Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-18
Single Takers Son Brings Up
Old Bribery Charge.
DATES BACK 20 YEARS
Says Hearst Supporter Offered Father
Inducements to Retire.
RENDERED A SEAT IN CONGRESS
Could Have Anything He Wanted
If He Would Get Out Of Mayor
atty Race.

NEW YORK, October 1S-A political
| skeleton twenty-three years old was
brought forth and ratified I'm New York
last night. adding intensity to the three
| cornered struggle for the mayors chair
of Greater New York a position sought by
William J. Gaynor. democrat: William X.
Hearst. independent, and Otto T. Ban
nard. republican.
The three nominees rested yesterday
and last night. but the fight centering
| around Hearst brought forth develop
| ments concernin ga new phase of the
campaign-the political record OF William
NJ. WINS, Hearsts ardent republican sup
porter. albeit his opponent four years ago.
The new twist in affairs came in the
form of a statement issued by Henry
George. jr.. son and biographer OF the
famous single tax reformer, who charges
in effect that WINS went to his father in
1885 and offered him inducements to with
draw from the mayoralty race against
William r. Grace. AS matter OF his
tory, George refused to be Sidetracked.
and entered the contest only to meet de-
feat.
In a formal statement given out last
night. Twins. apparently expecting an at
tack of his alleged connection with the
George-Grace campaign, denied that he
had ever made any offer to Henry George
to retire. AS opposed to this Henry
George, jr., said last night:
Mr.. Georges Attack.
I'm his prepared statement Mr.. William
NJ. WINS denies story that In behalf OF
Richard Croker he offered to Henry
George, my father, $4,000 to withdraw
| from the fnayoralty contest in 1886.
I'm response to a statement made in the
| newspapers by Abram S. Hewitt. relative
to the 1856 campaign, my father. toward
| ~
| a few days before his death, issued
statement, which. with the attendant cir
| cumstances, may be found on pages 1923
of THE Life Of Henry George" by me.
The statement Is as follows:
Before my nomination had formally
taken place lin 1880 l received request
from Mr.. William NJ. WINS. then cham
berlain of the city and close political
friend and representative OF Mr.. Grace.
| to privately meet him. l did 30 at Seig-
hortner's, on Lafayette place. We sat
down in a private room. unattended, and
| smoked some cigars together
Mr.. WINS insisted that I could not
possibly be elected mayor OF New York.
no matter how many people might vote
for me; that the men who voted knew
nothing of the real forces that dominated
New York. He said that ] could not pos
Sibly be counted In.
HE offered on behalf OF Tammany Hall
and the county democracy that If l would
refuse the nomination for mayor they
would run me for Congress. select a city
district in which nomination was equiva-
ent to election; that / should be at no
expense whatever. but might go to Eu-
rope or anywhere / willed. and when !
came back should receive a certificate or
election to the House of Representatives.
II said to him finally: You tell me [
cannot possibly get the Office. Why. then.
If cannot possibly get the office. do you
want me to withdraw? His reply was.
You cannot get elected, but your run
ming will raise -
II said: You have relieved me Of en-
barrassment. / do not want the responsi-
bility and the work Of the Office OF mayor
of New York. but do want to raise -.
l am decided and will run.
Mr.. WINS Denial.
In reply to Henry George. jr.. WINS is
sued the following statement late last
night:
1.-THE quotation which Mr.. Henry
George, jr., now makes, is. if my recollec-
ton serves. taken from that gentleman's
no respect faulty with regard to my re-
lations with Henry George. ST.. but that
is no issue in the present campaign.
''In 1887 l denied that 1 had ever Of
of Tammany Hall, and 1 also denied that
any such conversation as that here given
took place between US: / still deny 1t.
Mr.. George is dead. and ] care to say
HotHlHS IuTIheT VI the matter Even tHo
courts Will not permit me to testify to
a conversation with parties deceased.
1T will be noted that Mr.. George does
not repeat the accusation which was made
yesterday that L attempted to bride his
father
Former Justice Gaynor will this week.
for the first time since he was nominated,
take the stump under the auspices OF the
regular organization in the several Dor
oughs. Beginning today he will appear
in public at least twenty times before the
campaign closes His second appearance
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