The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-30
VIEWS OF POLITICIANS,

Even Mayor Gleason Counts on Re-
ceiving the George Vote.
Party leaders have made haste to lay
claim to the George vote, now that the
leader has been removed by death, and
tll can see wherein their own candidate
will be benefited.
Senator Piatt says: "Unless the Jef-
ferson Democrats are betrayed by Tom
Johnson, who has been their hoodoo
from the start their votes will be easily
consolidated upon the other candidate.
The disreputable deal between Johnson
and the Citizens Union has further
possibilities, so far as Johnson Is con-
cerned, but not SO far as the real
friends and followers of George are
concerned. They are not deliverable
in bulk to anybody except to another
bona fide candidate OF the party. Gen
eral Tracy will not lose single Re
publican vote as the result OF Mr..
Georges death. Republicans recognize
the Low movement as O Democratic
conspiracy. They see in Low an at
tempt to revive Clevelandism and to
betray the Republican party by am
other OF those characteristic tricks Of
George party should split up the So
cialist- Democratic element may be car
ried by johnson to Low. Low is soHie-
thing of a socialist himself, or rather
he Is SO much of a demagogue that. as
he says, he Is willing to stand on any
platform that will fetch him handful
of votes. If George had lived he would
have secured an enormous labor sup
port that will now come to General
Tracy. OF all the candidates In the
field the Republican candidate has
much the best of it."
Mr.. Sheehan, the Tammnny leader,
said: George was too weak physically
to be put up as candidate, and the
strain of the campaign was too great
for him. l think that the great ma
jority of men who were following him
will vote the Van Wycl: ticket"
Mayor Gleason, of Long Island City,
a candidate for mayor of greater New
York, said: Mr.. George was indeed
the friend of the workingman, honest.
capable and conscientious. His sudden
death will completely change the COM
plexion of the political situation. The
vote which would have been cast for
Mr.. George next Tuesday will now be
split up, and as most OF Mr.. Georges
followers were workingmen l fully
believe that rs per cent of them will
now come over to me-"
William J. Bryan was interviewed at
Logan, O., regarding Henry Georges
death. He said: The, suddenness with
which the summons came will make
more keen the sorrow which the public
generally fed at the death of SO great,
SO pure and SO brave a man. BY his
own unalded genius he made his name
familiar to the reading public Of the
world around. Those who agreed with
his theories found in him All ideal
leader, while those who opposed him
admitted his ability and moral cour-
age He was one of the foremost think
ers of the world. His death will prove
a loss to literature, society and poll
ties"
At Indiana Mineral Springs, Ind. Ex-
Governor Altgeld expressed himself as
follows regarding Mr.. Georges death:
"Henry George was one OF the great
men Of his age, and he made deeper
impression on the economic thought
of this country than any other man.
He was true and patriotic, and always
on the side oi justice and struggling
humanity. HID fame Ntll 0sow broader
with time"
Henry George, Jr., who Is named by
the Jeffersonian Democracy as the
mayoralty candidate in succession to
his father, was born in Sacramento,
Cal, In 1862. He was educated in the
public schools Of San Francisco. He
was taken from school and put to work
in printing office. and helped to set
type for Progress and Poverty" He
came east with his father in 1880. In
1883 he went to England as his fathers
private secretary. After his return he
was employed for some time on the edi-
torial staff Of Truth, daily paper then
published III this city. iAfterward he
was assistant to the late James Red
path, when the latter was editor of
The North American Review. When
Tho STANDARD was founded by his
father as the recognized exponent of
the single tax movement he became
managing editor OF the paper. holding
that position until 1891. Then he went
to Washington as special correspond
ent for number Of western papers, In
1892 he spent six months in England as
correspondent of several prominent
American dailes, writing letters on So
cial and political topics. In 1898 he
went to Jacksonville. Fla, to assume
the news management Of the Jackson
Vile Citizen. He held that position for
two years. and then retired to act as
his fathers secretary and to assist in
the revision OF the new book on polit-
ical economy. which was nearly COM
Melted.