The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-22

frequenter OF the English race track
and called on the hearers to vote for
home rule.
When Ellhu Root, the next speaker.
mentioned Henry Georges name, there
was a vigorous applause in which Mr..
Seth Low Joined. The name of General
Tracy was hlssed.
Joseph II. Choate was cheered more
heartily than any other speaker, but the
mayor and was referred to as "the next
senator from New York" His speech
set the house fairly wild. Speaking OF
Senator Platt, he said: HE does not be-
long to New York city, and thank God
New York does not belong to him."
Mr.. Choate said:
when our distinguished senator
emerged from his momentary residence
In Tioga, to visit the city Of New York,
when he opened his ever-silent lips and
said he hoped-he wished he was as sure
OF his own salvation as he was OF the
election of General Tracy, surely he
never counted on Republican meetings
like this. Already he must begin 20 feel
fearful fire in his rear. And II he real
ly means to cave himself from that day
of wrath, that awful day. when man I'd
Judgment wakes from clay,I should ad-
wise him that he should not find his gates
atar quite 60 wide as he anticipates. iin-
less he abandons his machine and en-
rolls himself as member OF the saliva
ton army.
"T beg OF you not imagine that enter
tain any personal feelings towards ans
of these men to whom I shall refer.
recognize the services they have render
ed to their country. That great leader
of Tammany hall ll,whose name is 90 famil-
lar that II does not even need TO be whis-
pered. understand that he has won
great credit for his country on the Eng
lish turf, but he does not seem really to
have won many prizes, although II
rlImor tells the truth, he has met with a
checkered career Of gains and losses and
has now come home to replenish his ex-
cheduer."
Henry George and ex-Postmaster Day
ton spoke tonight at a Thomas Jefferson
mass netting in the borough of the
Bronx.
The candidates were enthusiastically
received.
Henry George was greeted with deaf
enlng applause. The first part OF hta
speech was an explanation OF the princi-
pies on which he expected to be elected.
Then he said: Il say nothing against the
personal character OF any man. II
Croker got his palaces and race horses
honestly let him remain here, If they
were procured by robbery Of the people,
by the misuse of power he usurped, let
him go to England. II have the power.
the penltentiary yawns for him. II
have the power, the fate Of Boss Tweed
and John Y. McKnne will be his. I
make no threats, but a great crime has
been committed"
Robert A. Van wyck, the Democrat
Ic nominee for mayor was slated for q
speech at n Tammany meeting to-
night at the Jefferson club house, but
he failed to put in an appearance. In
stead, however. he sent letter, which
was read to the audience. It was an
attack on the present city admlnlstra-
ton,
General benjamin f. Tracy, Repub-
ilcan candidate for mayor, to-day made
his first speech In the borough of the
Bronx. The meeting was attended by
about 1000 persons. General Tracy
and the other candidates were cnthusI-
asticnlly received General Tracy ap-
pcaled to the business portion Of the
audience, asking them II they wanted
to bring back the panic OF 1898 In 1900.
to which there were cries Of mo. no."
"Then n YOU do not" continued tho
speaker get ont your friends and
gather your forces at the ballot box"