The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-27
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of selecting witnesses to place in the
polling places to watch the count The
| Judges OF election arc under the law
| appointed by the regular Democratic
ana Republican organizations and oc-
castonal rumors OF deals have Induced
the Citizens Union TO take this action.
| They say that the men placed In the
polling places wlll be OF more than or
| dlnary intclligencr. and fully posted as
to their rights. Many will be law stu
dens.
Union No. $40. OF the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners, an
nounced to-day through its president
secretary and Board of trustees that
It will support Seth Low.
A number of men who last year form.
ell the business Mems Republican and
Sound Money association. met nt thf
Citizens Union headquarters Tonight
and passed resolutions lndorslng Seth
Low. Twenty-cight out of the thirty.
five trade organizations In the Sound
AaneN- parade were represented, eight
In person and twenty by proxy.
The Henry, George campaign commit
tee tonight issued IL statement In which
John u. White. candidate for Congress
In u Chicago district last fall. expresses
his opinion of Garter Harrison and his
approaching visit to New York.
MIR. White says Harrlson'S election ms
Mayor OF Chicago Nyas purely accidcn-
tai! He attributes II Solely to the fact
that MIR. Harrison was the son OF his
father. He says Harrison is not Jeffer.
sonlan In his ideas, but of the class OF
which Richard Croker, David l3. Hill
and Mike Mcdonald. OF Chicago. are
types. Mr.. White says the Chicago cor
porations used their influence to elect
Harrison because they feared Harlan,
and that Harrison Has, betrayed the
Bryan men.
AT Suffers Harlem River Caslc,o Mr..
George SllH: u was rsnly called q So
caaAis't for maintaining the rights OF
humanity. and was counted out TO save
society from my bancful influence
Years have passed; the cycle comes
again; The people lpaHe arisen: the law
of God 1iaa spoken. Shall be elected
and shall not shrink my duty"
AT this juncture n. man In the audi
cncc asked the question: "Wll you put
Croker in iaIl?" This provoked loud
laughter and shouts of dcrision.
Mr.. George replied: "I shai not I'll
nut no man In JAN. I'li do equal JUS
ticc. An our citizens shall have their
rights. and that will involve putting
Croker In Jail ir tlc Is malcfacior. I
shail put Croker I'm Jail urlu I'll put
| Matt In jail If they nave robbed the
people" Here the applause was some
thing phenomenal. As fast as one wave
N dehlcninS cheers faNcn away another
| tremendous outburSt occurred
Continuing. MIR. George said: IT shall
do right and right ia what evil docrs
most dislike. If Croker has honestly
got his money. If he has worked hare in
any way and with the proceeds got fine
harseS and run horses ON English race
tracks. 1t Is nont OF my business. The
question Is how hc got it? If hc got It
by robbinE people. by naming men and
measures then, If 1ravc the power, Mr..
Croker will 30 10 jail" Great cheering
MT this point Interrupted Mr.. George for
| several minutes.
\ Republican mass meeting was held
in the Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, to-
night under the auspices Of the Nc
kinney War Veterans in the interests of
the ticket headed by General Tracy. IN
point OF numbers the meeting was
| hardly up to 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 James Tanner md General
! Tracy, who reached the hail late and
| addressed the meeting.