The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-14
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c) GEORGE SThNDS

of lining up for the municipal election
though not without an occasional Jolt
or jerk. A gap still exists in the place
where there should be a candidate for
the office of comptroller on the Jeffer-
sonian Democratic 'or Georgite ticket
Col. Waring having declined the nom
ination in letter so timed as to give
the managers opportunity to fix def
initely upon another candidate, with
out undue haste, it remains to be de-
cided whether the name of ex-Post-
master Charles w. Dayton shall be
substituted. Mr.. Dayton, late tonight,
informed the chairman of the George
campaign, he would accept the nom
ination for comptroller on the Henry
George ticket. He will probably be
nominated tomorrow by the George
committee, and an effort will be made
to withdraw Charles S. Fairchild, Citi-
zens Union candidate for comptroller,
and substitute Dayton, thus making
him the candidate OF two parties.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Henry George.
for mayor, tonight gave out the follSw-
ing letter concerning the recent combi-
nation with the Citizens union:
On Friday Oct. 5, in Cooper Union, | ac--
cepted the nomination rendered me-that of
the people there assembled, upon the plat
form and resolutions there adopted; that OF
the United Democracy; that of the Democratic
alliance; that of the Manhattan Single Tax
club and that of the Peoples party In ac-
cepting these nominations 1T was my inten-
ton to do so for myself alone, and to leave
every question of who should run with me
for other offices to be settled by the organi-
cations themselves, trusting that this might
be accomplished either. by union upon such
offices or by my running for mayor upon the
ticket of ALL leaving subordinate offices to be
filled in by each. AS the only way of salts
factorily settling these details in the short
time allowed by the necessity of action under
the law, 1 submitted this question of how l
should run to committee appointed by the
chairman of that meeting, composed OF men
for whose probity, prudence and character
could personally vouch After careful exam1-
nation this committe has recommended to me
that there be printed on the ticket, to be
given official currency under the emblem of
the rooster, such names for city off1ces as
may be selected; that there should also be
printed the names selected by the Citizens
union for candidates in the county OF New
York by the Democratic organizations for the
counties of Kings and Queens, and by the
Democracy of Thomas Jefferson for the
county of Richmond.
The Judgment of this committee unani-
mously expressed, commends itself to me,
and has my entire and uDquallned approval.
| am the candidate of whoever may choose
to vote for me- and do not presume to ask
him to vote for any one else But since we
have not the pure Australian ballot, 1t is
necessary that l should take the most reason
able means Of being presented fairly to the
voters for their suffrage. | do this IN the
manner recommended to me by the committee
who have examined the question IN all OF It's
bearings and to put all the associations ana
organizations favorable to me upon an equal
ity. leaving to the individual the responsible
ity of selecting whom he choose for himself.
l have at the same time withdrawn my ac-
ceptance of the United Democracy, the only
organization supporting me that has made
separate ticket. l thus carry out in its spirit
and meaning the pledge made at the Peoples
mass meeting at Cooper Union on Oct 8.
In an interview, regarding what he
proposed to do if elected mayor, Henry
George today said: Il will execute the
excise law according to my interpreta-
tion Of the law; but l will tell you
frankly what l think about excise.
think it is an injustice and an absur-
dity, and I am totally opposed to the
existence of any excise law whatever.
That 1 can defeat both Van Wyck and
Tracy do not feel the slightest doubt.
In my opinion the issue IS solely be-
tween Mr.. Low and myself. L think
shall beat him.
Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy, the Repub-
lican nominee for mayor, received
rousing welcome from the residents OF
the lower East side when ne made his
appearance tonight at rat1hcat1on
meeting which was held in the Windsor
theater on the Bowery. Congressman
John Murray Mitchell presided, and
when he mentioned Gen. Tracy's name
in his opening address some one in the
audience shouted: Hes got more
brains than all of them, and the gen
eral laughed.
Seth Low spoke at three meetings
on the East side tonight. At each he
was vociferously cheered. His speech
es were the sameain words and in the
subjects discussed.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The Evening
Telegram has made a careful canvass
of SOP representative election districts
in twenty nine of the thirty-f1ve as
sembly districts in the territory which
constitutes the present city of New
York. Of $3.50 voters, 1,1S6 declared
that they would cast their ballots for
Van Wyck, Tamnany candidate for
mayor Seth Low, Citizens Union,
was the choice of s92S; Gen. Tracy, S7o,
and Henry Georges 661. The same dis
tricts last year gave the Republlcan
candidate for governor plurality OF
l 400. In the Telegram's canvass, about
one-third of all the voters were polled.
A letter addressed to Gen. Tracy
from Secretary Cornelius n. Bliss. in
Washington, bearing on the present
campaign, was made public tonight.
In this letter Secretary Bliss says: !
am most heartily in accord with those
who are working for your election to
the mayoralty of Greater New YORK.
I have not failed to announce E.y To-