Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-31

the Question,
Reading. Pa, August SO.-By vote
Of 50 to % the State Democratic COM
mit,ee tonight adopted a resolution
declaring vacant the seat Of Wm. r.
Harrity of Philadelphia, in the Ma
tional Democratic Committee. Ihe
committee let by order of the exec
ntivs committee to consider the ques-
tioDs Of vacancy in the national COM
mittee. The proceedings were exciting
from start to finish and at one stage
( a policeman was called upon by State
! Chairman Garman to eject Timothy
OLeary. of Pittsburg, for interrupung
/ the speakers. O'Leary is not a mem
Der Of the committee.
State Chairman Garman presided eA-
cept for a short time when he surren-
dered the chair TO w. R. Brinton. OF
Lancaster, to speak upon the resoIu-
ton.
Immediately after the meeting was
called to order. John B. Keenan, ol
Westmoreland, offered resOluIloI
that a vacancy has been created anu
now exists in the membership ol Une
National Democratic Commltlee' Oy
reason of the voluntary wlthdraWaI
from politics and from participation
in the deliberations Of the committee
of the late incumbent, VIM. +. Har-
ritv and that Mr. Harrity, not Delng
in accord with the principles OF the
democratic party. James NJ. Guney, OF
Pittsburg. who so Loyalty supported
Wm. J. Bryan, be and is hereby select
ed to fill the vacancy. -
Magistrate Charles P. Donnely, OF
philadelphia. said the committee Wou-u
make a mistake if it adopted this res
olutiOn on the eve of the battle Tor
governor. ..
II was the duty of the organization
be said to bring about a condition OF
affairs that means aggressiveness ana
harmony in the party and the Demo-
Gratis cannot go before the people Win
Donnelly denied the right of the State
committee to create a vacancy in the
National Committee. II was a ques-
tion for the latter body to decide.
Joseph Hawley, Of Pittsburg, argued
in favor Of the resolution. Robert w
Erwin Of Washington. declared that
Mr.. Harrity having refused to perform
his duties as a member of the National
Committee. the Democracy of Pennsvl-
vania demands that it have a represen-
tative there who will perfOr his duties.
He claimed that in 1876 the State Com
mittee declared vacant the seat of
James II. Barr. of Pittsburg, in the
National Committee, and elected the
late William s. Scott his successor.
Thomas c. Barber. of Union, argued
against the resolution. He said the
party is after votes in Pennsylvania
and not after diScOrd. Mr.. keenan, re-
piled that Mr. Harrity should have
resigned from the committee after the
election. when he decided not to take
part in its councils. When he refused
10 resign he should have been forced
out Pennsylvania now has no stand
ing in the National councils Of the
party. he declared and will not have
as long as il is misrepresented
Chairman Garman at the request of
I Mr.. DOnnellv. read the correspondence
between himself and Mr.. Harritv,
printed this morning. Mr.. Garman fol-
+ lowed with a long argument in faCOr
of the resolution He accused Mr.. Har-
7 rity of having declined to indicate
his position with resnect to the Chi
CagO platform. when he was asked to
20 so by the State Chairman. Farritv's
f course during the campaign, he said,
had helped defeat six Democratic Con-
/ greSSmen. many members Of the Legis-
Iamre and the local ticket in several
counties Mr. Guffv had sent his check
I for 81 .250 TO the State Committee last
/ fall to help elect Bryan. but Harrity
| did not contribute one cent
| Charles 8. Duncan. Of Adams. rehuk-
I cd Mr.. Garman for his attack upon
Harrity and the Democrats VINO refus-
ed 10 support the Chicago ticket and
! platform
John Cavanaugh said il was the only
time in his long experience as Dem
ocrat that he had ever known the
State Chairman 10 divide the party and
denounce one Of its hOnOred members.
Matthew Dittman. of Philadelphia.
suggested that the question he referred
10 W 7. Brvan.
Dewitt c. Dewitt, Of Bradford,
spoke of the resolution. after which the
vote was taken with the result indi-
Gated
The convention will assemble at
noon tomorrow in the Academy of
Music Indications tonight favor the
domination Of Samuel W. Black. Of
PittsburC. for State Treasurer. and
Walter F Ritter. Of Williamsport, for
Auditor General.
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