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Show CpUP, FOR JEROME Republican Candidate Retires m His ,! Favor. NEW YORK, Oct. 25. Charles A. Flam- mer tonight announced h! resignation as Republican candidate for District Attorney At-torney and appealed lo the members of ' tho party to support the candidacy of, William Travcrs Jerome. Mr. Flammcr'8 resignation was announced in the following follow-ing statement by him, given out by Chair- man William Halpln of the Republican i county committee: Issues a Statement. v'hen I accepted . the Republican nomlna- I tlon for DlHlrlci Attorney I dirt fo In good I faith and full expectation, Jf .elected, of be- j Ing ablo to serve the people of thlscommunlty honorably and well. " 1 As a member of the Republican party I desire de-sire to put myself on record with the b8t trudltlonx of that party In leading round public sentiment by not continuing my candidacy can-didacy for District Attorney uara!nnt William Travorn Jerome, and In response lo what I recognize today no the senso of the majority of the beat citizenship in thin community, I retire-as a candidate for Dlotrlct Attorney. Though the thought is apart from tho principle prin-ciple which occasion)! my retirement, I am hopeful and confident that my action must assist as-sist In tho unlilcatlon of those cltlzcm op-l08ed op-l08ed to tho continuance of tho administration of this city by McClelland, Murphy and Tnmmany In the upport of Mr Ivlnn for Mayor, In which, with all other pood citizens, I am vitally Interested. Urges Support of Jerome. I beg to acknowledge my gratltudn to those frlend3 whose expressions of good will and loyalty havo come to me In this campaign and I urge them" as well as all Republicans and all other citizen to support and voto for William Wil-liam Travera Jerome for District Attorney, as I shall do. |