New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-30
4 TRIBUTE FROM MIR. LOW
MR. GEORGES FIGHT AGAINST BosSIsM
PRAISED.
EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM THE UNIONS
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.

CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
The information Of Mr. Georges death was re-
ceived at the headquarters Of the Citizens Union
In East Twenty thrd-st.. about : a. m. and
Secretary Clark and James b. Reynolds i'm
mediately sent kilograms to other members Of
the Campaign Committee urging them TO come
TO the headquarters without delay. Seth Low
received information Of the death OF MIR George
by telephone and he sent dispatch to Mrs
George expressing his sorrow. Learning later
that there was to be meeting OF the Campaign
Committee he went to the headquarters. There
he made the following sta tement:
The sudden death Of Mr.. George under the
stress of the campaign is great tragedy No
soldier on the battlefield ever gave his life for
his country more evidently than Mr.. George
has laid down his life in behalf Of the city OF
New-York Pure in motive, hish-minded abso-
lutelv devoted to the services Of his fellow
as he thought they could hes, ne served. he has
fallen In the thick Of the fight. battling against
the tyranny and corruption of one-man power
controlling a political machine. and thus de
priving the people at once Of their rights as
free men and the control Of the government Of
the city In the public interest would Ike
to avail myself Of this opportunity to express
10 the family Of Mr.. George my sincere sym
pathy in their irreparahle loss. During the
campaign Mr. George repeatedly recognized
that fundamentally this is a fight against boss
ism and all that that implies in political degra.
dalton and corruption.
"In view Of Mr.. Georges death. I wish. there
tore. to say 70 the people OF the city that
shall give myself to this contest in their behalf
with newer and higher resolve as though
had received It as last charge from his dying
lips"
Co,o oittaa coaS tbo <orfo,
Ing resolutions:
Resolved That we deplore the untimey death Of
Henry George, one of the candidates for the office
Of Mayor of the Greater NewYork. We recognize
riot s and brave and unsompr5 msins champ
Of the peoples rights against political tyranny ana
~onroerce ard 10 his followers the GENEROUS
pathy OF soldiers IN the same battle for political
Resolved. That copy Of these resolutions be pre-
s Stew smith and joseph LaiocqHe be appointed
4 committee TO present these rcsolutions TO the
George Committee at the Union Square Hotel
James B. Reynolds chairman OF the Execu-
i've Committee. said:
I'VE we're all deeply shocked upon learning
the news Of Henry Georges death this morn
| ing Everybody connected with the Citizens
| Union movement whom have heard discussing
Mr. George had the highest respect for his
| character. his honesty and his sincerity. 1t is
too soon after Mr.. Georges death to make any
declaration concerning the pOHtlcdl SITUATION
created by the death Of the great economist"
| General Arson G. McCook said.
| Henry George a brave and honest man.
and stood CALAMITY for that in which he be-
| ieved. II is impossible TO say what effect his
| ieath will have on the election. should think.
| though from his public utterances and his re-
'terated denunciation Of bosses and hossism
| that II would be unlikely that his followers
| or those who loved the man or believed in
] his principles sh uld now aid those whom Mr.
| George opposed. His whole campaign d.
| rected against bossism and the system Of cne-
| man nominations"
| At a meeting Of the Campaign Committee ir
| the afternoon II was decided rot 70 express
| opinions as to the effect OF Mr.. Georges deal
| upon the campaign At the same time II wa
| learned that there had been a decision to sub
| s'itute young Henry Grorge as the candidate
| ~ the Democracy OF Thomas jefferson. and
later some Of the leaders OF the Citizens Unior
| said they though thu you're man would &c
he votes ~ nearly all who had intended to cup
| port his father. The opinion seemed to prevail
| that the death Of Mr.. George would not hav,
| an effect TO increase the Tammany vote.