The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-27
WILL NOT INVITE BRYAN.
The George Forces Decide That They Al
ready Have an Advantage.
PREPARATIONS TO WATCH THE POLLS
Being Made by Both Low aud George.
Carpenters and Joiners VIII Sup
port the Citizens Union
Candidate,

cided tonight after long meeting not. to
formally invite William J. Bryan to come
TO New York.
It was stated that the Henry George
forces believe they now have Tammany
at a disadvantage in this respect. They
claim that Mr.. Bryan has declined to
come in response 10 an invitation from
Tammany and this they claim is practl-
cally triumph for Henry George.
a PROBABILITY.
II Bryan were asked to come in the in
terests Of Henry George, and should re-
fuse, the Georgeites argue that it would
reduce them to the level Of Tammany IN
Bryan's estimation.
"Of course" said a prominent member
OF tho committee. "if Mr.. Bryan decides
to como here and make speech for Mr..
George, he will be too glad TO welcome
him.
I'VE VIII meet him at the train with a
band and n procession and make his stay
real pleasant But We shall not invite
him. II he wants TO come, let him be the
Judge
Henry George spoke IN the Ice Palace.
Upper Lexington tonight to large and
noisy audience.
After the cheering had subsidod Mr.
George among other things said
"Nes / remember 1SSS ] remember the
courage and devotion which elected men
then. / remember how by the conjunction
OF corrupt ambitions 7 WAS counted ont
then. / shall not be counted out now.
We shall be more careful as To- the watch
ers at the polls. This time every vote will
be counted"
TO WATCH POLLS
Tho Executive Committee Of the Citi-
zens Union tonight continued It's work
Of selecting witnesses To- place in the poll
ing places to watch the count. The judges
Of election are under tho law appointed
by tho regular Democratic and Republi-
can organizations. and occasional rumors
OF deals have induced the Citizens Union
10 take this action. They say that the
men placed i'm the polling places iii be
or more than ordinary intelligence and
fully posted as 10 their rights. Many Will
Doe law students.
Union No. q. Of the United Brother
hood Of Carpenters and Joiners. am
nounccd to-day through its president
secretary and board Of trustees that IL
will support Seth Low.
a number OF men who last year formed
the business mems Republican and Sound
Money Association met az the Citizens
Union headquarters tonight and passed
resolutions indorsing Seth Low.
Twonty-oight out Of the thirty-hvc trade
organizations in the Sound Money parade
were represented. eight I'm person and
twenty by proxy.
The Henry George Campaign Commit
tee tonight issued a statement i'm which
John 5. White. candidate for Congress in
"a Chicago district last fan, expresses his
opinion of Garter Harrison and his ape
preaching visit To- New York.
Mr.. White s. ays Harrisons election as
Mayor or Chicago was purely accidental.
lie attributes it solely to the fact that
Harrison was the son of his father. lie
says Harrison is not JcnersonianNn his
ideas. but of the class of which Richard
Croker David B. Inll and Mike Melon
aid. Of Chicago. are types. Mr.. White
says the Chicago corporations used their
influence 90 elect Harrison because they
feared Harlan. and that Harrison has
betrayed the Bryan men.
At Suffers Harlem River Casino Mr.
George SAID Tonight
IL was only called q Socialist for main
tanning the rights Of humanity, and was
counted out 10 save society from my
baneful influence. Years have passed; the
cycle comes again. People have arisen,
the law OF God has spoken. / shall be
elected. and / shall not shrink my duty
At this juncture a man I'm the audience
asked the question: "Wlll you put
Croker In laily'
This provoked loud laughter and shouts
Of derision
Mr.. George replied:
H. I'm d
do equal Justice; all our citizens shall
have their rights, and that will involve
putting Croker In jail 81 he Is maefac-
tor / shall put Croker in jail. and I'm
put Platt i'm Jail If they have robbed the
people"
Here the applause was something phe-
nomenal As fast as one wave of deafen-
ing cheers died away another tremendous
outburst occurred. Continuing Mr.
George said.
81 shall do right. and right is what evil
doers most dislike. II Croker has hon
estly got his money. if he has worked
hard I'm any way and with the proceeds
got his fine house and run horses on
English race tracks it is none of my
business The question is how he got II.
If he got IT by robbng people. by naming
men and measures, then. II / have the
power Mr.. Croker will so to Jail"
Cheering M this point interrupted Mr..
George for several minutes.
IN BROOKLYN.
A Republican mass-meeting was held
i'm the Academy OF Music. Brooklyn to-
night under the auspices Of the Mckinley
War Veterans in the interest of the ticket
headed by General Tracy In point OF
numbers the meeting was hardly up 90
the mark OF those which have preceded
IT, but there was no lack OF enthusiasm.
Several veterans Of local prominence
spoke before the arrival OF Corporal Tan
ner and General Tracy. who reached the
hall late and addressed tho meeting.
NEW YORK. October 2i-lienry George
Is watched closely by all tho party lead-
ers. His following Is uncertain. and
every sign Is weighed 10 gather the drft
Of his vote. because ne may pull enough
votes away from Van Wyck 20 let Tracy
or Low win. Reports reaching the wig
wan ms 90 this possibility are disquict-
ing. Witness the frenzy which the East
and West Side multitudcs have displayed
at some OF his meetings. II was almost
ike the RELIGIOUS excitement in the orient.
Several OF his meetings have been marked
bv a fervOr such as has not greeted
candidate I'm this city,for years. IL broke
ont again last night at meeting sup
nosed TO ho for Van Wyck. The name OF
George provoked more applause than did
that of Van Nyck. ~ was I'm sentiment
\ George meeting under Tammany au-
spices. ...,.,. ,.l ,,,,,,,>,,