The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-11
CTS PROPOSED THE DEAL.
GEORGE MEN say TBE OTERTURES
CAME RON THEN.

nennessy and Abbot or tho Campaign Con-.
mittco BeaicEed by cts Until Thoy Yie,dsa
Laugh ut the cts Attempt TO Deny IT,
cts District Candidates Made scnpeEoats.
While tho Cts were busy yesterday denying
that they had made any overtures whatever to
the George people, the George people were
laughing at Mr.. Reynolds and his friends and
telling things. Charles o'Conor IIcnnessy OF
the George Campaign had this TO say:
You may state, as absolute fact, that the
very first thoughts wo had of indorsing the
Citizens Union ticket was inspired by a sugges-
tion from them.
when the suggestion was made we told them
we'd think the matter over. Once they got that
much cnco uragcment, they gave us no resi-
until the Endorsement had been made"
Willis J. Abbot, Chairman Of the George Gam
paign Committee, corroborated Mr.. Hennessy
when no said:
Tho Citizens Union people were after me
every minute, after they made the first over
ture 10 US. urging me TO use my influence 10
cement the deal, until after it had been con-
sumated."
The Cit version, from the Ercnin0 Post. is az
follows:
at is supposed that the Henry George Asso-
citation has resolved TO support the county.
borough, and district candidates Of the Citizens
Union. This action has been taken by the rep
resentativcs of the George movement. without
the slightest suggestion from the Citizens
Union
Some Of the minor candidates OF the Cts are
not a bit pleased with the statement issued by
the bosses on Saturday, by which the whole
responsibility for the George deal-that is the
acceptance of it's thrown on their shoulders.
while the bosses sit back and say: Look at US.
1n,v ,-a,ol 500 Ta,a,a IAa
They say that the bosses alone are responsible
for the deal. The candidates merely had thDiP
way pointed out to them and followed 1t. Tom
Johnson and Reynolds had their talk Friday
afternoon in the Charities building at Twenty
second street and Fourth avenue. As soon
as they came to an agreement, Reynolds
sent messengers scooting all over town to get
the various candidates together. Late in tho
afternoon most of them were there. and then
Reynolds introduced Tom Johnson TO them and
Tom explained the deal in detail. After Mr..
Johnson had finished Mr.. Reynolds told them
that they were to accept the proposition and
run on the George ticket. The candidates had
nothing to do but obey the boss. and they obeyed.
In doing so, however. they had no idea that
statement OF the Cts came out several of them
The eT gam @;t3es they go, yi xSs a9at rs to Issi;ns
hle, had felt compelled to shit the re-
own and therefore decided that the easiest
method Of doing this was to say that the George
proposition was made without solicitation on
their part, and the responsibility. of accepting
the Endorsement must rest with the individual
candidates. That is all the satisfaction the in
jurcd men received. and as they are all crazy to
get offices they, decided to protest no more:
Some Of the labor men, h AIDED by Timothy j.
DAILY of the Metal Buffers and Polishers' Union.
are circulating for signatures protest against
the George-Low deal. 1t says.
"tnitet labor forces of the Greater New
York object to the Henry George ticket as II is
now constituted. There seems to be too much
johnson and not enough OF anything else sub
%stantial in the ticket to make 1t go with the
people. 1t puts Henry George in the attitude
OF trying to divide the vote with Seth Low. so
so that the Plat Republicans may win out.
I've object to Mr.. Warning because he has
failed to comply with the statute law regulating
the hours and pay OF the men. employed in the
department. We arc against Austen q.
is an avowed advocate OF corporations.
Our candidate for District Attorney is DR..
William J. O'Sullivan, or some other indie
pendent Democrat OF his stamp. We believe
that Mr.. johnson. in consenting TO accept Mr..
Fox as a candidate. was forced to do so by the
corporations which hold the bonds ofhis Nassau
Street Railway Company.
We learn that the moment the newspapers
suggested the name of DR.. W. j. OSulivan the
directors of certain insurance companies held n
didacy. 1t was represented TO Mr.. Johnson.
who is under obligations to these, corporations.
that IL DR.. ONSullivan were 10 be elected he was
likely to cause n great deal of trouble.
1T was made known to Mr.. johnson that the
choice of these corporations for District Attor-
that Mr.. Fox's name was put on the George
ticket