The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-30

state committee, defining his position
ON the movement agitated by certain
factions of the party to oust him from
the national committee, After referring
TO the cali issued by Chairman Garman
for a meeting of the state committee at
Reading, Pa, tomorrow night-the eve
of the state convenhon-"for the purpose
of considering the question OF the va
cancy in the membership from Pennsyl-
vania in the Democratic national COM
mlttee and OF filling such vacancy II the
same be found to exist" Mr.. HaFrity
continues:
"The language OF your call practically
assumes that there Is no vacancy In the
Pennsylvania membership OF the Demo-
cratic national committee, and, as a mat
ter OF fact, there is none. was elected
to that position by the Democratic ma
tlonal convention upon the unanimous
recommendation OF the Pennsylvania
delegation to that convention. (See pro-
ceedings OF the Democratic national con-
ventlon Of 1896. pages l67 to l7D. have
not resigned and have not been re-
moved, nor Is II In the power or any
convention, committee or person TO re-
move me except in the Democratic ma
tional committee itself.
"In the campaign Of 1896 the Demo-
cratic national committee delegated to
its campaign committee the power to de-
clare vacancies In pursuance OF that
authority Chairman James X. Jones, on
behalf OF the campaign committee, on
October Is, 1896, raised the question OF
my attitude towards the Democratic
party, and made reply to him, under
date OF october 2O 1896, My answer was
accepted as entirely satisfactory by
Chairman Jones, and he SO declared and
so decided. He declined to make va
cancy or assent that one should be made.
Enclosed you will find copies Of the let
ters which passed at that time, which 1
trust will, with this communication, be
submitted for the consideration OF the
members Of the Democratic state COM
mittee."
Mr.. Harrity then refers to the resolu-
tlun defeated at the state convention
Of September 10, 1896, requesting Chair
man Jones to declare Harrity's place on
the national committee vacant.
Proceeding, he says: 1T will thus be
seen that at the proper time for the con-
elderaHon OF the matter in controversy.
| II there was any reason for raising the
| question at all, namely. In the prcqiden-
| tial campaign OF 1896, the Democracy OF
| Pennsylvania expressed It's opinion In
my favor, and the Democratic national
committee through its chairman, de-
clded that II was not sufficient reason Tor
my removal from membership IN the
Democratic national committee. Even
| within the past few years, namely on
July 90 1897, Chairman Jones has writ
ten me that your letter 10 me last fall
impressed me as straightforward, can
did and manly, and accepted 1t as be-
ing entirely satisfactory to me-
I'm pursuance OF the public declara-
ton made by me over year ago that l
did not intend 10 thereafter actively par
tlcipate In politics, as had previously
done, / have not desired to have much
| to say concerning political management
or organization. have had no candl-
date to suggest and l have no dispose
| ton TO interfere with the legitimate work
| Of the state convention. have, however,
| Ventured to suggest that | hoped that
wise councils would prevail at the Read
| Ing convention, and that outcome Will
be OF that character that would be an
| invitation to all Democrats 10 take an
active and aggressive part in the COM
ing campaign, which may fairly be re-
| garded as the preliminary sklrmish OF
| the gubernatorlal and senatorial contests
OF 1898. regret TO notice, however, that
| the Indications nre that some OF the
| Democratic leaders, among them some
who are officially connected with the or
] ganizatlon OF the party, are bent upon q
course which they mistakenly think Will
benefit themselves, regardless OF Its eff
feots upon the party Itself or its future.
1.-THE attack made upon me by some OF
| those within the Democratic party In
| Pennsylvania Is unjusHiIable, and In the
main II ls prompted by selfish, unworthy
and mallgn motives. By their wilful and
malicious misrepresentation they have
mlsled some others into the belief that
in come way have been lnlmlcal TO the
| Democratic party and Its interests. But
such is not the fact. ] have never voted
| any other than the Democratic ticket
and have mover supported any other than
! Democratic candidates. Tint has been
| my habit. / have no desire to change II
| and do not intend to do 10. II Ia my
hope and expectation to vote for the
| nominees of the Reading convention.
I
lleve TINT SUCCESS ought to or can attend
thc efforts OF those who are go narrow
and blgotcd AZ to insist that the dcclar.
atlons Of political convention are 50
binding upon the political conscienccs
OF the members OF a party az TO drive
from its membership nll OF those who do
not accept implicitly every line and every
letter Of It's dogmn or doctrine.
"Chairman Jones himself wns broad
/ enough to express this eame belief when
no declared my letter TO him was a
straightforward, manly letter. which
seemed 10 cover the case completely
"If nt any tlmo In the future tho DEM
ucrntn national committee, the only
body now having Jurisdiction OF The
qualifications Of itB members, alncc the
work ana life OF the campaign commit
tee. to which II had delegated its power
In the premises ended with the campaign
OF 1896 shall think II proper to further
consider the matter shall checrfully
ribmlt 10 no authority and bow TO IT.
decision. Respectfully, ......
Nv II. uARRtTY,"
The enclosed correspondence cursirtH
Of n letter from Chairman Jones, OciO-
her A.. 1890, asking him 10 state hiH pool-
ton In the national campaign ana Mr..
Harrliy'H reply declaring hlg allegiance
90 tho party, but maintaining hln bollo'
I'm the 'found money" platform adopted
| by the Democratic convention az Allcn-
town, Pa, Aprll 81, 1890
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MACON, Ga, Aur 2o-Mm, Melvin
| Toupt Vifo OF mn pufluDpr nj Nnnrhp8.