The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
GEORGE TAKES COMMAND.
GOING TO RUN HIS OWN CAMPAIGN
ON HIS OWN PLATFORM.

McNuity for George-He States HIs Greed.
Henry George came over from Brooklyn yes
terday to straighten out a tanglo into which his
supporters had got in an endeavor to secure
factional advantage. He made his headquarters
at the Union Square Hotel, and, with the as
~sistance Of eN-Congressmln Tom L. Johnson and
others OF his friends, succeeded In his undertake
ing.
The trouble. which was adjusted. arose out OF
the jealousies Of the two rival organizations
which have already placed MIR. George in nomi.
n~ation-the United Democracy and the Demo
cratic Alliance.
Mr.. George made it plain that neither of
these organizations as such is to be permitted
to trade on his candidacy for its own advnn-
tage, and his plan TO accept a nomination in mass
meeting. write his own platform, and select his
own Campaign to choose his fellow
candidates on the ticket and to run his cam
paign was finally agreed to. Mr.. George let it
be known that he had not agreed to enter tho
race merely to get office. That, he said, was a
consideration furthest from his mind. He was
fighting for principle. he said, and the sooner
his friends understood that fact the better.
The agreement to lot Mr.. George run his own
campaign in his own way was not reached
without q good deal OF lively diminishing and
some bitter talk by representatives OF both tho
United Democracy and tho Alliance. Tn
til Mr.. George took hold of the arrange
ments the men at the head of the United
Democracy were in control OF the situation.
They had named not only Mr.. George for Mayor
but candidates for Comptroller and President OF
the Council as we'll. Henry Nichols OF that or
ganization had stolen n march on the Alliance
by securing Cooper Union for the notification
meeting. and the Alliance men protested that
they would not Join In the notification which.
thew declared. wOuld ba nothing more than n
meeting to boom James O'Brien for Sheriff.
The proceedings began yesterday with a con-
Committee Of that organization, and about
didates. James A. Gray. Alfred J. Woif. and A.
B, Cruikshank of the United Democracy were
there were Tom L. johnson. Clinton Kurdish.
Willis J. Abbott, Charles Frederic Adams. NJ.
M MssiUn N'issS ps;eT M Wsifsr M ks womns and % Whid,
den Graham. John 7. McKechnie OF the Kings
County Democrats Le,sne PRESIDED. nuuoo
racy said that they had no authority to abide by
any act Of the conference. They were told that
come to terms and ttat Henry George Would not
stay on their ticket.
one way to settle the difficulties presented by
the rival organizations. and that was 10 leave
me Whole a.ae1s mater mer,d to n Henry rs, George; lie said
6. gong or a ' @fastiop' 'nf lie G soaid Be Be The he Ssndi:
halO lhO NhoiC tIIO hIy VI uolu-
should be requested to appoint a committee 10
accept the nomination, and that Charles b.
Stoyeri Thaddeus b. Wakemsn, Henry Goulden.
Alliance should be a committee to confer with
the candidatea and his friends and the repre-
sentativss Of the United Democracy at Union
o'dloek: James o cBr 70 A. tnf b. A@ crulHshs sli"
Charles Reilly, and Henry Nichols OF the United
Democracy were there. Mr., O'Brirn and his
johnson and the other gentlemen acting for Mr..
George being to make arrangements with the
dates for Comptroller and President Of the
Council and to give up Cooper Union to Mr..
Gs9rGe,s friends for to,%orrow night
S'ca S%a lie Hsnn @ss;,nEf +, G fS1';ss1n fur q S john :.
speer, and jerome o'Neiil, Secretary Of the
Central Labor Union.
to eI Congressman Johnson. Mr.. George re-
fusing TO talk with them. They were upstairs
T Tost iNSs and naaf in 1nf A Nj. stov Se"% sent a G n"to to
Johnson in which he declared that no arrange
ment could be made viii h would be satisfactory
until all the conferees faced each other and
and said that Henry Nichols Of the o'Brien fac,
must. He told Mr.. johnson that Nichols must
surrender his receipt for the use Of Cooper
n UalHn or to tho do Ai'i witS n l6S m noSIfca tnTe
and that If Mr., George accepted tho
at that meeting under such circumstances tho
Alliance would nominate another candidato. He
said that 1t was the purpose of the O'Brienites
10 pack the meeting. circulate their nominating
petitions. and Doom O'Brien for sheriff. He made
the same statement 10 Henry George, who c'me
down j. err. II wass:io before the Alliance men
were finally admitted 10 conference on the in
~vitatLon Of Mr.. Speer: They were then informed
over to a committee Of arrangements named by
Mr.. George: that Chairman Charles !OConor
Hennessy Of that comm ttso would call the meet.
tice William ]. Gaynor as the presiding officer.
Justice Gaynor having agreed to act in that ca
sIsa1ion and "a e Nd DO G ai1 IN his power to roi sid an the he
the United Democracy will then notify Mr..
ganization, and Charles Frederic Adams will
perform a similar function for the Democratic
o. ai. ncdepta ana MI This sf Speech H' viii lm Be- q I hss ' oee.
That viii be the sum total of the ~oratory on
this occasi9n; A IN ne " plntf M written by MT;
the organizations which have nominated him.
will be read and adopted. 1t will renfirm the
The money paid by Nichols for the hall is to be
refunded. and 1t WAS promised that no nomina'
tion certificates would be circulated for sigma
Mr. storor suggested that an agreement
N fiaS. d to the Ss Fs ,isfss! Ff Tsn4y sS q.hSF n OF lRs
O'Brienites refused to consider, tho matter.
ganization Is ready to withdraw its two candi.
dates already named and will unite in naming
others satisfactory to the candidate. for Mayor.
Mr.. Storer dcplored tho loss OF time. and
called attention to the, fact that no nomi'
mating certificates can be filed after Oct. II.
He expressed himself as satisfied with the &C.
tion taken. however. and later in the evening
the Alliance approved the action of the com.
niftee.
Most OF the talk yesterday. was in favor of
nominating an independent ticket from top to
bottom. although there was some suggestion OF
indorsing nominations made by the machine, as
in the case OF f.. NJ. GrOut for President of the
borough OF Brooklyn.
Justice Jacob Nou Of Brooklyn was suggested
as a possible candidate for Comptroller and
Owen ]. Kindelon OF Big 9 for President OF tho
Council.
Mirubeau l.. Towns announced at the confer
ence In the afternoon that State Senator i. n.
McNulty and other organization Democrats in
Brooklyn had authorized him To say that they
were heart and soul for George and will do all
they can to secure his election:
Aparty name and an emblem have been Sc
lected, hut they will not he made public until
the candidates are named. for fear some enter
prising district candidate will steal them.
After the conference Mr.. George submittc to
n short interview. lie said that no IL neither q
silver nor q gold man, hut more Of a ,greenhncker.
1T is the great principle back OF the Chicago
platform for which | stand said he. There