Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-22
His Friends Hoped to Have Support Of
Mayor Harrison.
LATTER WILL SPEAK FOR FAMMANY
Managers in the Campaign Are
Still Making Estimates.
CRY OF FRAUD IS RAISED

cdte. II IS SAID that this appl1catlon Is
made even within the wigwam. They want
to hear something from their candidate on
the stump. They have been expecting him
TO go on the stump and say something for
himself. He did not show up at the first
| ratification meeting. and he is left out of
| the program for the big mass meeting ar
| ranged for next Thursday night. The only
way they can get acquainted with him is
to go to his headquarters and be introduced
by ex-Mayor Grant. They don't like this.
They want candidate who can speak for
himself. and they are clamoring for him to
take the stump.
Tammany has been roaring all through
the campaign about imported orators to
| assist in this municipal fight The re-
publicans have been bitterly arraigned for
bringing in people from other states to as
slst In the campaign. But now Tammany
Is going to do just what she has been de-
claiming against Mayor Carter H. Har-
r1son OF Chicago will speak for Judge Van
Wyck ana the democratic ticket in Greater
New York at the closing rally of the cam
paign. to be held October %. The mayor
has decided to accept the invitation of the
New York democracy and the Cook county
a big escort to accompany him to New
York.
Shock to the GeOrgeites.
The news that Carter H. Harrison would
be here to speak for the democratic stand
ard bearer was a shock to the George man
ayers, who sought the mayors assistance
for their candidate, and had claimed that
he could not be induced to come here to
speak for Van Wyck. They had repeatedly
| written to the mayor, imp!oring him to stay
I away if he could not support George.
Il am delighted to hear that Mayor Har-
rison is coming" Leader Sheehan is quoted
O md bn<.
made great record for himself in Chicago.
HeIis an excellent speaker, and the people
of New York will be glad to hear him.
You may depend upon it, he will receive a
warm welcome from Tammany. We arc
glad to have him and his friends with U.S.
The meeting of October % will be the great
est ever held in this city. We intend to
| make it one that will be long remembered. -
Charles H. Knox is to preside at this
| meeting, and among those who have been
invited to speak, in addition TO Mayor
HARRISON, are James Is cas. Is l.,.---s-
iana, William McAdro of New Jersey eX-
Governor Hoadley of Ohio, Perry Belmont,
Hugh j. Grant, William r. Grace, Thomas
r. Giiroy, Almet F. jerks, Thomas F.
Grady. Edward Bell Robert q. Rocse-
yeit, Bird 8. Coler and others The plans
of the Cook county democracy contemplate
special train leaving Chicago next We'd
resday and reaching New York Thursday
berore noon AT night the club Will es-
cort the mayor to the hall and assist in The
grand closing rally of the Tammany Hall
campaign.
Denounced by Col. Brown.
At least one prominent democrat. how
ever. denounces the bringing of Harrison
here as a blunder. Col. William Brown is
outspoken in his denunciation of the
scheme. He says: 81 wrote to Mr. Shee-
han some little time ago protesting
against any scheme of this kind. 1 have
no objection to Mr.. Shaehan making nv
letter public if be chooses to 90 so. l
wish now to say, however, that / have
received letter from Mr.. Sheehan in
which he said he entirely agreed with
me IN the stand l had taken. 1t is bad
poltlcS, unnecessary and ili-timed to bring
Mayor Harrison here ut this time"
Inc statement given out by Sheehan and
the statement of Col. Brown do not agree.
II Sheehan agres with Brown the infer
ence is that Croker ISSUED the invitation
to Harrison.
Tammany Hall leaders are said to be
fully alive to their danger from the Henry
Gecfse movement. The wigwam has, by
vote OF the executive committee uet.i,;.,i
to subscribe $250,000 for use in the pending
campaign The Tammany Hall leader who
gave this information added: And, in al
oltloh 10 TINS, they have collected money
enough On the outside, TO raise our cam
palga fund to something over Sg,DtHH, ~
The district leaders come every day end
report at Judge Van Wycs's HEADQUARTERS
anu teH thi NFOker rosy tales OF the sit
uation In their respective bailiwicks but
the men who talk to Mr.. Croker are al,
MS personal friends and admirers. 1t was
Just SO with John Kelly when he conducted I'd
MS last campaign in New York His iieu-
tenants came to him and gave MIN glow
ing accounts of the condition of things.
Ihe trouble was that he did not hear the
other slde, because 1t was known that he
was never pleased when adverse reports
were made to him. The result is n matt ,r
of history.
Inere are democrats, and prominent
members OF Tammany Hall at that, who
say tnat this Is very much the condition
OF thlngS at Van Wyck's Headquarters.
that the men who go there all tell one
story. and that they have not the courage
70 zen the big man" the real condition Of
thinss as they exist in their different dis
tricts. N1'
Republicans Are Confident.
At the county and city republican head
quarters today, numbers of state, city and
distflct leaders were present, and they
were enthusiastic over the situation. There
was no uneasiness among them. John sa-
ollie smith, chairman of the republican
speakers committee, said that to answer
all such stories as might be written in the
| interests of Seth Low or the Tammany Hail
candidate. Judge Van Wyck, would reouire
so much time that he could not attend to
business. he was willing. however to ex-
plain that the state would remain republi-
can, despite all hallucinations to the con-
trary.
You will see." he added, by a careful
perusal OF the report. that the only danger
OF SO serious loss to the republican party
lies In conservative estimate that Tam
many Han will get a majority of 100000
votes In New York city. In that case 1t is
said that Judge Wallaeo would be over
whelmed think that can safely admit
that If Tammany Hall should get a ma iorf-
ty of 100000 in New York city. there
would be e question as to o-the election of
Judge Wallace. But how any sane man
can for a moment fancy that Tammanv
Ham win get one-quarter of 100000 or nny
majority at all. is more than can Under
stand. The question as to whether or not
General Tracy viii be elected is no k,Eeer
open. He cannot be defeated. Mr.. Low
strength is mostly on paper and lies large
" in the conversational powers OF Mr. Rev
noids and the other officers of the Cftf-
zens' Union.
las tosthe loss OF aeeemblymen the story
is even more childish than the other. The
republicans will return to the assembly All
the men who are standing for re election,
tcoutinned On Eaescnth Paxe)