Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-05
ALL THE RAG-TAG IN NEW YORK
FOR HENRY GEORGE.
FOUR NOMINATIONS ALREADY.
TONIGHT HE WILL DE NOMINATED
by "THE PEOPLE"
Democratic Alliance. United DemOcra-
cy, Peoples League and MAN.
haitian Single Tax Club Have
Declared for the Re
fOrmer-His Views.

New York. Oct. 4-To-day arrangements
were completed for the Henry George mass
meeting at Cooper Union tomorrow night.
At the Cooper Union meeting Mr.. George
will make his speech of acceptance, and
present ii platform on which he will make
the run for mayor.
The chairman will first tender to Mr.
George a nomination in behalf of the peo-
pie. This will be done that it can be
said that Mr.. George was first placed in
nomination by the people. regardless of
politics.
When this has been done, Abram II.
Cruickshank will convey the nomination
to Mr.. George in behalf of the United De
mocracy Then Charles Frederick Adams
will tender the same nomination to Mr..
George the nominee of the Democratic
alliance.
Tom l.. Johnson, of Ohio, declared that
he would not be able to direct Mr.. Georges
campaign.
Henry George was officially indorsed for
mayor tonight at a meeting of Local As
sembly 1868, knights of Labor. The reso-
luton further asks District Assembly is,
the central body of the knights of Labor,
to indorse Mr.. George at its next meeting.
and requests General Master Workman
Sovereign and Secretary Hayes to come to
New York and take the stump for Mr..
George. Every mention of Mr.. George S
name was greeted with the widest enthu-
| siasm. Members jumped on their chairs.
threw their hats up and rushed about the
| room in frenzy of delight.
The executive committee of the Peoples
| League, the local organization of the Popu-
list party, tonight nominated Henry
George for mayor.
The Manhattan Single Tax Club at spe-
cial meeting tonight nominated Henry
George for mayor. An appeal will be made
| to single tax clubs throughout the country
for financial aid, and single tax speakers
| everywhere will be asked to assist i'll the
work in this city.
The Journal and Advertiser to-day prints
| an interview with Henry George, in which
he says:
Il am willing to express myself clearly
on all the questions at issue. My plan of
campaign is to tell the truth. have moth
Il am free trader. 1t may prevent some
persons from supporting me- Ii so, cannot
| help 1t. am not adjusting my views to the
| exigencies of a political campaign. am a
free trader. pure and simple recognize
no difference between a national and muni-
cipal campaign, so far as honest politics
| are concerned. In both cases we want hon.
| est men, who believe in an honest admins
I'm regard to the silver question, have
| nothing to conceal. say now what said
repeatedly during the Bryan campaign:
| That. while I was supporting that gentle
| man and would vote his ticket 1 was not
| a believer in the theory that silver was a
| remedy for the evils that beset the coun-
| try. I shall discuss the silver question eX-
tactly as I discussed it during the presi-
Dental campaign. We have to present but
| the truth. We have no schemes, nothing
but the cold. naked truth. On these lines
we shall make our fight. If our enemies can
| meet us on the platform in public debate
or wherever they care to discuss the issues
1 before the voters, they will at least show
they are sincere in what they call their
| convictions"
meetine Of the canna;sn viii he beld al
| Cooper Union Friday night. Former Presi-
| dent Benjamin Harrison will either pre-
Ira Tracy y will iii spe SPEAK X and and % PERHAPS Senator Senator
| Foraker. of Ohio. Levi p. Morton is ex-
| pected to be present