Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-22
H'TWAHTHARnISOA
ch;cago's Mayors Trip to New
York to Help Tammany
Not Wildly Approved.
sACHEMS EVEN MAKE OBJECTIONS,


Administrations HoIcomb's Defense
Against the Charge of Completely in
Ear.iey's Fraud-PoIitical Meetings at
Gothan-Crorge Threatens Croker.
New York, Oct. 22.-The announce
| ment that Mayor Harrison, of Chicago,
Is coming here to speak In behalf of
Judge Van Wyck, the Tammany nom
Hee for mayor, is not received with IA
vor even by the Tammany sachems.
From the outset the Republicans have
been criticised by the Democratic man.
ayers and the leaders and the newspa-
per supporters of the Citizens Union
| movement for importing campaign
speakers, Notable among whom were
Foraker and Thurston. The acceptance
of Mayor Harrison's tender Of services
Is regarded as a qualification of the
DEMOCRATIC position on this subject
Colonel William L. Brown gave voice
to the dissentient sentiment yesterday.
He said: Il wrote to MIR. Sheehan
some little time ago protesting against
any scheme Of this kind. 1 have re-
ceived a letter from Mr. Sheehan ir
which he said that he entirely agreed
with me in the stand / have taken. It
Is bad politics, unnecessary and in-timed.
to bring Mayor Harrison to New York"
Who, them" Colonel Brown was
| asked. is responsible for Carter Harri-
sons visit if aIr. Sheehan did not favor
it?'
That" he replied, II leave you to
conjecture"
1t is believed that Henry George has
declined the services of scores of Pops-
list and silver orators. among them Jer-
ry Simpson and former Senator f'efrer,
who have volunteered to speak for him
in New York. George has 800 speakers,
nearly all residents Of Greater New
York.
Great Seth low Demonstration.
= great demonstration IN honor OF
Seth Lows candidacy for mayor took
place in Carnegie hall last night. \
tremendous throng that filled every seat
| in the pit, crowded the boxes and from
thence swept UP to the topmost row Of
the big gallery, was present. Even the
stage was uncomfortably crowded, the
benches that rose tier-like from the
lectern being jammed The most re-
narllable feature of the meeting was
the fact that il was not billed as n
Citizens" but as a Republican meet
ing. being held under the auspices Of
ths Republican organization (anti-
Plato of the city of New York. About
cre-thrd Of the audience was composed
| Of women, and the speakers were Seth
Low, Eliau Root, Joseph II. Choate
and Ansnn @. McCook.
Henry George Threatening Croker.
Henry George and ex-PCstmaster
Dayton spoke at a Thomas jefferson
| mass meeting IN the borough of the
Bronx. The candidates We're enthusi-
| astiCaiiy received. Henry George was
greeted with deafening applause. The
first part Of his speech wasSan explana-
tion of the principles on which he ex-
pected to be elected. Then he said:
say nothing against the personal char
acter OF any man. IT croker got his
! palaces and race horses honestly, let
him remain here. If they were procured
by robbery of the people by the mis-
| use Of power he usurped. let him go &C
England. If have the power. the peni-
| tent.ary yaWns for him. If have the
power the fate of Boss Tweed and John
Y. McKane will be his. l make no
| threats. but great crime has been COM
| mitted."
Van Wyck and Tracy Meetings.
Robert A. Van Wyck, the Democratic
| nominee, was slated for a speech at n
| Tammany meeting at the jefferson club
| house. but ne failed to put In an ap-
| peararce. Instead. however, he sent q
| letter. which was read to the audience
1t was an attack on the present city
| administration. General benjamin F.
| Tracy, the Republican candidate. made
| his first speech in the borough of the
| Bronx. The meeting was attended by
| aobut 1000 persons. General Tracy and
| the other candidates were eenthusiasticai-