The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-22
W.F.HARRITY CHOSEN
To Manage the Campaign for
Cleveland and Stevenson.
A TAMMANY MAN TREASURER.
Weaver and Field to Canvass the Silver
gtates-Michigsn and south Dakota
Republican Conventions.

! Democratic committe. met today and
| organized by the unanimous selection of
| W. f. Harrity, of Pennsylvania, as chair
| man, and Simon p. Sheerin, of Indiana,
| secretary. Immediately after the roll call,
4 Calvin s. Brice, chairman of the former
committee, reiterated his declaration that
/ he did not desire to be considered a candi-
| date Tor reelection. In the campaign of
| four years ago he worked as earnestly as
| any man could for Democratic success.
| The party was defeated. however, and be
was not unaware of the fact that the pub
| lie always judge matter OF this kind by
| the standard of success. He regretted
| severing q pleasant connection with the
| committee, and assured them that any
| thing he can do for the party he VIII be
| glad to do. German of Maryland, Ransom
/ of North Carolina, Thomas of Colorado
| and Whitney of New York made speeches
| IN commentator of Brice's past services
| to the party. A vote of thanks was
! rendered Brice by rising vote.
Mr.. Harrity was then selected chairman
/ by reclamation and made a few remarks
! expressing deep sense of the response
| bility devolying upon him and promising
/ TO use his best efforts to promote success.
/ Secretary Sheerin was reelected by accla-
nation and Robert B. Roosevelt was
| chosen treasurer.
| 1t was decided that the executive COM
! mittee, 20 consist of twenty-five members,
| be designated by the chairman of the ma
| tionai committee. 1t was also decided
| that the campaign committee. 10 consist
| OF nine members. be appointed by the
/ chairman. he also to be one. This COM
/ mittee is to select its own chairman from
i or outside its own membership. The
/ chairman was also authorized to appoint
/ an advisory board, the number of MEM
! bers to be according to his discretion, of
| democrats within or without the ma
! tional committee; that the direc-
| ton OF the : campaign be under the
/ charge of the chairman and campaign
committee, subject to the approval of the
| national committee. 1t is rumored that
! ex-Secretary Whitney will be made chair
| man OF the advisory committee. A COM
/ mittee of two, consisting of Chairman
/ Harrity and Secretary Sheerin, was Sc
| lected to procure headquarters in New
| York. and the chairman was authorized to
| appoint q committee Of five to consider re-
/ strictlons regarding the next national con-
vention as proposed by General Collins, of
| Massachusetts, at the Chicago convention.
! A resolution was passed instructing each
member of the committee. on returning
| home, to study closely the political situa-
| ton in his particular state and submit a
written report thereon to the secretary at
| the earliest practicable date. The COM
| mittee then adjourned.
Washington Hesing, W.C. Goudy, Judge
| Tree and others appointed to secure the
| establishment Of Western headquarters
| at Chicago decided today that the executive
committee, when appointed, would be the
| proper organization to consider the mat
| ter. They have not been idle, however,
| but have explained to ex-President Cleve-
land and nearly all the members of the
committee individually the objects to
be attained by a Western head
| quarters. The committee appeared
before ex-President Cleveland this
afternoon with Mr.. Hesing. edi-
| tor of the Illinois Sdats-Zeitung. and an
| influential Western German. as spokes-
man. He assured Cleveland that the
| establishment of Western headquarters
would be of great assistance in carrying
the Western and Northwestern states
| Western ideas Of the campaign are differ
| ent from the customs of the East. If
| there is subcommittee with headQuar-
tiers at Chicago. all the means can be raised
| that are necessary to carry on the work in
| the West; whereas, if it is known that the
| money must go the East to be expended
under the direction of the main commit
| tee, he doubted " whether it could be done.
Said Mr. Hesing:
Everywhere in the West the German vote is
| the balance OF power. Wherever the German
vote has left the Republican party these states
have always gone anti Republican. They have
not gone over body and soul TO the Democratic
/ party in Illinois ami Wisconsin, but they are in
| opposition to the Republican party. This fall,
with the school question still an issue, they are
/ just SIS much against the Republican party SIS
they were two years ago, and TO be
| against the Republicans means Demo-
| cratic success There are in Illinois
/ 5000 German Luthersns OF that number
/ $4,000 have always been Democrats, leaving
$4,000 who have usually been Republicans In
ls99 at least 80 200 of that $500 voted for Mr.
| Raab, the Democratic candidate for superin-
! tendent OF public instruction. and the result
/ was thai he was elected by Si.0O0 majority. In
| 1Sss Harrison carried the state by 25.O0l The
| same German vote which more than reversed
! that and gave US success two years ago is Just
as strong this time IN favor OF AltgelG. our can
! dicate for governor, and also for Cleveland as
| IL Was for M, Raab two years af7o. Iou may
| congratulate yourself, Mr.. Cleveland, see, ns
| that you stand wonderfully well with the Ger
! mans
IL am glad TO hear such good news from
| YOU" said Mr. Cleveland, smilingly.
1T is true" said Hesins. that there is
! no American in the United States of ma
! tional repute who has stronger hold
upon the German people than you. Ot
| our * 600 Republican German Lutheran
! voters there is no doubt >, 90 will vote for
| ven. This makes change of 5ooe0 votes
| and will give u majority OF 3T.cO1.
! There are many German Protestants who
are not Lutheyans, bat urOn this question
they are ali united. With proper organ
| ization and campaign OF education there
5 80 question that Illinois WILL give Is
from l0O0J 10 81 eco ma ority."
cleveland assured the visitors that he
/ thought very favovaoly OF the Western
headquarters and would give the matter
/ careful consideration.
| William + itarr4tv was born At Wilmington.
| Del. octabes -, lisa IL his 20ta year he en-
tered Il law offsco. and In 1873 he was admitted
| t. the bar. lie IS president o. thc Equitable
| Trust Company He IS nearly TX ieet -
| kclgSt, byoal-shou.dersd. with short. dsrA
brown mus.ache and curry chestnut hair. liz
has genius ter politics Ills rise 10 the chs ?
| nanshtp q tie Democratic national campaic
| -snmittee would seem phenomeual,y quick SO
any one who has not studied the character aud
| attributes Of leadership ISIS than three year,
ago he was the postmaster .. Phtlsdl Phsa. II &.
| political opponents we've predicting that Z.
| would never re heard of n Ia4ltjcs after Sc re
| tired from that olice lie wss sckuoW lodged e
Is she ga Ter Of the local Democracy: bus q Vas