The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
GEORGES ALLIES IN THE UNIONS.
Opening or . Labor Hendaunrters-A Gea-
speed from Chauncey y. Black.

opening or q Labor Hendaunrters-A eee'
speed from Chauncey y. Black.
Henry Georges machine got down to practi.
cal politics yesterday under the guidance OF
ex.Postmaster Dayton. Tom johnson, the n.y.
wheel OF the movement, was at headquarters
in his shirt sleeves attending to the organizers
Mr.. George and Jerome o'Nein, candidate for
President Of the Council, began their days
work by opening the labor union headquarters
in Clarendon Hall. Mr.. George made q briot
address to tho Campaign Committee. He said
he believed that he had tho laborins men with
him, as he had in 1856. He said he STOOD Tor
good government and was not going to be LED
by any boss. The labor union headquarters are
in charge Of james ]. DAILY, the former Presi-
dent OF the National Union Of Tile Layers, and
Patrick Coylo OF the Whitestone Association Is
Secretary and Treasurer.
Tho Campaign Committee Of the Labor Union
Bureau began work last evening by sending
out circulars to eighty labor unions. which they
say have u total membership, of 100000, up,
pealing for funds to carry on the campaign ana
also calling on them to support George.
Edward McHugh, the, organizer OF the Amer
lean Longshoremen's Cnion,, called on Mr..
George yesterday to assure him of his sympa-
thy. MIR. Mcliugh is an Englishman and came
to this country from the British longsh9remen
accompanied by Secretary Devlin of the union,
and they said that while the union, under its
NOllSllluIlOU, tDulu nOl ~ NV lOiitiNS. 10 -
body, as individuals the members would sup.
port, George. McHugh ia among the speakers
on the list Of the Campaign Committee.
This letter was received ~ the George head
quarters yesterday from Clauncey F., Black,
ex. t:Governor of Pennsylvania and
President of the National Association Of Demo
cratic Clubs:
DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA,
YORK, Pa, Oct. Il, s = .
NJ DEAR MIR. GEORGE: l have watched
with eager attention every incident in New
York politics. leading up TO your nomination
and last nights meeting. | sec that you stand to
conquer u broad field. whether you shall be
elected Mayor or not. Such II campaign as you
mma the respect of tho United States and
of the world, and If you fail to reach immediate
~ the power which in your hands would prove
n pure bcnetcenCc to mankind, you will fail
only to rise again more potent than ever be-
fore. like jefferson and Bryan. II YOU do not
enter the citadel Mt this assault, you will lie
around it with unbroken and growing hosts un'
til a better day. Your election would mark a
new era of fresh hope for popular government. II
1t did not bring the solution, in the course OF
your administration, of some of the darker
problems of our social and political life, it would
put them in process OF solution under ,condi
lions favorable to good results. With devout
good wishes for you and for those higher and
better things you labor for, l am, as ever. sin
The nomination of George strassner. Sheriff
Tamscn's private secretary. has been officially
decided upon by the Jeffersonian Democracy
and the nomination will he filed before the clos
apartments in the Hotel Albemarle yesterday
afternoon, and will open headquarters there or
Monday. Although he announced his inten
ton on Friday of speaking at the George meet
yesterday when he learned that it was to be al
open-air meeting. Mr.. Dayton said his voic,
was not in condition for out door oratory, ant
he will not speak at open-air meetings.