The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-02
SINGLE TAX CLUBS, A
Convention in New York to
Form NationaI ! Organization
DELEGATES FROM SO STATES
assemble Mt Cooper Union.-lIonry
georges Mans Loudly Chccrcd.
He tsihc Father OF tho Idea,
Distinguished Mon Present,

. NEW York. Sep. l.-Delegates fro III
Y single tax clubs Of thirty.three Sta'ts
) 4nd the District Of Columbia met IN
Cooper Union this afternoon for tho MI .
pose OF forming a permanent organic
ton OF the single tax clubs Of tho Unite d
States. The delegates arrived In New
York city last week. There are 400 Of
them in the city, and nearly all OF thetv
attended the business meeting this aite,-
noon. Henry George, who arrived in
tue morning, remained in his hotel ur-
Ill evening when n public reception WIS
accorded him.
William Il. Crans1al, OF New Yort-
calied the convention to order, Heex.
planned how the conference came to ia
summoned, and during his address bad
occasion to say that Mr.. George snv.
Sessed the idea. At the mention of Mr
George's name the entire meeting m n
IN body and cheered for fully two
Among the delegates present were IL,
following: Massachusetts, William Llo,d
Garrison Ohio, Thomas Il. Johnson
a. Russell and DR.. David Debreckfr.
Pennsylvania, Henry !. Woodhous,
samuel E. Clark and Charles S. Priza,.
West Virginia, W. J. Boreman.
Rev. DR.. s. W. Thackeray, an Enplisb
clergyman, but now worker in nr
neoer Newton's parish, was also present.
de expressed himself as being in sym.
pathy, with tho single tax idea. Short
speeches were delivered by II. T. Rinc,
ot Houston, Texas, Dr. Henry Chase. Of
St: LOUIS, and II. Martin Williams. of
alissourl. The credential COMMITTEES
then reported about 500 delegates pre,-
ent. Louis A. Post WAS elected perma-
nent chairman. Vice Presidents we,e
elected as follows: II. F. Ring. rexns
William Lloyd Garrison, oil MassacLu.
setts, and a. Ii. Stephenson, of Penn
sylvania.
II was agreed on the motion of Judpo
Mcguire, after some discussion. that ,ho
chair appoint nine members OF com.
mlttee on address. A committee of mir.
on resolutions was appointed and fie
meeting adjourned.
INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE,
lhe press committee OF the single tax
convention distributed the interview
which follows as the sentiments of Mr.
Henry George. The questions we,o
written out and sent to MIR. George who
filled in the answers:
Q-Will you run for Mayor?
A-No.
Q-Would you run il monster ro,;
ton such as that Of 1856 were uresented7
A.-No; / did that once under n ssnsa
duty. NS
Q-Will you run for CougressY
Q'-Under what circumstances vou,d
you run? "o'''u
Al would not run at all. 7 ROO -,
prospect OF circumstances that wonId m in,
duce me to run for anything. I have
other work to do. : 'A'o
Q-Will you 20 to Peunsvlvan;o n
stump the State for Pattison '" !"
Al have not been asked.
QIlf you should 20 would that com.
mt lhe democratic partyto Free Trade?
A.! don't know how it is within
power by doing or not doing anything
to commit the Democratic party, II is
committing itself to Free Trade verv
last asd il | could hasten its advance to
the only logical and truly Democratic
position OF absolute Free Trade and no
tariff at all, | would 20 further than
Pennsylvania. 'na'i
Q,-9ou have said the Salva,;o,
Army is inclined to nssist tho sinols ,o.
movement; how far has it gone in The
single tax direction? 'Ao
A.-That ia hardly the yay 7 npt;t
l have said that the Salvation AImv /.
about beginning to grapple with the
poverty and destitution which ar;o, ~
all the cities of Great Britain. and + nm,
satisfied that any attempt OF This k;nI
must ultimately lead them to single TOR
views. NAA
- Qmls : ooas1r. there any probability Of siug'e
1892. Ae'u III
Al do not think there is any proba-
Diiity OF a separate single tax party he.
ing IN the field, for the single tag candi-
lates VIII IN many cases BE- run. and ,he
Dsmocratlc party is rapidly on it's wuv
FREE TRADE ONLY.
At the reception in the evening N A.,
George at the Cooper Union there we,e
present., persons. Judge Mcguire, of
Ban Francisco, welcomed Mr.. Georye and
verses ol welcome by Francis NJ. Milne
OF Caiiiornia, were rend. Iu rpspons,'
among other utterances, Mr.. Georp,
sSid America WIS great and a brave,
land hut not free. Speaking of th. dis
satisfaction existing between capital oI1
labor he said strikes and unions would
not cure it, nor would cooperation Int
the gospel OF Free Trade would do ~ -.
the giving to every man what belonys ~
him. The convention will meet aya;n
in Cooper Union tomorrow morpins
Henry Gsorgo Arrives,