The morning times., 1896-08-14
Mr.. KERR COULD NOT win
Garman Leads Pennsylxania's
Democratic Committee.
BITTER FAcTIoNAL FIGHT
Harrity and Anti Harrity Forces
Locked HOrns-One Member Wished
TO Know II Every Committeeman
Indorsed Bryan-vote of Thanks to
Retiring Chairman Not Hearty.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 13.-John n.
Garman of Luzerne county was elected
| chairman of the Democratic State commit
| tee this afternoon TO succeed Robert L.
| Wright OF Allentown, whose resignation
was accepted with vote OF thanks for
his efficient service in the last and regret
| that he cannot see Ills way clear 10 gOalong
with the Chicago ticket and platform.
The resolution was offered by City
Chairman Curiey Oh ihiladeiphia. There
were rev bot heads who aid not W ant 10
hear read either his letter Oh resignation
| or his report of the ecofresl,Opdence rcgard-
ing witbura walls OF electors Oh the slate
ticket; but better Judgment prevailed and
they were listened 10 IN Lart as SECRETARY
| Savage burriedly read the letters.
IL was agreed that the recent State con-
| vention held at Allentown Should bc re-
conv ened at Harrisburg on Thursday, Sep
| tember 10. at 2 O'Clock, for tile purpose
| Of filling vacancies Oh the ticket, amending
the Resolutions adopted at Allentown, winch
means the substitution, il possible, OF a
| silver for the gold plank now III the plat
| form, aud the transaction OF such other
business as shall properly coine before the
| convention.
resolution TO appoint committee to
| confer with d committee OF POpuiists re-
| garding Il Joint electoral ticket was laid
| On the table, with the suggestion that the
convention was the proper body to deal
with that question.
VICTORY FOR NEITHER.
But all this was not accomplished without
much speech making and indescribablc
conrusieai. The Harrity ana antlHarrity
factions locked horns at the outset. and
they never fraternized throughout the pro-
ccedings.
The result is regarded as victory for
neither faction, although the Kerr people
say they are entirely satisfied. So also
'io the Harrity people.
Democrats from all parts of the State
crowded into Harrisburg during the night
and early this morning to attend the meet
ing.
James Kerr of Clearfield, fresh from
the Bryan notification meeting, at New
York, was at the Bolton House head
quarters of the anti. .Harrity wing before
da Wight, and lie was soon joined by others
or that faction. They expressed great
confidence IN the oute ONE OF Mr.. Kerr's
candidacy for chairman, and claimed at
least fifty votes for the Clearfeld man.
They declared that Kerr was the choice
Of National Chairman Jones, and that being
in touch with the managers OF the national
campaign, he was the proper person to
put at the head of the State committee.
They insisted that it wcEId lie wrong
to elect Col Jackson snanc,er or pnI,e'
ropta as chairman hec,rsa ba b.d yo,oa
f,rC;ov HASTINGS and waspo, ipsro,n,,hy
with the policy OF the party as enunciated
by the Chicago convention. But The Har-
rity men claim Mr.. kerr's friends are
niasQuerading as the only original silver
people, when 1t is not orious that the are Mt
heart gold men. and were openly so until
of the Pon,,,st, Tbev d.c,a,ad enc, Torr
-, op , ~ .e.i".ou '.ii.' heii
OAhh FVh tdAlhAAN-
II was 2:4oo'clock when Secretary Saw
age called the meeting TO order IN the
board OF trade rooms. Magistrate Don
nelly of Philadelphia nominated for lem
bo,',t;. 'ae' "A 'a'i Vi ma
joan Il Eeenan of west,norpIa nd ,,,,,tv
here Inn, ned 10 his feet and suc,avtaG thai
each men Der of The Committee s6ould ,ledge
himself 10 supnarf Brvan and S.r-,II harn,.
there shouId bc any further huxin.ss
Magistrate ponneIly said IL was fair to
presume that all present were in favor Of
tte candidates
Tiuo,hy O'Iyearv ~ p;,tshuro said ,b.r
were all Democrats or they wouidn.t he
here. Capt. Keenan, then nominated Ia mos
Kerr of Clarified for te,pnorarv chair
nan, and said he was in .oncb with the
Na.ioraI co,rutttea There ,rer, sa,,oraI
speeches secondipc this noninatiop
John n Garruan of Luzerne suggested.
as he expected himself to he made uermn-
nent cbairsinan. tie committee might as
well proceed to a vote on the Temporary
organization. Mr.. Erie, of PbiIa dslpb;a
made the point of order that Kerr was moi a
member of the committee, but Havgcrty of
Clearfield substituted Kerr for him self. and
the roll call on temporary chairman pro-
ceedcd.
II anpearinv that there wae mn r,,o -.
quirins the chairman TO be a member or
the committee Mr. Kerr did no, tate Hap.
gerty's place. Harley OF Allegheny and
McCracken OF Jefferson were appointed
tellers.