The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31
FOR HENRY GEORGES SON.
MASS MEETINGS HAIL THE NEW
LEADER WITT ENTHUSIAsM.

Another Attempt By seth Hov's Frisnd az e
Grab the Dead GEORGES Vote Resented In
Efroehiyn-Nrrs Georges Better That Her
Husband Would Have Hia Sos Succeed Hln.
There was n meeting in the Clermont Avenue
Rink, Brooklyn. last night which showed that
the managers Of the George campaign have lost
none or their energy and that the believers In
tho theories of the author Of Progress
and Poverty have determined to give hearty
support to the son in his canvass for Mayor Of
the Greater New York. Owing to the fact that
a very general beliefhad obtained that the meet
ing had been postponed. the big rink was not
filled. but there was a largo audience present
which would have crowded to OVERLOOKING any
of the smaller halls in Brooklyn.
The platform had been specially decorated for
the OCCASION, and amid the festoons OF Ameri-
can flags suspended from the musicians gallery
hung q draped portrait of Henry George, the
elder. Above this was tho following, printed In
largo black letters upon q white ground:
Tho local organization that refuses to
recognize the Chicago platform cannot
be tho regular Democratic organiza-
ton" On both sides Of tho platform
was this d. declaration in black and red letters upon
canvas: The God Of battles has given the com.
mon people a new leader, another Henry George
and this over the name of the Rev. Edward
McGlynn: Henry George like Abraham Lin
coin died after u great struggle for human lib
erty. Lincoln died just before the dawn of
victory. His spirit lived. Tho spirit OF
Henry George will live to free tho slaves OF
labor, OF which movement the abolition OF the
negro slaves was but the first rude beginning"
Portraits Of Lincoln and jefferson were on either
side Of the platform.
The meeting was called to orde or by c. Augustus
Haviland.
"He is doing this" one of the Committee Of
Arrangements said to a Sun reporter, " to show
that the report OF his having gone over to Low
is an Internal lie. Not one of our representative
men has gone over TO Low, and we have every
reason to believe that few IL any OF those who
intended 10 vote the Henry George ticket have
changed their minds. l am confident that Henry
George the son will receive noarly IL not quite
all the votes that would have been cast for his
lamentcd father"
John ]. Foote, another of the committee, who
Is known over in Brooklyn as "the man who
trod on the tail Of the tiger" because Of
his defiance Of Tammany Hall when Bar
ncy York tried to cast a solid Brooklyn
vote at the convention which nominated Van
Wyck for Mayor, was even more emphatic In
denying that the George movement would lose
any votes to the advantage of Low.
IL predict" he said. that young Henry
George will receive even more votes than his
father would have got. The attempt OF Low toap-
p~ropriate to himself our votes has solidifed our
ranks and brought accessions to them. Some who
were wavering have become determined in their
allegiance to the George ticket. and sym
pathy. too, has strengthened our cause.
Henry George. tho BON, has imbibed his
fathers principles. He has shown HIM
self to be a man OF marked executive ability.
His father has been accused of being visionary
and theoretical. The son is thoroughly grounded
in all his fathers principles and Is eminently
practical and busincssiike."
Mr.. Haviland introduced Charles Frederic
Albums as Chairman OF the meeting. Mr.. Adams
Tin the forefront of tho battle our chief has
fallen, but his followers will not faiter. We are
here 70 fight in the spirit of Henry George"
4 yoice-we are union men, not scab voters.
That great heart" continued Mr.. Adams,
us in tho spirit to inspire. For q moment
it seemed a saerilege TO continue on our
we called the Younger Henry George to tho
a a1rnG age over s9a1 lis fa at seAf in that 1ms h he n is tn, the
son Of Henry George; He has been nur.
George is elected he will plant our standard as
people as his father could have done.
The cry has come from all over the country,
to J has been won, We propose to achieve the
'l SePom ,s oS Seifn the fent ext 1s spesSa ses ssid hiS NE
to "Te BRING Is " in pS0F i msn'' to party yho e''n peiisiSsi
pen9cT.tio party in reality, After a crush:
left this country and told us no was going out
Of politics. After losing on the race tracks OF
England tho money he took from the corpora
refill his pockets. In a dummy conven.
1iO1 he put up , a dummy SanSidstf III that t can NIB. BE-
the midst Of 2 fight the Cuban patriots lost
ranks and out another leader In his place, and
they are lighting now. and vii never stop until
Let US sci Close cup up our 4g'i ranks a q S on next fTFncsdsyl
erect rect, a m monument oInnIlSn nc to 18th the e. memory 5nyS9 y OF Henry
The following letter WAS read amid cheers and
go EIGHTH AvEsGGE; B%Ro9S5yN.}
DEAR SIR: In answer to your favor request.
Ing that / preside at n memorial meeting to
House, l have to say that II you lind any general
wish that / 90 so. you may say that I shall do
50 with pleasure Very truly y%Su Y. r 'GArsoR."
Arthur Stevenson of Philadelphia was intro
duced as a Henry George speaker who had been
arrested while speaking at Dover, Del.
- had an audience OF eight men and q dog nt
the time no said.
mo, there was not "A %amman man there"
replied Mr.. Stevenson, and then he said that
This elected a tremendous %outburst Of applause.
j II y say Wy lNlStiHB hs "plub, shlu IN
speaker, that Henry George said that II no
thought he could not be elected he would advise
his followers 10 vote for Low. DO you sup
pose he would ask you 10 desert his
son J They say our votes are going to Seth Low;
TORI lCries OF "Tothing.'1 What kind of gov.
ernment would Low vive ,you,i Good govern:
ment, no says. 1t would be tho kind OF good
government TO be ( und in England and Russia
o.day. He says he would give us clean streets"
A Voice-With starving men walking through
them.
taught that New York rlghtfully belongs to
all the people OF New York.
"T don't belong TO Chicago!"' cried some one.
II have nothing against Richard Croker"
said Mr.. Stevenson. There are many other
thieves like him in politics. Changing bosses
will do no good. We want II man who stands
for a principle to uplift the people.
There is not a squarer or whittier man In
New York than Harry George. II they tell
you he is young, tell them he Is older than Ma
polcon was when he conquered the world.
"Tammnny never had anything but the Irish
vote, and Dick Croker has Killed the Irish vote.
How can any self-respecting Irishman vote
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