The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-29


| sarily throw New York politics into con
fusion, as a result Of which, tbs now Eos
s,ble that any one Of thctlfee other candh
| dates may bc elected. ny acquaintance
with tie situation, however, is not close
| enough to venture prediction as the one
most likely to become ina yor of Great er
| New York" -
Jam-si. Norris, oae Of the LEA ding Demo
Gratis of the city, said. 1.-THE Death of MI.
George is inost deplora be. He was a yood
nan. Its political effect is not hard u
sec. rhe election of Judge Van wv:k ha .
| seemed To me to be a foregone conclusion
| from the start. The death of Mr.. George
simply makes IL douhly sure And that "a
| Democratic victory ia Greater New York
next week means great dea for the
Democracy of the nation--tlat il cannot
but rebound To the advantage OF the Demo
| Gratis in the next Presidential contest i
| beyond question"
Mr.. &. :. bride said: II am shock ed a
Mr.. Georges untimely death, and sin
ccrely sympa thize with his family, who
must feel the blow as no Others, however
kindly they may have regarded hint, can
feel 1t. From political point, il is hard
AS for the right wrong of Mr.. Georges
stand in the controversy now going on in
Now York, will let Others Judge. But
that he was sincere in his position and his
utterances do not believe any man. how
ever much he may have differed with him,
will dcny.'
Attorney Andrew A. Lipscomb said
Il deeply deplore Mr. Georges death, be-
cause I regarded him as aB exemplary man
III every respect. His main strength came
from Democracy. Doubtless some of his
votes will go TO Low hut the main part Of
them VIII turn TO Tammany. III these
George men are real Democrats how can
they 70 over to Tracy or Low especially
10 Low, WHO is being secretly supported by
every monopoiist, banker, all of Wall street
aud the whole Cleveland crowd that ac-
comphShcd tie bond steal and which Is
willing TO do the Pacific Railroad steal
or any other national or municipal steal
that viii put money In their pockets under
the guise Of morality OF in some othe dema
gogic way. To have Van Wyck elected to
the ma voralty of the greatest city in
America ana the second greatest city in
the world Oh a platform, which calls 10
the nunicipal ownership Of public fran
chises, such as railroads, gas works, etc 8.
would be grand victory for democracy"
Lawyer W. Preston wilkinson said:
Tracy now has better chance than ever
10 he elected mayor. The bulk of the
George vote will go over to him and the
other candidates will not be materially
benefited "
Inspector Mattingly expressed :egre
at the Information OF Henry Georges
death and said: II guess he ovpr,iid him
self in the Campaign
j. II, RGlstun, the single-ta XCr, said,
THE death of Henry George comes as a
distinct personal loss 10 all single takers
They have learned to admire him : a man
because Of his absolute honesty and cour.
age and answering fidelity t. his con
vtctions wherever they mi9hthead F'om
the reginning Of their career as single
takers they have admired thr hea Ity Of
Mr.. Georges Writings and the ,hupregna BILE
logic OF the positions re has taken upon
the fundamental social ana political ques-
tions.
Single takers viii nut, believe. however
great was Henry George. that his
death will retard the progress Of his HIeas.
The wtiks of Mr.. George Ia We produced a
! tremendous effect upon stude1ts of puIiti-
cal economy in every portion of the globe
and critical observers Of political affa irs
recognize that the issues formulated by
Henry George are becoming the pra ctical
questions OF tho immediate future. The
hundreds Of thousands OF adherents to
his pOlitica. ideas viii not faIler IN their
devotion to the cause OF lnsIlan freedom be
cause of the death OF their chieftan."
Mr.. Rals;pn Ina Il intended TO go 10 New
York today 10 take Iart in the campaign
The death of Mr.. George. however has
changed his plans and he VIII rerna III
at hone. As to the political effect OF
Mr.. Georges death Mr.. RaIston lid not
speak.
Senator Carter, who has Just come I"
tow Il. called ON the A ssistant Secretary of
TIE NAVY THIS morning. He however, found
time to pay brief tribute to the dead
ayitator. Senator Carter said that he had
not vet fully considered the result Of his
death from all points OF view but that at
present he thuughtit would be favorable IL
the TamEiaGy candidate.
Assistant Secretary of the Nav EoOse-
Welt said that he differed utterly with
Georges theories, but had THE greatest
respcc. for him as a man.
What result win his elimination from
the canvass have on the resuIt?''
Il ala not in New York was the reply.
Il am not in New York.
Secretary Bliss said: II appreciated the
ability of Mr.. George and had profound
regard FOR the sincerity OF his convictions.
He was indeed an honest man. At this
time AMI at this distance it would be futile
o., of % n, n
election in Greater New York.
Gen. Bcri Butterworth, Commissioner Of
Patents, said: George and his follow ing.
believe, were honest men. My knowledge
OF George fully warrants me in 81 wing tia;
believe a considera ble number OF his
followers VIII now swing over TO Gen
Tracy"
Senator Gibson of Maryland said that
il was usually as difficult to predict the
result of the New York election as it was
To prGphcsy the weather of the Fuurt h Of
July. lie believes however, that any
changes viii be adv erse to Republican
chances.
Other opinions, Democratic, were that
while TaHm8ny did not go as far toward
silver as was desired, the followers Of
George, ar a great many OF them, would 20
back 10 Tammany, in view Of the gold
bearing OF the other two candidates. other
democrats said that the belief that George
would favor Low, would throw Yer ylarge
nrmier Of Georges friends over TO Seth
Low All OF the opinions expressed are
naturally tinged by the political opinions
Of the interviewed. hut all agreed az TO his
personal and political honesty.
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