History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . came animpossible one. He was open to the same attack forinconsistency that had been leveled against the Repub-lican organization in 1897. The police partnershipwith vice was glaring, and William Travers Jerome,the fusion candidate for District Attorney in New Yorkcounty, carried the excitement to fever heat by nightlyrecounting to audiences of men and women the work-ings of the system of exploiting girls by was committed to Devery, and Shepardcould not well repudiate him. He could only promisereform in general term
History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . came animpossible one. He was open to the same attack forinconsistency that had been leveled against the Repub-lican organization in 1897. The police partnershipwith vice was glaring, and William Travers Jerome,the fusion candidate for District Attorney in New Yorkcounty, carried the excitement to fever heat by nightlyrecounting to audiences of men and women the work-ings of the system of exploiting girls by was committed to Devery, and Shepardcould not well repudiate him. He could only promisereform in general terms, and took refuge in the state-ment that it would amount to bribery of the voters topromise beforehand that he would yield to the generaldemand that Devery be displaced. Low was elected Mayor by 31,632 plurality, receiv-ing 296,807 votes to 265,175 for Shepard. Jerome alsocarried New York county, a much more difficult task,for there the Tammany vote was concentrated. MayorVan Wyck, who ran for Supreme Court Justice on the 8New York Tribune, October 10, Benjamin Barker , Jr. Benjamin Barker Odell, Jr., 37th governor (1901-1904);horn at Xewhurgh, N. V., January 14, 1854; student, Bethanycollege, W. Va., 1873 and Columbia university, 1873-1875;engaged in banking, electric lighting and commercial enter-prises at Newburgh; treasurer and director of the Central-Hudson steamboat company, New York; member republicanstate committee, 1884-1896; chairman republican state execu-tive committee, 1898-1900; member of congress, 1895-1899;declined renomination; governor of New \ork for two terms,1901-1904.
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