Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-23
new YORK MAYORALTY.
Mr.. Van Wyck's Acceptance of the
Tammany Nomination.
WITH. THE BETTING FRATERNITY.

stfll omerinR ODDS on Van wyck, but
Colonel Swords Succeeds In Placing
Three Thousand Dollars on Tracy ~
Against Low.
New York. Oct. 2o-The letter Of
Robert A. Van Wyck, Tammany can
didate for mayor, accepting the nomi-
nation. was given out last night It
discusses municipal affairs solely. A
large part OF the letter arraigns the
present city administration for ex-
travagance and calls attention to the
discomforts the people ara enduring
through delay In street improvements
now In progress. Mr.. Van Wyck then
takes up the city's alleged grievances
against the state legislature, saying
Of the Raines law:
In the Raines liquor law we have
an example OF q class legislation ut
terly without public sanction. IT was
imposed upon our citizens against their
vigorous and united protest. 1t has
failed to secure q single one OF the ad-
vaatsSes urged In Justification of its
enactment IT has only succeeded. by
dispensing with local supervision and
control. in removing the salutary re-
straints which heretofore protected the
reputable dealer from the open rivalry
OF the dive keeper"
Colonel Henry l. Swords. serreant-
alarms to the Republican national
committee. visited Wall street yester-
day and offered to bet any part OF
$4,000 at even money that General
Tracy will poll more votes than Seth
Low. He succeeded In placing about
$4,000 OF 1t among members OF the
Stock Exchange and half as much
more with several OF the brokers on the
curb" The colonel announced his in
tention to visit the bulls and bears
again
This Is only q small part Of the
Tracy money lying around loose" said
the colonel THE only trouble is we
can't find any Low money to put it UP
against
Van wycl1 stin leads In the betting
on the Stock Exchange. Odds are good
as to ] that he will win out.
Allen ". Thurman, son of the late
Allen G. Thurman, has written a letter
TO Henry George. which sincerely wish
es George success. Mr.. Thurman was
formerly chairman OF the Ohio state
Democratic committee.
Henry George last night addressed
an assemblage OF more than a thou
sand people at Lien Park Hall, on the
upper west side OF this city. Ex-Post-
master Dayton also spoke. After tell
ing OF his candidacy for the mayoraIty
III years ago, on the identical platform
on which he is running now, Mr..
George said:
Mr.. McHugh, OF the 'longshoremen,
told me he had seen a payroll at Halle
ton. Pa, and there were on It names
or men who drew only to 20 cents a
day. Think of 1t. men doing the hard
work OF these coal miners for this mis-
erable pittance. And this was not
paid In money. but IN store orders.
These were the men who were shot
down at Hazleton.
Scientists tell us that ages before
man came to this world these black
diamonds. these sparks OF the sun, had
been placed in the ground for the use
OF man. To whom do they belong?l
Our laws have made them the prop
erty OF individuals. This company and
that company have been given the
right to use them, own them and mine
them with the men to whom they pay
the mite. and to keep them at 1T comes
In the lava sheriff, backed by rifles.
This is America as II has been made.
This Is our boasted democracy"