Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-22
HARRITY ACCEPTS.
The Philadelphia Politician Will
Manage for Democracy.
HEADS THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE,

And Will Plan and Execute the Cam
paign for Cleveland-Both the Great
Political Engines in Working Order
Now and Ready to Open the Battle
Republicans Secure Headquarters
Michigan Republicans Put Rich Up
for Governor-Summary of the Plat
form-Political Field Notes.
NEW YORK, July 22-At noon yester-
day the Democratic National committee
met at the Fifth Avenue hotel, Chairman
Brice presiding. The committee appoint
ed by the state executive committee of
Illinois to work for the establishment of a
branch headquarters at Chicago was on
the ground, headed by Washington Hes
ing. The committee came here full of
confidence, but after talking with the
national committeeman. and making
thorough canvass of the situation, it was
found that a majority of the national men
We're opposed to the scheme. 1t was then
decided not to press the matter before the
national committee, but to make an ap-
peal later to the executive committee.
Hesing had conference with Cleveland
on the question, together with other men,
bers of the committee.
Harrity Accepts the Chairmanship.
When Secretary Sheerin called the roll
nearly every member responded. Only
three We're represented by proxies. Sena-
tors German and Ransom and w. C.Whit-
ney made snort speeches urging harmony
and hard work in the interest of the par
ty. Chairman Brice then rendered his
resignation, which was accepted. Lieu
tenant Governor Sheehan, the New York
me IL ber of the committee, then nomin-
ated William +. Harrity for chairman,
and Harrity was unanimously elected. He
took the chair and in a brief address
thanked the committee for the honor, and
pledged himself to do all in his power to
secure the election of the Democratic tick
ct next November.
The Plan of Organization.
Simon p. Sheerin, of Indiana, was unan-
imously reelected secretary and Robert b.
Roosevelt, of New York, was elected trea-
surer, to succeed Chas. ]. Canda. Resolu-
tionswere eadoptedproviding first, for an exc
cutive committee of twenty-five its chair
man ex-officio being the national committee
chairman; second, for a paign.commit-
tee of nine members of the executive COM
mittee selected by the chairman, said cam
paign committee to elect its own chair
man from within or without the national
committee as il shall choose; third, for an
advisory committee appointed by the
executive committee.
VIII Discuss Big Conventions.
II WAS also resolved that the national
and campaign committee chairmen shall
have charge of the campaign, subject to
the approval of the national committee A
committee of five was authorized to report
on the matter of curtailing the attendance
at future Democratic national conven-
tions in accordance with a resolution
passed at the Chicago convention. The
hos rai
a committee to select national headQuar-
teIs. The committee adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman.
sketch of Harrity's Career.
William 4. Harrity was born in Della
ware in October, 1850. He was admitted
to the bar in 1873. and Immediately went
into politics. He was chairman of the
Democratic city campaign committee of
Philadelphia and in this capacity was
very successful in raising funds. After
ward he extended his field of operations
to state politics and became a member of
the state executive committee. Under
Cleveland's administration he was post
master of Philadelphia. He was close
friend of Sam Randall and made every
effort to have him nominated for the pres
idency
Leader of His Party in Pennsylvania.
His greatest coup in politics was the
nomination and election of Governor Pat
tison as governor two years ago. That
made him the undisputed leader of his
party in the state. On Jan. 20, 1882, he
was unanimously elected by the Demo-
cratic state central committee of Pennsyl-
vania as the Pennsylvania member of the
Democratic national committee to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of the late
William L. Scott, and on April 20, 1892, he
was unanimously elected by the Demo
cratic committee to the full term of mem
bership of the Democratic national COM
mittee.
MICHIGAN