Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-21
WHITNEY AS CHAIRMAN.
MIR. Cleveland Wants Him to Take
Charge of the Campaign.


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New York, July lit was reported
from Bu2zard's Bay to-day that Mr.. Cleve.
land said last night that il was plain that
| MIR. Whitnoy's acceptance of the chair.
manship of the national committee was
imperative. Mr.. Cleveland has received
letters from all parts of the country urging
this plan: Mr.. Whitney's special fitness
LOT the place IS unquestioned, and nowhere
| u the wish that he should have it stronger
than here in New York. Tho ex-Sccrctary
OF the Navy has several times stated that
| he would not accept the place The con
| tinned use of his name and the fact that
he alone can give the necessary certainty
OF harmonious action in this state arc the
reasons for the hope that he will at the
meeting next week of the national COM
| mlttee give the desired consent. ShOultl
he, however, remain firm in his refusal
and the place be given TO his choice, Mr..
| William j. llarrity. the party can rely on
II that he will always be near to aid by his
sagacity and personal endeavor the accom-
| pllshment OF the victory he so ardentlv de-
sircs. here is no objection to Mr.. Harrity
except from the Hill machine. The mem
| bers OF that dismantled engine will never
forgive him for holding the big vote Of
| Pennsylvania true to the Cleveland line,
| and disdaining all their promises and
threats to make him throw its influence
| as they wished it cast on the critical day at
| Chicago.
WILL NOT SERVE.
| When Mr.. Whitney was shown the
Buzzard's Bay dispatch lie said, after
| reading it. that under no conditions would
| he accept the craftsmanship of the Demo-
cratic national committee. II do not feel
| that ! am fitted for such positiOn,n he
added. "of course | am going to do all
| the work | can, and | am sure that can
do more good out of the chair than in it.
The chairman's work is purely routine,
and am not able to do that sort of work.
| AT times like these | cannot even read all
| my letters, much less answer them. do
not believe however, that Mr.. Cleveland
spoke as he is said to have done.
II cannot make q more detailed state
| ment at the present tiEIc. ii, however,
find il necessary, in order to define my
| position, shall make statement in the
course of the next few days.
IIARR1TY WILL ACCEPT.
Fridays New York World says William
| Il. llarrity of Pennsylvania has consented
To be the chairman of the campaign COM
ni!tee oil the national Democratic o"gani-
cation.
If nothing unexpected should happen
between now and next Wednesday lie will
| he selected by the national committee and
| VIII begin almost Immediately the dircc-
tiun OF tie work OF eecting Grover Cieve-
land President of the United States.
MIR. Harrity at first declined to listen to
the appeals Of prominent members of the
party who urged him to become campaign
| manager, but he has finally yielded to the
influences which were brought to bear
| upon him.
There is every reason to believe that Mr..
liarrity was agreed upon for chairman
when 1t became obvious that William G.
Nhitney's refusal to assume the active and
ll,t in
paign was absolute Mr.. Whitney is an
admircr of the executive and organizing
abilities Of Mr.. Harrity, and while not at.
tempting to dictate his appointment has
all along favored it. There Is every reason
to believe that Mr.. Whitney thinks the
party will make no mistake in having Mr..
iiarrlty at the head OF the committee. 1t is
said that Mr.. Cleveland has the same
opinion.
BUSINESS MEN IN LINE.
The Business MEMS Democratic Associa.
ton have opened headquarters in the
Hoffman House. and have named an
executive committee representing every
branch of trade in the city. II was this
body that organized the mammoth day
parades and mass meetings of the two last
campaigns. They are out for equally
detGrmined work this wear. As business
is dull now on the Stock Exchange, the
agile brokers are not ;lvcrse to making a
turn i'll election bets The executive com
mittce of the New York Stock Exchange
Cleveland and Stevenson Campaign CLUB
has secured headquarters near the eX-
chahge and the club will occupy them in
q short time. On the exchange Yesterday
II. II. Hart one of the active members Of
the club, offered to bet 81, 900 even that
Cleveland would carry this state. Another
Democrat, Daniel Chauncey, offered to
wager Sl,OO0 against $500 ON the result in
this state and 81 900 even on the result in
the country. There were no takers among
the Republicans of the exchange for any
OF the bets.
KINGS COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Tho Kings County Democracy have also
started IN with a vim to make the cam
palSn notable. The veteran leader. HUGH
Mclaughlin, has all along been one of
Mr.. Cleveland's most effective friends
although his work was done quietly and
under cover. He will not be satisfied
unless Kings county gives the national
ticket at least 10000 majority. The cam
palgn executive committee has been
named, with Thomas Il. Pearsall as chair
man, and picked lot of associates from
the best local workers to help him out.
they are determined to make good the
boast that Kings will again be the banner
county for the Cleveland ticket.
WAsHINGToN, July 17.--rhe sclec-
ton of Land Commissioner Carter 10 be
chairman of the Republican national
committee was not unexpected in Wash
lngton, as it was understood here ever
since MIR. Campbell declined the place
that either Mr. Carter OF General Mich
ener would be selected if no one else
could be induced to accept the place.
Both OF these gentlemen are understood
TO be on such terms with the President
that neither of them could decline, and
SO after every man Of prominence as a
political manager in the party had been
begged TO take the Craftsmanship it was
thrust upon Il man who owes lis politi-
cal place to Mr.. Harrison and VINO
could do nothing else than accept.
1t Is difficult for some persons to
understand how President Harrison
reconcilcs the selection Of Federal
oitlce-holder for this place with his loud
professions of devotion to civil service
reform. Ii a man can be allowed to
draw his salary as an officer of the
government at the same time he is
actively managing the national cam
paign of his party, tits difficult to under
stand what the President really considers
the civil service law to mean. The
chairman of the two great political
parties in Il Presidential campaign are
generally understood to be among the
hardest worked men in the country, and
it is hard to see what benefit the country
will receive from Land Commissioner
Carriers services from now until the
November election il he holds on to his
office and runs the campaign at the same
time. The case is one that may require
the attention of another of Mi. IIarri-
sons supporters, Civil Service Commits