The herald., 1897-08-30
And No One Has Power
to Remove Him
HARRITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
STILL ONE OF THE NATIONAL
COMMITTEEMEN
The Free Silver Faction Would Like
to Gust Him, and May Yet
Do So
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29.-William
f. Harrity tonight sent letter to John
M. Garman, chairman Of the Demo-
cratic state committee, defining his posi-
ton on the movement agitated by cer-
tain factions of the party to oust him
from the national committee. After re-
ferring to the call issued by Chairman
Garman for a meeting of the state COM
mlttee at Reading, Pa, tomorrow, the
eve of the state convention, "for the pur-
pose of considering the question of the
vacancy in the membership from Penn
syivania in the Democratic national
committee, and Of filing such vacancy
if the same be found to exist" Mr.. Har-
rlty continues: "The language of your
call practically assumes that there is no
vacancy in the Pennsylvania member
ship OF the Democratic national commit
tee, and as matter of fact there is.
none. 1 was elected to that position bv
the Democratic national convention up-
on the unanimous recommendation of
the Pennsylvania delegation. have not
resigned and have not been removed.
nor is it in the power of any convention,
committee or person to remove me, ex-
ctpt in the Democratic national commit
tee itself''
proceeding, he says: "In consequence
OF the public declaration made by me
over year ago that I did not intend
thereafter actively TO participate in poll
tics, as 1 had previously done, 1 have
not desired to have much to say con-
corning political management or or
ganization. I have had no candidates
to suggest, and have no disposition to
interfere with the legitimate work Of
the state committee. ] have, however,
ventured to suggest that I hoped that
wise counsels would prevail at the Read
ing convention and that the outcome
would be of that character that would
be an invitation to all Democrats to
take an active and aggressive part in
the coming campaign, which may fairly
be regarded as the preliminary skirm-
ish of the gubernatorial and senatorial
contests of 1898. 1 regret to notice, how
ever, that the indications are that some
Of the Democratic leaders, among them
some who are officially connected with
the organization of the party, are bent
upon course which they mistakenly
think will benefit themselves regardless
of its effects upon the party itself, or its
future.
IF at any time in the future the Demo-
cratic national committee, the only
body having jurisdiction of the qualifi-
cations of its members since the work
and life of the campaign committee, to
which it had delegated its power in the
premises, ended with the campaign of
1885, shall think it proper to further con-
slider the matter, shall cheerfully sub
nit to it's authority and bow to its de-
cision. Respectfully,
ct F. HARRITY."
The enclosed correspondence consists
of letter from Chairman Jones, Octo-
Der Is, 1896, asking him to state his posi-
ton in the national campaign, and Mr..
Harritys reply declaring his allegiance
to the party, but maintaining his belief
in the sound money platform adopted by
the Democratic state convention at
Allentown, Pa, April 20, 1896.