The weekly Republican., 1892-07-28
HE HAD FAILED And So Feared to Take
 Hold Again, Was the Reason Why Chairman Brice Declimed a Reelection as Democratic Director. Rarity of Pennsylvania Was Ac- cordlngly Chosen as the
 Next Scapegoat.

Yrw YORK, July 2l.-[Associated Press. The National Democratic com.
 n,irtee organized today by the unani. rons selection of William r. Harrity of pennsylvania as chairman, and Simon Sheerin of Indiana as secretary.
 Immediately after the roll call Calvin Brice. chairman of the former com mittee. reiterated the declaration that bs did not desire to be considered can 5date for reelection, In the campaign ionr years ago he worked as earnestly A, any man could for Democratic sue csss. The party was defeated and he VA, aware of the fact that the public always judged matters of this kind by a saadard success.
 German of Maryland, Bransom of North Carolina, Thomas of Colorado, and Whitney of New York, made speeches. in commendation of Brice's plst services to the party. A vote of thanks was rendered Brice.
 Harrity was then selected chairman by exclamation, and made remarks ex- messing 2 deep sense of the responsi- bllity devOlving upon him and prom i.ei to use his best efforts to promote success. Secretary sheerin was re- elected by exclamation and Robert l.. Roosevelt, of New York, was chosen treasurer.
 Whitney introduced resolution re. glrling the plan. of. the campaign, and they adopted it.
 ltis rumored that ex.Secretary Whit ney will be made chairman of the advis- ory committee. A committee of two was selected to procure headquarters in New York. A resolution was passed in- s.ructng each member of the commit tee on returning home to study closely lhe political situation in his particular state and submit written report thereon to the secretary at the earliest practicable date. The committee then adjourned.
 
 appointed to secure western headquar- ters at Chicago, appeared before ex- President Cleveland this afternoon with Washington Hesing. editor of the Illi- nJs Stsats Zeitung, an influential west. ern German American, as spokesman. He assured Cleveland that the estab- |f5t ,F rf. would be oi great assistance in carrying the western and northwestern states. Everywhere in the west, he said, the iorman vote is the balance ot power. There are in Illinois 50,0O0 German Lllheraus; of that number 1000 have always been Democrats, leaving 35, ,00O who have usually been Republicans. A loast 30,0O0 of that 5000 voted for Raab, the Democratic candidate for superintendent oi public instruction and the result was he was elected by 3iOJJ majority. In 'S8 Harrison car risi the state by 23,000. "rhe same German yote," said he, (which gave us success two years ago s just as strong this time in1 favor of Altgeld, our candidate for gov ernor, and also for Cleveland, as it was for Raab two years ago." "You may congratulate yourself, Mr. Cleveland," sad Hesing, "that you stand wonder fully well with the Germans" "I am glad to hear such good news from you," said Mr. Cleveland smilingly. MT. Hesng replied: With proper organi- @'ion and campaign of education, 'here is no question Illinois will give us from l0, 900 to 30.O0O majority" Cleve- land assured the visitors he thought very iavorably of a western headquart- CTS and would give the matter careful consideration.