The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-03
POLITICAL WORK.
Organization Of National Single
Tax League.
Remarks by William Lloyd Garrison, Henry
George and Others.
Election Of State Officers and congressman
In Vermont Democratic Gains
In Arkansas.


Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALI.
New YORK, Sept. AT to-day's meeting
the Single Tax Convention was formally or
ganized as the National League of Single
Tax Clubs of the United States. A Com
mittee on Platform and Resolutions, with
Henry George as Chairman, went into seS-
sion, but will not report till tO-morrOw's
meeting.
At the afternoon session eommitree's
report was read in the shape of resolution
setting forth that the delegates here assem-
bled are organized into National Single
Tax League. All organizations subscribing
to the National Sing Tax platform are elig-
ibe for membership. A general committee
shall have power to elect known Single
Tax man from States and Territories not
represented in the conference to serve
until Single Tax organizations in their
reSpec tive localities elect successors. The
resolutions further say: "While the league
is an organization and seeks to incorporate
its economic views III law through political
action, we gladly recognize the religious
feeling that animateS a desire for justice, and
recommend the cooperation of such parties
in full accord with our views as may be or
ganzed TO advocate single tax on ethical
grounds" The report was adopted. Five
delegates at large who. with delegate from
each State in the conference aud one from
the District of Columbia. will constitute the
National Committee, were appointed as fol
lows William T. Crossdale, Louis f. Post.
August Lewis, Read Gordon aud G. st. John
Laurens. Among the State Committeeman
are: II. l.. Pleace of California and James
W. Bucklin Of Colorado. Adjourned until
tomorrow.
A mass meeting was held this evening at
which w Lloyd Garrison and others spoke.
TIE mention of Cleyeland'S free trade mes
sage in GarrisOn's speech evoked loud cheers.
Garrison said: "Our reform has been
marked with great wisdom. Its power has
been felt by the Democracy of the State Of
New York and the Republicanism of the
country, which is nothing, but as national
politics is the science of numbers, Gaughter)
it cannot afford TO speak the truth, and it
says what is eXpedient. 1t deals in words,
not in IDEAS"
Among the other speakers were Lee
Merriweather Of Missouri, Judge Mcguire OF
San Francisco, and Henry George. Mr..
George spoke but briefly. He said that judg
ing from the speeches he had heard, lie was no
longer needed on the platform. There We're
others than he tn talk single tax. A few
years agu he said they were educating men
in the movement who would change the
destnies OF the country, and he was glad tO
see his predictions were true.
VERMONT ELECTION.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION (Vt), Sept. q
This State to-day voted for state officers,
two representatives. TO Congress and full
list of State Senators and Representatives.
Twenty cities and towns including Bur
liugton, give Page (R.) for Governor 3571;
Brigham tD.), 2o4l; Allen P.), 115. In 1883
these towns gave Edillingham (R.l, 56SG;
Shurtletf tD.). 24S9; all others, l10. Returns
thus far received indicate not only
that the Republican vote is very light, but
that the ticket has been cut. The decrease
in the Democratic vote is notneary as large,
CORES espondingly, this year as that of the
Republicans. The Prohibition vote remains
about the same so far.
Fifty towns ont Of 243 in the State give
Page (R) sos, Brigham lD.) 45S2, Allen P.]
24O, scattering 3. The Re publican majority
over all in the towns so far heard from is
1878 against 1850 in 1888. If the vote in the
remaining towns corresponds with those
heard from the Republican majority will
be the smallest since the institution Of
biennial elections.
One hundred and thirty-fve towns give
Page Rep, 23,543; Bingham DEM, 13, 262;
tenant-Goyernor Woodbury.. 20. In
these towns The Republican vote |
has fallen IF 1896 and the Democrats have |
gained AL, willie the Prohibition vote has |
Iallen OFF but little. If the vote in the re-
naming towns is relatively the same as
those head from. the Republican ma
jority Wi only be about 1900 in |
the whole State. There were only |
eighteen Democrats in the Assembly in |
1888. Thirty have been elected in the |
10 towns already heard from and twoof the |
Farmers League candidates. There are an |
Unexpectedly large number of high license |
Republicans elected.
BURLINGTON (Vt), Sept. al A. M.-Re- !
Al. it 6
the towns in this section give Page R.J for |
Governor light majority Pages majority |
is estimated at 1900, against 27,000 |
for Dillingham;, present Governor, two |
years ago The The vote for Allen
largely increased the past two years, owing |
TO the non-enforcement of prohibition laws.
Returns from backWoOdS towns are coming !
in slowly. The vote in this city is light
Edward Well, representative of the high
license Republicans and indOrsed by Demo-
crats, is elected. The majority for Page
(R) for Governor is %. The Democratic |
candidates for Sheriff and States Attorney |
received plurality ON split ticket.
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATS.
CONCORD On. H., Sept. 2.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention was called to order |
by Chairman Stone. After the call had
been read an organization was effected, and |
Permanent President j. p. Bartlett of Man
chester was escorted to the chair AMI deliv-
cred an address.
The platform adopted declares that Re-
publican tariff reform has resulted in heavier
burdens To the people, denonnces the ruling
of Reed as despolism and the seating Of the
Montana Senators as grand larceny. II
favor, pension, legislative and tariff reform
and denounces the Force Bill. 1t ar
raiEgs the Republican party for
pTohigate waste OF surplus revenue;
for its degradation of civil service, for the
corruption it has developed in every Depart
ment of the Government; for its infirm man
agement of our foreign affairs as in Strik-
ing contrast with the prudent. firm, conser-
vative and stateSmanlike administration of
President Cleveland; denounces the Me-
Kinley Bill as nothing less than deed OF |
CONVEYANCE by the Republican party of the
enormous power of federal taxation to a
combination of manufacturers and trusts
in consideration OF money advanced by
them with which the election of Benjamin
Harrison was purchased
Charles III. Amsden of Pennacook was |
nominated for Governor.
ARKANSAS RETURNS.
ST. LOUIS, Sept "a Little Rock (Ark) |
correspondent of the P0st-DiSpdtch tele-
graphs that the counting of the votes in the
Third Ward is not yet completed, and there
are fears Of trouble. The vote from the
Eastern township was brought in last night |
Capital City Guards (coloredD were dis
banded this morning and Adjutant-General
England took charge of their arms. This
was done because IL was rumOred that the |
arms might be used to make trouble Re-
turns from the election are coming in slowly |
large vote was pOlei and several days |
must elapse before full returns can be OBJ
tanned.
Returns from twO-thrds of the counties |
received tonight by the Gazette show a |
large increase in Democratic majOrities |
over last year. The majority for Governor |
Eagle and the Democratic State ticket will |
not fall below 10000. There are no reports |
Of disturbances.
SENATOR SHERMAN.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Ex-Goyernor Foster |
HIS been interviewed here. He says ''Sena- |
tor Sherman will retire from the Senate ON |
the expiration of his term. He has said as |
much, and believe him to be a man of his |
word" Foster also says that Sherman will |
not be candidate for the Presidency in