The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-30
FOR MAYOR ENRYGEORGE
THE DEAD LEADERS SON NoNI-
MATED IN MS PLACE.
OF sclr-seeEers for the George Vote Hast
ened the Nomination They shed Tears,
ana Low Announced Himself tho Heir
when the Dend Man was Hardly Cold.

ana Low Announced Himself tho Heir
When the Dead Man was Hardly Cold.
Young Henry George. who had for thirteen
years been associated with his father in his liter.
AIRY and political work, was nominated to succeed
his father in less than eight hours after
Henry George had died. His nomination
was fastened by the indecent attempts OF
Seth Low and leading Members OF the Citi.
zens' Union party to seize the assets and ad.
minister upon the estate. Before the body Of
Henry George was cold, Seth Low inter-
viewed himself and had his interview typewrit-
ten and sent out to the newspapers. lie began
this interview with hypocrltical assertions Of
friendship and respect, and concluded with a
buzzard.like grab for tho support that had been
Mr.. Georges. Here 1t is:
The sudden death Of Mr.. George undor the
stress Of tho campaign is q great tragedy. No
soldier on tho battlefield ever gave his life for
his country moro truly than Mr.. George laid
down his life in behalf Of the city OF New York.
Pure in motive, high minded, absolutely devot-
ed to the service OF his fellow men az he thought
they could best be served. he has fallen in the
thick OF the fight, battling against tho tyranny
and corruption Of one.man power controlling a
political machine and thus depriving the peo-
pie at once Of their rights as free men and OF the
control Of the government OF the city in the pub
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opportunity to express to the family Of Mr..
George my sincere sympathy in their irrepara-
BILE loss.
During the campaign Mr.. George repeatedly
recognized that fundamentally this is a fight
against bossism and all that that implies Of
political degradation and corruption. In view
Of Mr.. Georges death I wish, therefore. to say
to the people of tho city that / shall give myself
to this contest in their behalf with a now and
higher resolve, MS though I had received 1t az a
last charge from his dying lips. SETH Low"
The Citizens Union managers arrived at the
headquarters in Twenty.third street at about 8
o'clock. A half hour later they began to swarm
around the George headquarters In the Union
Square Hotel. They came with hypocritical
words OF praise and admiration. Wherever a
little knot Of George men gathered, one OF these
Citizens Union men would force his way in and
try to create q sentiment for Low. They were
succeeding fairly well when typewriter copies
OF Seth Lows interview were brought in by
some OF the newspaper men and were shown to
the friends Of Henry George.
From that moment not one Of the Low men
had a respectful hearing even. Tho indignation
aroused by this interview was unbounded.
"Wcll." said one George committeeman,
"what moro could you eIpect1 They treat
Henry George as the soldiers treated our
Saviour. Didn't they cast lots for our Saviour's
clothes before his body was coldf"
That's right said another. They are like
\ flock OF vultures."
The principal men in this flock at the time this
remark was made were Joseph Larocque,
Charles Stewart Smith. Henry White of the
Garment Makers Union. and some Of his assist
ants in the James Reynolds end Of the Citizens
campaign. These men were making such an ex-
hibition Of the selves as has never before been
seen in n political campaign in this city. They
actually shed tears in the hope OF influencing
Henry Georges followers. With every tear
there was a plea, "indorse our man.; indorso
Low"
The Campaign Committee OF Mr.. Georges
! party met shortly after Mr.. Low had given out
his interview. 1t was an Informal meeting. 1t
was held in a room near where Mr.. Georges
body was lying. There were present besides
members of the committee about n dozen Of the
warmest personal friends that Mr.. George had.
To these men who had had a real affection for
the dead leader the situation was extremely
painful. They would gladly have stepped out
OF it entirely and devoted themselves to the
paying Of a proper respect 10 the memory of
their FRIEND. But they had n duty to perform,
and they knew that in performing that duty
they could only DO carrying out the wish OF the
leader himself, who was dead. 1t was some
time, however, before they could bring them.
selves to talk Of his successor. First they dis.
crssed his funerals; then they discussed in.
formally the situation.
While they were talking the messages Of con.
dolence began to arrive from all parts of the
country. Most OF these messages urged them
to do their duty. The burden Of them was the
expression that Mr.. George used in many Of his
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Tho messages urged that tho principles for
which Mr.. George stood must not be permitted
to fail because tn C man who stood for them wal
no more.
A suggestion that Mr.. Low should be tho heir
to the nomination vas frowned upon and re-
ceived with angry EXPLANATIONS. Mr.. Lows in
terview had been seen. The feelings OF every
friend of George had been outraged. They
would not hear Of such q thing. kilograms be
gan to como in that advised the nomination OF
Mr.. Georges son. and this suggestion met with
instant favor. MIR. Georges son had been &c
closely associated with his father that almosl
every man who knew his father knew him
Nothing was decided on at this infor al meet.
ing. nor Was any of the people from the Citizens
Union permitted to be heard. They were no
even admitted to the floor where the meeting
was held. but they swarmed in the corridors DO
low, which were crowded with Georges fol
lowers.
After the informal meeting a formal one wa
called to order. Willis ]. Abbot, the Chairman
OF the Campaign Committee. presided. Their
wero present DIR. John II. Glrdner. Charles Fred
erlck Adams, lately candidate for Chief Judge o
the Court of Appeals on the Jeffersonian ticket
K. Lawson Purdy and Charles O'Conor Hen
Messy Of tho committee. Outside of tho com
mittee there were Tom johnson, Albert John
son. his brother; Charles w. Dayton. candidate
for Comptroller. and his law partner, Mr.. Swift
and August Lewis. who had been a friend Of Mr
George and had aided him in the publication o
his books for a great many years past.
When the formal meeting was called to ordo
It was decided 10 invite ell the George cam
paieners who were at hand to como In and CT
press their sentiments regarding the situation
About forty OF them responded, and most o
them made short speeches. To a man they wer
in favor Of continuing the fight for the princi
pies for which Mr.. Gorge had s~tood-Jefer
sonian Democratic principles. they called them
,,t-- .o,antnI tho phraRa Man dIa hat e-t.