The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-02
WILD OVER HENRY GEORGE
HE WILL ACCEPT THE NOMINATION
OF THE ALLIED BRYANITES.

Cent Fares, Open Air MeetinEs without
Police Permits, LaborinE Men on the Grand
Jury and the Faith Delivered at Chicago.
For Mavor-HESRr GEORGE of the borough OF
Brooklyn.
After a conference with n committee appointed
by the Democratic Alliance to suggest candi-
dates to be nominated by that organization,
Henry George agreed yesterday to accept the
Alliance nomination for Mayor, and at the City
Convention. held at 81 West Twenty. third
street last evening, no was unanimously nom.
mated. The Nominating Committee of the AL
lance was authorized to I'll the other two places
on tho ticket, and will do so after consulting
with Mr.. George. 1t was arranged between Mr..
George and the committee that he shall be pub
licly notified OF his nomination. and shall accept
1t, at a mass meeting to be held in Cooper Union
some time next week. probably on Tuesday night.
There were 100 delegates at the Convention
last night. They represented the following or
ganizations: The Democratic League of Kings
County. the Peoples League. the People party,
the German.American Double STANDARD Club,
the Democratic Progressive League. District
Assembly 40 X. of L., the 10 to / Club of Har-
lem, Progressive Democratic clubs from the
Twenty.frst, Thirty-ffth. and Nineteenth AS
sembly districts of New York and Democratic
Leagues from the sixteenth and Twenty-first
Assembly districts and the Seventeenth ward
OF Kings county. Moses oppcnheimer OF New
York called the convention to order and made a
speech, In which he said:
The national campaign Of last year marked
the beginning of a new era. The breath of a new
thought, Of a new hope. swept over the land.
SIX and a half millions OF voters bore witness
that our nation cannot be forever reduced to
economic slavery. Beaten in their first on
slaught, they stand unbrokcn. ready to renew
the battle until victory crowns their effort.
They are the regenerated, the purified, the re-
juvenated Democracy. With them we take our
stand; their banner We raise. Faithless and
treacherous local leaders forsake 1t; they try 10
again betray the people OF this city into the
hands of the franchise stealers and corruption
lists. Their dark ways will not prevail. From
them the appeal lies to the honest rank and
file, and this appeal we take in unsuitable con.
fdence that from the struggle justice will rise
triumphantly. Our local history has a chapter
OF which we think only with burning shame. 1t
is headed 'Crokerism.' We thought 1t closed in
1894. Let us see to it that 1t remains closed
forever"
His speech was enthusiastically cheered. He
presented Henry A. Goulden OF Brooklyn for
temporary Chairman and Charles b. Slower Of
New York for temporary Secretary. They were
unanimously elected.
Among other things Mr.. Goulden said in his
speech accepting the Chair
"All local questions must give way to the
overshadowing ones embodied in the Chicago
platform. tCheers.l My friends. people all over
this land are looking to US to uphold the stand
ard OF pure Democracy. Let us grid up our
loins and make such a fight that, no matter
what the result may be. Democracy will stand
have seen what men can do who claim to be lead
ers of Democracy in this city. Does II satisfy you'll
DO you believe the nominations made last night
are the best that this aggressive twentieth CEN
fury period can offer You know better. When
men are nominated, for Office because they are
mere tools; when they are nominated because
the leaders believe IL necessary to throw a sop
TO certain interests only too well known in poll
indeed is liberty in the hands Of her enemies
and civilization not only taking a backward
DemRocrstic National party is not the same
party rs the Democratic party in New York
city; IT, It were, then might civilization hide its
head and the masses OF the people 20 back into
servitude worse than chattel sla very. mol No!
A thousand times no! Tammany Hall and vii.
iChecrs.l
The report OF the Committee on Credentials
WAS adopted, tho temporary organization WAS
made permanent, a d the platform. which is
printed elsewhere, was unanimously adopted.
When the paragraph r%eaflrming the Chicago
plat orm WAS road tine convention rose as one
John F. Lynch of tho Nineteenth Assembly
district suggested that the armories, as well as
court houses and schoolhouscs. should be open
for the use OF the public, John IIosey. Chair.
II that were included in the platform it would
Afford a hostile press an opportunity to suggest
arms. ILaushter.J He thought that the conven.
ton should not leave Itself open to such a
suspicion. Mr.. Lynch's amendment was de-
Charles Frederic Adams OF Brooklyn took the
Platform to nominate a candidate for Mayor.
conXention he shouted:
Henry Georgc!'
of the them ae, ssiIes fo Gq's sb as II cheers f,sS1s' for George e q0Ss al
once. The che Is were given with a will. hui
Adams. You have heard that this convention
was called to Dc what is demanded by the politi
the tersest and most efficient ! ever made, II
sums up exactly what, is called for by the politi
Henry George is demanded by that situation.
Having disposed OF Henry, George briefly, aa
campaign. l have something else to say. A sin
working. itself out. Other than The local con
scented take notice Of The fact. Ali Overt he world
the word goes forth that a Henry George cam
news penetrates to every part oithe earth where
nan is oppressed. Notice is given that a candi
interests Of emolHrnents Of ONCE, not in the in
terest of a man or n set Of men, but a man who
T wBIcs 70 sin IL s s5%:elf 0s and in 2 a, IhG platform OF
1.-THE interesting feature OF this situation ia
not that certain cranks, strikers. Anarchists
and swindlers who wish to pay their debtl
with 30-cent dollars. have dared again t
think OF making n nomination without 20
ing to 40 Broadway. or that other wei
laughterl: 1t is tho fact that again II
the history OF mankind we see the pathetic spect
acle of the common people whose political effort
are always considered by the politicians as a sUr
of joke. calling on this great man to lead them II
their hight for principles and right. They do no
call on him as IA great political organizer, as
man of inroo"nce.' a man who can put a mai
, on a broom rs the phrase goes. but they do cal
/, on him as a Moses to lead them out OF tn
wilderness OF darkness and oppression in whic
D the politicians would have them continue (
D wander. We need a man in this crisis aud not
mo yellow dog" shouted a delegate.
D Mr.. Adams referred ssrcastically to the Tam
: many ticket and then told OF tho strong infiu
D ence which had been brought to bear Of
7 Mr.. George to prevent him from cnterin
! the race as candidate for MAYOR. He sal
! that men calling themselves friends Of MI
. George had tried to get him to turn a deaf ca
r to the call OF the people. Insinuations, he sait
t had boon made that only a few volunteer agitG
tors who were trying to advertise themselve
were in the movement. He ridiculed this an
asked:
a there a call for Henry George to lea
= There WAS an answering roar of Yes" fror