The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-27
WON'T ASK BRYAN
Henry George Committee De-
cides Not to Invite
The Silver Champion to Speak
for Their Candidate.
GEORGE SETS 'EM WILD
Audience Cheers Fifteen Min
utes When He Appears.
Hamlin Garland and Actor
Hearne on the Stump.
BUSINESS DIS TRICT
Is Attacked by the Single Taxer
in Person.
The Hall is Too Small to Hold
the People.

New York, Oct. 27.-The campaign
committee of the Henry George forces
has decided not to formerly invoke Will
liam J. Bryan to come to New York. 1t
was stated that the George forces be
lieve they now have Tammany at a dis
advantage in this respect. They
claim that Mr.. Bryan has declined to
come in response to an invitation from
Tammany, and that they claim is prac-
ticaIly a triumph for Henry George.
IfMr. Bryan were asked to come in the
interest of Henry George and should re-
fuse, the GeOrgites say it would reduce
them to the level of Tammany in Bry-
ans estimation.
"Of course" said a prominent mem
ber of the George party, "if Mr.. Bryan
should make a speech for Mr.. George
we will be only too glad to welcome
him. We will meet him at the train
with a band and procession and make
his stay real pleasant. But we shall
not invite him. If he wants to come
let him be the judge
Henry George spoke in the Ice Pal
ace on upper Lexington avenue last
night to a large and noisy audience.
From the Ice Palace he went to Sui
zer's Harlem river casino, where $500
people, many of them ladies, were wait
ing for him. Mr.. Georges appearance
on the platform was the occasion for
the most intense enthusiasm. It was
was able TO be heard to introduce him.
At the conclusion of his speech he
received a perfect tempest of applause.
Men Ieaped from their seats and shout
ed themselves hOarse and the audience
was aroused to the highest pitch OF
enthusiasm. Nothing like this in point
of intensity and force has ever been
witnessed in the Harlem park. w omen
even grew frantic in the waving of
handkerchiefs and there was many
cheer led by women.
Republican mass meeting was held
in Brooklyn by old war veterans in the
interest of General Tracy. Mr. Tracy
reached the hall late and addressed the
meeting.
Henry George today began his noon
day meetings for business men on Lib
erty street, near the banking district.
The meeting room was too small. There
was great enthusiasm when Mr.. George
rose to speak. The cheers were taken
up by the crowd on the outside after the
noise had subSided within. The liter
ary and artistic friends of Henry
George are arranging for a public
meeting in Carnegie Lyceum, at which
literature, art and the drama will be
represented. The purpose of the meet
ing will be to show the interest taken in
the candidacy of Mr.. George outside
of labor circles. The committee in
charge of the arrangements for the
meeting includes James Hearne Ham
lin Garland and Dan c. Beard. Among
the features already arranged for are
an address by Mr.. Hearne, single tax
cartoons to be drawn by Dan Beard,
and the reading by John E. KeIlerd,
of the apostrophe of Liberty from
Progress and Poverty
Bliss Carmen and Charlotte Perkins
Stetson will also take part.
After an hours conference with all
the district leaders in the Republican
headquarters, Chairman Quigg an
nounced that Tracy's election was alb
solutely certain and that he claimed a
plurality of 1000. Union No $40 of
the United brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners has announced through it's
president, secretary and board of trus-
tees, that it will support Seth Low A
number of men who last year formed
the Business Mems Republican and
Sound Money association met at the
Citizens union headquarters tonight
and passed resolutions endorsing Seth
Low.