Show THE merlynn TROUBLES TROUBLE sometime since during the mayoralty campaign in new york city it was announced in advance of the candidacy of henry hebry george that he had bad votes pledged to him with a probability of obtaining as many more mare thus securing his bis election as far as such a thing could be done on paper it meant not a majority for even me least thinking of the zealots zealous who support supported dd him bad the presumption to suppose that more voters ot of new kew york city endorsed the george theory of political economy than opposed it but the tact fact that it was a triangular fight with the forces of the democrats and caus cans both well marshaled and I 1 losing I 1 only such votes as came their way was regarded as we tins beau by which would be accomplished not a majority over all but a majority over either of the is a plurality this would have answered the purpose very well it if plurality had made its appearance but although george was second in ia the race it came nowhere near bear the visible point hewitt leading him some votes but then came thel the inquiry y after the battle from bom wings gnp of the opposition to the quasi socialist i alist as to where such a force was raised and how it was donea done dene a force outnumbering ane republican party votes and growing up as it were in a day at tills this juncture the solution came as soon as those who asked the be question could compre comprehend helk it t mcglynn As rector of tit st stephens church catholic Athol lc in new N ew york inferior in rank to archbishop b corrigan Cor but immensely superior or to him in popularity and influence he it was who created the phalanx so ao nearly successful which cast casan a united ballot tor for henry george by what means through the direct agency of his bis spiritual calling mostly and through appeals to the unthinking in rabble by presenting to their their eyes the picture of a social utopia in which the rich would be lowered and the poor raised until absolute and fixed equality waa wa attained that was the other means then the headquarters of the church at rome took a hand band in the affair an and 61 removed dr mcglynn from his position but the angry parishioners more than ignored his successor they would not dot allow him to enter the building and on the regular contribution day they gave up ot their substance not anything subsequently the doctor was ordered to rome rom to explain his conduct to the papal senate senaie but he be would not go he wrote all he be had bail to say and sent that thal he H claims that he has a right to bo be a politician as well as a churchman it he so elects that he be will not submit to disciplining ining fur having baving political preferences or making political speeches the church however are not disposed to look at it that way that is the way the matter stands now neither the doctor nor his adherents will yield in fact the Is latter bt er pro propose p e to build a church for him independently dep eod antly it ic is already well known that the investigating committee of st stephens have exonerated exon orated and even endorsed him |