The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
ENDORSE GEORGE.
Thirteen Out of Twenty Mem
bers Heard From
In the Democratic National
Committee.
SAY HE is THE MAN
Who Represents the Regular
Party Organization.
Chairman Jones Will Take No
- Part in the Fight.
SAY He is THE MAN

New York Oct. 8.-The Journals poll
of the voters of Greater New York
preferences for mayor includes 1913, $50
ballots, Henry George, Jefferson Dem
ocrat, has 40,123; Van Wyck. .Tammany,
36,759; Seth Low, Citizens union, 81
$50; General Tracy, Republican, 1922.
The Worlds poll includes 100.4 494 bal
lots, divided as follows:
Van Wyck, $1,000; Seth Low, q, ,526;
Henry George, p, 1,118; General Tracy,
16,289; Patrick Gleason, Ind, 5,492.
OF the 20 Democratic national COM
mitteemen who have expressed them
selves on the New York municipal
campaign, thirteen held that Hen
ry George is the regular Democratic"
candidate for mayor and seven faVOrS
Tammany. Thomas Marcum of Indian
Territory telegraphs to the Journal
and Advertiser: The Henry George
municipal ticket for Greater New York
should be supported by Democrats"
Whit M. Grant of Oklahoma says:
THE Democrats of Oklahoma stand
by the Chicago platform and would
support no man for office who did not
endorse it,
Alexander Troup of Connecticut says:
There can be but one answer to your
query-Henry George on the Chicago
platform; alleged Democratic Organiza-
tiOns who ignore the national platform
are unworthy of confidence"
A dispatch to the World from Wash
ingtOn says:
Senator James K. Jones, chairman of
the Democratic national committee
says that he will take no part in the
municipal contest in Greater New
York.
Senator Jones disclaims any respon-
sibility for the action of Secretary
Walsh in indOrsing the candidacy of
Henry George, merely remarking that
as an individual Walsh had a perfect
right to take whatever action he con-
When asked as to what course he
would pursue regarding the situation
in New York Senator Jones said:
Il do not think it within my duty to
assume any authority in this matter
for the national committee. AS the
chairman of the national committee
do not propose to be drawn into it, for
I have no authority to speak for the
committee and it would be impossible
to act as an individual and divorce my
own personality from my position as
chairman.
There is no occasion for me to in
dOrse or diSapprOVe the nomination of
either Judge Van Wyck or Henry
George"
In regard to the letter said to have
been written by Senator Jones to Sena-
tor Murphy, in which he is quoted as
advising a reaffirmatiOn of the Chicago
platform by the New York state con-
VentiOn, the chairman said the COM
municatiOn sounded like something
either had he written or said to some
one in New York; but he said if written
it was not his intention of having it
used as it was in the New York meet
ing.
Chairman Jones said he took the gen
eraI ground that the Chicago platform
was binding upon every Democrat and
that nothing any state or municipal
convention might do could add or take
away from that platform; it could
neither be strengthened nor weakened.
I believe" said the senator, 'as
firmly in bimetallism and the Chicago
platform as I did the day that platform
was adopted and the battle of 1900 is to
be fought on the same lines"