The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-30

As It Throws Greater New ! 1!
MayoraIty Campaign y
AN ELEMENT or UNcEKTAiN1t
uniycrsal Expression Of Rs0rN
Even Prom His OpponeatS \
SON WAS NAMED TO SUCCEED HI
However, the Young Mana Cha9S
OF Election Are Rc9ardcd III
ExcccdtnE1y sltm.
new york. october 10. "a

new york. October ~. N
George. author or "rrogresr
Poverty. ana cnndidasc 81
Thomas Jcsycrson democrs,ss c n"s
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$500 batter
o'ciock this morning at thewlnr
ian now.
square hotel OF cerebral nIlmcs never
.- yere when
Mr. George arrived ut the s s,s' could sn ID
1 o'clock this morning, He hhaa'
from several large mass inee r
borough of Queens and Br5
work OF the night seemed to- the specials r
that show
him. lie complained OF be- YOU which
his friends and relatives WI trade winds
thought It only the natural
follows such hard campaign
George had been doing.
Not long after reaching
tired. Mrs George await
900 ..,4, Az. crCH MIXED Ana 4
"'o'' '''N SUITS, tailored
ened. She found Mr. Gess skilled men tai
arm chair. .sitess-malcr's stitch
4 am not feeling .' So $40 I
George
went YOU 20 SIX gLuE IMPORTED
Mrs. George anyida o '''n,s ! and sfe :
Il Win sit here a qose he sasrfa'-.
Mre. George at sncc slacw anxious as to
her husbands condition.
MIR. George gradually grew worse, and
lapscd into soini -unconsciousncs. Mrs.
George was now thoroughly alarmed, and
called her son Henry George, Jr., from
an adjoining room, Mr.. George was now
unconseions.
a call was scnt to DR.. Kelly. and he
went without delay.
MIR. George was atili unconscious All
efforts to revive him failed.
without eign OF recognition of these
around him, he passed peacefully away
In his great Cooper Union speech accept
ing the nomination for mayor, less iLan
month ago, Mr.. George said: IN make
this race II II costs me my life This Is .
call to duty and as a good. citizen hi'Ve
no right TO disregard II on account Of mere
personal interests"
True to his word, Henry George, the,
apostle OF the equal rights men, died as nc
wished TO die, In harness, fghtng Tor Tee
o,use toward tho close OF the greatest hiu-
| nlcipal contest the world has ever seen
The end was peaceful and he died witiout
pain. This man OF mighty brain and VI
daunted courage WAS physically trail. ana
| the strain OF ALI exciting campaign requir-
| ing speechmaklng at pointa many niles
| apart. night after night, was more than
| nature could stand
! He kept II up TO the end and only
| few boura before the dread messenger cr:od
| 'tHaltl' George had addressed enthusiastic
! audiences in three Of the towns Of the
borough OF Queens and still larger as
1 semblage In an uptown hall here.
He spoke al wbitestone at s O'clock and
| made speeches al College Point and FLUSH
! Ing before returning to New York 10 speak
at the Central opena house Mrs. George
| went with him. All the halls In which ho
| spoke were filled and at College Point ana
| Flushing crowds were turned away
To the cheering crowds, he said:
believe that all the needed reforms are
summed up in that philosophy the right
Of man to eat. to drink, to speak as he
sees fit, so long as he does not intrench en-
the rights OF any other nun. ! believe
that God. the Father. can take .are q HIS
own laws there is no need for US 10 got