The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-15
FIGHT GROWING HOT.
GREATER sEw YORK BOILING
WITH POLITICAL FERvoR-
Mayor strong apa Gen. @cCook Con-
demn ADMINISTRATION Interfer-
ence-Taamnsv1 Ratification q
Fatlur@-4 Blow 10 Henry George.

sEw YORK. Oct i4-Ths principal
events q The day ware former Postfr&sser
Cars rs rTaEtons acceptance q TIE
nomlrat fon for comptroller oB the Henry
George tlckst. Mayor slronEs first
spesch f3r ssfn foa iu which Be resented
the interference q ths national admins
tratEon - the Greater New York cam
pa8Eu. and Tazuuauy balls ratification
ueeting which was ueither 50 wei at
tended nar - enthusiastic as the leaders
had hoped e would oe. TIE Citizens'
Union q holding numerous meetings and
Henry George j. about 70 take The stump.
Speaking az a crowded Citizens Union
MISE meeting tonight. Mayor Strong made
vigorous plea FOR Seth Low. He said.
When Foiger ran Tor governor and vas
defeated ~ 1a-sA. majority. the nation Il
administration tried 20 Interfere In the az
fairs - the stas. ~ NV York. Il ths
foundation principles q she Eeun bl5eaa
party are 80 weak taat L q necessary %
nave naemser q the cabinet iBterfefe
On cur municipal Affairs fEe foi.n5afl ous
should - AnQeked from under the party"
Ssfh Low tonight addressed s.yo eulau-
siastic people az the Clalrmont rink.
bfaokfYa.
Former Secretary Of the Treasury
Charles :. Fairchlid was the principal
speaker az q biz Citizens Union meeting
touigat. Former Congressman John De
Wit Warner spoke at another Seth Low
mseting. The executive committee OF The
Characterization Reform Union tonight
formally Endorsed Seth Low and the en-
tire Citizens Union ticket.
The Heary George committee today IS
sued an appeal 70 the public for funds.
The United Democracy. whose uomlns-
ton vas accepted BY George and then
declined. met tonight and denounced him
Alfred Cruickshank for mayer viii head
the United Democratic ticket.
Tne efforts % Taros out the head Of the
ticket o. the Citizens Union BY throwing
oat The certificates Of nomination presented
20 me police board for a place on the Off
eial ballot on the ground that the certih-
Gates were Invalid. were uusuCce ssfuL The
fsl police board today decided mat the
certificates were regular and should stand.
AZ a Seth Low meeting tonight speak
Ing from the same platform and immedi-
aiely after Mayor Strong. Gen. Arson 6.
Aecook handled the Mckinley admins
tFati0n without gloves for is interference
IN The presen, mayoralty fight He said In
part:
Ny Repubneanlsm Is not to be chai-
lenEeo by Senator Th4ratop OF Nebraska
or Senator Foraker. Of Ohio don't chal-
ienEe their right TO come here hat I do
question the propriesy and thar good
faiIn- II senator Thurstcn wishes 10
teach Republican principles let him 20 70
MS own state. which last year cast It's vote
against the Republican candidate. They
nod Instructions there-we don't in the
state q New York. (Applause)
one o those gentlemen SAYS that every
original Mckinley man would vote for the
candidate Of Tom Plstt nominated a Car
fs@ie nall. ! know OF one original Ne
klnley man who won't do this
Gen. McCook concluded BY saying he
would vote against Gen Tracy. II for no
other reason than the refusal OF the Platt
convention which nominated him 10 saw a
word 81 commentator for the Strong adj
ministratiou. which 10. said was the best
By FAR ever given 70 New York.
Congressman Amos ]. Cummings was
the principal speaker al the Tammany
meeting. When he mentioned Cookers
nau,l there was the expected outhurst q
cheers and applause. mingled with some
unexpected Kisses. The speaker held that
Tammany Han was the regular Democ-
racy % New York. and 10 Il. loyal TO II
Was 10 BE- Democratic. Several times be
mentioned John Sheehans name. and ON
each occasion it was applauded with
greater vehcmence than that Of Croker.