The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-06

platform by Acting Inspector Cross, and a
moment later was followed by Police Commits
with cheering and yeilo q "spcechi" "spoocSii'
chairman o'Neil said that a, committee had
gone no. after q ! Henry Georges Wells o, Speech,
..LoaseI' were, renewed. Mrs. Lease was smil.
Ing dangerously when tho Chairman slgnslled
But the band didn't have wind enough
70 play the holf hour steady that, must
the yeils were renewed afterit had gone through
Three pieces without stopping, the Chairman In.
t stoqy Sf tS SSh n6s :; n t2 TNS and ASKED Toa hin 70 + tel IL his ais
inimitable way. and he, had tho crowd alter.
nstely roaring With Laughter and kissing
cast Foote'S votel, Richard Croker and the whole
Tammeny Convention, When Foote mentioned
Croker's name first a voice yellcd:,
Hes q we,sher on a race track"
II trains with tho Prince OF Wales"
And at this there was another rolling boot.
Eoote said: "He spends his time fockinH with
tho crowd was beside Itself RefoTences q john ohm
cry Of Hes another leech!'
THE PROPHET ARRIVES.
Mr.. Foote was about half way through his
story when away over in the southwest corner,
crowd and rumbled and ratified back and
seen by only those persons near the entrance,
but the cheering was infectious. and the whole
minutes aVG tx work W %R' his IS w ySSk around Msi SSG to the soy pIati
form. and BY that time the people were dancing
up and down again, shouting and screaming
Mr.. George wore his overcoat and carried his
s has In hi his I'M hand md t1 Me made n%s ,I a iittls S boz b as he
iosT 20 seized lied By I,, a do, dozen na men = and , he WAS
to the crowd. They danced, and danced and
yelled and screcchod and howled. Con.
gresham Tom L. Johnson came in with Mr..
iaNrexo and ,yhop Hpally fha o,plo,aa fnr NJ
George died out It was renewed Tor him. Footc
tried yainly 70 60 on with his speech, but he
choked OF. at fammGny's convention. There
were yells for a speech from George. and tho
was going to introduce, him. He didn't. He said:
This is a poor mans campaign. and we SO.
licit subscriptions in sums from 10 cents TO $40.
Wedon't want subscriptions from the privileged
classes" 49,.
the sn miad. ls oi tho {S" halt SHt' a T0%i ths sSTl sa. a a n PUsp i Gf
laughter. In which Tom johnson Joined. Mr..
George whispered to the Chairman. who then
been received. ono Of 50 and the other of 500,
after which. TO The disappointment Of tho crowd.
notify Mr.. George that the United Democracy
had nominated him.
NOTIFICATION SPEECHES.
Mr.. Cruikshank made the mistake Of attempt
ing to make a long speech. and the crowd didn't
want to hear il. So ~ was tired in a minute,
a aGed 1T began aai to y US Ge @Tl%s'" and "G'oFse''
The Chairman introduced Charles Frederick
ADJ ps9 of sPeGk E1Ii. to notify ad Mr. Anm Gs0Fge t that
New Workers know what a ~facetious gentleman
Mr.. Adams is when he makes a speech and they
can imagine most OF the things he said. Here
arc some OF the things that they might not think
I'VE need you. Henry George. That's the
fact. old man, and If l stood here all night 1
couldn't tell you how much we need you.
Pies rights. Nj; George: you are going to be
."Goorge!" "Georgc!" howled the crowd. The
Ghairmnen got order At last and introduced
tho a~e esndi date' 81 e the se'i P 60 es0r party tys' It f' m mss
prove that the nomination Of the Peoples party
* s, the most nSsst valuable bn " Of fl tho p fS%T that n, Mr.; st;sTss
last year, ran a ticket, and under the election
law It may be entitled to a column Cd this years
John s. Crosby Of the Manhattan Single Tax
Club, was the last man to tell Mr.. George of his
got up. with the crowd again beside Itself with
JOY and enthusiasm, with every man. woman,
shrieEins. the band struck up S.Thereh Be- ena a
Hot Time in the Old Town {; night;"
until the band got through and then he said:
SPEECH OF HENRY GEORGE.
.T rrsllo ;t,r Democrats mIn rats iaPP!sqsemA r., v9 ole
nomi1atiopI; IApplause.Ifr From now until cleo
ton SenlG1sssss'ITsRm yours rs; IGreat applaTse,l
ton y0.'e-" the matter win after ei'''
Another voice-ours after election. too.
%Goodil i cannot divide ''i into 'p part.
have to deal with. for the very same reason I that
I oppose une9uivocallg and unalterably this
reason that / would vote wherever 1 could for
the utter abolition OF the tariff. for that same
dividual liberty which we see here in New York.
Il am a Democrat in the Jeffersonian sense.
s Sssap pSil ! ss5isye 81 II T 1hs Rrine jelfsr son 't for tb iSt
reason my line in everything on which a citizen
fe Hot tsff IN i; IL, S,sH is. sn seS ssF.1i e&iec Il WAS Il th w,, WAY 81.
might differ with this thing or that thing, rep
great common, people and their cause that I
9tood for 1t and voted for 1T. I was sorrier than
ever had been before that it was defeated-de-
that Principle I stand; ,ApplaHssl ,,.oo,-
or Indirectly. 1t has been repugnant to me.
MY line lay in q different part. and l hope 10
while q citizen who can afford to should not
seek office no man can ignore the will of those
to, come to the front and represent a
principle: ID seemed to me that this would
so%e o 1rSm else %s would ID &c ss'% tafen to to % Stand that 1T
this place for Mayor Of Greater New York
representing the Dem Patie~ %ilie en@o u i1 ing
me to state 4: u under any cor contingency would
days later the accredited representatives of
the United Democracy came to me rendering me
q nomination without pledge,,an unequivocal
- AiuA INK ~ -, ~ "ouiu
have been No They urged me not to make an
answer, and l verbally returned this answer:
that l would take no nomination until the great
City Convention had acted. and that II in the
meantime they wanted an answer it must be
THAT convention has acted. 1t has registered
the will of-whom. OF Mr.. Croker misses and
groansl from the English race tracks; a man
whom you know Ia voice, "a muyderer and
that is the question, on what He die yates the
Democratic nomination. Is it the Democratic
nomination. As q. Democrat l say No IA
the Democracy Of Thomas Jeferson-the regu-
lar Democracy lapplausel, as / hold 1t. tenders
me the nomination to-day. ! have sought by
every means to have some ono else come for
ward and take this place. l would gladly sup
port him. II was not until 1t was shown to ME
that unless | took this nomination Mr.. Cookers
representative must poll the votes Of tho De-
mocracy OF the Greater New York that / con-
sented to stand. fApplause.l
Now, | accept. lGreat applause.l, Such
such ability as ! well can yield Is for your cause
the greatest OF causes: Great applapse.l