The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-14
NEW YORK CAMPAIGN.
DAYTON WILL RUN FOR COMP
TROLLER on GEORGE TICKET.
Writes n Letter in Explanation of
the Conditions Under which He
Accepted the Nomination.

New York, october 13.-The chairman
Of the Henry George committee tonight an
nounced that Charles w. Dayton, until
recently postmaster of Now York. has de-
| Gle red his Willingness to accept the nomt-
nation for comptroller on the George
ticket. Negotiations are on foot between
the Henry George and Seth Low campaign
committees for the withdrawal of Cha.lc
S. Faircblld, citizens union candidate for
comptroller. and the substitution of Day
ton. Henry George tonight issued state
ment putting the stamp Of approval or
the deal made between his committee and
the citizens union as to the New 1orl
county ticket.
General Tracy tonight addressed meet
Ing ON the Rowery aud Seth Low spoke
three times on the East Side.
Tammany will hold big ratification
meeting tomorrow night.
The protest against the citizens union
ticket being given place upon the off
clal ballot Is so drawn that almost any
line of attack may be based upon Vt. The
probability, however, is the petitioner will
seek to establish that the signatures to the
petition which makes Seth Tow and his
confcrces candidates sor congress In the
eyes OF the Law are not genuine, and that
they we're not properly attestad, the ground
being taken that each signature should
have been attested by notary instead OF,
as was done, In "blocks OF twenty five. "
This latter plan was followed to save ex-
renses. and because signatures were coll
iccted upon sheets headed by the petition
ana lined for twenty-five names. The is
sue will be tried before the board of police
commissioners tomorrow.
Henry George tonight gave Out tho fol-
lowing letter concerning the recent COM
binatton with the citizens union.
"On Friday. October 5. accepted the
nomination rendered me, that OF the people
there assembled, upon the platform aud
resolutions there adopted that of the
united democracy, that OF the democratic
alliance, that OF the Manhattan Single Tax
club and that OF the peoples party. In ac-
cepting the nominations 1t was my inten-
ton TO do so myself alone, and 10 leave
every question AS to who should run with
me for other offices to be settled by the
organizations themselves, trusting that
this might be accomplished either by a
union upon such offices or by my running
for mayor upon the tickets Of all. leaving
subordinate offices to be filled In by such
las The only way of satisfactorily set
Ting these details In tho short time allowed
by the Necessity Of action under the law
I submitted the question OF how I should
run to committee appointed by the chair.
man OF that meeting. composed Of men for
whose probity, prudence and character
could personally vouch. After careful ex-
animation this committee has recomme nd
ed to me that there be printed on the ticket
to be given Official currency under the
emblem OF the rooster such names for city
Offices rs may be selected; that there
should he also printed the names selected
by the cilizens' union for candidates in the
county CT New York, by the democratic
ORGANIZATIONS for the counties of Kings and
Queens. ard by the democracy OF Thomas
Jefferson for the county OF Richmond.
THE iudgmeM OF this, as unanimously
expressed. commends itself to me and has
my entire and unqualified approval I am
the candidate OF whoever may choose to
vote for me, and do not presume TO ask him
TO vote for any one else. But since We have
not tho pure Australian ballet. u is neces-
sary that should take the most reason-
able means OF obtaining fair play for the
voters I do this in the manner recon
monaed TO me by the committ.o who have
examined the question In all u KS bearings
ana put all the associations and oryaniya-
lions favorable TO me upon an equality,
leaving TO the individual the responsibility
~ selecting whom he chooses 'or himself.
have at the same time withdrawn my
acceptance OF the nomination OF the united
democracy, the only organisation sursort-
Ing me that has made separate ticket.
II TINS carry out IN .ss spirit and mean
iiW the pledge made by tho peonle's mass
meeting ~ Cooper Union on October s."
In an Interview, when asked what he
would do N elected. Henry George said
II tel Won frankly what th.nk OF tho
excise lev. think II Is an injustice and
an sbsuraity and I am totally opposed 10
tha existence Of any excise law whatever.
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