New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-30
HELPS TRACY, SAYS PLATT.
PROCESSES TO RELIEVE THE MACHINE
WILL GET THE GEORGE VOTE.
SILLY TALK ABOUT THE Low MOVEMENT As A
CLEVELAND CONSPIRACY TO DISRUPT THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY-wHAT oUIGG
HAS To SAY.

HAS TO SAY
Senator Plat on being Informed of Henry
Georges death at first declined to say anything
for publication Later in the day, however ne
said:
Unless the jefferson Democrats are betrayed by
Tom Johnson who has been their hoodoo from the
start their votes will be easily co lsoldated upon
the Other candidate The disrcputabc deal between
johnson and the Citizens Cnon has further re-
spOnsibi,itlcs. far Johnson Is concerned. out
not so far rs the real friends ard followers or
George are concerned They are not deliverable in
bulk to anybody except another bona-hde candidate
OF tho party
General Tracy Will not lose single Republican
vote rs the result Of Mr.. Georges death. The Re
publican party VIII poll its strength with SUBJ
stantial entirety for General Tracy and nothing
could affect that fact. Republicans recognize the
Low movement as Democratic conspiracy Ihey
see In Low an attempt to revive C'eyelanAisr and
to bctray the Republican party by another OF those
characteristic tricks Of the Cleveland Democracy
II Is an old and we'll understood thing. In every
political crisis during he las; twelve years the
Cleveland Democracy has undertaken 20 divide the
Republican forces by Withdrawing from the Re-
publican candidate the support Of Republican volt
ors upon a dishonest pretcncc Of r"form purposes.
In the existing situation Low stands for Cleve-
land. and for the Cleveland methods and mano.u-
vres
But Republicans understand the same They
remember its consequences the public and 10
the Republican party In former periods. Attempts
TO stampede them excite only Their indignant
disgust. They Will supper, their party. their
parry principles and their party un,onll'Iani"
candidate. II the George party splits UP. the So
cialist-Democraic element may be carried By JOhu-
son to Low. Low - something OF "A SOCIALIST MN
self. or. rather. he Is - much OF q dcmagoEhe
that he says, he IS Wiling 10 stand on any pat
form that viii ietch him handful ~ votes. TINS
viii affect General Tracys chances. I'm So far IS n
affects them at an favorably. That is TO say. it
defects TO Low another Little bunch of Dcmogfdtic
votes that Otherwise might 20 10 IammdEy Han.
But the bulk OF the genuine labor vote whl'h
wds attached 20 George Will come 10 IN" Rcpubi-
party Indeed even n Gt0rl" mad lived. an
enormous labor support Was coming 10 Tracy. In
numbers and increased earnosiross. The working
people appreciate what the Republican party has
done for them. not only a Washington. 10y r.
storing prosperity. but az Albany. by protecting
them and encouraging tho Development of th".t
organization. Tammary cannot get this vote. II
has become estrangcd from Tamfnany Htli. ana In
this election II supporting Tracy. and VII now
support him vigorously than over. or all the
candidates in the field. the Republican candidate
has much the best Il H."
Frederick : Gibbs memhcr 81 tho Republican
National Committee for New-York state. said yes
Il have heard tina, It was Nj George dying
wish that his son should ho named ~ r,prc-
SCENTS the IDEAS his father advocated. II this -
So little. II any change may be expected IN the
Postmaster Cornelius Van Colt made this COM
My candid impression Is that Mr. Georges
Wyck. SIN. young George may BE- able TO hold
his fathers supporters intact"