The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-22
CHOSEN CHAIRMAN
W. F. Harrity Elected by the Ma
tional Democratic Committee.
UNANIMOUSLY SELECTED TO LEAD
Simon P. sheerln of Indiana Chosen for Sec
retary-yote OF Thanks to Calvin s. BrIce-
Roosevelt for Treasursr-Re solutions.

New York, July 2l.-The national Demo
cratic committee met today and organized
by the unanimous selection of William F.
Harrity of Pennsylvania as chairman and
Simon P. Shesrin of Indiana as secretary.
Immediately after roll call Calvin 5.
Brice, chairman Of the former committee.
reiterated the declaration that he did not
desire to be considered candidate for re-
election. In the campaign of four years
ago he worked as earnestly as any man
could for Democratic success. The
party was defeated, however, and he
was not unaware of the fact that the pub
lie always judges g matter of this kind by
the standard of success. He regretted
severing his pleasant connection with the
committee and assured them that anything
he could do for the party he would be glad
to do.
German Of Maryland, Ransom OF North
Carolina. Thomas of Colorado and Whit
ney of New York made.
SPEECHES IN COMMENTATOR
of Brico's past services to the party. A
vote of thanks was rendered Brice by
rising vote.
Harrity was then selected as chairman
by reclamation and made few remarks,
expressing his deep sense of the RESPONSE
oility devolving upon him and promising 10
use his best efforts to promote success.
Secretary Sheerin was re- elected bytaccla-
NATION, and Robert Roosevelt was chosen
treasurer. He is also native and resi-
dent of New York city. He is a member
of Tammany hall and was appointed ny
fcva and 1ir,ic tQr m "a q
Netherlands. He is a man of ealth and
spends part OF his ZINE ut his summer resi-
dence at Sayville, L. l.
Last week Roosevelt resigned his posi-
ton as president of the Holland Trust
company. He is favorably spoken of as
possible candidate for the mayoralitY.
Whitney introduced a set of resolutions
in regard to the plan of campaign and they
were adopted by accamauon.
The resolutions provide that the execu-
tive committee consist OF twenty i've
members, 10 be designated by The chair
man, who 10 eX- ofticio chairman of the
executive committee. The campaign
committe to consist of nine memb ers, 20 be
designated by the chairman, he TO be
member. Such committee 10 select its
own chairman from, or outside Of its own
mem bership. The chairman l. also au-
thorized 10 appoint an advisory board in
numbers according to his discretion, of
Democrats within or without the national
committee. The direction of the campaign
TO be under the charge of the chairman
and campaign committee, subject 10 the
approval of the nRtional commit tee.
II is rumored that ex-Secretary Whitney
will De made chairman of the advisory
committee. A committee OF two, consist
ing of Chairman Harrity and Secretary
Sheerin was selected 10 procure headauar-
tiers in New York. and the chairman was
authorized to appoint committee of five
to consider the restrictions regarding the
next national conventions 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 situation of mis- partic-
ular state and submit q written report
thereon to the secretary at the earliest
Practicable date. The committee then adj
journed.
CONCERNING WESTERN HEADQUARTERS
Washington Hesing. w. c. Goudy, Judge
Tree and others appointed to secure the
establishment of western headquarters at
Chicago, decided today that the executive
CO nmittee, when appointed, would be the
proper organization TO consider the matter
lney have not been idle, however, but
have explained to ex-President Cleveland
and nearly all members of the committee
individually the objects to be attained by
western headquarters. The committee ap-
peared before ex-President Cleveland this
afternoon with Mr.. Hesing, who is
editor of the Illinois Stadts Zeitung
and an influential western German
American, IS spokesman, ne assured
Cleveland that the establishment of west
ern headquarters would be Of great assist
ance in carrying the western and north
western states. The western ideas of 8
campaign are different from the customs of
Tie east. With q subcommittee with head
quarters ut Chicago all means can be raised
that are necessary to carry on the work in
the west, whereas, il it is known the
money must go east to be expended under
the direction of the main committee, he
doubted whether it could be done.
! Everywhere in the west" said he, "the
| German vote is the balance of power
| Wherever the German vote has left the
Republican party those states have always
gone ant;Repu blican whether they went
directly Democratic. They have not gone
over, body ard soul to the Democratic
| party in Illinois and Wisconsin, but they
are in opposition to the Republican party.
This fall, with the school question still
an issue. they are just as much
against the Republican party as they
were two years ago. and TO be against the
Republicans means Democratic success.
There are in Illinois 30. coo German Luther
ans. OF that number $4,000 have always
been Democrats, leaving 35, GOO who usu-
ally have been Republicans. In 1890. at
least $4,000 of that $4,000 voted for Mr..
RaRb, the Democratic candidate for super
| intendent Of public instruction and the re
suit was he was elected by 81 GOO majority.
In 1888 Harrison carried the state
by $4,000. The same German vote
which more than reversed that and
gave US success two years ago, is just ss
strong this time in favor of Altgeld our
candidate for governor, and also for Cleve
land as it was for Ruab two years ago.
You may congratulate yourself, Mr.,
Cleveland said 9esing, that you stand
wonderfully we'll with the Germans"
I'm glad to hear such good news from
you,n SAID Mr.. Cleveland smilingly.
''Itis said,' said Hesing. There is nc
American in the United States of nationa
repute who has stronger holc
upon .the German people than you
OF $4,000 German Lutheran voters
there is doubt that %. goo will vots
for you. That makes change o.
so. 600 votes aud will give US q ma
iority of $1,000. There are many German
Protestants who are not Lutheran, bu
upon this question they are all united
With proper organization and a campaign
of education, there Is no question but tina
Illinois will give US from ten to thirty
thousand msjority."
Cleveland assured his visitors that hi
thought very favorably of the western