The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-22
Great OutpOuring of People at
Carnegie Hall
To Hear the Citizens Union
Candidate for Mayor.
TRACY'S NAME KISSED
And Georges Applanded by the
Republican Audience.
Garter Harrison an Elephant
on Tammany's Hands.

New York, Oct. ga great demon
stratiOn in favor of Seth Lows candi-
dacy for mayor took place in Carnegie
halIIast night; atremedOus thrOng that
filled every seat in the pit crowded the
boxes and from thence swept up to the
topmost row of the big gallery, was
present. Even the stage was uncorn-
fortably crowded, the benches that rose
ter-like from the platform being
jammed.
The most remarkable feature of the
meeting was the fact that it was not
billed as a seance, but as a Republican
meeting being held under the auspices
of the Republican organization of the
city of New York About one-third of
the audience was composed of women.
Enthusiasm fairly bubbled over and
when the familiar face of Mayor Strong
appeared at the bottom of the stair
way leading to the stage the whole
house stood UP and cheered. Immediate
" behind him came Seth Low The
first glimpse of the candidate set the
house wild. The women Scram bled up
into their seats and waved their hand
kerchiefs and fairly shrieked with de-
light. Mayor Strong, General SWayne,
Joseph Choate, Elihu Root and General
Arson G. McCoOk took the center OF
the stage.
In calling the meeting to order the
chairman addressed the audience as
fellow Republicans" and this evoked
cheers. Mayor strong was introduced
and could not speak till he had endur-
. ed another burst of cheering.
Mr. Strong began by declaring that
the real genuine Republicans of New
York We're supporting Seth Low" and
then quoted Secretary of the Interior
Bliss bitter criticism of Senator Platt-
Mayor Strong pointed out that in 1894
there were several important speakers
suggested for doing campaign work IN
New York, and he told the managers of
the campaign that he did not want any
foreigners here at all He believed in
letting the people of New York fight
it out and discuss it among themselves.
He then told of the good accomplished
by the present administration.
Gen. Swayne, the next speaker, was
Justly cheered.
Seth Low was then introduced Such
a storm as arose has rarely been heard
in Carnegie hall
Mr.. Lows speech was an amplifica-
tion of the addresses that he has been
delivering throughout the campaign.
He referred to Mr.. Platt as a citizen of
OswegO and to Mr.. Croker as a fire.
quenter of the English race track, and
called on the hearers to vote for home
When EHhu Root, the next speaker.
mentioned Henry Georges name there
was vigorous applause, in which Seth
Low Joined. The name of Gen. Tracy
was hissed. Joseph ChOate was cheer
ed more heartily than any other speak
er but the mayor and was referred to
as the next senator from New York
His speech set the house fairly wild.
Speaking of Senator Platt he said
He does not belong to New York city
and thank God New York does not need
him"
Gen. Anson C. Cook was the next
speaker There was an overflow meet
Henry George and ex-Postmaster
Dayton spoke at a Thomas Jefferson
mass meeting in the borough of Bronx.
The candidates were enthusiastically
received. Henry George was greeted
with deafening applause. The first part
of his speech was an explanation of the
principles on which he expected to be
elected. Then he said: I say nothing
against the personal character of any
man. If Croker got his palaces and
race horses honestly let him remain
here. If they were procured by the
robbery of the people, by the misuse of
power he usurped, let him go to Eng
land.
IF have the power, the penitentiary
yawns for him. If I have the power,
the fate of Boss Tweed and John Y
McKane Will be his. I make no threats
but a great crime has been committed -
Tom L. Johnson, of Ohio, was the
next speaker. He said: This camp
aign marks an era in history, for Henry
George represents the real men-the
men who produce the wealth.
He proposes no plan complicated or
hard to see through.
He says that you have laws enough
and to take some off and put none
on, and you viii have the reformation
you want.
7 don't believe the world will be set
right by labor unions. They will never
procure to the wealth producer all that
he is entitled to-"
Van Wyck was slated for a speech to
a Democratic audience at a Tammany
meeting at the jefferson Club house
but he failed to appear. Instead, how
ever, he sent a letter, which was read
to the audience 1t was an attack on
the present city administration.
Gen Tracy, Republican candidate for
mayor. made his first speech in the
borough of Bronx. The meeting was
attended by about 1900 people. Gen.
Tracy and other candidates were en-
Enthusiastically received. He appealed
to the business portion of the citizens
asking them if they wanted to bring
back the panic of 1898 to which there
were cries of mo- mo"
The announcement that Mayor Har-
rison of Chicago is coming here to
speak in behalf of Judge Van Wyck,
the Tammany nominee for mayor is not