New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-11
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GEORGE MEN STILL ANGRY.
MOSES OPPENHEIMER LAYS THE MOVE
MENT Is DEAD
COLONEL wAEING TO SAY TO-DAY WHETHER
OR NOT HE WILL ACCEPT THE NoMINA-
TON FOR CONTROLLER

yesterday In the hearts Of many Of Henry
Georges supporters over the Endorsement by his
Campaign Committee CT the Citizens Union
county ticket in New-York and the tickets OF the
democratic machines in Kings. Queens and Pich-
mona counties. The George headquarters in the
Union Square Hotel dubbed all day with decla.
rations Of rebellion against the scheme to corcen-
trate the vote for Bryan and personal Iib,r-
~ upon lot Of gold bugs ard traitors to the
cause of true Democracy as proclaimed in the
Chicago platform" The mar a e. OF Mr. Georges
campaign tried In vain to suppress the angry
and desperate men who had been up TO Friday
their most trusted coworkers
Moses Oppenhemer. one Of the charter mem.
Ders OF the Democratic Alliance. and an infuen-
ta leader in the movement to bring Bryanism
and free silver into the municipal canvass. had
lost none Of the fiery animosity which possessed
him when the plan was first announced
1t cannot he looked upon as anything less
than dirty DEAL" he said. Then he raid his
respects to Tom l.. Johnson Mr. Georges cam.
pa'gn director and personal adviser IF we had
wanted to make a deal with the Citizens
Cnion" Mr. Oppenheimer continued. I'VE could
have done it ourselves without calling In a man
from Ohio to show us about IT,"
EFFECT ON THE CANVASS.
"Hdt 10 W De tHe erect on tNc campaign OF
Mr.. George"
The George movement is dead" Mr. Oppen-
heimer answered. giving the table before him a
resornding whack THE Democratic Alliance,
which gave Mr.. George his only real nomination,
VIII revolt and refuse TO support him. His sole
support must come from his body-guard
that led him into this trap.
Another thing. People are now calling up
an ient history. and they recall the fact that he
busted tha labor movement in 1SS1-the year
after he ran for Mayor Of New-York City--by
his own obstinacy and fatality for listening to
bad advisers"
Charles b. Stover the secretary Of the Demo-
cratic Alliance, was invisible yesterday. In ex.
planning to reporters what had become OF Mr..
Slower. Mr.. Oppenheimer said:
"Stover went to Brooklyn this morning
on the mission OF his life. He went there to try
to piece together the disjonted fragments OF
what might have been a great popular and sue
cessful uprising. He has not been heard from
since he crossed the Bridge.
The original supporters OF Mr. George who
made him possibility in this campaign. will
now drift back to Tammany Hall. where they
came from except small percentage that will
ally themselves with the Social La Dor party
The George movement, so far as results are
wARING MAY ACCEPT.
A report was in circulation last night that
Colonel George Z. Waring. jr. who was placed
upon the George ticket on Saturday for Con-
,roler had refused to accept. Colonel Waring
when seen at his home. in Second ave. last
evening. refused either to confirm or deny the
rumOr He said that he would wait until to-
day before making public his decision about the
nomination.
Willis j. Abbot. chairman Of the Campaign
Committee Of the Democracy OF Thomas Jeffer.
son. said that the committee in possession
OF Information satisfying them that Colonel
Waring would make public his acceptance Of
the nomination to-day. NJ NJ. Miller. secretary
u the George committee, assured callers yes
terday that the repugance 10 the Endorsement
OF the Citizens Union county ticket dying
out. He said that the meeting held at The
headquarters Of the Democratic Alliance yester-
day did not represent the true sentiment OF that
body. as day two would show
A LETTER TO GENERAL TRACY
Chairman Abbot sen, letter last evening
to General Tracy. Republican candidate for
Mayor questioning a statement made by the
General at the big Republican mass-meetng at
Cooper Union en- Saturday night. The letter
follows:
New-York. october 10 1891.
General BENJAMIN F. Tracy.
sir: In the pewspaper reports % OF your speech
tribuied you:
to fan under my own observation in ,his direction
There came a suggestion 10 the Republican leaders
for the county ticket could be indorsed by the
Henry George party. What was the answer!
10, sir. NO candidate on the Republican ticket
can stand on the Henry George ticket at the same
since this ncident came under your own OBJ
servatlon. you are doubtless able TO inform the
public who was the Republican candidate 10 whom
overtures were made and the name OF the .ndi-
vidual approaching him In behalf Of Mr.. Georse's
it is cardinal prnsipe Su Of the he Henry George
sampsisn ma, no eoge is oered 10 ,he e
voters Of New-York as the regular Democraie
noTss for May BY h ta sIe
Of Democratic principles formulated az Chicago IN
there can be no honorable alliance. and none has
been sought 10y any one authorized to speak for
him In all parts of Greater New-York except that
in which the formerly Democratic organization has
Welded 10 the disreputabe domination Of Richard
Croker the cooperation between the Democracy OF
sanitation is complete. In Nsw-York County ALL
a. most ST. free from the iant OF ro srsrn and II in
making this aans & h'ys ,s 0fnn n
understanding that they stand not as Republican
candidates but as The nominees Of an organz3tio1
and directed by Senator Plat
With these facts before you you VIII readily un.
derstand that the person whom You knew to have
made overtures TO oue Of your fellow candidates
In behalf OF Mr.. George imposed upon YOU and
upon the man whom be made his proposition. I
write 10 suggest that the cause OF political hon
esty would be materially advanced oy unmasking
that You make public all tie facts connected
with this incident. | am. Yours very respectfully.
WILLIS j. ABBOT Chairman.
General Tracy had retired to bed at the U-on
League Club where he is living. before the letter
-, r,,a;rmap bhott was delivered there. and no
renlv could therefore be secured from him last
night.
George movement altogether last night. al-
though u was declared that Henry George was
still the candidate Of the party. Ex-senator
Rixby said that the whole ticket already put up
would he retained. 1t was too late to take any
=. ndidate Off the ticket. and. what was more.
ths Iiher,y Bell Democracy wouldn't take anv