The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-09
Various County Tickets Endorsed and
Deal Alleged to Have Been Made
with Citizens Union.
WITH HARRISON
GREATER NEW YORK SITUATION
DISCUSSED By THE EX-PREsIDENT.
Good Word for General Tracy, the Re-
publican Notwithstanding on
the Coming Election.

NEW YORK, Oct. S.--The most sensation
al event of the day in the municipal cam
paign was the action taken tonight by
the Henry George campaign committee. The
Citizens Union county ticket in New York
county; the Mclaughlin Democratic county
ticket in Kings county; the Mullen Demo-
cratic ticket in Richmond and the Madden
Democratic county ticket in Queens are all
to be indorsed. At IL o'clock it was said
that the assembly and aldermanc and
borough tickets of these same organizations
had also been Endorsed, but this could not
be verified. The Georgeites started in to
name a city ticket of their own, and by II
o'clock Charles Frederick Adams, for presi
dent of the Council, was the only man
chosen. 1t is understood that he will with
draw as a candidate for the Court of APP
peals against Judge Alton B. Parker, the
regular Democratic candidate. 1t is said
the conclusions reached are the work of
Tom l.. Johnson, and some of the members
of the campaign committee. What the eff
feet will be is hard to forecast, but tonight
it looked as if it would demoralze Mr..
Georges forces.
The United Democracy, which first nom
mated George, declared tonight, through
it's leaders, that it was done with the George
movement. Secretary Slower, of the Demo-
cratic alliance, was equally outspoken and
said his organization would knife George
if the ticket was forced on it. The PopulistS
was said that Charles Frederick Adams
has not beer chosen for president of the
Council, although he probably will be. 1t
developed and was admitted by Citizens
Union leaders and GeorgeiteS that there was
a deal on between the two.
The Seth Low campaign committee Is ar
ron crit1 raf meeting at
negie Hail. on the night of Oct. Il. Efforts
are still being made to combine the Low
compromise do not seem to be improving.
Former President Harrison said to-day
on the situation: Last year the cry in
New York seemed to be Smash Tammany
Hall and Organism This year a great
many people are shouting: Smash Tam
many Hall, Organism and the Republican
party General Tracy has made a great
personal sacrifice in accepting this nomi-
nation. All this talk about his being the
creature Of Mr.. Plat or any other man Is
in national politics to be referred to in this
way. He will do what he thinks right and
for the best interests of this city. If he is
elected mayor and 1 wish him success
The eX-Presdent said that he would be
absent from the Tracy ratification meet
ing because he did not wish to make
speech. He said: II am not campaigner.
l am practicing law now and desire as
mucn as possible to get out of active par
ticipation in politics. l know that If l at
tended the Tracy ratification meeting
would have to make speech, and don't
think under the circumstances, l ought to
mix up in local New York politics..
Edward b. Talcott to-day offered to bet
5000 even that Van Wyck, Tammany can
ddate for mayor will be elected. providing
Low. Tracy. and George remain in the
field. His offer was not accepted. Another
Stock Exchange broker made a bet of $500
even that Low will receive more votes than
Tracy. He offered to bet more money the
same way, but could find no takers. 1t
was reported that a number of well-known
Stock Exchange brokers are going to put
up $4,000 to bet at odds of 10 to that the
Tammany ticket will win. The same odds
were offered by Consolidated Exchange
broker on Thursday.
The registration which began to-day, is
unusually large for nonpresidential year.
The total registration in the territory COM
prised in the Greater New York was 1885,
056
Oswald Ottendorfer, editor and proprietor
of the Stats Zeitung, returned from Eu-
rope yesterday and this morning the Stats
Zeitung says editorially that it will sup
port Mr.. Low and the other candidates on
his ticket. because they present themselves
to the voters absolutely free from any politi-
cal or personal obligations"