Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-29
To-DAY's TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Death of Henry George.

ocracy for Mayor of Greater New York,
died in the Union Square Hotel early
this morning. Death is thought to
have been due to apoplexy. Mr..
George arrived at the hotel about one
o'clock this morning, having just come
from several large mass meetings. He
complained OF being tired, and shortly
after reaching the hotel retired 1t
was about 500 o'clock when Mrs.
George was awakened. She found Mr..
George sitting in an arm chair. II am
not feeling quite comfortable" said
air. George to his wife. II will sit
here awhile" Mr.. George gradually
grew incoherent and lapsed into semi
conscious. A call was sent to DIR. Kel-
~ and he came without delay, but all
efforts to revive Mr.. George failed.
Without sign of recognition to those
around him he passed peacefully away
at 4:45 o'clock.
Mr.. George had been undergoing &
strain which was surely and rapidly
breaking him down. At times he has
been incoherent. His whole tempera
ment underwent a complete change.
His speeches, delivered by the half
dozen each day, were often rambling.
Tom Johnson, manager of the George
campain, announced that meeting of
the George leaders would be held at IL
upon the course of action. G. L.
Roskoph, one of the campaign mana
gers, declared this morning Mr.. George
had said that should his election be not
possible he preferred Mr.. Low as next
mayor. II believe" he added, "the
votes that would have gone to George
will be thrown for Seth Low
The election law of New York pro.
vides that prior to the day OF election
new name may be substituted for that
of any candidate dying or declining or
being ascertained to be lie: 'ly disquali.
fed for any Office for which the candi.
date is named. Pastors bearing the
name of the new candidate are to be
supplied for use on the regular ballots;
these pastors, when placed upon the
ballots, to have the same effect as
though the name they bear had been
printed upon the ballots.
Richard Croker and John C. Shee.
han sent by special messenger to Mrs.
Henry George letters of coincidence.
Richard Croker said of Mr.. Georges
death: Nothing has given me greater
sorrow during my political life than
the death of Henry George. l believe
he has been failing man for some
time, aud 1 am sorry his friends per.
mitted him to 90 into this canvass.
His family has my most earnest sym
patty. l never met Henry George,
and did not know him even by sight.
Please say for me that am sorry from
the bottom of my heart"
The George headquarters is the can.
ire of political interest to-day. The
executive committee will meet this af.
ternoon to decide whether successor
shall be named in Mr.. Georges place.
Chairman Abbott, of the campaign
committee, has made the following
statement st is my opinion that the
committee will not favor the nomina.
ton of any other man in Mr.. Georges
place, but prefers that the voters
should vote the entire ticket filling in
Mr.. Lows name for mayor"
Mr.. CrokelI declined to express an
opinion as to what would be the effec.
politically of Mr.. Georges death.
In response to number of newspa.
per reporters who called at Senator
Platt's offics to-day to ask him what he
had to say about Mr.. Georges death,
he sent out the following Il am too
busy. I have really nothing to say"
Mr.. Low, candidate for Mayor of
Greater New York on the citizens
union ticket, has expressed his SYM
pitl Y to the family of Mr.. George in
their irreparable loss. The campaign
committee of the citizens union unani.
mously passed q resolution deploring
he death of Henry George and ex-
lr.ssing their confidence in his up
rightness.
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. Ex-senator
Hanna before leaving for Cleveland
was advised of the death of Henry
George. The Senator said : "It ia a
shock to the country. Henry George
was an honest man; man of convic.
ton. But as far as his usefulness was
concerned it was neutralized by his one
idea. Had he been broader in his views
he would have been great benefactor
of his country. But he was no dema-
gogue. George was winning many
votes from Tammany."
Henry George was born on Septem-
Der 2, 1889. He received common
school education and then went into
counting room. He was also sailor,
and learned the printers trade. He
went to England and Irelan1 in 1881,
where he was twice arrested as sus'
pect but afterwards released when his
identity became established. MIR.
George is best known to the world at
large through his writings upon eco.
nomic questions, notably his work en-.
itled Progress and Poverty" In
1886 Mr.. George was nominated by the
labor party for mayor OF New York,
but was defeated by Abram S. Hewitt,
the democratic nominee. After his
nomination for mayor by the Jefferson
ian democrats month ago. Mr.. George
made an extremely active canvass,
81 eaking several times every evening
and working from early to late at his
headquarters. His candidacy gave to
the coming election its greatest element
of uncertainty, for according to expert
politicians it was practically impossible
to estimate how much of Bryan's vote
of last year would go to George instead
of Van Wyck. Mr.. George was about
FIVE feet FIVE inches high and of slender