New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17
DENIAL FROM MIR. WINS
rs SURPRISED At RUMOR.
Vas Not an Emissary BetsUeen
Croker and Henry George.

From what William NJ Twins termed pseudo
judicial source rumor emanated yesterday con-
corning that lawyers former political connections,
which, when put to him in the form of question
ne answered with the most extensive negative
that has yet appeared In the campaign Condensed
and put in interrogatory form the rumor was as
follows:
There is letter said 10 be in existence. written
oy the late Henry George at the time OF his first
cage In il Mr.; George said that representative
George $500 to whd dr from a the 0 mayoraty
campaign: with promise that he, Mr.. George
lowing year It is said that You were the emissary
named in the letter. Is that false true?
Mr.. WINS at first declared that he was not in the
campaign as candidate. and that it decidedly
wrong to put to him now any questions about the
past which were not put to him when he was
candidate, four years ago. But thinking it over
he dictated the following denial the truth of the
rumor
was warm and symPathetic friend of Mr..
George. He was constant visitor at my house
and talked with him very freely and fully about
his economic theories and about political matters
gle taxer. His interests and mine were common
IN respect Of the desire to secure the adoption OF
the Massachusetts ballot, and we worked for the
same purpose and spoke repeatedly from the same
in which Warner Miller was a Candidate and IN
which campaign voted for Grover CIeyeland
and Warner Miller, diferentating national and
I have known Mr.. Post since he and I were
/ never had any political communication what
with Mr. Croker. 1 have fought Tammany
n HAIL all n he and i Tas r0ET a 3E eaeP
thing that he REPRESENTED It is impossible for me
TO tell what letters Post has in his possession
tanned in the question Which you have put to me
is utterly without foundation. Before Mr.. George
and one evening at dinner talked with him about
aid not beeye the best man V on earth could give
a satisfactory administration, in view of the state
was constantly interfering with the home govern
ment; that, in my belief. he would be able 70 90
very much more for the people by running Tor
Mt George was free trader. had read his
book free trade in the manuscript, and ! myselr
ardent free trader as he. and | told him
in o fg WeG tRf e question Of the
belonged. rather than to attempt municipal prob
himself yam and where he would be hampered by the
unsatisfactory condition of the charter He asked
and | said I had no doubt whatever that the
nate any one who was so eminent an advocate Of
the cause Of free trade as he. That is the fun
and complete story.
Mr.. Twins at first said that his advice to Henry
George had been that to make the run for the
mayOralty would kill him. but in his dictated state
ment, given above, he amended his explanation
of that detail.
He expressed a decided curiosity to the source
of the rumor saying that as he was not running
for any Office and was not trial until ex-Justice
at any such rumOrs especially as they had not
been heard of at a time when he was candidate
for office
The German American branch Of the CIVIC AIN
anee opened Headquarters at the Hermitage Hotel
yesterday and announced that reception would
be given for Mr.. Hearst and the other candidates
on the Civic Alliance ticket on October a. at 3
O'Clock in the afternoon -
The Womens Municipal Ownership League VII
h,d o Meeting at It's Headquarters No. "A West
nth street tomorrow night, at which 1t VIII con-
slider plans for helping along the campaign IN oe-
half of Mr. Hearst and the fusion nominees IN
dorsed by the Civic Alliance
On Mondav night Mr. Hearst will speak at the
Harlem Casino at Washington Hall, 166th street
and Amsterdam avenue, and at Crotona Casino
No 775 East 16sth street. The Bronx.
Charles s. Whitman will be one OF tne O'nei
sneakers at the Harlem Casino and Bronx meet
,gs and Cvrus O. Miller. fusion candidate Tor
Borough President of The Bronx. will also ADDRESS
the meeting in that borough