Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-02
SINGLE TAX CONVENTION.
Il convenes In New York City, with Thirty.
three states and the district OF COL,
umbis Represented.

NEW YORK, Sept. l.-Delegates from
single tax clubs of thirty three states
and the District OF Columbia met In
Cooper union this afternoon for the pur-
pose of forming permanent organization
of single tax clubs of the United States.
Delegates arrived in New York city last
week. There are 420 of them
at present In the city and
nearly all of these attended the business
meeting this afternoon.
Henry George, who arrived in the
morning on Servia, remained in his
hotel until evening, when public re-
ceDtion was accorded him.
William T. Crossdsle of New York
called the convention TO order. He ex-
planned how the conference came 10 be
summoned. During his address he
had occasion to say that George suggest
ed the idea. At the mention of Mr..
George the entire meeting rose in body
and cheered for full two minutes.
Among the delegates present were the
following; Missouri, Fl. 81. Williams,
B. c. Keller and DR.. Henry
S. Chase; Texas, II. T. Ring:
Tennessee, Bolton Smith aud R. G.
Brown: West Virginia, W. T. Foreman.
After a speech of Temporary Chair
man Il. f. Ring, the city attorney of
Houston, Tex, mounted the plat
form and told of the progress Of
the single tax idea In Texas.
The Farmers Alliance, II body composed
of farmers and working for their mutual
benefit was becoming powerful. 1t had
80 900 or 10 900 members in Texas, and
they placed q man in the governors
of the people. Cheers They
were favorable 10 the single tax idea.
The Knights of Labor were also favor
able TO single tax, aud many of their
master workmen were committed to it.
DR.. Henry Chase, of St. Louis, who
loudly cheered. said the single tax
idea favored the abolition OF laws sup
porting monopoly, the abolition OF
paper currency and the abolition OF
legal murder. Cheers. He was
not in favor OF any political party. The
new Republican party was committing
suicide and tie Democrats were dying
slow death. He had, however, had
hopes that the Democrats would do some
good before they died.
Louis o. Post was made permanent
chairman. Mr.. Post thanked the audi
ence for the distinguished favor con-
ferred upon him. He told IN a brief
speech the progress of the single tax
movement since Its birth in 1888.
William E. Brokaw of South
Dakota was elected permanent
secrstary; r. G. Brown OF Tennes-
see and John White OF Illinois
were elected assisting and reading secrs-
teries; vice. presidents were also elected.
1t was agreed, after some discussion,
that the chair appoint nine members of
the committees on address. A commit
tee of ulne on resolution was appointed,
and the meeting adjourned.
The press committee of the single-tax
convention distributed interviews which
follows in part as the sentiments OF Mr..
Henry George. The questions were all
written out:
Own you run for mayor or for
congress? A.-No.
Q.-Under what circumstances would
you run?
Al would not run at all. / see no
prospect of circumstances that would in
duce me TO run for anything. l have
other work TO do.
Q.-Is there any probability of single
tax candidates being put In the field in
1892?
Al do not think there is any probs-
bility of separate single tax party be-
ing IN the field, for single tax candidates
will in many cases be run and the Demo-
cratic party is on its way to free trade.