The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-22
in the proceedings, as proposed by Gen.
Collins OF Massachusetts, in the Chicago
convention.

Indian Territory and the District OF Column
bia were referred TO a COMMITTEES consisting
OF Mesgrs. German, Pnsco and Blair OF
Kansas, and 1t was ordered that this com
mittees decision should be final.
A resolution was adopted instrueting each
member of the committee on returning
home to study closely the political situation
in his particular state and submit written
report thereon TO the secretary of the COM
mittee at the earliest practical date
The committee then adjourned, subject
to the call of the chairman.
Chairman HarritY announced that he
would appoint the various committees, pro-
vided for In the plan OF the campaign, as
soon as practicable, but that 1t would prob
ably be several days before all were an>
nounced.
THE HEADQUARTERS AT CHICAGO.
Washington Hesiug of Chicago, Speaker
Crafts Of the Illinois House Of Representa-
tiyss, W. C. Grady OF Chicago, Lambert
Tree, ex-minister to Russia, and others
who have been appointed TO endeaVor
to secure the establishment OF western head
quarters of the national committee at
Chicago, decided to-day that the executive
committee, when appointed, would be the
proper organization to consider their report
of the conditions and necessities In the west.
The committee has been by no means idle,
however. but has explained to ex-President
Cleveland, ex-Secretary Whitney and
nearly all the members of the committee
individually, the objects to be obtained By
having q western headquarters.
Following is the Brioe resolution:
ReSolUed That the thanks of the committee
are hereby rendered TO the Hon. Calvin s. Bric9
for the able, digniHed ard courteous manner IN
which he. as chairman of the committee, has
presided over its deliberations and discharged
| its management, and we d9eply regret that
| pressure of personal affairs prevents his again
az fhe oh manahin
A similar resolution respecting Charles j.
Canda, the former treasurer OF the COM
| mittse, WAS adopted.
Mr.. HARRITY'S CAREER.
William f. Harrity has genius for poll
| tics. His rise to the craftsmanship of the
democratic national campaign committee
| says the World, would seem phenomenally
quick to any one who has not studied his
| character and attributes of leadership.
Less than three years ago he was the
postmaster of Philadelphia. His political
| opponents were predicting that he would
never be heard of in politics after he retired
| from that office He was acknowledged to
| be the leader of the local democracy, but it
was said that he owed his influence to the
men who were under him in the postoffice.
| and that when he left that Office he would
| lose his political power.
"Your man Harrity, remarked United
| States senator at Chicago, "is being
| watched by the democrats in Washington
closer than any man in the country. They
believe that he is bound to 60 TO the 'front.'
STILL RETAINED HIS LAW PRACTICE.
But while Mr.. Harrity has been 80 rapidly
| forging to the front rank of democratic
| leadership he has had other matters to o.
| oupy his time and attention besides politics
He has never allowed politics TO interfere
| with his law practice or eny other business
| enterprises with which he may have been
\ identified. During the last two years and q
half, while he has been winning his greatest
| political successes. he has also looked after
| his law business, helped materially to build
up a successful trust company and for the
| greater part OF that time filed the Office of
l secretary of the commonwealth Of Penn
sylvania.
His ability as a political organizer was
recognized by the late Congressman Will
liam L. Scott, who was Mr.. Cleveland's per-
sonal representative in Pennsylvanis, and
it has been said that he was the first man to
| call Mr.. Cleveland's attention to Harrity' 3
| political sagacity. After Mr.. Scotts death
| Mr.. Harrity took his place in the demo-
| cratic national committee and also sue
| ceeded him as Mr.. Cleveland's personal re-
preventative In that state. He is probably
| almost as close to Mr.. Cleveland to-day as
was Mr.. Scott during the last half of Mr..
Cleveland's administration.
HIS FIRST POL ITICAL FIGHT
Mr.. Harrity's first great political fight
was in 1884, At that time the democracy
of Philadelphia was split into two factions,
and there was also trouble in the Repub-
lioan party. Gov. Pattison was then con-
troller of Philadelphia. He and his friends
| thought there was chance OF securing
the democratic nomination for governor,
and, with united party at his back, then
there was reasonable hope for his election
It was then that he and Senator Kennedy
persuaded Hsrrity to go into the city com
| mittes After he got into the city commits
tee Kennedy and Pattison began to advo-
cate his election as chairman. He at first
protested, but they persuaded him to make
the contest. There was fight in the com
mittee, but HarritY won and became chair
man of badly divided organization.
MAbout thirteen wards had elected contest
ing delegates TO the state convention. He
recognized the fact that il would injure
Pattison to have those contesting delegates
go to Harrisburg, so he Immediately set
about to harmonic matters. He appointed
a harmony committee OF five and in COM
pany with that committee he went into
every ward where there was contest and
succeeded in settling ell but one. As a re-
suit of this work PattisonS nomination was
made possible.
HE BECOMES POSTMASTER.
After CIeveland's election Mr.. Harrity was
offered the postmastership of Philadelphia.
At first he declined to accept on the ground
that it's duties would interfere with his law
practice, but the organization, hearing that
he was wavertng, began to iDGorse him for
the position. He was indorssd by every
ward committee but one. and by nearly
every democratic club in Philadelphia.
He finally consented TO take the office.
Although severely criticised for his
partisanship in the early part of his career
as postmaster, whsn Mr.. Harrity retired
from the Office he received testimonial to
the excellent postal service during his ad-
ministration from many of the leading
business men of Philadelphia, including
John Wanamaker.
The hardestfight that Mr.. Harrity ever
had to maintain his leadership was in Sep
tember, 1882 shortly before he retired from
the postofice. His opponents in the party
were In favor OF indorsing George s. Grs-
ham, the republican nominee for district
attorney. He was in favor OF nominating q
straightout democrat. There was a bitter
fight in the convention, but Harrlty's
friends were the victors By narrow mar
gin. His hold on the organization mas never
been threatened since he won that fight.
From that time his political course has been
upward.
THROUGH SENATOR QUAY's FOLLY.