Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-26
CROKER'S BUG-A-BOO
Henry George Keeps the Tammany
Boss in Hot Water.
SAPPING TIE TIGERS STRENGTH
All Parties Still Making Confident
Claims of Victory.
HARRISON TO TALK SILVER
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

l. NEW YORK, October %, 1897.
1.-The fight is already won for Tracy
says Senator Platt; "It will be democratic
landslide for Van Wyck." says Croker; II
am confident that 1 will poll more votes
than Tracy says Low, and II will drive
Croker and his crowd off the face of the
earth," says George.
| There is the situation to choose from as
| far can be judged from expressions Of
| opinion. They have all been saying the
same thing since the first gun of the cam
paign was fired. The Low people claim
that the only change in the situation is in
their favor. They say that without doubt
Low begins the last week of the campaign
| with 6S,S41 votes pledged to him in the
| boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, not
| counting the vote in these two boroughs
| which will be cast for him, but which is
| not represented in the enrolment, and not
| counting the vote which he will receive in
| the boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and
| Richmond 1t is argued from this showing
| that the fight is between Van Wyck and
Low, and that Low will outrun Tracy.
Henry George is watched closely by all
| the party leaders. His following is uncer-
tain. and every sign is weighed to gather
the drift of his vote, because he may pull
| enough votes away from Van Wyck to let
| Tracy or Low win. Reports reaching the
wigwa,n as to this possibility are disquiet-
| Ah6. NilicoS lue frenzy Wl1Ch the East
| and West Side multitudes have displayed
| at some of his meetings. 1t was almost
| IKE the religious excitement in the orient
| several Of his meetings have been marked
Dy 1erVor such as has not greeted a. can
| dldate In this city for years. 1t broke ont
| again last night at a meeting supposed to
] be for Van Wyck. The name of George
| provoked more applause than did that or
| van "Sck. II was in sentiment George
meeting under Tammany auspices
George Dangerous to Tammany.
Little incidents like the above show that
IN certain sections of the city George will
deal the tiger some serious raps The resi-
| uehce section OF the laboring man is George
through and through. His followers can
rarely be found In the usual haunts for pri-
| Vate political discussion; but let there be a
| meeting. and they are in evidence in full
| force and enthusiasm.
| Desplte TIE numerous claims and calcu-
| iatlohs, conservative men believe that I'D to
| now Iammany has the best chance OF
| electlng its ticket. Sensational deyeIon-
| ments may come within a day of electionE
oet ost teioph1enss t which may change the pres
| ent trend of the political stream SO that II
VIII How in the direction of one of the three
| other candidates. Croker realizes that no
mlstakes must be made; that he must stick
close to his present alignment or his ala,,
| enemies will find a vulnerable snot anJ A.
MS party serious injury Wv
WIN no degree of certainty, but as COM
mon tax, 1t is learned that Carter ii. Har-
| r1son will on Saturday night refer to frao
| silver and the Chicago platform n 10 ~.
| neneVed that this will be permitted hut if
| II Is, mark the ingenuity Of Croker In So
| sris seELins me closing days of the campaign to
! spring Tammany's position on the Chico o.
| platIorm upon the unsuspectfnp n,Ih1io
| Waxing the record at time when IT womld
Go oe 100 late to discount it is worthy of
CroKer. 1t Is a peculiar thing to noiitioo1
| thinkers that the three can1idates L Lpo..ticai
| seen tnis possibility and discounted in al.
| verite. oaeo Tree Sill
annarent nmg ne0rge eu people are making the only
| dree silver Georgites are very bitter aeains :
| ianmany because they see daily The Ia vish
9lspiay OF banners advertising the candi-
fact that va an n Myck and emphasizing the
| iact thdt iammany's support of BRYAN last
| year was half-hearted and perfunctorv ond
| oiy i.eue 10 preserve the regularity OF the
orsahizasion ~ as an integral part of the
| IeSuiar democratic machine 1t has heen
pointed out that last year. when tho straa.a
| We're mass OF color because of the disnIov "
OF Mch1nley banners, Tammany Han snant
psactlcany i nothing to offset this display in
| t.e interest OF the democratic pres;dential
candidate. - 'ieii
| Argument of the Bryan Men
The men who supported Bryan last wear
| argue the case in this way:
When the great cause of humanity III.
cause of the people, was at staka ~,
| many gave 1t only lukews rm support Nou,
that the only stake-in Tammany's theory
| is the personal interests of a fer, NAV
who want to control the vast patronage of
| TINS great city, with all the possihiI;ties
| suggested by such control, Mr.. Croker and
Mr. Sheehan can find limitless sums to
spend IN campaign of display But all
| their show will not blind true democrats to
the fact that the Tammany machine has
| repudlated the Chicago platform and proved
1 01Y1n IN,
democrats will vote this year as thew did
| last-for principle-and If Tammany is de-
| feated, as we hope 1t will be, the defeat
may prove Its regeneration. Such a defeat
Will not be one of the democracy, but of the
personal ambitions OF Croker Sheehan and
the rest. who are not in politics for either
principle or their health. The defeat of
democracy"
One reason why Tammany should want
Harrison to talk free silver developed to-
DAY. 1t was the statement that all efforts
TO induce William Jennings BRYAN to IN
dorse Tammany had fallen through Re
! fore George was nominated Sheehan de-
vised the scheme of having a telegram or
letter from Bryan indorsing Tammany read
upon the Sunday preceding election a dav
too late to give the other side chance to
discount its effect. Today there came a
letter from Ex-Governor Stone of Missouri
Mr. Bryan's close friend. In this letter Mr.
Stone wrote that Mr. Bryan had refused
| to say one wcrd for publication which could
be construed into an Endorsement of Tam
| many or of any of its candidates. But Mr
Stone did not stop there. He said that Mr
Bryan had been asked to write a letter de-
claring his support of the George move
| ment. Ex-Governor Stone said he would
try to prevent Mr.. Bryan doing this. but
| If he could accomplish that it would be as
far as he could go.
Trouble With Tammany's Program.
Tammany is having trouble with their
program for Thursday nights meeting. at
| which Mayor Harrison is billed to appear.
James B. Eustis of Louisiana, formerly
United States senator from that state and
ambassador to France under Cleveland
| intended to speak at that meeting. Mr..
Eustis was informed that he would be
billed as the star orator of the Occasion
and that he would have the center of the
stage all to himself. Mayor Carter II. Har.
rison Of Chicago is coming to speak at tf1s
same meeting. When the bills and posters
announcing the meeting came out Mavor
| Harrison's name appeared at the head of
the list Friends Of Mr.. Eustis saw these
bills and they were indignant. They went
| to him and told him plainly that he could
not afford to play second fiddle to the young
] of Chfca They told bfvv,