The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-24
A SPECTACULAR CAMPAIGN
In WHICH THE SINGLE-TAxER is
THE CENTRAL FIGURE.
Croker Charged with "Bleeding'
DemOcracy-saturday Night POIiti-
cal Meetings In New York.

campaign New York has ever witnessed
His army of speakers hold hundreds OF
meetings in all parts of New York every
night, but Mr. George himself is the most
effective adv ocate of his cause, preaching
the crusade against poverty with the zeal
of Peter the Hermit; declaring himself an
instrument in the hands of God to better
the condition of his fellow-men and firing
his hearers with an ardor that makes them
in turn apostles of his radical doctrines In
every borough of Greater New York, in
halls, in the streets, on the wharves Henry
George speaks to multitudes that cheer his
every word. For the past few nights Mr..
George has been making savage attacks on
Richard Croker, the leader of Tammany
Hall.
Among the labor unionists and in the
swarming tenement districts, where people
are crowded more thickly than anywhere
else on earth, Mr.. Georges audiences are
almost frantic in their demonstration. The
business end Of his campaign is conducted
by ex-Congressman Tom La Johnson and
ex-Postmaster Charles w. Dayton. shrewd
veteran campaigners. OF speakers there is
no lack; all the survivors of the 1886 cam
paign are on the stump again, except
Father McGlynn, and he has declared him
self in sympathy with the movement
An immense crowd gathered into and
overfiowed from Colts Hall, on Abingdon
square, on the lower West Side, tonight to
hear Mr.. George and Charles w. Dayton.
Mr. Dayton arrived first. He was wildly
greeted and every sentence he uttered
brought out great cheering. His speech
was about the same as others he has de-
ivered, plea for the plain people and the
destruction of bossism."
Dayton was just finishing when cheers far
down the street heralded the coming OF
George Every one in the hall turned about
and watched the door. When the jostling
in the crowd near the door told the au-
dience that the popular idol was near at
hand there was a loud cheer. But when the
smiling face of the candidate appeared the
audience seemed to go suddenly mad. Men
shrieked and roared. They did not cheer.
Some grasped their nearest neighbors by
the hand and they yelled in unison. George
tried several times to quiet them. Each
time he raised his hand the tumult started
anew But order was restored and the can
didate made his speech
It was a choice talk, interrupted fire.
quently by enthusiastic expressions of con-
tdence by people in various parts of the
hall The speech was practically the same
as the one ne delivered in previous meet
ings Outside the hall, Mr. George and
Dayton were besieged by those VINO could
not get into the hail, and they made priet
talks.
ALLEGED BLACKMAIL.
The inhabitants of Westchester, West
Farms and Unionport turned out in full
force tonight to greet Mr.. George. He re-
ceived a most enthusiastic welcome. Mr..
George said that Mr.. Croker has conducted
a blackmail shop, where the people, in the
name of Democracy, have been robbed.
Those who have wealth even now are being
blackmailed. Il heard of one corporation
to-day that had to pay $4,000 in order to
help defeat me in the coming election. Even
the judiciary has been blackmailed." Mr..
George then went on to say that a black
mail of $685. 900 was levied on each supreme
judge of the State to insure their elections.
Every one of the judges of the Supreme
Court, with the exception of Roger A.
Pryor, he said, was compelled to pay this
blackmail to Tammany Hall. Mr.. Pryor
did not have this amount to pay, he said,
so he went around among his friends and
collected or borrowed $4,000, which Mr..
Croker took as an installment, and allowed
him to remain on the ticket. He then went
out and raised 81 000 more. Who took it?
Croker took it, He then went to say
that If he was elected he would send Mr..
Croker where Tweed went, and to join
l..
with great enthusiasm and shouts OF
George is the man for us-the working
mans friend"
Mr. George concluded his address at
| Unionport at o'clock, and twenty min
| utes later he arrived at the hall at King )
bridge The hall was packed to its utmost,
| and crowds of people waited on the side
| walk trying to get peep at Mr.. George.
| Every few minutes a hurricane of enthu-
| siasm would spread over the crowd, and
| cheer after cheer was given for George.
| The din was so great when George entered
| the hall that the music of the band was
| drowned Mr.. George then repeated his
| attack on Croker.
Seth Low spoke in the vaudeville hall of
| the Harlem Opera House Tonight 1t was
completely filed with an audience com
| posed for the larger part of women and
children. They were as enthusiastic, how
ever, as the men. Mayor Strong made a
short speech. He said the recent police
New York that the men did not have to
pay for. Seth Low arrived while the mayor
was speaking. He was loudly cheered, and
as he shook hands with Mr.. Strong on the
platform there was much cheering. He
said his candidacy was a protest against
either bossism in Washington or the king,
winch has its headquarters at the English
race track. Seth Low also addressed a
largely-attended meeting in the Central
Opera House.
Each days developments accentuate the
Iact that In the municipal campaign a lead
ing issue, il not the foremost one is
whether the government of Greater New
by day the gall and bitterness of the con-
test enters more and more into the relations
of regular toward independent AS to the
GAINS or the managers of the respective
factions that their ticket will win at the
polls Tammany believes that Van Wyck
will win because Greater New York is nor
mally Democratic by a large ma aiOrity: be-
cause the public has wearied Of what some
style alleged reform because the Raines
law is unpopular because the tax rate has
been increased; because of division in the
Republican ranks; and because as alleged,
Georges strength has been absurdly ex-
aggerGted The straight Republicans say
that the normal Democratic majority is
OF y about $1,000 in the four counties of New
York, Kings Queens and Richmond and
George will get at least S0,000-prOba 100 =
000 votes-which win come almost entirely
from the Tammany forces while Low $
vote VIII be much less than is claimed and
of its total. fully half Will come from Demo-
Gratis who fear Tammany's ascendency, but
do not want George. Much is also hoped
for from the support of Democrats who
fear the effect Van Wyck's or George s
election would have on the currency issue
in national politics. Lows supporters pro-
fess confidence because of reported defec-
tions from Tammany; because OF objections
to what is called boss rule" and ma
chine politics " because of careful canvasses
before and since Lows acceptance and be-
cause Of the record, personal and political
of Coumbia'S president. The George men
base their hopes on the showing of their