Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-18
Hearst Supporter Accused
Of Attempted Corruption.
Wins Said 10 Have Committed
Improperly % Years Ago.
Son Of Henry George Makes State.
ment About a Former Campaign.

New York, Oct. 17.--Taken from the
.raveyard OF forgotten campaigns. a
political skeleton covered with the dust
# % years was ratified in New York
Onight adding intensity to the three
ornered struggle for the mayor; chair
f Greater New York. between William
(. GaynOr, Democrat William r.
.Iearst, independent. and Otto Il. Ban
lard. Republican.
The nominees rested today and to-
light but the fight ccntering around
Iedrst produced q now issue OF the
ampaign--thc political record of Will
am NJ. WINS, Hcarsts ardent Rcput-
can supporter. his opponent four
ears ago This phase came in form
f a statement issued tonight by Hen
ry George, Jr., son and bographer of
he famous single taXcr who charges
n effect that WINS went to his 1athe:
lnnG and offered him Inducements t.
withdraw frora the mayoralty rae.
.gainst William l.. Grace. AS a matter
{ history, Mr.. George refused to be
sidetracked ard entered the contest
My 10 meet defeat
In formal statement given out lasL
!iSht, WINS. apparently expecting an
ittark of his alleged connection with
ne Gcorsc-Grace campaign. denied
hat he ever made any offer to Henry
ieorge to II tire. AS opposed to this
henry George. Jr.. says tonight:
I'm his prepared statement, publish
ID in the newspapers this morning.
Mr.. William NJ. WINS denied a story
hat in behalf of Richard Croker, he
'ffcred Henry George, my father, SO, =
400 to withdraw from the mayoralty
rntest in 1856. In response to state
nent made in the newspapers b.,
\brm ). Hewitt. relative to the 1886
anpalgn. MY father toward the close
+ the 1897 campaign and just few
lays before his death, issued a state
nent which, with the attendant CIR
umStances, may be found on Page
62-3 of THE Life of Henry George"
) me. Tho statement is as follows:
Before my nomination had for
nallv taken place lin 1850. / received
I request from Mr.. William NJ WINS.
hen chamberlain of the city and a
lose political friend and representative
# Mr.. Grace. to privately meet him. |
lid so at SeIghertner's on Lafayette
'iacr. We sat down h Il private room.
Unattended and smoked Como cigars
"g"ther. Mr.. Wins insisted that ]
'"uid not possibly elected mayor Of
New York, no matter how many peo-
ole might vote for me: that the men
Who voted knew nothing of the real
orces that dominated New York. He
aid that could not possibly b. count
ii in. He offered on behalf Of Tam
many Hall and tho county Democracy
That if ! WOIld refuse the nominate
or mayor they would run me for Con-
yress. select u CITY district in which
domination was equivalent to cleo
ion: that I shonld be at no expense
whatever, but might go to Europe or
'nywho re ! willnd. and when | came
back should receive a c"rtifit ate OF
'lection to the House of Ecprcscnta-
ives | said to him frankly:
You tell me | cannot possible got
he office Why. then. if cannot pos
'ibly get the Office, do you want me to
'ithdraw?'
His r'clJ. was:
"'1ou cann"t get elected but your
INNING will raise hrn' | said.
Nou havc relieved NO of emharras;-
rcrt. do not want the responsibility
nd the work of the office Of the mayor
If Now York. but I do Nant to raise
Yell. am decided and will run :"
WINS Fad made no reply 20 the
"corg" statement late tonight. but it
is expected that he will do so later. As
supporter of Hearst he has been bit
terly attacking Gaynor throughout the
.mpaign. This week Former Justice
;aynor will for the first time sine" he
vas nominated. take the STUMP under
the auspices of the regular organiza
tons in the several boroughs. Begin
ming Monday he will appear in public
at least 20 times before the campaign
closes His second appearance in Man
haitian will take place Monday at noon.
Philip F. Chapman and Elmer Perry
both residents of Portland. and grad