The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-19
PIdtt and Croker Machines Httacked by
Seth Low and Henry George.
Political POf BubbIin6
Merrily All Over
Greater New York.
Western Senators Are Nice People, But Are Not
Specially Welcome in the East Just at This
Time-The Days Developments.

vides Democrats and Republicans alike
the latter perhaps more sharply than
the former-as to both national and
state issues. The strength of the Low
Independents is principally among Re-
publicans, who hold to the proposition
that local issues should paramount in
city campaigns, while the Republican
organization insists that the fight be
made upon the ST. Louis platform Of
the party, and particularly the finan-
clal plank of that document. The dec
laratlon in the Low platform that
proper compensation be exacted for
franchises exacted, such as for street
railways, is but one of several at
tempts by men who are, for the most
part, Republicans in presidential years.
to have the campaign fought on local
lines. The free silverites, among the
Democracy, have from the outset been
aggressively favoring the exploiting Of
their theories of finance in the city
canvass, but these are in the minority,
and were completely overruled in the
Tammany Democratic convention, and
had small consideration in councils of
the Thomas Jefferson party, which has
made Henry George it's tandard bear
er. The Democrats, while practically
Ignoring national issues, are doing
some effective work on the subject of
the excise law, even elevated street
railways being placarded with queries
as to the justice of a law which levies
tax upon the larger cities, portion
of the proceeds being bestowed upon
the country districts This question
of the excise will enter also into the
election Of members of the state as
sembly, of whom siXty-one in a total
of 15O are to be chosen in Greater New
York territory. The effect of this. q
state issue in the main, is likely to be
felt In the vote for officers of the city.
frrrN H.
ferson Democracy is out today with a
statement that William j. Bryan is in
favor of Henry George for the first
mayor of Greater New York They
base their statement upon an interview
which appeared in the Evansville Qnd.)
Courier on Oct. 8, and which was only
discovered today. On Oct. Mr. Bryan
delivered an address in Evansville, and
afterwards he was interviewed on the
situation in New York city Accord
ing to the paper mentioned, this is one
of the questions asked, and the reply
he made:
DO you think Henry George will be
elected mayor of Greater New York 90
Il think he has splendid chance
Of being the next mayor of New York.
He is well known to the people of New
York city. The masses believe in him
and will support him at the polls. I
do not think national issues will cut
HIucH HSufe In the New York election
NO letters or kilograms have been
received from Mr.. Bryan by any of the
George managers that would tend to
corroborate the above statement. and
so Tar as known, he has not been asked
for his opinion on the situation here.
ALBANY, N. Y. Oct. 49, The
United Democracy" will not receive a
column on the state official ballot.
Justice Herrick of the supreme court.
tonight delivered his decision in the ap-
peal from the ruling of Secretary Of
State Palmer that the United De-
mocracy' petitions for nominations
should be recognized, despite affidavits
to the effect that the bulk of the sign
ers were Republicans. He lays partic-
Glar stress, first, upon the necessity
of the subscribers to petitions for nom
ination being bona fide electors and as
serts that, In his opinion, Palmer erred
in refusing to accept evidence offered
CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-Referr:ng TO the
belief expressed by the followers Of
Henry George that recent utterances Of
William Jennings Bryan indicated lis
support of the George ticket in the
greater New York campaign, Mr.. Bry-
an wired the following to the Asso-
ciated Press tonight: Norfolk, Neb.,
Oct. 18.-I have not expressed any
opinion in regard to the New York
mayoralty campaign and don't care to
express any opinion in regard to it.
William j. Bryan"