The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-27
Managers of the Henry George Cam
paign Decide Not to Invite the Ne
brRslxan to Make a Speech.
PROGRESS OF THE CONTEST
MUCH ENTHUSIASM WORKED UP FOR
THE sINGLE-TAxER.
Claims of the Four Parties-Chairman
Quigg Confident Tracy VIII
Have 10000 Plurality.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The campaign
committee of the Henry George forces de-
cided tonight, after a long meeting, not to
formally invite William J. Bryan to come
to New York 1t was stated the Henry
George forces believe they now have Tam
many at a disadvantage in this respect.
They claim that Mr.. Bryan has declined to
come in response to an invitation from
Tammany, and this, they claim, is practical
ly a triumph for Henry George. If Bryan
were asked to come in the interest of Henry
George, and should refuse, the Georgeites ar
que that it would reduce them to the level
of Tammany in Bryans estimation. "Of
course" said a prominent member of the
colnmittee, IF Mr.. Bryan decides to come
here and make a speech for Mr. George,
we will be too glad to welcome him. We
will meet him at the train with band and
a procession and make his stay real pleas
ant. But we shall not invite him. If he
wants to come, let him be the judge
Henry George spoke in the ice palace on
Upper Lexington avenue tonight TO
large and noisy audience. From the ice
palace Henry George went to Sulzers Har-
len-river Casino, where $500 people, many
of them ladies, were waiting for him. Mr..
Georges appearance on the platform was
the occasion of the most intense enthusi-
asm 1t was fifteen minutes before the
chairman was able to be heard to introduce
him. At the conclusion of his speech Mr..
George received perfect tempest Of cheers.
Men leaped from their seats and shouted
themselves hoarse, while the entire audience
was aroused to the highest pitch OF entnu-
sasm Nothing like this ovation in point
of intensity and force has ever been Wit
messed in the Harlem Park Women even
grew frantic in the waving of handker-
chiefs and there was many a cheer led by
the women present. Tom L. Johnson fol-
lowed Mr. George.
Henry George to-day began his MONDAY
meetings for business men on Liberty street,
near the banking district The meeting
room was too small. There was great en-
thusiasm when Mr.. George arose to speak.
The cheers were taken up by the crowd on
the outside and rolled back into the row
after the noise had subsidized within.
The literary and artistic friends of Henry
George are arrang' ag fer a public meeting
in Carnegie Lyceum, at which literature,
art and the drama will be represented. Inc
purpose of the meeting will be to show the
interest taken in the candidacy Of Mr..
George outside of labor circles The COM
mittee in charge of the arrangements 1or
the meeting includes James Herne, the
actor; Hamlin Garland, John Burroughs
and Dan c. Beard. Among the features
already arranged for are an address by Mr..
Herne single-tax cartoons to be drawn by
Dan Beard, and the reading by John +.
Kellerd of the "Apostrophe to Liberty
from Progress and Poverty" Bliss Car
man and Charlotte Perkins Stetson will
also take part.
The Henry George campaign committee
tonight issued statement in which John
Il. White candidate for Congress in a chi
cago district last fall, expresses hlseoplnioh
Of Carter Harrison and his approaching
visit to New York. Mr.. White says Har-
rison's election as mayor of Chicago was
purely accidental. He attributes it solely
to the fact that Mr.. Harrison was the son
of his father" Mr. White says the Chi
cago corporations used their influence to
elect Harrison because they feared Harlan,
and that Harrison has betrayed the Bryan
men.
Republican mass meeting was held in
the Academy of MUSIC, Brooklyn, tonight
under the auspices of the Mckinley war
veterans, in the interest of the ticket
headed by General Tracy. In point of num-
bers the meeting was hardly up the mark
of those which have preceded 1T, but there
was no lack of enthusiasm Several vet
erans of local prominence spoke before the
arrival of Corporal James Tanner and Gem
eral Tracy, who reached the nail late and
addressed the meeting.
The executive committee of the Citizens
Union tonight continued it's work of se-
lecting witnesses to place in the polling
places to watch the count.
Union No. $40, of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and JoinerS, announce to-
day through its president, secretary and
board of trustees 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 Citi-
zens Union headquarters tonight and
paSSed resolutions indOrsing Seth Low.