The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-27
HAVE PLURALITY OF THIRTY
THOUSAND.
ODDS ARE ON VAN WYcK.
AMONG BETTING MEN THE TAM.
MANY CANDIDATE STILL HAS
THE CALL.
HOLDING NOON MEETINGS.
Art, Literature and the Drama Raj
lying to the Support of the Sill
yer Nominee.

NEW YORK, Oct 26.-The execu-
tive committee of the, Citizens JTnion
tonight continued it's work of selecting
witnesses to place in the polling places
to watch the count. Union No $40. of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners, announced today through
ITS president, secretary and board of
trustees that it will support Seth Low.
number of men who last year form
ed the Business Mems Republican and
Sound Money association met at the
Citizens Union headquarters tonight
and passed resolutions 1ndorsfng Seth
Low.
. The Henry George campaign commit
tee tonight issued a statement, in which
John Il. White, candidate for con-
gress in Chicago district last fall,
expresses his opinion Of Carter Harri-
son and his approaching visit to New
ork. Mr.. White says Harrison's cleo
tlon 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 saws
the chicago corporations used their in
Huence to elect Harrison because thew
feared Harlan, and that Harrison has
betrayed the Bryan men.
With only five days remaining in
Whlch TO complete the work of the
municipal campaign, the political Sit
uatlon in Greater New York continues
10 AFFORD large opportunities for con-
lecture So far as the betting is in
dlcative Of the results, Tammany an
pears to have the best of it, although
there are offers of Republican money
upon terms that should prove alluring
to those who have cash with which
TO back up their predictions that Van
Wyck will be chosen the first mayor
OF the great municipality The odds
on van Wyck against the field are
quoted at betting headquarters as 3
to l, but at the rooms Of the Repub-
ncan campaign committee it is said
that those who have a desire to bet
against Gen. Tracy can be accommo-
dated with even money to any extent
they may desire.
That the strength of the Citizens
Union movement is not held in con-
tempt is shown by the space which it
is given in the journals advocating one
or other of the regular political par
ties. Columns, and even pages, are
devoted to assaults upon Mr.. Lows
record as a public official and as the
head Of Columbia university.
While the Jeffersonian Democracy's
limitations,
conceded on all sides, it is only among
the most enthusiastic adherents of
Henry George that the claim is made
that he will be elected. The real i'm
portance Of his candidacy lies in the
source from which his votes will be
drawn.
Henry George today began his noon
day meetings for business men on Lib
erty street, near the banking district
The meeting room was too small.
There was great enthusiasm when
Mr.. George rose to speak The cheers
were taken up by the cowd on the
outside and rolled back into the row
after the noise had subsidized within.
The literary and artistic friends of
Henry George are arranging for a
public meeting in Carnegie Lyceum at
which literature art and the drama
will be represented. The purpose of
the meeting will be to show the inter-
est taken in the candidacy of Mr..
George outside of labor circles. The
committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the meeting includes James
Hearne, the actor; Hamlin Garland,
John Burroughs and Dan c. Beard.
Among the features already arranged
for are an address by Mr.. Hearne, sin
gle tax cartoons to be drawn by Dan
Beard, and the reading by John E.
Kellerd, of the apostrophe to liber-
ty from Progress and Poverty" Bliss
Carman and Charlotte Perkins will
also take part.
After an hours conference today
with all the district leaders in the
Republican headquarters, Chairman
Quigg announced that Gen. Tracy's
election is now absolutely certain, and
he claimed a plurality of 100000