The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
GEORGE GETS IN THE RACE.
ACCEPTS SEVERAL NOMINATIONS
FOR NEW YORK MAYORALTY.

AhJuhcuoh is denounced, but Six
teen to One Docs Not Appear in the
Platform, Which 1t Is Said MIR.
George Wrote.
New York, Oct. 5.-Henry George ac-
oepted the nomination for mayor of
| Greater New York at Cooper Union to-
night. 1t was in the same hall, and be-
fore many of the same people, that he
| accepted the nomination eleven years ago.
In 1886 he received IS, 1000 votes
To-night's gathering was the greatest
outpouring of the people seen in this city
during the present campaign. The doors
We're opened at 715, and in less than two
minutes every seat in the big hall was oc-
cupied, and the aisles as far as the police
permitted were crowded. Hundreds were
turned away during the next fifteen min
utes, and by o'clock several thousands,
unable to gain admission, assembled out
side and held open-air meetings in the
plaza, which were addressed by local
speakers.
Henry Georges appearance before the
meeting was the signal for an outburst of
cheering that lasted three minutes.
Union presided. In his address the chair
man mentioned the Chicago platform,
whereupon the entire audience rose to
their feet as one man, hats and handker-
| chiefs were waved In the air and the
cheering continued for several minutes.
The secretary then read the following tel
egram from c. F. Walsh, secretary of the
! no
! committee from Iowa:
There is no democracy save the democ-
racy of the Chicago platform. The local
/ organization that refuses to recognize ma
| jority rule as binding on the democrats of
this country cannot be the regular demo-
cratic organization. Whoever has charge
and keeping of the principles of the Chi
eago platform is and must of necessity be
the regular democracy. In New York
! city that charge seems to rest with the
! organization supporting Henry George
| and as / see the situation at this distance
were in New York, l should vote and
work for his election
A telegram was also read from Senator
Benjamin r. Tillman, encouraging the
movement for the election of Henry
George, and promising that he would work
and vote for the recognition of the or
| ganlzation in the national committee.
Charles OConnor Hennessy, in making
the nomination of Mr.. George, said: Il
have no speech to make, but nominate
! for mayor of the Greater New York Hen
ry George"
This was followed by frantic outburst
| of cheering, and the nomination was made
! by acolamation.
William McMurtrie Speer then moved
that an executive committee of five be
appointed by the chair, with power to add
| to their number, ts select the remaining
| candidates on the ticket and to carry out
| the campaign.
The only restrictions placed upon the
! chairman in the naming or the committee
were that the names should be acceptable
| to Mr.. George. The resolution was
! passed.
The secretary then read the platform
| which was adopted.
| The platform has the following to say
/ in regard to the national platform:
1--WE, democrats of Greater New York.
| in mass meeting assembled do reaffirm
our adherence to the creed of democracy
! as set forth in the platform adopted by
| the national convention Of the democratic
| party in Chicago July 8, 1896 We declare
/ our allegiance to the principles enunciat-
! ed in that document, pronouncing them
| the formal expression of the spirit Of
| true democracy and we point in corrobora-
] llOn OIL TINS DeileI TO the 1acI lnaI me
| PRONUNCIATION of the doctrines drove from
the democratic party those who, for cor
| rupt, mercenary or ambitious ends had
| striven to make it a menace TO the rights
and liberties of the people rather than the
| defender"
! 1t declares there is no regular demo-
cratic candidate for mayor except Henry
! George, and ''sends greetings to the gal
liant leader Of the democratic party, Will
| lam Jennings Bryan"
Continuing, it says: 1--WE declare the
| true purpose of government to be the
maintenance of that sacred right of prop
/ erty which gives to every one opportunity
to employ his labor, and security that he
shall enjoy its fruits; to prevent the
strong from depressing the weak, and the
| INSCRIPTIONS from robbing the honest,
/ and to do for the equal benefit of all such
/ things as can be better done by organized
society than by individuals; and we aim
! at the abolition of all laws which give to
! any class of citizens advantages either ju-
| dicial, financial, Industrial, or political,
that are not equally shared by all 9TH
| ers."
Municipal ownership of railways, gas
and electric lighting plants, ferries, tele-
| phones and telegraphs is favored
| The platform demands compulsory re-
duction of the price of gas to 81 or less
per 1000 feet, and of street car fares to
"a just and reasonable point" The plat
form hints at the single tax by declaring
| for the "reassumption of diverted wealth,
through wise, equitable and scientific tax
alton"
The platform demands the repeal of the
Raines excise laws, and continues: DE
ploring with full hearts the massacre at
Hazleton, Pa, Of score Of worklngmen,
who were shot down for exercising their
natural right to use the public highways
for orderly procession, we call the atten-
ton Of the people Of New York to the fact
that the execrable perversion of law by
which that bloody deed was given a hol-
low sembance of legality exists equally
in this city,
1--WE denounce the interference with the
peoples rights by the mandatory order Of
a court issued after an ex parte hearing,
and the disregard of which results in the
denial to the citizen, who has asserted his
historic rights, opportunity to defend him
self before a jury Of his peers. Whether
| exercised by a federal or a state court,
government by injunction Is hateful, un-
American and in flagrant violation Of the
principles of individual liberty which our
forefathers defended.
1--WE declare that this mass meeting was