The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-30
ELECTS VAN WYCK
1t is Not Believed in New York
That Young George
Can Poll the Votes of His Faith
er's Following.
EAGERNESS OF LOW
Is Said to Have Injured His
Standing With GeOrgeites.
Was Too Anxious to Get Their
Support.
TAMMANY STOCK is UP
Wigwam Expects to Get Many
JeffersOnian Votes.
Odds in the Betting Take a
Sudden Jump.
Is Said to Have Injured His
Standing With GeOrgeites.
Was Too Anxious to Get Their
Support.
TAMMANY STOCK is UP
Wigwam Expects to Get Many
JeffersOnian Votes.
Odds in the Betting Take a
Sudden Jump.

New York, Oct. 3O.-Speculation as to
the mayoralty candidates who VIII ran
heir to votes that would have gone TO
Henry George had he not died is sup
erseding discussion in the Greater New
Y ork campaign. Comparatively 1eW
regard it that young George can poll
more than a fraction of the votes that
would have gone to his father, the gen
eral opinion being that the selection Of
the son to carry the banner let fall
from the fathers dying hands, while
appropriate and touching in the alb
stract, is uniting in the practicable
ties of politics.
So far as the public is aware young
George does not represent in any es-
sentiaI degree the philosophy of his
father. For the most part it is pointed
out, the young man has been but
worker in the journalistic ranks, un-
distinguishable by any mark of special
ability, beyond that which is possessed
by thousands of others, and that he has
never appeared before the public as the
advocate of any distinctive political
system or economic theory. This latter
is a test which in the case of at least
one of the other nominees, no one has
thought of applying. In this latter in
stance. however, it is fair to cOncede
to Judge Van Wyck the point that he
has been put forward as the perSOnaH-
ty representing a more or less transi-
tory movement, one which enters very
largely into the canvass
Henry George, Jr-, was born in Sac
ramentO, Cal. in 1862. He was educa-
ted in the public schools of San Fran
cisco. He was taken from school and
put to work in a printing office and
helped to set the type for Progress
and Poverty" He came east with his
father in 1880.
In 1883 he went to England as his
fathers private secretary. After his
return he was employed for sometime
on the editorial staff Of Truth a daily
paper then published in this city. Aft
erward he was assistant to the late
James Redpath, when the latter was
editor of the North American Review.
When the Standard was founded by
his father, as the recognized exponent
of the single tax movement, he became
managing editor of the paper, holding
that position until 1891 Then he went
to Washington as special correspondent
for number of western papers. In
1892 he spent six months in England as
correspondent for several prominent
American dailies writing letters on So
cial and political topics. In 1898 he
went to Jacksonville, Fla, to assume
the news management of the Jackson
Vile Citizen. He held that position for
two years, and then retired to act as
his fathers secretary and to assist in
the revision of the new book on pOliti-
cal economy which was nearly compile
ted.
There is a disposition in both Repub-
hcan and Democratic camps to dispute
the claim put forward by Mr. Low on
yesterday, that George, had he clearly
foreseen his demise, would have ad-
vised his followers to go to the battle
on Tuesday next under the cOlOrs of
the Citizens Union. There is also much
said about the alleged imprOpriety in
Mr.. Low putting in what his opponents
term q bid for the George vote while
the corpse of the dead leader was yet
uncOffined- These criticisms are ex-
pected to have much effect with the
enthusiastic adherents of Mr. George.
whose following 1t has been argued was
largely personal. Whatever force there
may be in all this, it is fact that in
the betting Van Wyck has gained more
than Low by the newer conditions The
latest quotations are as follows:
Van Wyck VS.. field. 5 to .; Van Wyck
vs.. Low, IA to 3; Van Wyck VS.. Tracy,
to l; Low VS.. Tracy, 2 to L.
These odds are regarded as more
closely indicative of public feeling than
any Ehat have been posted before.
A certificate substituting Henry
George, Jr., to fill the vacancy on the
ticket of the Democracy of Thomas
Jefferson, caused by the death of Hen
~ George, was filed at the election bu-
reau today by E. Lawson Purdy.
The certificate substitutes Henry
George, who, up to the time of the
decease of Henry George, was known
as Henry George. Junior
The poster therefore will read Hen
ry George"
Tammany leaders have regained their
confidence that was shaken by Henry
Georges extraordinary canvass during
the past week. They have called in
their anti-George speakers, are mourn
ing publicly for George as a good man
and a Democrat and hope, with good
reason, to get the greater part of his
vote.
Seth Low viii probably get smaller
share; a few thousand votes will pro-
baby stick to young George, and as the
Tracy leaders said here all along that
there was no straight out Republicans
in the George ranks, they probably ex-
pect nothing.