Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14
Former Postmaster Casts His Lot
With Jeffersonian Democracy.
TURNED DOWN BY CITIZENS UNION
Reason Why Col. Waring Declined
the Georgeite Nomination.
NEWS OF THE CAMPAIGN

Dayton, at u o'clock last night, decided to
accept the nomination of the Jeffersonian
democracy Henry George party for con-
| troller of Greater New York.
The campaign committee of the Citizens
Union, after careful examination of the
election law, decided yesterday morning
that it would be impossible to place Mr..
Dayton on their ticket. The name of the
former postmaster could have been substi-
| tuted on either of the tickets, but origi-
| nal nomination would have been necessary
to obtain for MIN place on both, or else
| get 1000 signatures to a nominating GER
| t;ficate before II o'clock tonight. This was
| a physical ilnpossibiity.
Will Astonfsh Tnmmany.
The result. it is thought, will come as
thunder clap to the Tammany managers,
because they had understood that the for
mer postmaster would not run unless he
were made the candidate of both the Citi-
zens' Union and the George men.
That Dayton is the strongest card yet
played in the political game is admitted on
all sides. At Van Wyck's headquarters no
attempt was made to underestimate the
strength and influence of Mr.. Dayton. One
of Van Wyck campaign managers said:
Dayton can take more votes away from
Tammany than any man now connected
with the George movement or any other
on their ticket. l think it will be foolish
for him to make his fight against Croker
now, but he IS an able man and undoubt-
ediy has strong personal following"
CrokerS conplnent on Dayton is unique.
Said he: Mr.. Dayton thought l was a
very nice fellow when 1 went to Washing
ton and used my influence to have him
made postmaster of New York"
Reason for Warnings Withdrawal.
An apparent reason is found today for
Colonel Warnings declination of the nomi-
nation for controller on the George ticket.
1t Is that he expects to be asked to take
the presidency of the new department in
the greater city government-the board of
public improvement-if the George ticket is
elected. 1t VIII be position of great
power. The man who manages 1t will have
SIX departmentS-Water supply, HIGHWAYS
street cleaning. sewers, public buildings,
nShtinS and supplies; also of bridges. The
president of the board of public improve
ments is appointed by the mayor on a
salary OIL $o,oU a year. He becomes a
member of the board of revision of assess
Dients. and will have power to designate
one of the members of the board as vice
president. The president of the board has
power TO appoint and remove the secretary
OF the board and all other clerks which h..
may deem necessary TO change. Should
MT. Naring be president of the board he
VIII nave power over the adoption of
map or plan for any part OF The city of
cd, the acquiring of title for the use of
the public to land required for parks
streets, approaches to bridges, tunnels
SUES or lands above or under water; also
lanus and privileges for sewers; also the
approval of plans for the sewerage and
drainage of Greater New York devised and
prepared under his direction by the COM
missioner of sewers; also the construction
repairing and cleansing of sewers and nm,
oerground drains, also the repairing and
renewing of pavemeEts, adjustment of
street grades etc. also water rents, super
lntendence of water supply for private
companies attracting for water with pri-
Vate companies or municipalities.
Cheering Republican Reports,
Reports received at republican headouar-
ters are cheering. 1t is declared emphat-
lcaily That the republican city ticket head
ed py General Tracy, is gaining in strength
every hour. 1t was also declared that the
republicans We're thoroughly awakened to
the Importance of the campaign, and that
they would stand Soiidiy by their candi-
GATE. what is considered the collapse of
the Low sentiment in the borough of
Brooklyn~is causing much jubilation among
Iracys followers. One month ago the
republican county committee of Kings af-
yer deieatins Jake" Worth, adopted
resolution by a sweeping majority indors-
ing Low as 'thc most available ca ardidate
ior mayor The county committee has
now reversed its previous action, and with
pracucal unanimity Qor there We're only
TWO dissenting votes) indorsed the entire
Tracy ticket. Brooklyn has been consid-
cred Low stronghold, and this is regard
ed as telling victory for the straight
ticket Kings county, by many, is expected
to decide who shall be the first mayor of
Greater New York. The lines of battle
are so drawn across the bridges that the
shrewdest veteran in politics becomes con-
fused in trying TO follow them. The fight
in the borough of Manhattan is clean cut
when compared with the deals and dickers
under which the Brooklynites are conduct
ing their campaign.
II Is agreed that if any of the leading
candidates receives particularly heavy
vote IN Kings county he is almost certain
of election. The district across the bridge
Is looked to to make up for the shortcom-
ings of the borough of Manhattan II will
be, it is said, relatively the same bulwark
as the democrats relied upon in state cleo
ttons when combating the rural majorities
that rolled down to Harlem bridge and
We're there sunk, year after year, under the
immense democratic vote that New Yori,
and Kings counties were always relied upoo
to give
The Tracy campaigners have taken IN
the subject of meetings in New York conn
ty with exceeding energy. By next week
there will be 100 meetings a night until
the Monday night before election day. Re-
publican speakers from all parts of Great
er New York and the United States are to
turn on their oratory and whoop it up for
General Tracy and his associates on the re-
publican city ticket.
InstructfOns to Tnmmany Speakers,
Every man in the Tammany organization
who thinks he has the gift of oratory and
who desires to go on the stump has re-
ceived his instruction from the chairman
of the committee on speakers. regarding
the issues they shall discuss during the
campaign and those which it is the policy
OF Mr. Croker to avoid. There are several
hundred of these so-called spell binders"
1t is asserted on good authority that not
one of these men has been advised to saw
anything about Bryan or the Chicago plat
form. The outline of instructions, accord
ing to one of the new recruits in Tam
manys oratorical field. is this: Abuse the
present city and state administrations:
shout for personal liberty; demand low
taxes. and say good word for municipal
ownership of franchises
Said this new recruit: I'VE ought to 20
on the stump advocating the principles of
the democratic party. Instead we are or
dered to talk Citizens Union issues. about
both houses and the like. There is no in
spiration In it,
Judge Robert A. Van wych was to have
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