The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-17
Ward HeeIers of Greater New York
In Their Glory.
THE TIGERS VAIN FIGHT
TO OVERCOME DETECTION TO
THE GEORGE FORCES.
Unique Spectacle Presented by Re
publican Bankers-Favor Low Yet
Contribute to Tracy Campaign
Fund - Abram S. Hewitt Talks
About Tammany, George and Low.

About Tammany, George and Low
New York. Oct. 16.-With but one
more days registration to be recorded
Of the four days allowed for the IN
scribing of the names of voters. the in
dications are that approximately half
million ballots viii be cast at the
first election in the new municipality
of New York.
The registration Of the present cities
of New York and Brooklyn should be
increased 10000 today to equal the fig
ures of 1895. In Tammany precincts
there is a fuller registration than IN
other sections of this city. which is
taken as an indication that TaInmany
is working with all its might to bring
our votes to counteract possible defec-
ton to Henry George. The events of
the last q hours seem to Indicate that
General Tracy is gaining strength,
and not a few acute politicians are
recorded as believing that the contest
will be between him aud Van Wyck.
NO LACK OF MONEY
The straight Republican organization,
it is pointed out, includes veteran
campaigners. who as they learned def
nitely that no compromise would be
found with the Citizens union, recog-
nized that the hardest kind of con-
fiict was before them. They took steps
to meet the difficulties. OF money,
there is said to be no lack, and the
unique spectacle is presented Of con-
tributiOnS to the Tracy campaign fund
by bankers and business men who ia
VoP and Will vote for Low
Nothing is more noteworthy in this
campaign than the bitterness involved.
1t is an
"UNCIVIL STRIFE"
and many of the prominent leaders do
not hesitate to apply opprobrious cpl
thets to each other. George and Day
ton, Democrats both, announce in the
plainesJ terms that their fight is
against Tammany and Crokertsn- The
Citizens union speakers, q majority of
whom are Republicans, inYeiSh most
bitterly against Mr.. Platt and his ad-
herents, while the latter call Low and
his followers traitors, disUrganizers and
hypocrites. Colonel asa Bird Card
ner, Tdmmdny nominee for the district
attorneyship has raised a lively gale
in the street cleaning department by
mis- reported allegations OF peculatiCn
therein. Colonel Waring and his dep
uty, Captain Gibson. vow that the mat
mel Gardiner positively disavoWs the
statements attributed to him, and as
Gibson is on the army list. (retired)
with Gardiner he can call for a court
of inquiry or prefer charges against
Gardiner which viii neeessitate a court
martial
Seth Low is hard at work He spoke
at three meetings last night and was
well received at each.
OLD GRANNY HEWITT.
Abram S Hewitt, ex-mayor and ex-
congressman, who returned today from
a stay abroad. was not permitted to
set ashore until he had expressed him
self regarding the political situation in
the city. When told that G. \. Bliss,
secretary of the interior. is to be prom
inent at a Tracy meeting on Monday
evening, Mr. Hewitt said
Mr.. Bliss is a most admirable man
and a most admirable citizen. but when
it comes to politics, he is always a
partisan In 1856 ne especially urged
me to run for the mayoralty and then
two days later helped to nominate Joel
b. EVerhdrdt. When the final test
comes he always stands by his party
associates.
1.-The situation is simply that the ma
chine politicians are standing by each
other They always look with disDleas-
IRE upon any movement for the good
of the people. unless it comes from the
throat of a boss What good citizens
want is simply to get good government
from the new municipality. National
poEticsians seem to think otherwise,
simply because when it is shown that
an independent movement like that of
the Citizens Union can win, the power
of the machine to gain wealth and
honor for the men who control it will
be in serious danger
RESENTs GEORGES CHARGE.
.I observed while I was in London
that Mr.. George says that in 1856 I
defrauded him out of the mayoralty
An that I can say about that is that
if [ was able to count out 10000 votes
I must have been a pretty good poll
ticiar. It seems to have taken Mr.
George II years to discover it. OF course
the thing is absurd"
Mr.. Hewitt smiled when he learned
that Mr.. Dayton had accepted the
Georgeite nomination for comptroller
with the avowed intention of assailing
Croker rule over Tammany-
perhaps it would hardly become me
to say anything against Tammany,"
MIR. Hewitt said. They have elected me
to every office they nominated me for
But everybody knows what Tammany
wants. 10SJ Simply want ~ SCI tAS
offices back There is but one issue
in this campaign 1t is, shall the gov
eminent of the great city be run for
the people or for the politicians, Demo-
cratic institutions are now on trial in
the territory of Greater New York"
TALKS ABOUT Low.
Referring to Mr.. Lows candidacy.
Mr. Hewitt said:
Why should he retire? Nobody dis
putes his eminent fitness for the place
Shall he retire simply on the demand
of boss. so that some one shall be
put in who would be satisfactory to
that boss? BY no means 1t is now
his clear duty to lead the fight of de-
cent men against the bosses and
against George and his party, who are
worse than the bosses. If 1 were in his
place I would run if I were to get only
ten votes. did something of that sort
myself once. Mr. Low is in honor
bound to lead the fight for honest gov
eminent"