The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-30
THE NEW YORK MAYORALTY.
Dir. Powderly Will Go to the Metropolis
and Speak in Behalf of George,
In Order to Prove that the Knights of Labor
Favor the Latter's Election-Actiye Cam
paigning by Roosevelt and Hewitt.
specia, to the Indianapolis Journal.


New YORK, Oct 29.-Mr. Powderly has writ
ten Henry George that he will speak in New
York next Monday night for the labor cand-
date. Mr.. George has accordingly engaged the
Academy of Music for that purpose, and prepar-
atoms are being made TO have great demonstra-
tion The object in Mr.. Powderly's coming is to
disprove the stories circulated by Mr.. Georges
opponents that the Knights of Labor are not
heartily in favor of his candidacy for Mayor.
Mr.. George addressed a large meeting Of
cigar makers this afternoon. Samuel Gompers,
Union, also spoke, and Professor Molin and
Prof James e. Marie delivered addresses in
Spanish.
Mr. George has forwarded check for liberal
amount to the widow of John McKegney, who
was killed by aruffian named McGrath for declGr-
ing himself a supporter of Mr.. George. Mr..
George says he desired to attend McKegney's
funeral, but hestated because there might be an
attempt to make political capital out of his
doing So
In reply to the letters of Mgr. Preston
and Father Ducey, Mr.. George said, to-day:
Fathers Preston and Ducey do not speak for
the Catholic people of this city. They are only
two of the clergy. Are their opinions worth
more or as much as those combined of Rev. DR..
McGlynn, of st. Stephens; Rev. H. c. Mellow
ell, of st. Agnes: Rev. Father Phelan. of ST.
Ceciia's; Rev. j. P. Mccarthy, and dozen more
that could namel'
Mr. John Mackin, chairman of the organized
labor campaign committee. said to day that
<bar mil ba n ofS md
ger in each district on election day, and if any
bribery is attempted the bribers will DO sum-
marily dealt with He said the sup
porters of Mr.. George would support
Democrats for the rest of the ticket. There
was no truth, he said, in the report that they
would deal with the Republicans in regard to
the Court OF Appeals justiceship. The tickets
printed in the George interest all have Judge
Peckhams name upon them for Appeals judge,
but are divided between the parties as to the
other candidates
A large number of outdoor and indoor cam
paign meetings were held this evening, all three
parties being very active Mr. Roosevelt. after
a very busy day at headquarters, where the
callers were remarkable both as to quality and
number, started cut for hard evenings work.
He first addressed a large audience of
colored voters at the Grand Opera house Next
he went to Concorda Hail. in the Eighth district,
and made a brief speech. From here he pro-
ceeded to the hall at 40 Third avenue, where he
spoke to an earnest crowd of East Slders A
few moments later ne was on special locomo-
tive, speeding uD to fremont, where he was the
principal speaker at a meeting there. Return
lng on the same locomotive, he hurried from the
Grand Central Depot to make his last speech for
flx.a amin ~hn (Nof o Mt ri
and Seventy second street There were several
large Republican ratification meetings in differ
emit parts Of the city which Mr. Roosevelt could
not find time to attend.
Meanwhile tho Democratic candidate, Mr..
Hewitt was fully busy as his two rivals.
During the day he had received reports from his
managers indicating that thorough canvass
of the manufactures and workshops of the city
had revealed the fact that the George boom is
peteriag out 1t was claimed that the working
people in these establishments were very
strongly Democratic. There were great many
callers upon Mr.. Hewitt, and all assured him of
success There was large Hewitt meeting this
evening at the Cooper Union, uuder the auspices
of the German American Citizens Association.
The big hall was crowded, and speeches by
Carl Schurz ex Governor Solomon, OF Wiscon-
sin; G. Edmund Kaufman and others were
warmly appla1ded. Another mass-meetlng,
at Steinway Hall, called by the Business Mems
Municipal Association, was addressed by Mr..
Hewitt himself and by Frederick R. Coudert e.
Ellery Anderson, Algernon S. Sullivan, and 9th.
er Democratic leaders. Mr.. j. Edward Sim
mons, president of the board of education. and
! who withdrew from the candidacy for Mayor in
favor of Mr.. Hewitt. presided over the meeting.
Other Hewitt meetings were held in the different
districts of the city.
The story of O'Donovan Rossa's Offering his
support to Mr.. Roosevelt, in consideration of a
check for a goodly sum, is accepted as true, and
Rosa is made the subject Of many uncompli
mentary remarks by members of ali parties Mr..
Roosevelt ignored the offer. and nobody seems
to think Rossa's support would be of much value
to any candidate.