Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-04

HENRY tEUhtE.
ness fighting for the cause toward
the close Of the greatest municipal po-
litical contest the world has ever seen.
The end was peaceful, and he
died without pain. This man
Of mighty brain and undaunted
courage was physically frail,
2nd the strain Of an exciting campaign,
requiring speech-making at points
many miles apart, night after night,
was more than nature could stand.
Not long after reaching the hotel he
retired. 1t was about $3.50 o'clock
when Mrs. George was awakened. She
found Mr.. George sitting In an arm
chair She at once grew anxious
rs to her husbands condition.
Mr. George gradually grew inco-
herent and lapsed into semi.
consciousness. Thoroughly alarmed,
she called her son, Henry George, Jr.,
from an adjoining room. Frank Ste.
vens was also called in. Mr.. George
was then unconscious. A call was
sent to DR.. Kelly and he came without
delay. Mr.. George was still uncon-
scious. All efforts to revive him failed.
Without sign Of recognition to those
around him, he passed peacefully away
at 4:!O o'clock
THE CAREER OF MR.. HENRY GEORGE.
Henry George was born on September 2, 1890
He received common school education and
then went Into counting room. He was also
sailor and aftcrward learned the printers
trade. In 1857 he reached California where he
worked OF the printers case until 1903, when he
became reporter and afterward editor, work.
Ing ut different times on the San Francisco
Times and Post He returned to New York In
1880 and went to England ind Ireland the fol.
lowing year, where he was twice arrested as
suspect, but afterward released, when his
identity became established Mr. George
was best known in the world OF large through
his writings upon economic questions, notably
his work entitled Progress and Poverty"
Land and Land Policy" ISL; Irish Land
Question, 1881; Social Problems" 1883;
Property in Land. controversy with the
duke of Argyle, 1884, THE Condition Of La-
Dor, IN open Letter TO Pope Leo KILL, 1891,
and "A P.rp,cxed Philosopher Herbert
Spencer), $780,,
In 1850 Mr. George was nominated by the
United Labor party for mayor Of New York,
polling $500 votes, against 90 0 for Abram
y Hewitt, the democratic NOMINEE and 81 900
for Theodore Roosevelt now assistant Sec
rotary Of the navy, republican. After his
nomination for mayor by the Jeffsrso-
MAN democrats month ago, Mr. George
made an extremely active canvass
speaking several times every evening and
working from early TO late ut his headquarters
He gave to the campaign Its most sensational
incidents, Its attacks on Richard Croker and
Senator Platt whom he threatened to prose-
cute for various crimes, such Us levying black /
mail upon city contractors and aspirants to
ofllcc should he be elected mayor His candl-
dacy gave to the coming election Its greatest
uncertainty, for according to expert poll /
ticians, 1t was practically impossible to esti-
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would 20 to George instead of Van Wyck
HIS son SUCCEEDS HIM.
New YORK, Oct S0.-The Thomas
Jefferson democracy yesterday after.
noon substituted the name of Henry
George, DR., eldest son and confidential
adviser for years Of his father, for that
of Henry George, as candidate for
mayor of Greater New York. He is
about IS years of age, is literary in his
tastes He was at one time managing
editor of the Jacksonville FLA Citizen,
but for some time had been engaged
with his father in literary work which
was suspended when the latter &C.
cepted the nomination. Mr.. George
has accepted the nomination which
was rendered unanimously