The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-02
STRUGGLE FOR A KINGDOM.
FOra-sIDED FIGHT FOR THE May
Orally OF NEW YORK.

odds in Favor of a Democratic Vic
torv. But All Parties Profess Com
6dcnce in TO-day's OutcOme-Bet-
ting FavOrs Van Wycl1 With Good
OJds-Low Ranking SecOnd-The
George Men Think Their Young
candidate Will Poll His Fathers
Strength-Statements of the Lead
crs of the Different Parties.
New York, Nov. 1.-The most sensa-
uonal political campaign in the history Of
New York ended tonight. Not a day for
the mast month has been devoid of excit-
ing incidents. A few months ago 1t SEEM
Al as though there would be a straight
Nght between the republicans and the
democrats. with the odds in favor of the
latter, on account of the opposition to
the Raines liquor law a republican meas
IRE which requires saloons to pay high
license, to remain closed from l to
o'clock a. m. and to remain closed on
Sunday. The law is highly unpopular
among the foreign-born inhabitants of this
city.
Four events have occurred which have
In turn upset the calculations of the po-
utical leaders. The first was the forna-
ton of the Citizens Union, which drew its
strength chiefly from the republican party
and whose leaders were so fiercely hostile
TO Senator Plat and his methods of di-
recting the regular republican organiza-
tion that a coalition of all the anti-Tam-
many forces, an end that Mr.. Platt re-
peatedly declared he desired. was impos-
sible. The Citizens Union leaders asserted
that the regular republican organization
cfI1ifn a
to good citizens as those of Tammany.
The second startling event was the re-
turn from Europe of Tammany's old lead
er Richard Croker, or rather his imme-
date assumption of the management OF
Tammany Hall. He swept aside all op-
position, dictated the nomination of Rob
ert A. Van Wyck for mayor, and carried
matters with such a high hand as to lead
TO serious defections from the wigWam.
The third epoch of the campaign began
with the call of Henry George to the
democrats who believed in Thomas Jeffer-
son. to join him in fight for honest gov
ernment. His veterans in the campaign
of 1886, when he polled 6S,100 votes, flock
ed to his standard as the soldiers of France
did to the banner of Napoleon returned
from Elba, and in a few days Henry
George, apparently lacking none of the re-
sources of war, was waging hight that
amazed all the other political parties.
From the Battery to the Bronx, from
Staten Island to Rockaway he preached
the rights of man and denounced the So
called party "bosses" with fierce energy
that electrified the city. Last Thursday
night the tide seemed to be flowing ire
sistibly to George. On Friday came MS
death, an event that moved-New York as
nothing has since the civil war;
At the campaign headqr rarters tonight
each party processes the utmost confidence
in victory tomorrow. The betting favors
Van Wyck, the Tammany candidate for
mayor; Seth Low ranking next.
Old politicians are quoted as saying that
the vote for young Henry George will not
be large.
Tammany hall was dark and deserted to-
night The lieutenants had received their
final Instructions during the afternoon,
and the lines were closed up for the battle
of tomorrow. From Chief Croker to the
humblest worker of the lot, Tammany
hall was confident of a sweeping victory
for every candidate under it's standard.
The George headquarters were deserted
tonight, save for the presence. of several
members of the campaign committee. The
general feeling was one of confidence.
1T is our belief" said a member of the
campaign committee, that our candidate
will poll all the votes that would have
gone to- his father, and many beside. l
do not think Mr.. Low will profit much, If
at ALL by Mr. Georges DEATH We are
not making predictions but from that
confidence gained by close touch with the
plain people we feel that the city will give
the politicians big SURPRISE So, too,
will the borough of Brooklyn"
Felix Adler, the ethical professor; DR..
William S. Rainsford, clergyman, and
Richard Watson Glider, the poet, address
ed one of the most interesting meetings
of the campaign tonight at Apollo hotel
on the lower east side. Five hundred
men and a few women, mostly Hebrews,
were jammed into hall half filled with
seats. The other chairs had been taken
down stairs for a meeting Of clothing
workers, who wanted to hear about Seth
Low.
The majority of the upstairs meeting
was composed of workingmen, but there
was number of students and clerks.
The German-American branch of the
Thomas Jefferson democracy brought the
campaign to a close by meeting tonight
at Cooper Union. Despite the rain, there
was a large attendance. About the hall
were hung portraits of Henry George,
draped in black. Father Ducey took
seat among the audience. There were
speeches in German and English.
Father Ducey was requested to address
the meeting. He did SO, and during his
remarks, said: THE recent shooting at
Hazelton was murder l say again, it was
murder in the eyes of God and justice.
But capital Is back of it, and there will
he no legal punishment for those murder
ers here below"
Other enthusiastic George ratification
meetings were held tonight at Lion park,
on the west side and in the Harlem dis
trict
John c. Sheehan leader of Tammany
h3ll, issued the following statement to-
night:
The great municipal political contest is
about to close. 1t will be memorable in
the histOrV Of IlDIittQS II will
result in a great democratic victory. As
IN the days of Thomas Jefferson, the
democratic party in this contest has been
alrayed against the party, who believe
that the masses of the people have no
voice in the selection of their officials. 1t
has had to fight against the greed of the
party of monopoists with the federal ad-
Nlration at its head. For the past three
years the city of New York has been gov
eIAed by the party which has had for it's
motto; Il am holier than thou" and
Nn'eh has given us the most wasteful, ex-