The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-05
NEW YORK MAYORALTY.
An Interview With Ex Mayor
Hewitt on the Contest.
SAYS TRACY SHOULD WITHDRAW

SAYS TRACY SHOULD WITHDRAW
Meantime the Seth Low Ticket Is
Filled Out nnd Arrangements Are
Perfected For Formally Opening the
Campaign Of Henry George.
New York, oct. 5.-The committee on
organization Of the Citizens Union met
last night and received a report from
the executive committee, recommend
ing candidates for city county and ju-
dietary offices on the ticket headed by
Seth Low, among them the following;
President of the council, John II. Schu-
man; comptroller, Charles S. Fairchild,
ex-secretary of the treasury; district
attorney, Austin G. Fox; president Of
the borough, Robert M. Hoquet. The
report was adopted. Mr. Schuman is a
Republican, and was a delegate to the
convention that nominated General
Tracy.
The politicians are eagerly discussing
a published interview with Abraham s..
| Hewitt, one of the organizers of the
County Democracy in 1879, former con-
| gresham and mayor during 1887 and
1889 Mr.. Hewitt is now in London, and
| the interview was sent by cable. Mr..
Hewitt said:
"I am an old man and back number,
but If any message from me will have
/ influence at this crisis, the greatest in
the history Of the city's government, I
| shall gladly send It. The only issue is
| whether New York is fit for self gov
| ernment, whether a majority of her
citizens are honest. viii they give the
| city good government by electing Mr..
Low, will they turn It over to plunder-
ers by returning Tammany to power, or
will they put into effect the crazy
vagaries Of socialism by electing Henry
! George?
"The Republicans should have suti-
| cient patriotism to withdraw General
| Tracy 1 believe in his heart General
Tracy wants Mr.. Low elected. Yet
! there he stands, the tool of Senator
| Platt, the only factor in the fight who
can prevent the election of Mr.. Low.
"I believe Judge VanWyck will poll
the full Tammany vote. He is one of
the so-called best men in Tammany,
but / consider them the worst because
they know better. On the other hand
1 do not think the nomination of Grady
will cost Tammany any votes, because
a man who would vote for public plum
on the ticket. No official can rob the
city treasury, but they can rob citizens
by blackmail and by forcing them to
pay for legislation, and that is what
the success Of Tammany Hall means.
Henry George represents socialism.
When he ran against me he proposed
to have the street cars carry working
men free, but he did not explain who
was to pay for the transportation.
cannot believe that he will poll more
votes than before. Only the foreigners
are socialists. Americans expect to
support their government, and not to
have the government support them.
"When / ran for the mayOralty on
the Tammany ticket it was not because
was a Tammany man, but because
1t was necessary to beat Henry George
Many Republicans supported me, and
was elected by their votes. Afterwards
when 1 ran as an Independent the Re-
publicans kept a candidate in the field
purposely to beat me. They succeeded
and they will beat Mr.. Low If they keeI
General Tracy in the field. That is
what Senator Platt intends to do, and
that is all he expects to do. cannot
understand how General Tracy car
consent to be a cats paw to pull Platt's
chestnuts out Of the fire."
Arrangements have been completed
for the Henry George mass meeting
at Cooper Union tonight. Henry George
was first nominated for mayor of New
York city at Cooper Union on Oct. 5
1886. Consequently tonight viii be the
18th anniversary of the event. At the
Cooper Union meeting Mr.. George will
make his speech of acceptance, ant
present a platform on which he will
make the race for mayor. 1t was the
intention to have Judge Gaynor pre-
side at the meeting, but he has another
engagement. An invitation was theI
extended to Ernest II. Crosby, a sol
Of Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby, and HI
will probably act as chairman.
The chairman will first tender to Mr.
George a nomination in behalf Of thu
people. This will be done, so that 1
can be said that Mr.. George was frs
placed in nomination by the people, re
gardless Of politics.
When this has been done Abraham
H. Cruikshank will convey the nomi
nation to Mr.. George in behalf of tn
United Democracy. Then Charlie
Frederick Adams win tender the sam
nomination to Mr.. George as the nomi
nee of the Democratic Alliance. MI
Adams is the silver party candidat
for chief justice of the court of appeals
Mr.. George will then be ready to ac
cept any other nomination that ma.
be presented to him. When this is owe
Mr.. George will make his speech o
acceptance. He will follow with hi
platform, and will then name his cam
paign committee.
Mr.. George was officially endorsed
for mayor last night at meeting o
Local Assembly 1868, Knights of La
Dor. Every mention of Mr. George
name was greeted with the widest en-
thusiasm. The executive committee o
/ the Peoples League, the local organi
cation Of the Populist party, also nomi
mated Mr.. George last night.
household Necessity