The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-19
Speeches by General Tracy, Senator
ThurstOn, Henry George, Ex-Post-
master Dayton and Others.
MAYOR STRONG AND SETH LOW
REOPEN THEIR BATTERIES ON M
PORTED WESTERN SPEAKERS.
Perry Belmont Talks to Tammany
Observation-Disclosures at Issue
Between the Parties.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Dozens of meetings
were held tonight in the boroughs making
up the new city of New York. General
Tracy, the Republican candidate for mayor,
was the principal speaker at the Clermont-
avenue Rink, Brooklyn, tonight He dwelt
on the interest and Importance of the cam
paign than which none greater had ever
come before the people of this country.
General Tracy referred to his personal
friendship for Mr.. Low, which he hoped
would continue. All he charged him with
was mistake of judgment and want of po-
litical wisdom, that was all. IT, said
General Tracy, "I thought it necessary to
antagonize the party in order to secure good
government, would sooner thrust my hand
in the burning flames than proclaim myself
Republican" The concluding address was
delivered by Senator John NJ Thurston, of
Nebraska, who reiterated his statements
made at former meetings.
There was a large and very enthusiastic
crowd at a Henry George meeting which
was held at the Lexington-avenue Opera
House. Mr. George made a speech intro
ducing ex-Postmaster Dayton, who was
cheered. After stating that he had stood
on the principles of Thomas Jefferson, Mr..
George said that he had asked no allegiance
from Mr.. Dayton. They were both opposed
to one-man rule and thought that the reign
of the earl of New York was over. Mr..
Dayton made long address, attacking
Tammany Hall and "Crokerism.'
Mayor Strong spoke tonight at a Seth
Low mass meeting in the Murray Hill
Lyceum. He said: "There has been some
little row kicked up over the efforts of the
president of the borough of Nebraska to
tell who we shall elect as our first
mayor. Now Mr.. Thurston is a very nice
man, but 1 don't think that New Workers
need his assistance in telling them for
whom to vote. When this great city feels
like reaching out and taking in Me-
braska one of it's boroughs then it will
be time enough for Mr.. Thurston to tell us
for whom we shall vote. The same may
be said of the gentleman from Ohio. Now
/ am an Ohioan, and 1 am also proud of
Senator Foraker. He is noble fellow and
a splendid Republican, but for all that he
cannot come here and tell us that If we
don't vote for the man he thinks should be
elected that we are not good Repub-
licans."
Seth Low spoke tonight at Masonic
Temple, Brooklyn. He said in the course of
his remarks: I'VE have senators from Ne
braska, Louisiana and Ohio, and L don't
know what other States, coming here to
tell us whom we people of New York should
vote for, telling US we ought to elect our
mayor and other officers because of some
effect it is going to have out in Louisiana
or Nebraska or in Ohio. Is that home rule?
1t does not seem to me it is''
Perry Belmont was the principal speaker
at a Democratic meeting in the Academy
of Music, Brooklyn, tonight. The 1000
people present enthusiastically applauded
the name Of Van Wyck, Tammanys can
didate for mayor Henry Georges name
was met with applause, while Kisses
greeted the mention of Seth Low.
The campaign committee of the Jefferson
Democracy is out with a statement that
William Jennings Bryan is in favor of
Henry George for the first mayor of Great
er New York. 1t bases its statement OH an
interview which appeared in the Evansville
Qnd0 Courier on Oct. s, and which was
only discovered to-day Mr.. Bryan wired
from Norfolk Neb., tonight: "I have not
expressed any opinion in regard to the New
York mayoralty and do not care to express
any opinion in regard to it,"