The times., 1897-10-30
SETH lows TRIBUTE.
SIisconstrucd by Some as Bid
for Votes.

MiSconstrued by Some as Bid
for Votes.
New York Oct 29.-Tne statement which
| iJ is Claimed moved Henry Georges fol
LEVERS to suddenly change their proposed
support Of Low TO young Mr.. George. was
as follows 1t was given out By Mr. Low
this morEing:
The Sudden death Of Mr.. George, under
the distress OF the campaign, is u great
tragedy. No soldier on tie battlefield
ever gave his life for his country more
more truly than Mr.. George has LAID down
| his life i'll behalf Of the city Of New York
I Pure IL motive, high minded, abso
| lutely devoted TO the service of his fellow
! men as he thought they could best be
served, he has fallen in the thick OF the
/ fight, batting against tyranny and cor
/ ruptIon nf cne man power, controlling a
/ political machine, aud thus depriving the
/ people at once Of their rights as free
Inen, and % the control or the goyernm ent
Of the city in in public interest.
I would like to avail myself Of this
opportunity 10 express to the family Of
Mr.. George my sincere sympathy IN their
irreparabIe loss. During the campaign
Mr.. George repeatedly recognized that
Fundamentally This is d fight against
bossisIE anG all that that implies of political
degraddtiOH and corruption. In view Of
Mr.. Georges death, l wish, therefore, 70
say to the people OF the city that I shall
ii e myself To this contest in their behalf
with a new ana higher resolve, as trough
l had received ii as a last charge from
his dying lips"
1t was said that it was the assumption
in This ,.a,,,.5 -,
committee To put Henry George, jr., in
the race.
Mr.. Low : friends declared with vehem-
enoe that it was q gross insult to attribute
such bass motives 10 Sfr. Low.
BIr. Low himself was much srieveCl that
such an Interpretation should have been
put upon his words He had meant, he
declared, to express only his sincere sor
row over the death Of man whose IDEAS
IN gr.a measure he was ill thorough
sympathy with Mr. George was a great
man, lie declared, and he could not re
frain from expressing the highest regard
for his E0ble qualities of mind and heart.
An attempt 70 profit by Mr.. Georges
death or gain any votes by it was sim
ply shocking ana he could scarcely be-
lieve that any man would seriously CON
Gen. McCook, Mr. Lows political man
ager. said: ut is a political trick to
say that this expression of sympathy was
bud for votes MI. Low could not re-
ceive the nomination from the George
committee Under the law, as he is al
ready candidate on the ticket, and he
understands that law"
Later TWAS stated by he friendsof Henry
George that whether Mr. Low had made his
statement or not, il had been recognized
after thorough canvass of the situation
that the logic of events dictated that the
great fight MIR. George had begun must be
wagef TO a finish and that his son was the
logical standard bearer 30 lead the foFces
who had gathered aruund Henry George
In response to inquiries sent to the various
organizations which nominated George as
to whetheror not they would support Henry
George, tr word was received at the
George headquarters this afternoon fromthe
United democracy and from the Demo
cratic Alliance. the two largest friendly
organizations, that they would support
young George to q man. The carEpaign
committee has decided To carry on the cam
paigu w,thFenewedvigor All the campaign
trucks will he sent out tonight and meet
ings Will he held as they were before H enry
George died.