The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-30
WHAT MIR. 1uAnnIrY SAID.
The Chairman erNatIonnl Democratic
Committee makes u statement.

Washington. May 2s.-Senator- elect
Money. of Mississippi. who Is one OF the
deleeates at large from his State to tn >
thicngo Convention. wrote Il letter to
MIR. iiarlty. of Pennsylvania, chairma II
OF the - mocra.ic Executive Commit
tee. calling his attention to the widely
published reports thai he u1aniity) was
credited with having announced that an
attempt would be made to exclude from
the convention free, silver delegates, who
must be suspected OF an interlion to bolt
III cas-: the convention declared for gold
Mr.. Money asked Mr.. Harrity IL thesa
reports were true. Harrity. In !eply.
says:
1T Is not true that have declared my
nterion to secure action by the Demo-
cratic National Committee TO exclude
from the roll of the convention any dele
gate who has expressed n purpose to
bo!d II the conventions does not favor
In lis platform che free and unlimited
coinage of silver a.. 16 to 1. In any state
mert mahc' by nt., either privately or
publicly, l did not undertake to speak
Tor the committee nor any official there
Of"
Whag did say was that in my per-
sonal Judgment. no man ought TO enter
or be admitted in any political conven-
tion or caucus who Is not prepared to
abide by the will OF THE majority and
acduiesce I'm It's decision. And l further
stated that In my opinion this ought to
apply with equal force to those who op-
Dos5 as to thoss who favor free and un-
limited and independent coinage OF sill
yer. l. too. am a delegate to the Obi
cago convention, and, should d majority
OF that body make platform and nom!-
nate candidates not in accord with my
viaws VIII abide by the result and give
loyal and cordial support TO the candi-
dates. If | did not intend to do so |
should consider II my duty not to enter
the convention.
"POliticnl conventions ora a1Iot for
the purpose of harmonizing or compro-
missing such differences as may exist.
and of ascer;ain!ng the will of the ma
1ority as 10 principles, policies and candi-
dates. To held that those who enter-
tain certain fixed Views are to ba psr~
mitted to be so tenacious OF them as to
first endeavor TO influence or control The
body, of which they constitute part,
and than to Withdraw from that body
I'm the event tha. they prove unsuccess-
full. seems to me to be q very long step
towards contendlng tha. minority
should govern. / have always undsr-
stood It to be sound Democratic fdoctrine
that the VIII of the majority shall pre-
VAL II is usually SO neeognized to such
an extent in all political, ScnnyentIons
that once Will Is ascertainsd the minority
promptly make 1t unanimous
Let me add that my attention has just
been called to statement that appear
ed In some newspapers notable I'm some
OF those published in States where Dem
ocraNc State Conventions have already
for the fresI coinage OF silver. to the effect
that had announced that the Demo
cratic National Committee would keep
ou. of the convention every contestlng
delegate who will not pledge himself
In advance 10 abide by the action of
the convention in making up the tenn
Dorary roll of the convention. There
is no foundation whatever for that
sta temsnt. 1t is groundless and was
probably made to annoy and irrHate,
and II some distinguished Democrats
be- correctely quoted, the author OF that
story has failed in his purpose"