The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-22

New York. oct. GA great demon
stration in favor OF Seth Lows candi-
dacy Tor mayor took place in Carnegie
han tonight. \ tremendous thTong that
filled every seat in the pit. crowded the
boxes and from thence swept up TO the
toplnost row Of the big gallery was
present. Even the stage Vas uncom-
fortably crowded, the benches that rose
tier-like from the lectern being jam
med. The most remarkable feature OF
the meeting Was the fact that it WAS
not billed as citizens but as a Re
publican meeting, being held under the
auspices Of the Republican ORGANIZATION
[anti-PlaIO OF the City of New York.
About one-third OF the audience was
composed Of women. Enthusiasm tair-
" dubbed over and when the familiar
features of Mayor Strong appeared at
the bottom Of The stairway Leading TO
The STAGE, the whole house stood up
and cheered. Immediately behind the
mayor. came the features Of Seth Low
The frst glimpse of the candidate set
The house wild. The women scrambled
up into their seats and waved their
handkerchiefs and fairly shrieked With
delight.
Mayor Strong. General Wager Swain,
Joseph H. Choate. EIihu Root and Cen
eral Arson G. McCook took their places
on the stage.
IN calling the meeting TO order the
chairman addressed the audience as
yellow REPUBLICANS"
and this evoked cheers. Mayor Strong
could not speak until he had endured
another outburst Of cheering.
mir. Strong began BY deciar'nS that
pf
York We're supporting Seth Low and
then qaof 81 Secretary ef tae -A2terioe
Bliss bitter criticism Of Senator Plat
q few years ago. Mayor Strong point
ed out in 1894 there we're several I'M
portaYt speakers suggested for doing
campaign work in New York and he
tod the managers OF the campaign that
he did not want any foreigners here at
all. He believed in letting the people Of
New York fight it out among hem
selves. Mayor Strong then told OF the
good accomplished by the present adj
ministration.
General Wager Swain was the next
speaker, and was Justify cheered.
SETH LOW SPEAKS.
Seth Low was then introduced. Such
a storm as arose has rarely been heard
in Carnegie hall From the topmost
row OF the topmost gallery. down
lOlDnSH me hAiNb4lNf DoNeS anu p4l lAe
wild storm swept.
Il was exactly four minutes before
the cheering subsidized, only to be
brought 80 life again by the mayor,
who arose and demanded three and
three more for the next mayor Of
Greater New YOr6-Seth Low.
For two moro minutes the whirl-
wind Of enthusiasm swept the house
and even after 1t had died out tn
Iirely. it was renewed when Mr. Low
had said: Fellow citizens
Mr. Lows speech vas an amplifea-
ton of the addresses that he has de-
ltVered throughout the entire cam
paign. He referred 70 Mr- Platt as a
Citizen Of Oswego" and to Mr.. Croker
as a freQueater Of the English race
track and called on the hearers 10
vote for homo rule
When Elihu Root, the next speaker,
mentioned
HENRY GEORGES NAME.
there was vigorous applause, in which
Seth Low ioined. The name Of Cen
eral Tracy Was hisSed.
4 HENRY GEORGE MEETING.
Henry George and ex-Postmaster
Dayton spoke tonight at a Thomas
jefferson mass meeting in the Borough
of the Bronx.
Tho candidates were enthusiastically
received. Henry George was greeted !
With deafening aDpause. The first
part OF his speech WGs an explanation
Of the principles on which he expected |
10 be elected. Then he said:
Il say J 0thing against the personal
character of any man. If Croker get !
his palaces and race horses honesty, !
let him remain here. If they were
procured b. robbery Of the people, by
the misuse OF power ne usurped let
him go TO England.
~ ] have the power the peniten- /
tiary yaw9ls for him. II Lshave the |
power. the fate Of Boss Tweed and
John L AIckane viii be his l make |
no threats, hut a great crime has /
been committed"
Tom L. Johnson of Ohio vas the (
next speaker. He said:
This campaign marks an era in his /
tory. for Henry George shows the real /
men-the men who produce the wealth |
He proposes no plan complicated (
or hard to see through He says that /
You have
LAWS ENOUGH.
ard to take some off and put none on. |
and you VIII have The reformation you /
want.
! don't believe the world will be set
right by labor unions They VIII never /
procure 70 the wealth producer all I
that he IS entitled 10.
Robert a Van Wyck the Democratic /
nominee tor mayor WAS slated for a (
speech at a TAmmany meeting To- /
night at the Jefferson Club house. but I
he failed TO put in an appearance. In
stead. however. ne sent q letter. which
was read TO the audience. II was an /
attack on the present city adlninistra-
tor
HENRY GEORGES ALLIES.