The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-16
0'BRIEN'S OUT o. POLITICS.
WoN'T run FOR SHERIFF; MAS NO
CANDIDATE FOR MiYOR

Doesn't Know ir CruikshanL VIII Hun
O'Iirien Rnd Gray Get OF tho n. n. TicLct
Tho ES-sherin Says i,s All m ,,,aa,c
bids His Friends Vote nv The, PLEASE.
crowd OF boys followed a German bond into
tho large hall of the Central Opcrn Uousc in
East Slxty.soventh street last evening. Some
men were already In the hall. and after n long
delay James A.. Edmund mounted the platform
and called the meeting to order.
This IL a mass meeting to ra,irv tho o,rd;.'
dates OF the United Democracy, he said. and
that was tho last hoard about these candidates
in that respect. He introduced James A. Grnv
who was tho United Democracy candidate for
District Attorney. Mr.. Gray attacked nil tbe
other parties with candidates in the field. men.
tioning all the candidates by name cxccpt
Henry George. In speaking of him, he said;
After no said he would accept the nomina.
ton Of the United Democracy he, in his limo.
CONGO and simplicity, was surrounded By men in
the employ of certain forces, who induced him TO
run on n ticket OF corporation lawyers. of gold.
bugs, and OF Republicans, not one of whom In.
dorses n single plank of the Chicago PLATFORM
Hen Moran, the Third avenue lonndrymnn.
who helped the Democratic State Committee
deliberate In September. disclosed his presence
in the hall BY yelling at this point:
"He ought to he examined by a doctor"
Moran subsidized temporarily and Gray con-
tinued:
"As long as there is lifc and fire and blood in
tho little cotcrle OF mon in our party, almost all
of whom | can name, | will continue to fight our
battle. The emblem our Divine Master chose
To show the weakness and trca cherry of His
apostle. was q rooster. and | know OF no reason
why this parable should not be applied to those
who have adopted that emblem to-day lThe
rooster is the George c%inblcn.l
WHAT'S tn matter with II chicken r. asked
Mr.. Moran.
TON johnson OWNS stock in the Nassau Troll.
ley COMPANY. continued Mr., Gray. and tho
cause he wants to have that company repre-
scented in the government of the Greater New
York. SOW, coming down 70 Mr. Tracy. Mir.
Tracy will represent Tracy. Boardman II Platt
In the government"
Prove thnt-yo lose one man by your
ThensSS,Sherin o'BGrien was introduced as "ono
and the crowd cheored. but MIR. OBricn faitered.
lie hcsitatcd. and finally slammorcd:
battle SHo won ms' for * within fhip.ni"] icn MitsF B InS sr iast
year We thought the leaders OF the SO called
DEMOCRATIC purity didn't treat him fairly this
Mr. 'Brlen then went on to state tho history
OF the present coulpnign and the reason why
platform. He said Iammany was ashamed to
appear before the railway corporations which it
"Thore never wasa finer organization than
ours" said he, because it covered the work
and We got things in fine shape ana nom.
mated Henry George-thal is. YOU pco, lie nomi-
mated him. We didn't nominate him because he
he fell into the hands OF bad advisers and they
had a tcs part, and took him away from us. A
do a great deal for the workinpman, and we
worked hard for a year and spent our money TO
S Who ' rePlss en- Sndit Us. 50 ! VIZ. we we sS %oai sIf have Z ia ear.
n4oana ,n i I'd m sG'eF sna had @i.,s not n ESs
have been very DESTROYS OF purifying the Dem.
ocrati; party and getting decent and honest
ticket with Henry George as your candidate for
sheriff. ] didn't want II, although I'm satisfied
that II things had gone through as we planned
them l would have had thousands OF friends in
Tainmnny Hall who would have voted for the
But the ono thing that has touched my heart
is that the candidates for Assembly and Alder.
men on our ticket are broken.hearte ed over
Georges betrayal. 1t makes my heart sick
when think Of the opportunity for 4 magniN;
had tho Tamnrany men on their marrow.
tones until that poor old man trusted
belong here. Why. this man johnson started
as a Lobbyist, and we all know what they are. l
lobbyist. Yes, my friends, ,Tsmmany was down
On On ITS marrow ire : bones npReshng to US and trying
20 n'st &c %I e, Srosc an come aS" hsrs ana and now Nv, ' : EyDo Are
ana 30 back to England. He IL broke and is
looking for a load. rye been muddlcd and dis,
appointed. nad my only advice TO you is to vote
a you sec best and please
That was the end. The Hon. James O'Bricn
walked down from the platform and said:
Il IN out OF politics."
Like Mr.. CrokerT' asked Moran. the inter.
ruptcr.
The Hon James glarcd at him and he ran.
We'll, what about the ticket, Mr.. OBricn r.
asked the reporter.
I'm sure | don't know. I'm not on it. I'm
so muidlcd and betuddled that | don't know
where I'm nt.' said the veteran politician.
shank r.
Tho meeting was to indorse the ticket nomi-
mating Henry George and myself. but the bot
tom tell out OF II and il is shattered
is Mr.. Cruikshahk still on the ticket T.
I'm sure ! don't know. Here. Gray. take my
letter OF resignation TO the Bureau OF Elections
II you're going there"
Amt you going to Forty.sccond street head.
quarters T. asked one of the men.
No, I'm going home. I'm out OF politics"
said the Hon. James. and he went home.
Gray went TO Police HraGq unrters and flod
OBricn's withdrawal. as we'll as his own, from
the United Democracy ticket.
militia MMLNYWOREMEN BOUNCED
Their Pinces on tho New second avenue Road