The record-union., 1897-10-06
GREATER NEW YORK POLITICS
HENRY GEORGE ACCEPTS NOM
NATION FOR MAYOR.
Notified at a Big Mass-Meeting BY
the Various Organizations of
His Selection Therefor.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Henry George
accepted the nomination for Mayor of
Greater New York at Cooper Union to-
night. 1t was the same hall and be-
fore many of the same people that he
accepted the nomination eleven years
ago. In 1886 he received $4,000 votes.
To-night's meeting was the greatest
outpouring of the people seen in this
city during the present campaign. The
doors We're opened at 7:15, and in less
than two minutes every seat in the big
hall was occupied, and the aisles, as
far as the police permitted, were crowd
ed. Hundreds were turned away dur
ing the next fifteen minutes. and by s
o'clock several thousands unable to
gain admission assembled outside and
held open-air meetings in the plaza,
which We're addressed by local speak
ers.
Jerome O'Neill of the Central Labor
Union, presided. The Chairman men
toned the Chicago platform, where
upon the entire audience rose to it's
feet as one man, hats and handker-
chiefs were waved in the air. and the
cheering continued for several minutes.
Charles O'Connor Hennessy, in max
ing the nomination of Mr.. George, said
simply: Il have no speech to make,
but 1 nominate for Mayor of Greater
New York, Henry George"
This was followed by a frantic out
burst of cheering, and the nomination
was made by acclamation.
When Henry George, accompanied by
V11,r
audience again rose, with more fervor
than before, if that were possible. and
there was a wild hurricane of cheering.
A B. .Cruickshank of the United Dem
oeracy then formally rendered the nom
ination on behalf of his organization to
Mr.. George. Charles Frederick Ames,
on behalf of the Democratic Alliance.
then offered to Mr. George the nomi-
nation Of the organization which he
represented. James T. Garvey of the
Peoples Party and John H. Crosby. of
the Manhattan Single Tax Club also
notified Mr. George of his nomination
by their respective organizations. The
rising Of Mr.. George was the signal for
another outburst of cheering.
Mr.. George said: Fellow Demo-
Sid1S, iltil WHO NoleQ last year for VIM.
Jennings Bryan, accept your norni-
nation. From now until election closes
1 am yours. Aye, and after election.
too, 1 am a Democrat CThunderous an
plause) 1 cannot divide into parts the
questions which l as a citizen have to
deal with For the same reasons that
I oppose this monstrous tariff in all its
forms, for the same reason that I
would vote wherever I could for the
utter abolition of that tariff, for that
same reason, / am opposed to the inter-
ference with individual liberty which
you see here in New York I am
Democrat in the Jeffersonian sense.
Because the Chicago platform repre-
sented the idea of giving the great
common people what belongs to them.
1 stood for it, voted for it and was
sorrier than ever that it was defeat
ed
Mr.. George declared that the nomina-
ton was unsought and not desired, bur
that he accepted it in the name of the
real Democracy.
Mr.. George spoke for twenty-five min
utes Immediately after he concluded
his speech the meeting was declared
adjourned, and the crowd quietly quit
the hall.