The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-30

His name being tho Same as that OF
his father. perhaps 1t might not be necessary
to have even pastor ballots, because since his
fathers death he is the only Henry George.
The suggestion OF Mr., johnson met with instant
favor with every member of the committee. Mr..
| Dayton also was in favor of 1t. lie said that he
thought it was the only thing to do under tho
circumstances. Ho said that no believed that
young Mr.. George would stand for his fathers
principles, and would carry out his fathers
! PROMISES A vote was taken, and 1t was unani-
nous for young Mr.. George.
While this decision was being reached Mr..
Larocaue and Charles Stewart Smith had called
on Mrs George and expressed 81 mpathy with
her in her bereavement. They were outside the
door OF the meeting room. waiting to go before
the commi' tee and use their influence to cap.
ture an Endorsement for Low. Their presence
there was known. They were invited in. They
both shod tears. MIR. Larocquc read resolutions
of 30 called regret that the Citizens had adopted
with the idea of influencing the George men. He
read them in q shaking voice, that might have
been affecting had not tho purpose Of the tears
and tho emotion been SO very obvious. The
reading was received in silence by the members
OF the committee. Not one of the men said any
thing about the action OF the committee. and
Mr.. Larocque and Mr.. Smith left the room not
the wiser but highly pleased with themselves at
WndJ t0ty luUuRnL "Oulu ITONc u SuCCtsblul
mission.
They had hardly reached the foot OF the stairs
when the door of the committee room was
opened and the news Of Mr.. Georges nomina.
ton was announced. There were fifteen or
moro representatives of afternoon newspapers
in the hall at the time, and in the wild rush
they made for telephones they nearly knocked
over Mr.. Laroolue and Mr.. Smith. Some Of
them shouted back at them as they ran, Its
Henry George, Jr." The jaws of the Low men in
the corridor dropped when they hoard the news,
and they sneaked Off.
Young Mr.. George was informed OF his nomi-
nation by Tom johnson in the corridor Of the
hotel. Mr.. johnson himself was so full Of emo
tion that he could hardly speak. He took hold
OF Mr.. George by the two shoulders and blurted
out:
"Thoy-they-they have nominated you for
your fathers place"
Young Mr.. George had not expected 1t. and
he turned pale at the announcement. For a mo-
ment or two he was silent; then he said:
II will accept the nomination. and l promise
II elected to carry out all the promises my father
has made. stand for the principles for which
he stood. pledge myself to carry them out
Mr.. Johnson went back to the committee
with these words and the meeting Immediately
adjourned. The members of tho mmi who
were seen by the reporters talked freely. They
declared that the nomination of young Mr..
George was an ideal one. and that no other man
stood 80 truly for the principles for which tho
elder George had stood as did his son. They
spoke OF young Mr.. Georges ability in his ia.
Tiers lines of work; Of his integrity, and OF his
deep sense OF the obligation he had assumedi in
taking his fathers place n the ticket. They
said that his nomination meant the upholding
of the kind Of Democracy for which his father
had atnnd II wac tbOae nrinciDles and not fhe
man, that the party had been working for and
would continue to work for.
Efforts were made to get from these men
some expression of their opinions regarding the
grab OF Seth Low for the George vote. Most of
the men were too disguised to say anything.
Charles Frederick Adams said with emphasis
that 1t would not DO In good taste for him to OK.
press an opinion, and he said with equal empha.
sis that the party stood as 1t had stood. for JEFF.
fersonian Democracy, and that Mr.. Low had not
had the slightest show to secure its vote. One
other OF the committee, when he wa asked for
all opinion, said: '.Phew! Don't let's talk about
it. 1t 8 too tiresome. As for the claim that Mr..
Low is the heir Of Mr.. George, or that Mr..
George ever intended that Mr.. Low should get
any votes. ] can only refer you to Mr.. Georges
last speech, a part OF which was printed in THE
SUN this morning. Here is what he said:
About Mr.. Low. let me clearly and most
emphatically state that / do not ask any man
to vote for him. We are both reformers. but
there is an immeasurabIe distance between US.
He is an aristocratic reformer. He would have
reform of his own ordering. l am a Democratic
retormer. I would have the reform. and only
the reform that people ORDER
This last speech OF our dead leader ought
to settle once for all the absurd and idiotic
claim of this man. who hadn't the decency to
pay proper respect to the dead, to the support
OF any OF Mr.. Georges friends. We have nc
use for him. We never had any use for him.
We have a great deal less use for him now since
the exhibition which he and his friends made OF
themselves to-day"