The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-19


a stay abroad. was not permitted TO set
foot ashore until he had expressed him
self regarding the political situation in
the city. When told that c. y. Bliss. Sec
rotary Of the interior, Is to be a promin-
ent speaker al Tracy meeting Monday
evening, Mr.. Hewitt said:
"Mr. Bliss is a most admirable man
and most admirable citizen. but wnen
it comes 70 politics he is always a parti-
san. In 1856 he specially urged me 10 run
for the mayoralty. and then two days
later helped TO nominate joel B. Erhardt.
When the final test comes he always
stands by his party associates.
The situation is simply that The ma
chine politicians are standing by each
other They always look with displeas-
ure upon any movement for the good OF
the people unless il comes from the
throat Of a boss. What good citizens
want is simply 20 get good government
from the new municipality. National
politics have absolutely nothing 10 do
with tha, issue. National politicians
seem TO think otherwise. simply because
when it is shown that an independent
movement like that OF the Citizens
Union can win, the power OF the ma
chine 20 gain wealth and honor FOR the
men who control il will be in serious
danger.
Il observe that while I was in London
that Mr.. George says that in 1856 l de-
frauded him out Of the mayoralty. All
that can say about that is that IL / was
able 10 count out 10000 votes must have
been a pretty good politician. 1, seems
10 have taken Mr.. George eleven years
10 discover il. OF course the thing is ao-
surd."
Mr.. Hewitt smiled when he learned
that Mr. Dayton had accepted the George
lie nomination for comptroller with the
avowed intention of assailing Croker
rule over Tammany.
Perhaps It would hardly become me 10
say anything against Tammany," Mr..
Hewitt, said. They elected me 10 every
office they nominated me for. But ev-
erybody knows what T3mmany wants.
They simply want 20 get the offices back
There is but one issue in this campaign
II is: Shall the government Of Jhe greater
city be run for the people or for The poll
ticians? Democratic institutions are now
on trial in the territory OF Greater New
York"
Referring 10 Mr.. Lows candidacy. MS
Hewitt said:
why should he retire? Nobody dis
putes his eminent fitness for the place.
Shall he retire simply on the demand OF
a bees. so that some one shall be put up
who will be satisfactory 10 ina; boss? BY
no means. Il is now his clear duty 10
lead the fight Of decent men agains, the
bosses and against George and his party.
who are worse than the bosses. II l
were in his place 1 would run if I were
to get only ten votes. I did something
of tina, sort myself once. NJ. Low is in
honor bound 10 lead The fight for honest
government"
Edward s. McHugh, the English labor
agitator who organized the Longshore-
mans Union in this city during the past
year, and Frank Stephen, who came
over from Philadelphia on Friday night
with the party of 'jail birds" as they
call themselves, for nearly every member
Of the party mas been imprisoned for his
efforts in advocating the George theory.
today began a series of meetings along
the river fronts. The meetings VII be
continued during che campaign.
New York. Oct. 16.-Today was the
fourth and last day of registration. The
total registration in New York City is
324,S06, as compared with 330.619 last
year. The total registration Of Greater
New York is 570.7i9.
The registration in Brooklyn is POI. sos.
The total in 1896 was 207. 272
The registration Of Long Island City
is S,572. The total last yeas was s.i31
The registration on Staten Island is
1855. 500 more ;han last year.
The registration is only a few thou
sand less cnan last years.
New York, Oct 1.-THE World has
completed it's poll of the mayoralty pref
erences of Greater New York voters.
having obtained 170.45S ballots OF these
Van Wyck, Tammany. has $3.50; Seth
Low, Citizens Union, 4O,177; Henry
George, jefferson Democratic. 40.O37;
Tracy. Republican. 1920: Patrick G.ea-
son, Independent. 9,044