The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-24
WANTED GEORGE on c. U. TICKET.
Labor Men Demonstrate at Convention
Slate Goes Through.

Labor Men Demonstrate At Convention
Slate Goes Through.
An effort to stampede the Citizens Union
| convention at Cooper Union for Henry
George, Jr. for President Of the Board Of
! Aldermen was made by some OF the labor
men with a great hurrah. Eventually the
supporters Of Mr.. George withdrew his name
after it had been shown by several speakers
that two candidates on the ticket would
undoubtedly mean the election Of a Tam
many man.
Some of the leaders in the organization
suggested a lso that there might be an open
ing for MIR. George on the borough and
county ticket; and the Low-GroutF ornes
ticket was put through unanimously. ex
cept for one mo" on the Low vote.
| William A. Coakley, labor leader of
the First District brought forward Mr..
! Georges name. after Mr.. Fornes had been
| put in nomination.
| Il speak in the interests of organized
| labor he said. at should be represented
on this ticket. If Henry George is sub
stituted for Fornes the working class will
| rally to the support OF the fusion ticket
| with greater confidence
| In the uproar which followed there were
| cheers and Kisses for both George and
Fornes. Henry Goulden seconded the nom
nation Of George. Amid mingled jeers
End cheers he was heard to shout that
George would make the ticket a winner,
IF you put George on the ticket you
will be leading him to the slaughter, inter-
! rupted a delegate "The Republican and
/ independent tickets will nominate Fornes
! There will thus be two candidates for the
| office, and both will be defeated
The rest Of what he said was drowned
! in another outburst of plaudits for George
| and Noupfpr cheers for FOrDeS
| H Nevus from the Nineteenth district
appealed for harmony;
IL have no doubt" he said. -that many
! of the delegates would like to gee Mr.. George
on the county ticket. and possibly place
| will be found for him there. But you must
not lose sight Of the fact tonight that con-
ditons in this city demand harmonious
| ticket for the fusion party
is an organized labor man different
from any other MANI another delegate
asked Has he different eyes or teeth
than any other man7'
That starred the rumpls again, and while
it was at it's worst some OF the prominent
people Of the Union clustered around Coax
ley and urged him TO withdraw the name
of George. Ultimately he consented.
Purely in the interest Of harmony he
said
Timothy Heely, another labor delegate,
remarked, Il want to give notice now that
while we withdraw Mr. George we shall
insist in future that organized labor shall be
recognized by this union"
LOW CLAsSED WITH CLEVELAND
Thomas A. Fulton was not at the meet
ing, nor vas his name mentioned. One
of the speak ers, however, referred TO Mr.
Jerome as a man who would undoubtedly
work for the success of the fusion cam
paign. The District Attorneys name was
received with mixed cheers and Kisses.
Francis G. Huntington presided. Fred
| erick ". Hinrichs of Brooklyn made the
speech nominating Mr. Low.
There are two men,, he said, who
! stand out prominently in this country for
their intellectual power and strength of
| character. The one is that great Democrat
Grover Cleveland and the other is that
| great Republican Seth Low" When Mr..
! Cleveand's name was mentioned there
was some Kissing. and voice shouted to
| the SPEAKER. Don't drag in politics"
! At the close Of Mr., Hinrich's speech a
banner bearing painting OF Mr.. Low
was unfurled and the band played Hail
| to the Chief The band couldn't be heard
however, in the volume Of cheering
WE'VE GOT THE POLICE THIS TIME
1.-Two years ago We We're outside the
breast works. said Everett p. Wheeler in
seconding the nomination. AThe other
side had the police and were in control Of
| the departments yet we beat them. We
are now on the inside Of the breastworks,
and will win again
Mr. Lows nomination went through
with great cheering There was one mega
| tive vote. Who cast it was not ascertained
| Mr., Circuit was nominated unanimously
| and with prolonged cheering. Mr.. Fornes
also got plenty Of cheers.
The first business done by the convent ion
was to discuss the proposed amen dments
The principal amendments provided that
the city committee should have charge Of
the enrollments, that the BIS sis of repre-
sentation should be by Aldermanic districts
instead OF by Assembly districts and that
the power Of amending the constitution
| should I've vested in the city committee.
For nearly two hours these amendments
were discussed and ultimately the proposal
| to change the basis OF representation was
defeated. The other amendments were
| adopted,
The platform was read by Calvin Tom
| kins. "'rhe Citizens Union is not 10 fool
| hardy" one paragraph of ii read, a. to
maintain that in the comparatively short
J space of time since January. 1902, perfection
| has been reached. II does assert that
great progress has been made that favorit-
| ism, incoInpetency and systematic black
| mail and graft have been rooted out and
| that tn" ctv's business has been conducted
| with honesty, efficiency and despatch
The platform then goes on TO relate the
| achievements that had been accomplished
| by the administ ration in the various depart
| ments of the government, and to describe
the many local Improvements that had been
carried out
| In reaffirming it's platform Of two years
| ago he Union called attention to it's posi-
! tion on municipal ownership by saying;
The Union believes the principles of mu-
/ nicipal ownership and control, to which the
/ city Is already committed. should he recog-
/ niHed In all developments Of instrumental
| tiles of general public service, such AZ, water.
! light aud transportation. and that the city
shall have full power, hs the public interests
may demand. either to lease for short terms
or operat. such instrunentalities
I When circumstances are unfayorHblp to
| direct operation, private franchises should
| be- limited TO short terms. with option Of
| resumption by the city on prearranged condi-
| tons New subways are about to b. con
| traCted for The Rapid Transit Act should
| be so amended that the city. not the corpora
tons. should control the situation. and, If
| necessary. as n means Of compelling salts
factory service the city should have the power
| to operate.
The platform was adopted with one
| dissenting vote
|