The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-16
PURROY EXPELLED.
Members az the New York State Com
mittee Create "A Vacancy.


New York. Sept. l6.-At a meeting OF
the Democratic state committee Sena-
tor Grady made the principal address
In favor Of a resolution TO eXpel County
Clerk Purroy from the committee. Com
mitteeman Coffey moved 10 submit the
Purroy resolution TO committee Of five
for Investigation and report. The
amendment was defeated, and the mo-
ton 10 eXpel was carried by a vote OF as
TO 4. AT this stage q statement which
had been presented by Purroy was read
by Chairman Danforth. This is the
statement: las already stated. Shee-
hans resc!ution OF expulsion from the
state Committee has no terrors for me.
/ view II with the utmost complacency.
and shall not question either the juris-
diction Of the committee nor the con-
sistency of its members who so basely
betrayed their presidential candidate
last year. In fact / regard II as a great
compliment 10 be attacked politically
by a man OF Sheehans disreputa "a
public record. For a long time have
been steadily protesting against the
humiliation OF having to associate with
him politically, and against the degrada-
tion of having TO regard him as q real
leader. From now until the close Of the
polls | shall continue 10 do all in my
power towards averting the disgrace of
extending Shcehanism TO the new gov
eminent OF Greater New York; and be-
lieve me, II Is very gratifying 10 me TO
recognize in the futile expulsion OF to-
day the best proof that my humble ef-
forts in this regard have already made
themselves felt"
The silence which followed the reading
of the statement was broken by the
expelled committeeman, VINO cast a
whitening glance at John c. Sheehan
Then, picking up his hat, Mr.. Purroy
bowed TO the chairman and said, II
thank you" and left the room.
When the excitement had subsided d
the sergeant-at-arms stepped outside
and invited the representatives Of sew
eral silver organizations to lay their
claims before the committed The COM
mittee sat through the speeches OF the
silver men ond promised to take the mat
ter under advisement There were ru-
mors just about this time that two reso-
lutions would be laid before the com
mittee. One was to come out unquali-
fiedly for the Chicago platform, while
''iV 'Nhfl was " MAKE HluutT reference
10 1t: Neither resolution materialized.
Another breeze was created when Com
mitteeman Dolson read the following
extract from a private letter written
by Chairman Jones Of the Democrat tic
national committee 10 Senator Murphy.
There could be nothing more indlscr
or impolitic than for the state cent"
committee TO assume authority which il
did not possess. and that II especially
becomes us 90 follow precedents and not
give occasion for criticism for charge
OF being revolutionary I'm our methods.
The state convention has, as | under
stand. authorized the central committee
TO nominate a candidate for Judge. This
empowers them 10 do that, but the state
convention did not authorize them 70
frame a new platform. nor either en-
dorse or condemn the action Of the state
convention, and IL seems 20 me for them
TO assume such authority would lay
themselves open 20 criticism. without
presuming 10 criticise the action OF the
state central committee. over which OF
course | have no sort OF control, ven
turc 10 suggest that the wise and polite
thing for them to do is TO follow the
exact line of their authority and not ex-
ceed II In any respect"
The reading Of the letter was opposed
by Committeeman York. who EXPIRE ssed
the hope that IL would not influence the
committee. Nothing more was said
about IL.