The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-12
LOWS DEAL WITH GEORGE.
IT WAS CIT REYNOLDS VINO sue
1T TO TOM JOHNSON.

=. FoS-Graduaiiy BarEnined 20 Get Them
TOR the Whoie Low Local Ticket-Cits Now
circulating the George Nominating Petitions
petitions for the three straight George candi.
dates are tho only ones the George men are con
corning themselves about particularly.
Iho petitions nominating the Cts candidates
IN the name OF tho George party have been
circulated by the Cts themselves.
1T was learned yesterday afternoon that tho
three cts who have worked hardest to get sig.
natures to tho George Endorsement OF the Cts
TICKET are Austen q. Fox. Edward +. McSwce
ney' and Benjamin T.. Hall. Gifts, candidates
respectively for District Attorney, Sheriff, and
County Clerk. Mr.. insolvency had a confer
ence about every half hour yesterday with
clinton Kurdish, who on behalf of the George
men receives the petitions as they come In at
the Morton House.
Tho frequency OF Mr.. McSweoney's calls was
due to his anxiety to know how the petitions
were coming on. II, in tho interval between
two visits, a large number Of notaries had come
In laden with tho petitions which were filled
with signatures. Mr.. Insolvency. would exciaim:
Ali That's excellent, Kurdish. excellent!
Let the good work go on and we'll have honest
mon TO administer the affairs Of this great city
yet. Sec you again. presently
In half an hour he'd be back again. II few or
no notaries had been in, all the lovely Cit color
'ou'H hahV oub u LIE lhNO. E1c "OuluD hiC w
and down the room. rubbing his furrowed brow
as ne walked. Then, in an anxious tone, he
This looks bad. Furbish. 1t looks bad. We've
got only about twenty.four hours, you know.
Something must be done to hurry up these men.
which they work. AA"s =" ~ '' ~
In connection with this anxiety on tho part OF
the Cts candidates about the petitions. a bit OF
information on a hitherto much disputed point
may be made public. The GIFTS have laid awake
nights to deny. in lisps and In unimpeded Eng
lSh, that they had auy int0ntiOp Of combining
with the George men until representatives OF
tho George men approached them. Yesterday
helped TO arrange It. This; man said:
tween the George folks and the Citizens Union
was made by James b. Reynolds, Chairman Of
L. Inc J EEsS%alve at t0 tns %latter % t oaie wn' 81 N II rSm
upon Mr.; Johnson to see IL it were not possible
70 get the George people to indorse Austen G.
planned at length, Mr.. Fox.s QUALIFICATIONS for
the office. Mr.. johnson told Mr.. Reynolds he'd
Another meeting between the two took place
the next day. Mr.. Reynolds again urged Mr..
FoNs claims. The George managers had 70 IL
lied from the time the single taNer accepted tho
nomination at Cooper Union, that it would be
dates. for a full ticket in the time they had TO
find the men and circulate and file the petitions.
some of tho other Cit candidates. Mr.. Reynolds
t hna soW Sb Wes n,ss to Js spg about di.c all Of
The Situation with hD othor friends SSHn Of Mr. at aeoTse.
1t was finally agreed to indorse Fox and Nc
Sweeney, the CIT candidate for Sheriff, A con.
committee from the Citizens Union, with Rey.
nolds AZ the head. took place in Johnson's rooms
orally supposed that Johnson was simply con.
ferring with the OBrienites.
At that conference Mr.. Reynolds urged that
the George people indorse the whole Citizens
Union county and borough ticket. Each candi.
date was discussed at length. Some OF the
(.anr nn frlt .ltl not fa.-Ar ~ al-,- Mall.
1t was agreed. subject 10 Georges approval, that
the whole Citizens Union ticket in Manhattan
should be Endorsed.
The confercnceb broke up. to reconvene at the
United Charities building the following after.
noon. johnson saw George in the meantime. I
wns present when the Ohio man and the single
taxer met; johnson said to George:
you've named n campaign committee. or a
provisional campaign committee. to nominate n
ticket. Now this committee finds 1t impossible.
within tho time limit. TO find the proper cnndi.
dates and put them in nomination. We believe
we have found some candidates In the Citizens
Union ticket who will suit you and we want you
George told johnson that he had every
reason TO believe that he johnson would do
best. That WAS all Johnson wanted. The meet
Ing Ing at no the I'm ed Charities hui building took place.
conn @nn S S1u st tooW w anI m lesrl'' + d Ions II, ssc !a ,hs, how ,p"r me 10
any reason to hold back tho facts.
After the combination was made. there was
not the slightest hitch. until the Cts told the
George folks that they should lose no time in
circulating the petition. That struck Johnson
crowd would do what they could TO help,
but hr thought il was nerve on the part Of
the CHS. after a house and lot had been given TO
them, 70 ask the donor to furnish the house, too.
johnson pointed out that. without the votes OF
the George party. The Cts could never elect
their cinch. they'd better get TO work on the
petitions at oncc. Reynolds got; and he's been
Willis }. .hhott. Chairman Of the George
CampaiEn mi has sent this letter to
ten. Tracy:
NEW York. Oct. 10. 1897.
GEN. Rrnjomin F. Tracy.
SIR: In she newspaper reports of your speech do.
liv"red saturday night l And this language attributed
Contrast that with an incident that happened to
There came n suggestion to the Republican leaders OF
this city that probably one Of their candidates for the
county ticket could be Endorsed by the Henry George
party. What was the answer? Quick and instanta.
on the Republican ticket can stand on the Henry
George ticket at the same time And yet they say
Since this incident came under yonr own observa.
tion you arr doubtless able ~ inform the public who
ing him in behalf OF Mr. Georges associates.
II Is n cardinal principle OF the Henry George cam
paign that no alliance snail be made with the Repun-
lean party. Mr.. G,"orE" is offered to the voters Of Sew
York as the regular Democratic nominee for Manor,
nominated by Democrats and standing upon a
plat I ic nr,n w4iss ,6 1r,trGS,es the c SH J. Of Demo
1895. Between him and the Republican party
BEEN sought It by ~ any ""s'' one aafhoris"d u =" s T"nc f fSs
him. In all parts OF Greater New York except that
In which the formerly Democratic organization has
yielded to the disrpputahlr domination OF Richard
Croker. the cooperation between the Democracy OF
Thomas Jefferson and the regular Democratic organ.
ization is conplrtr In New York county alliance
has been made with that political force which is most
free from the faint ~ Crokrrism. and II In making
this alliance Republicans have been indorsed for
once. It hns been with the distinct understanding
that they stand not as Republican candidates. but as
the nominees ~ an organization bitterly opposed to
Repuhlicanism as It is defined and directed by Sem
atOr Plat,
with these facts before you you will readily under.
stand that the person whom you knew 10 have made
overtures to one OF your fellow candidates In behalf
OF Mr., George imposed upon YOU ana upon the man to
whom he madr his proposition. ] write TO suggest
that the cause Of political honesty would he mAteri.
ally advanced by unmaNking him and all fellows Of
his type, and to request that you make public all tho
facts connected with this incident. am. yours very
respectfully. WILLIS j. ABBOTT. Chairman.
1t was stated last night at the Morton House
that all but three Of the Citizens Union candi-
dates had accepted the George Endorsement. and
that those three had not been heard from. Just
as this announcement WAS made. n man who
has been trying to get signatures for a petition
for GeorRe-Cits' candidates, came in with tho
announcement that representatives of Tam
many Hall were intimidnting nOtaries to such
an extent that IL was almost impossible to find
one who would take acknowledgment OF sigma
lures.
This man said no had been to four notaries in