Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
GEORGE WILL RUN
Tammany Had Hoped That He Would
Withdraw.
POLITICAL OUTLOOK IN new YORK
Probable Attitude of the Flower
Whitney-Lamont Element.
PROSPECTS OF ELECTION

The announcement that Henry George
VIII accept the nomination of the united
democracy and the democratic alliance for
mayor OF Greater New York puts a new
race upon the situation in New York 1t is
oelleVed to m ean something more than
that he is not satisfied with the ncmipa-
tions made by Tammany, but that he be-
feVes that he can be elected. The Tam
many people did not expect him to ACCEPT
the nomination of the silver and labor
FORCES, which had been rendered to him.
he had stated with directness that he
wouio not corsent to be candidate unless
Aaiahany gave great provocation. Tam
many thought that, by the municipal fea-
lures OF their platform and the nomination
OF candidates who had supported the demo-
cratic national ticket last fall. though tbev
were silent on the subject of the Chicago
plat1orm, they had avoided giving that
proVocation which would keep George in
me radical silver men were nor at all
satisfied with Tammany's action but IL was
tnought that Mr.. George would prefer the
election of the Tammany ticket to running
ehe RISK OF the defeat of the democrats
ailoSether. In other respects than silence
on the subject Of the Chicago platform the
actlon OF Tammany, it was thought. would
not warrant opposition on the ground OF
iaek OF loyalty to the democratic national
party: Both the leading candidates sup
ported Bryan by their votes and their
money, and one of them, CoIer, has been
regarded as somewhat extreme for New
lorker as a Bryan man during the last
campaign: The municipal control of fran
cnlse, dollar gas and the clause in the
platform with respect to the use of in
functions is in line with the George posi-
ton. and that of the element of the labor
iuhf
These cons.dera tions lead to the belief
that Mr.: George would not. take the field
against Tammany.
Machfne-Made Ticket,
On the other hand. the fact is brazen
athat the ticket is entirely machine-made
and apparently Mr.. Georges friends had
nothing whatever to do with its making,
and, moreover, it is likely to have the sup
port of the Flower er-Whitney-Lamont. ele-
ment Of the gold democracy, which is
grounds for suspicion in the eyes of the
radical silver democrats. 1t would re-
quire a very detailed explanation to show
how it is possible for candidate which
The silver democrats should be satisfied
with can have the unqualified support of
M. Flower and Mr.. Whitney.
IT was represented privately, however,
that Flower and Whitney have local in
terests which render it desirable for them
to support the Tammany ticket under any
conditions short of its being run directly
on the issues of the Endorsement of the
Chicago platform.
There are several elements that go to
make up the silver democracy of New
/ York which would be represented by the
candidacy of Henry George. The O'Brien
democrats are distinctly anti-Tammany
Tammany and would keep their ticket in
the field under most any excuse. They
would not willingly forego having a ticket
of their own unless Tammany had indorsed
hn rnIcff fNv~rn tod
inal silver men. But, while they head the
aggregation of forces which nominated Mr..
George, they could not hold out against
the other elements of the George movement
amount to anything in the contest. If,
therefore, George had decided not to run
it would have meant the support of the
Tammany ticket by the united democracy
even though Mr.. O'Brien should not agree.
Tammany's Loyalty Questioned.
1t is chiefly what is under the surface
that determines Mr.. Georges course. If
he had been satisfied that Tammany in
tended to stand Loyalty to democracy as it
is now organized it is not at all probable
that he would be candidate. Evidences
to the contrary ne probably regards as
clear enough, however, to convince MIN
that it is his duty to place himself a: the
head of regular democracy" and to de-
mand recognition from the democratic ma
tional organization. He may also see
prospect of success which would influence
him to run. In four-cornerel fight Low
and Tracy dividing the republican vote
and he drawing votes from Tammany,
George it is believed by many, might be
elected.
The ticket put up by Tammany, though
machine made, is not the Croker ticket. 1t
may be compromise with Mr.. Croker and
sufficiently under his influence, but it is not
the ticket he wanted. The fact that he did
not get just what he wanted shows a par
-tial, if not complete loss of his powers.
The indications are that Senator Murphy's
influence has had some effect upon the con-
vention, but II Mr.. Croker is actually over
thrown, 1t is merely a change from Boss
Croker to Boss Sheehan, with new lot of
men in the place of the old Croker ward
workers.
What Influenced George.
The two things that probably induced Mr..
George to stick in spite of the fact that
Tammany nominated men who voted for
Bryan are lack of confidence in the sin
cerity Of Tammany and determinationt to
have Bryan democracy in New York
which can claim recognition of the demo-
cratic national organization as regular
and also the fact that he was assured of
the support of the labor element of Tam
many if he should run. This force known as
the labor element is about all the Organism
there is in Tammany. and, while not power
full in council, is numerically strong 1t is
eSunaIeQ Dy some TO amount TO more than
half the voting strength of Tammany
If Mr.. George Is assured of this vote
coming directly from Tammany, his can
didacy will be disastrous to the Tamnany
ticket, and il Low and Tracy both remain
in the field. the republicans would probably
have more to fear from George than from
Van Wyck. If the republicans succeed in
l,arrnonizing 1t might possibly result in the
Tammany ticket being withdrawn; other
wise republican success with a compro-
mise candidate) would be practically as
sured. In four-cornered light it Is felt
that George would have as good chance ,!