The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-28
.NEW YORK MAYORALTY.
Voters Will Have a Big List Of
Candidates to Select From
HENRY GEORGE NOW A NOMINEE.

Selected by Silver DemOcrats-Tam.
many May Name Sohmer-Republi-
cans VIII Nominate Tracy-Alleged
Letter From william j. Bryan.
! New York. Sept 2S.-The most Inn
portant development in the greater
New York political situation yesterday
was the unanimous nomination of
Henry George for mayor by the united
Democracy, composed of numerous free
silver and Bryan clubs which were ac-
tive In the campaign Of last fall. Mr..
George once polled $4,000 votes as a
labor candidate for mayor of New
York. His strength II he should ac-
Cept. would be drawn principally from
the Democratic vote. The convention
nominated John G. Boyd for comp
troller and Winfield S. Overton for
president Of the municipal council. A
belief is current that Mr.. George will
not accept the nomination II Tammany
indorses the Chicago platform. So the
Democrats are as much worried over
Henry George as the Republicans are
over Seth Low.
The Citizens Union yesterday raised
q large Seth Low banner In front of
their headquarters as If to answer
those who declare that the union is
negotiating for the withdrawal of their
candidate. The Republican city con-
vention meets In Carnegie Hall today.
The talk Of the Republican leaders Is
all in favor of the unanimous nomina-
tlon Of General Benjamin F. Tracy for
mayor. The Democratic city conven-
tion will meet Thursday evening. Will
lam. .Sohmer leader among the Ger
mans. chief in Tammany Hall, and
mt present register of New York, seems
to be the most promising of the can
didates for the Tammany nomination
for mayor.
The Republican assembly district
leaders of the borough of Manhattan
met last night, and after long caucus
decided to place in nomination at the
city convention today:
{ For mayor. Benjamin F. Tracy;
toraQtroller Ashbel P. Fitch; presi-
dent Of council, Ross Appleton.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of Tammany Hall yesterday the
roll of assembly districts for nomina-
tions for city and county officers We're
called, with the following result:
Mayor-Wiliam Sohmer, George B.
NfcClellan and Charles H. Knox.
President of the Borough Council
George W. Plunket and Charles Il. AL
len.
omptroller-Ashbel p. Fitch.
District Attorney - Wanhope Lynn.
IA i,lr -
John F. Mcintyre, Jacob A. Cantor and
Vernon NJ. Davis.
Sheriff-E. j. Fitzpatrick. p. @. Dool-
iDg, Thomas j.. Dunn, Augustus w.
Peters.
Coroner-Dr. John T. Nagle, DR.. M.
u. Feeney. George J. Kraus and An
tonic yucca.
County y~Clcvk-James w. Boyle, p. J.
Bcully, Patrick Keenan,, James P. Keat-
Jng and Louis +. Hofen.
Justice of the Supreme Court-Rastus
3 Hanson and Charles w. Dayton.
Justice Of the City Court--Isaac
Fromme, Edward r. Dwyer. John II.
MCCARTHY and Abraham Levy.
T. These names were submitted to
special committee, which will report
bac', TO the executive committee next
Thursday.
Much stir was caused In political
circles yesterday by the publication of
a letter purporting to have been sent
to Colonel William l., Brown, of the
New York Daily News, by William J.
Bryan, urging that the municipal CAM
paigp In greater New York should be
run IN harmony with the principles
.l...
ganization. Colonel Brown IS not in
Che city, and no one can be found who
will vouch for the authenticity of the
letter. The letter. besides condemning
the Citizens Union movement as wrong
In principle, says:
"A triumph of the Democracy of
greater New York, except under the
auspices of the issue that animates the
party, will have the same moral effect
rs q renewed and affirmed triumph Of
the agencies led by Senator Hanna.
when parties cease to represent cer-
tain fixed principles the supreme pre-
rogative of the ballot becomes prosti-
tuted to contest between organiza-
tions for the spoils Of Office and the
enjoyment Of success. TO this prosti-
tuition of the ballot may be ascribed
every chapter of shame and corruption
I'm the history of American municipal
government. 1t Is better to have a
government by the Republican party,
responsible to its declarations, than
government by Democratic partisans
without responsibility to Democratic
principles.
"The Democratic party Is the party
OF home rule, but home rule does not
mean irresponsibility to the nation at
large, The great cities are part of the
state and country; they are the gran
aries, treasurers, clearing house and
capitols Of culture and SCIENCE they
are created not of themselves but Of
the whole peoples toll and progress;
therefore. 1t Is unnatural and artificial
20 avoid responsibility to national is
sues, and the political cowardce and
political crime.
Greater New York Will be the un-
crowned capitol Of America The DEM
ocrats Of New York have responsible
1 ity, not only to themselves and the
/, greater city, but to their party aad its
living principles and the nation. This
election Is the most important and in
fuential political event between 1896
and 1900. To suggest that the Demo-
ciatic party platform has no place in
this contest Is to admit doubt Of Its
wisdom. The ISSUE is the life Of the
party"
Polanders' Fatal Riot.
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