The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
GARMANS 5 REPLYT0 HARR|TY|
PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAIRMAN
Is DETERMINED TO HAVE HAIR
RITY REMOVED.
SAYS He WAS ELECTED ON SUNDAY
That Fully One-Third of the DeIega-
ton Was Absent-Refers to the
Cool Reception MIR. Harrity
Gave Bryan Last Fall.

Reading Pa, Aug. 30.-Democratic
State Chairman John NJ. Garman this af-
ternoon gave the Associated Press the fol-
lowing open letter in reply to that given
out by Mr.. Harrity last night:
"To William f. Harrity-Dear Sir: As
you state you were elected national COM
mitteeman upon the unanimous recon-
mendation of the PENNSYLVANIA delegation
to that convention, in order that this may
be thoroughly understood by the people, il
may be well to remind you that you were
elected on Il Sunday, that fully one-third
of the delegation was absent, and had no
notice of the meeting at which you were
said to have been chosen. and those alb
sent had been informed by Chairman Rob-
ert Il. Wright that no call of the dele
cation would be made that day.
Assuming your election, and even rec
ognizing it, it remains that it was made
under circumstances. as you remember |
stated to you in Chicago, that were pecul-
iar. if not positively disreputable. The
democratic convention of Pennsylvania
may or may not have the absolute power of
removal. But the right of either the state
convention or the state central committee,
recognizing the existence of Il vacancy i'll
the membership from Pennsylvania in the
national democratic committee, can not be
questioned Certainly these bodies can
sneak their sentiments in tones so certain
that no self-respecting man will fail to
heed them. and that the national commit
tee will not hesitate to respond to them.
81 observe you lay considerable stress
upon your correspondence with Mr.. Jones,
the national chairman, and upon that your
assertion that you have never voted any
other than the democratic ticket and that
you have not supported any candidate but
democrat.
Il observe that no man can either III let
ter or expression determine what you con
slider either democratic candidates or prin-
ciDles.
''Neither have you expressed in your let
ter regret for your inactiOn and indiffer-
ence to the party's interest last fall. for
your positive discourtesy to the demo-
cratic candidate when he visited Pennsyl-
vania, and therefore your failure to per-
form your duty as committeeman and your
positive aid given to the enemy by your
published interviews.
"YOur letter is absolutely wanting In
any expression as to whether or not you
voted for Mr.. Bryan. the democratic can
didate. as to what your course in the fn-
ture will be in national affairs.
KNOWING, as you doubtless do. that you
are opposed to the great mass of the dem
ocracy of Pennsylvania, the query with
them is: Why don't you resign and per-
nit the position to be filled by some per-
son in whom the party has implicit con-
fidencc?
"You state in your letter that your an
swer to Chairman Jones was accepted by
him as entirely satisfactory, and that he
so declared and so decided but | see no
letter to you quoted as coming from Sena-
tor Jones and nothing from him to you
approving your course.
"You state that last September consid-
cred an attack on you unwise. 1t was
fully two months from that date to the
election, when every democrat was en-
titled to the full period up to the election
to determine his political course. .
"But having solicited your personal et.
forts in behalf of the party, and the full
time for democratic action ha wing gone by,
| now consider il both wise and proper
that the democratic party should be SO
perfect in it's organization that every man.
from national chairman down to the Wig
ilance committee, should be tried and true
democrat. who will stand up and battle for
democratic principles in the face OF foe
and not retire from politics to safe
place while the battle IL tiercely raging.
81 will eandidly say to you now at this
time, | will deprecate and to the best OF
my power will not permit 'an attack on
YOU as an individual. But as democrat
in the full discharge of my duty to my
party, must insist that your place on the
national committee be vacated by your
retirement from politics. and that 1t Dt
filled by an active worker whose loyalty
can not be questioned. Yours truly,
JOHN NJ. GARMAN.
estate Chairman"