The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-31
CARAVAN TO HARRITY.
An Open Letter From the Demo-
cratic State Chairman.


READING, Pa, Aug. 30-Democratic State
Chairman John NJ Garman this afternoon
gave out the following open letter in reply to
the letter given out by Mr. Harrity last night:
In your letter you stated you were elected
national committeeman upon the unanimous
recommendation of the Pennsylvania delega-
may be thoroughly understood by the peo-
pie, 1t may be well to remind you that you
were elected on Sunday; that fully one
third Of the delegates were absent and had
no notice of the meeting at which you were
said to be chosen and that those absent had
been informed by Chairman Robert E Wright
that no call OF the delegation would be made
that day.
Assuming your election and even recog-
nizing it, it still remains that it was made
under circumstances. as you remember l
stated to you in Chicago, that peculiar
if not positively discreditable. The Demo-
cratic state convention of PENNSYLVANIA NAV
or may not have the absolute power of re-
moval. But the right of either the state
convention or the state central committee
membership from Pennsylvania in the national
Democratic committee cannot be questioned
Certainly these bodies can speak their senti-
ments in tones so certain that no self-re-
speeding man will fail to heed them and
that the national committee will not hesitate
to respond to them.
l observe that you lay considerable stress
upon your correspondence with Mr.. Jones'
the national chairman, and upon your asser-
ton that you have never voted or supported
any other than Democratic tickets. But I
observe that no man can, in either letter
or expression. determine what you consider
either Democratic candidates or principles.
Neither have you expressed in your letter
regret for your inaction and Indifference to
the party last fall. for your positive dis
courtesy to the Democratic candidate when he
visited Pennsylvania and therefore your fail
ure to perform your duty 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 candidate and
what will
be in national affairs. Now. knowing as you
doubtless do. that you are opposed by the
the query with them is ''Why don't you re-
sign and permit the position to be filled
BY some person in whom the party has i'm
pl!cit confidence"
You state in your letter to me that your
answer to Chairman Jones accepted by
him as entirely satisfactory and that he so
to you quoted as coming from Senator Jones.
aud nothing from you approving your course.
Neither can l find anything in the letter
printed by your as coming from Chairman
Jones. addressed to Mr.. Curley. that will
warrant the assertion that your letter to Mr..
Jones might be considered manly and straight
forward a letter, and might completely
cover the case. 1t would take language much
stronger than Jones to Curley to convince any
honest Democrat that it is an Endorsement
of your opposition to the Democratic presi-
Dental nominee and platform
You state that last September, when the
state convention met that | considered an
attack you unwise and improper. and
l candidly admit that at that time l thought
resolutions of any kind, referring to any per
son. would be unwise and improper, for the
reason that it was full two months from that
date to the election and I thought then. and
I think now, that every Democrat was en-
titled to the full period I'D to the election
to determine his political course.
But having solicited your personal efforts
in behalf of the party, and the full time for
! Democratic action having gone by, now con-
slider 1t both wise and proper that the Demo-
cratic party should perfect its organiZa-
national chairman
to the vigilance committee. should be a true
and tried Democrat, who will stand up and
do battle for Democratic principles in the
face of the foe and not retire from politics
to a safe place, while the battle is iercely
raging.
I will candidly say to you now, at this
time will deprecate and to the best of my
power will not permit "attach" you
individual. But a Democrat, in the
full discharge of my duty to my party, l
must insist that your place the national
committee be vacated by you because of your
retirement from politics, and that it be filled
by an active worker whose loyalty cannot be
questioned.