New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-03
GEORGE MEN DlSGUSTED.
THEY SAY THEY WILL MAKE THEIR
ORGANIZATION PERMANENT.
THE LEADERS PUZZLED OVER THE SMALL VOTE
HENRY GEORGE SATISFIED THAT HE HAS
FOUGHT FOR A PRINcIPLE-THE HAN
DING OF THE Pastors TO
BE INVESTIGATED.

Resigned TO their fate long before the returns be-
gan TO come In. the partsans OF Henry George de-
cded not TO appear at the headquarters OF the
Democracy Of Thomas jefferson at the Union
Square Hotel, and there were not twenty-five
people there. outside of the Campaign Committee
and the candidates Mrs. Henry George came to
the headquarters early and watched eagerly for
the returns She accompanied by her son.
Henry George. the candidate for Mayor. and his
intended wife, Miss Marie Hitch, OF Chicago
They Immediately went into room No. g. where
the returns were being received over private
wire. Tom L. Johnson. Father Ducey and all the
candidates and members OF the Campaign Com
mittee were in this ROOM
In the corridors Of the hotel were few adher-
ents to the principles OF Henry George. but they
all looked disconsoate In the realization that their
ticket had run far behind their expectations
one OF the most important things decided by the
Campaign Committee 1t sat listening to the
returns was that the party started under the guild
ance OF Henry George should be made n permanent
organization. Steps will be taken at once to organ
lie the followers Of the Democracy Of Thomas JEFF
ferson throughout the State into separate party.
and to place State ticket in the field at tho next
State election.
The members Of the committee greatly dis
satisfied over the result OF the vote. They expected
much larger Poll for Henry George. and attrib-
ute his failure TO OBTAIN more votes to the msun-
derstandng to the placing OF the paster on the
oI1lclal DaHotS An EFFORT VIII ne maze 10 nave an
inquiry made into the methods used In the various
precincts by the ballot-clerks.
ELECTION OF LOW WOULD HAVE BEEN
VICTORY
Jerome O'Neill. the candidate for President OF
the Council. said Il would have considered the
election of Mr.. Low victory
Charles W. Dayton. the candidate for Controller.
said substantially the same, just before he left the
headquarters for his home at o'clock last night
Willis J. Abbott, chairman OF the Campaign Com
mittee said: I'VE have absolutely no interest in Mr..
Low and would not have regarded his election
victory for However. any result that would
have defeated rammany would have been received
by us with enthusiasm and satisfaction. We did
not anything about Low or Tracy. but II we
could have beaten the man that Croker put up we
would have been satisfied. cannot account for our
small vote. and do not know whether the original
George votes went TO Tammany or not:
Later In the evening Mr. Abbot. chairman OF
the Campaign Committee. gave out the following
statement:
from which recovery impossible within the
period before Election Day. While rejoicing that the
Republican party has met Its oyrrthr9" ,S we rs,moe
cratic party In this its hour OF triumph. The vot-
ers Of Greater New-York have determined 10 place
this action will be regretted Such domination Is
hateful TO free people The frht naugurated by
the Democracy OF Thomas jefferson will not be
abandoned. Within few days the public will be
appealed TO. We know that true Democrats here
assent to the prostitution Of their powers which
this unfortunate election has evolved"
FATHER DUCEY'S PREDICTION
Father Ducey, who spent the carly par, Of last
evening at the George headquarters. said: "Sodom
and Gomorrah will arise against In the judgment
for this days work. and will condemn IA
surprised that the city has pride enough to keep
itself In the hands OF honest men"
SINCE Tax clb sa!d i hope they ~ VIII siea every
cent in the treasury; now hey haye got in;. so
OF the faithful were gathered. surrounded by the
II believe viii have Is 90 votes We have kept the
faith and made the ish, We are not eshamca ,, Of
All man can DO II TO fight Tor his prnoipe. Many
happy tonight az ! realize what We have done We
will not despair over our defeat to-day. but VIII Try
MIR George Vigorously apPlauded by those who
silently departed from the hotel realizing that moth
ing further was 10 be gained BY waiting ior later
were about the headquarters seemed much dssatis
fed over the result. and realized that II Low had
tory for them Several other members OF tho cam
ragn Committee when approached said ,Ihe pn 40,
and placed on ours We have nothing TO say
VIEWS OF TOM L. JOHNSON.
Tom I. Johnson had the following comments TO
make on the local campaign as well ms the result
In his own State Ohio Tho small vote for Henry
George caused by the death OF the partys
candidate so near election. | believe that many
OF the votes that would have been polled Tor Henry
George went to Tammany. am confident that the
official canvass OF the will show that We have
double the number that credited In the re-
turns as ut the official count We Will be allowed
the votes that were thrown out by reason or de-
fective pastors.
81 have had great interest In the result In OHIO
and am glad that the Democrats have gained n
victory. | am positive that John r. Mclean VIII
not be elected Senator from that State. n. twenty
five members OF the Assembly were elected by the
Democrats pledged not to vote for Mclean. The
victory I'm Ohio can be ascribcd 10 two causes-nrst
the natural swinging bach Of the pendulum from
last years defeat, and then the bitter enmiiy or
Foraker for Hanna. / will not be candidate for
Senator, az the LEGISLATURE Will be strictly free
silver one and am opposed 10 that"
COMMENTS IN LONDON.
VAN wYCK's SUCCESS ATTRIBUTED TO THE
DEATH OF HENRY GEORGE