The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-11-04

night seemed to have told on him. lie
complained of being tired, but his
friends and relatives who awaited him
thought il only the natural fatigue
that follows such hard campaign work
a. he had been doing. Not long after
he had reached the hotel lie retired
with Mrs George. About $3.50 o'clock
Mrs. George was awakened to fiEd Mr..
George sitting in an arm chair. She
was alarmed and called her son. Henry
George. Jr., from an adjoining room.
Frank stevens was also called in.
call was sent to DIR. Kelly and he came
without delay. Mr.. George was then
unconscious and all efforts to revive
him failed. Without sign Of recog-
milton TO those around him he passed
away a; 4:45 o'clock.
A sketch of His Career.
Henry George was born in Philadelphia Sep
tember > lse9 He was educated in the Phila-
delphia public schools. and was a claSsmate Of
isy. r. Heber Newton, the Episcopal clergy
man He began to earn his living aS an once
boE. and sTent two years thus Then he went
TO the composing case in "a printing establish
meat. following that trade until he was % years
Of age. with the exception Of one year when. CT
the age Of 10, ne shipped as a cabin boy on
board an old East India merchantmen. in
which he visited various parts OF the world. in
cluding Australia AT the age Of 20 he started
for California
After varied experiences he became "a reporter
on the Sacramento Record In 1881 he married
Annie c. Fox. an Australian lady, and after
leaving Sacramento he became editor OF the
san Francisco Chronicle. He attacked the Pa
cihe railway corporations and was compelled
to relinquish his editorship He afterward had
charge OF Western press agency in New York
in opposition to the regular Associated press
In ls7l in connection with two friends, both
printers, he started the san Francisco Evening
Post
Originally a republican. Mr. George joined
the democratic party in 1872 and represented
California in the national democratic conven-
tion which nominated Horace Greeley for pres
ident He stamped California for Tilden in ls7d
lie severed his connection with the Post in
ls55. He early became Interested In the land
question, issuing pamphlet as far bach aS
1893 upon the subject and publishing a series
OF letters on IL later in a New York paper.
In 1877 he began TO write Progress and Pow
erty the book which has given him world
wide reputation. He finished II in August
is7p In il he developed his idea OF a single
tax on land. TO take the forms of all other tax
alton. The book had wide sale throughout
this country, and was translated into several
languages
Mr. George removed to New York in 1851
He visited England. Ireland and Scotland IN
1881. 1853 and 1854 respectively. and spoke on
the land question throughout the United King
tOm. He wrote the Irish Land Question"
ussD, Social Problems" ussSl. Free Trade
and Protection" Gss6l.
The nomination of Henry George for mayor
u New York was brought about in this way
Early in September II was decided that come
what would there should be placed afeld some
ticket that would stand for something like the
Chicago platform On the 10th OF that month
an address to that effect was issued by con-
terence comprising about 80 delegates from
Bryan democratic organizations in all parts of
;rcater New York The movement grew as
rammany's course was more clearly outlined
and on September 81 the united democracy and
The young democracy called conventions for
september p. and the Democratic alliance
also composed OF Bryan men called one for
october l. Day by day the sentiment OF these
organizations drifted 10 Henry George The
principal arguments offered in his behalf were
hat he had polled 6s OO0 votes against Abram
: Hewitt; that he would draw a tremendous
abOr vote, both democratic and republican:
and he would unite many labor and political
organizations that seemed hopeleSsly divided
IN consequence when the convention called for
september q was held Henry George va,
lamed.
Henry George. Jr. Substituted.
NEW YORK, Oct 30 The Thomas
Jefferson democracy this afternoon
substituted the name of Henry George,
Jr, for the name of his father, Henry
George. as candidate for mayor Of
Greater New York.