Show George Accepts NEW YORK SCooper Union was crowded f6night with workingmen 1 working-men when Henry George accepted tha labor nomination for mayor Thousands r Thous-ands were unable to gain admission t and overflow meetings held in the adjoining ad-joining streets were addressed by speakers When George entered the I hall the entire audience rose wild I with enthusiasm When order was restored the chairman of the meeting Jo n McMackin formally tet dertd George the nomination for mayor George after the enthusiastic cheering subsided said the step he was about to take was not one to be lightly entered upon When the nomination was first mentioned he regarded it as something not to be thought of He did not care to be Mayor of New York His political ambition is ended because he saw politicians cringe and crawl He would not shame his manhood to seek office for office sake Another career had opened to him to pioneer an advance ad-vance movement into a path that would afterwards be trod by millions He believed and long believed that the workingmen ought to go into politics Cheers He believed and long believed be-lieved that through politics was the way and the only way by which anything any-thing real and permanent could be secured se-cured for labor in that path He did not expect to tread it Be ore he would consent to accept the nomination he haft asked for some tangible evidence that his fellowcitizens of New York really wanted him to come to the front that evidence they bad given him tonight to-night Turning to the chairman George said Mr McUiackinrl acce tour t-our nomination and through you I shake hands with every Workin man ot this city T > It now only devolved on him he said to elect him We will As they had asked him for no pledges pe would make none He would not ask endorsement from any party bnt I labor Whoever accepted him did so asa as-a representative of organized labor The I coming election would be the fiercest t content ever known in this city Everything t 1 Every-thing that money and influence could do would be uoed to defeat him He said the city government should be I modelled after that of the United Stat ° s with an executive head responsible to the people for his subordinates If elected he would discharge the duties of mayor faithfully and give an honest clear government giving his influence for wise legislation The duty of the l hear was to do away with industrial t slavery He advocated the taking of land rather than building and government govern-ment proprietorship of telegraphs and sIn s-In conclusion heurged the workingmen working-men to stand united and win Telegrams Tele-grams were read fiomBndgeport Central Union Chicago Cook County party and labor conventions at Kicnmond I I and Syracuse wishing success Nearly 500 was turned in by 1 the audience to use as a campaign subscription |