The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-22

NEW York, July 9t,-fhe Democratc
national committee met this afternoon
at the Fifth avenue hotel. The commit
tee appointed by the state executive
committee OF Illinois to work for the
establishment OF branch headquarters
at Chicago arc on tho ground. -Fhey
came horo full OF confidence, but after
making canvass OF the situation found
majority opposed TO the scheme.
They then concluded not TO press the
matter before the committee to-day but
to bid their timo and maEean appeal to
the executive committee,
William f. Harrity, of Pennsylvania,
was chosen Chairmpnof the committeej
s. r, sheerip, Of Indiana, was reelected
secretary and Robert d. Roosevelt OF
New York, was chosen treasurer.
On assuming tho chair Mr., Harrity
"(iEST1sMrs or rua Committee:
am extremely grateful for the distin-
gulshed honor which you have. un-
worthiiy, I fear, bestowed upon me-.
The only return / can make at this
time Is to promise to usemY best efforts
to aid in achieving success for our
party, it's principles and Its candidates.
They deserve success, Then people OK
pect them to win, aud It will be your
duty and mine to sec Us fur n! in our
power It lies, that the people are not
disappointed, confidently believe
they will not be, am deeply sensible
OF the great responsibility devolvtHS
upon INC as chairman OF the -Demo-
cratic national committee, and am
not at all unmindiul OF my own short
comings, For this reason, ! will need 1
and will not hesitate to ask, your aid
and your indulgence. am sure that !
shall feel obliged 70 lean heavily upon
the members OF this committee during
tho conduct OF the present campaign,
and am equally confident that you,
each and all OF you, will give me as
sislance and support. Gentlemen, am
prepared to entertain any suggestion,
motion or resolution bearing upon the
campaign upon which VIC have Just on
tered. Applause.
On motion OF Mr. Whitney, tho fol-
lowing plan OF organization was
adoptel:
"ttesolvsd-That the executive COM
mittee Of the Democratic national com.
mittee shall consist OF twenty-five mem.
bers, who shall be designated by tho
chairman ofthepational committee and
that the chairman, OF tho national com.
mittee shall be ex-eaicio chairman oi
the executive committee,
EeSoired, That tho campaign COM
mittee OF the Democratic national com.
mittee shall consist OF nine members,
who shall DO designated by the chair
man Of the national committee, tho
said chairman to be also one OF the
members Of said campaign committee,
and that said campaign committee when
appointed shall select Its own chairman
from within or without the said cam.
peign committee, or from within or
without the Democratic national COM
mittee.
+ "Resolrcd, That the advisory board OF
the Democratic national committee
which committee tho chairman OF tho
Democratic national committee is here
by authorized to appoint from within
or without the membership of tho Dem
ocratic national committee, shall consist
OF such number Of members MS may be
deemed proper by the campaign com
mittee.
"Resoted, That the conduct and direc'
tlon OF the campaign ,of 1902 shall be
under the charge OF the campaign cpm'
mittee, subject TO the approval Of the
executive committee Of the Democratic
national committee"