Connecticut western news., 1897-10-07
THE GEORGE BOOM.
ACCEPTS NOMINATIONS ON PRAC- TICALLY THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.
The Declaration of Principles Vigorously Denounces the Tammany Democracy and the Raines Law, and Demands Municipal Ownership of Franchises.


 Ownership of Franchises.
 New York, Oct. 6.-Henry George &C., cepted the nomination for mayor of Greater New York at Cooper Union last night. It was in the same hall and before many of the same people that he accepted the nomination Il years ago and made the race, receiving 6S,0OO votes. It was the greatest outpouring of the people seen in this city during the present campaign. The doors were opened at 7:15, and in less than two minutes every seat in the big hall was occupied and the aisles, as far as the police permitted, were crowded.
 Charles O'Connor Hennessy called the meeting to order and proposed as chair man and secretary of the meeting Je- rome O'Neill and E. Lawson Purdy, re- spectively. MT. O'Neill Is secretary of the Central Labor union.
 In taking the chair MT. O'Neill said that the purpose of the meeting was to offer to the citizens of Greater New York the opportunity they long had been denied by the party leaders of naming their own standard bearers. Te introduced MT. Purdy, who read the platform, which was adopted amid the widest enthusiasm.
 The Declaration of Principles.
 The platform indorses the Chicago platform in its entirety, compliments MT. Bryan and declares that, aside of Henry George, there is no regular Dem ocratic candidate for mayor of New York. It promises equitable and scien- tific taxation; calls for municipal own ership and control of public franchises; ndo in price of gas to s1 or less per thousand feet, and reduction in price of street car fares; denounces the Raines law, and calls for the repeal of similar laws re- straining the liberty of the people. Aft CT reference to the Lattimer shooting, it demands a recognition of the rights of the people to assemble and speak In the streets and to hold orderly process sions, and denounces government by injunction" Finally, it winds up with an attack on Tammany and the term ing of the Henry George party the Jef- fersonian Democracy of New York.
 Secretary Purdy read telegrams from Senator B. F. Tillman and c. A. Walsh, secretary of the Democratic national committee, expressing their approval and encouragement of the movement, and declaring that no organization could be considered Democratic which did not indorse the Chicago platform.
 MT. Hennessy then stepped forward and in 15 words, on behalf of the mass meeting, nominated MT. George. The audience could not guess what MT. Hen : messy was going to do until he spoke the name of the candidate. The wave of enthusiasm was long and strong.
 "All In favor of the nomination of Henry George" yelled Jerome O'Neill, "say aye!"
 There was long, mighty roar, with a shrin "No Tiger!" at the end, and then three cheers.
 A. B. Cruikshank of the United Democracy, Charles Frederick Adams of the Democratic alliance, James T.. Garvey of the Peoples party and Ernest H. Crosby of the Manhattan Single Tax club, in brief addresses, formally notified MT. George of his nomination for mayor of New York by their respective organizations
 MT. Georges Speech.
 When MT. George arose to accept the nominations, there was a terrific out burst of applause, and the band played Hail to the Chief and "There'll Be a Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight" Mr. George said in part:
 am a Democrat. I cannot divide into parts the questions which I as a citizen have to deal with. For the same reason that I oppose this monstrous tariff in all its forms, for the same reason that l would vote wherever could for the utter abolition of that tariff. for that same reason I am opposed to the interference with individual liberty which you see here In New York. l am a Democrat in the Jeffersonian sense, because I believe in the principles and stand for the philos- oDhy of Thomas Jefferson.
 1t was for that I voted at the last cleo tion. Because the Chicago platform rep resented the idea of giving to the great common people what belongs to them that I stood for 1t. voted for 1t and was sorrier than I ever was before when 1t was defeated.
 This nomination has not been sought by me It has been repugnant to me. My life lay in a different path, and hoped to continue to tread it. But I hold, with Thomas Jefferson, that no man can ignore the demands of the people when they ask him to come to the front and represent their principles.
 Gentlemen, now I accept. Such strength as is left in me, such ability as I still can wield, is for your cause. I am a Demo- crat. Not a silver Democrat nor a gold Democrat but Democrat that believes in the cardinal principles of Jeffersonian Democracy, to whom this great principle Is self evident, that "all men are created equal"