The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-14
HE THINKS HE WILL WIN
HIS ATTITUDE REGARDING THE
TICKET EXPLAINED.
DAYTON WILL ACCEPT THE NOMINATION
Mr.. George is Confident of Defeating Van
Wyck and Tracy--The Issue is Between
Low and Himself With Chances
in His Favor He Thinks.
in His Favor He Thinks.

in His Favor He Thinks.
New York, Oct. 13.-The chairman of
the Henry George campaign committee
tonight announced that Charles w.
Dayton, until recently postmaster of
New York, had declared his willingness
to accept the nomination for comptrol-
Ter ON the George ticket. Negotiations
are on foot between the Henry George
and Seth Low campaign committees for
the withdrawal of Charles S. Fairchild,
Citizens Union candidate for comptrol-
Ter ,and the substitution of Dayton.
Henry George tonight issued a state
ment putting the stamp of approval on
the deal made between his committee
and the Citizens Union as to the New
York county ticket.
General Tracy tonight addressed a big
meeting on the Bowery, and Seth Low
spoke three times on the East Side.
Tammany will hold big ratification
meeting tomorrow night.
New York, Oct 13.-Henry George,
candidate of the Thomas Jefferson De
mocracy for Mayor, tonight gave out the
the following letter concerning the recent
combination with the Citizens Union:
On Friday. October 5th in Cooper
Union, / accepted the nomination ten
deIel me-that OF the people there as
sembled, upon the platform and resoiu-
tions there adopted; that of the United
Democracy: that of the Democratic Al
lance; that Of the Manhattan Single Tax
Club, and that of the Peoples party.
In accepting these nominations, it was
my intention TO do SO for myself alone,
and to leave every question Of who
should RIM with me for other offices to
be settled by the organizations them
selves, trusting that this might be ac-
complished either by a union upon such
offices or my running for Mayor
upon the Y ckets Of all. leaving subordi
nate offices to be filled i'll by each.
As the only way of satisfactorily set
ting these details in the short time al.
| lowed by the necessity OF action under
! the law, / submitted this question ot
how | should run to a committee appoint
4 ed by the chairman of that meeting,
composed of men for whose probity, pru-
dence and character could personally
vouch. After careful examination this
| committee has recommended 10 me that
| there be printed on the ticket to be given
official currency under the emblem of
| the roOsters, such names for city Offices
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 the committee, unan-
| imously expressed. commends itself to
me and has my entire and unqualified
| approval. | am the candidate of who
ever 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, it is necessary
| that | should take the most reasonable
means of being presented fairly to the
voters, for their suffrages l do this in
the manner recommended to me by the
committee, who have examined the ques-
tinn in all Of it's bearings. and to put
all the associations and organizations IA
Vorable to me upon an equality, leaving
to the individual the responsibility of
selecting whom he chooses for himself
| have at the same time withdrawn my
acceptance Of the nomination OF the Uni
ted Democracy, the only organization
supporting me that has made sepa-
rate ticket
thus carry out in its spirit and mean
ing the pledeg made at the peoples mass
meeting at Cooper Union on October 9Th.
In an interview regarding what he
proposed to do If elected mayor of
Greater New York, Henry George today
said:
II will execute the excise law accord
ing the pledge made at the peoples mass
will tell You frankly what think about
excise. | think it is an injustice, and an
absurdity, and | am totally opposed to
the existence Of any excise law what
ever. If l could, would abolish If |
along with many other laws. If elected
mayor / would enforce the excise law
just so far as the letter Of it required |
and not step beyond.
Il believe in the largest possible Th- !
erty for the Individual | am a Jefferson |
ian Democrat. We have too many laws |
1t is one of our greatest troubes-this |
mass of restrictive legislation. What one
does, as long as it Injuries no one else
is no one else's business.
The moral effect OF my election and
also of the results of my administration
would powerfully promote the accent
ance of my single tax doctrine.
That l can defeat both Van Wvck
and Tracy l do not feel the slightest
doubt. In my opinion the issue is soIaIv
between Mr.. Low and myself. I think
shall beat him."
ANOTHER CANVASS.
New York. Oct. 13-The Evening Tele-
gram has made a careful canvass of 20
representative election districts in % of
the 30 assembly districts in the territory i