The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-01-22
FRIDAY. JANUARY az, 1902.
Democratic State Com
mittee.
]. MARSHALL WRIGHT ELECTED
CHAIRMAN.
William T. Harrity, Member Of National
Committee.

The State Central Democratic
Committee, met in the Board of Trade
Rooms at Harrisburg, Wednesday
January 20, and elected J. Marshall
Wright, of Allentown, State Chairman,
Benjamin M. Mead, of Harrisburg.
re elected Secretary, and Secretary of
State William +. Harrity, elected
member of the National Democratic
Committee to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Hon. VIM. l.. Scott.
The meeting was called a few min
utes after one o'clock, when upon call
of the roll, it was found that all the
Chairmen, or substitutes. were present,
except the member from Sullivan
county.
There were contests from Allegheny,
Philadelphia and Schuylkill counties
on the question Of admitting members
from senatorial districts in which the
county chairman resided, and which
ne represented by virtue of his Office,
thus giving those districts two votes in
the State Committee. The chairman
appointed A. H. Coffroth Somers. IT;
John M. O'Brien, Philadelphia; John
c. Bane, Washington; ]. H Fullmer,
Lycoming, and Ed. F. Kane, North
ampton; as committee on contested
seats. The report said:
The Committee met and heard the
respective claims Of gentlemen from
Allegheny, Philadelphia, Schuykil,
Westmoreland, Carbon and Fulton
counties for and against the claimants.
The question to be decided from the
contests named, Allegheny, Philadel-
phia, and Schuylkill counties is as to
the construction Of rule five of your
committee. In the contests from Car
bon and Schuylkill counties the title to
seats is contested by reason of alleged
irregularities in the election of the dit
ferent claimants. In Fulton county
there is no contest, the question being
the liability Of ID. c. Downing, the
substitute, to follow instructions sent
your chairman from Clement Chestnut,
the county chairman.
In reference to the first contest the
committee recommend that Allegheny,
Philadelphia and Schuylkill counties
be entitled to one member from each
senatorial district, of whom the county
chairman shall be one, and that, there
fore, the claims of Bernard Mckenna,
of Allegheny, John ]. Hand, of Schuyl-
kill, B. +. Byers, Westmoreland, for
seats in the committee, be not allowed.
In the Carbon county case the COM
mittee recommends the admission OF
John w. Eser, substitute for Frank p
Sharkey, chairman of the county COM
mittee. In the Fulton county matter
we report that B. Downey is the duly
named substitute of Clement Chestnut
as per kilograms.
John M. O'Brien, f. F. Kane, min
ority members of the committee, con
cur in the foregoing report except as tc
the Carborn county contest, and re
commended that Michael Cassidy be
recognized and admitted as member
of the committee from said county a.
the duly selected chairman.
NOMINATING A CHAIRMAN.
The repot on contested seats havin!
been disposed Of by the adoption o
the majority on all except the Carborl
contest, and the minority report hav
ing been adopted in that case, Stat
Chairman Kerr stated that the mex
business was the election OF stat
chairman for the ensuing year.
Hon. w. Rush Gillian of Frankli
county, substitute for John A. Shoe
maker, placed in nomination the pres
ent chairman Hon. James Kerr. Hi
nomination was seconded by John {
Bare of Washington county. Jane
l.. Corbett, of Green, hastily move
that Mr.. Kerr be elected by acclams
tons. Before this motion was seconc
ed, J. F. Baker of Union county aros
and nominated J. Marshall Wright {
Leghigh county, his nomination wa
seconded by Attorney General Hens'
a substitute for John f. Malone
Lancaster county
Upon call Of the roll the result wa
as follows:
Wright 4
Kerr
Meyers
Not voting
Absent
On motion of w. J. Bremen OF A
legheny the election of Mr. Wright VIZ
made unanimous.
II. A. Hall, of Elk county, nomna
ed VIM. +. Harrity to fill the vacan'