mitchell.
with that rumpus still in mind the
citizens are reluctant to come forward
with wholly legitimate individual contri-
buttons and presumably for the further
reason that they have UP to date shared
,he general opinion Mr.. Hylan will be
reelected. There does not appear to be
any shortage of the sinews of political
warfare in the Hylan camp. The
Hearst and Tamnany managers are
spending fifty dollars to every dollar
contributed so far to the support OF the