The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-31
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HARRITY KICKED OUT
OUSTED FROM PLACE ON THE Ma
TIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
His Seat Given to j. NJ. GuRey, a
Rabid Bryanite, by PopO-
Gratis of Pennsylvania.

READING, Pa, Aug. 30.-By a vote of
SO to 26 the state Democratic committee
tonight adopted a resolution declaring va
cant the seat of William f. Harrity, of
Philadelphia, in the national Democratic
committee. The committee met in the
rooms Of the Americus Club by direction
of the executive committee, to consider the
question of the vacancy in the national
committee. The proceedings were exciting
from start to finish and at one stage a po-
liceman was called on by State Chairman
Garman to eject Timothy Leary, of Pitts
burg, for interrupting the speakers
OLeary is not a member of the committee
State Chairman Garman presided except
for a short time when he surrendered the
chair to w. X. Brainton, of Lancaster, to
speak on the resolution
Immediately after the meeting was called
to order John b. keenan,, of Westmore-
land, offered a resolution That a vacancy
has been created and now exists in the
membership of the national Democratic
committee by reason of the voluntary with
drawal from politics and from participation
in the deliberations of the committe of the
late incumbent, William f. Harrity, and
that Mr. Harrity, not being in accord with
the principles of the Democratic party,
James M. Guffey, of Pittsburg, who so
loyalty supported William j. Bryan, be and
is hereby selected to fill the vacancy"
Magistrate Charles p. Donnelly, of Phila-
delphia, said the committee would make a
mistake if it adopted this resolution on the
eve of the great battle for Governor 1t
was the duty of the organization, he said.
to bring about condition of affairs that
meant aggressiveness and harmony in the
nd he Tar
fore the populace with expectation of win
ming victories with a divided party organi-
zation. Mr.. Donnelly denied the right of
the state committee to create a vacancy in
the national committee. Warm debate fol-
lowed and then Chairman Garman, at the
request of Mr.. Donnelly, read his letter to
Mr.. Harrity printed below. Mr. Garman
followed with a long argument in favor Of
the resolution More heated argument fol-
lowed, one member suggesting the refer
ence OF the question to William j. Bryan
stated
The action of the state committee will un-
dcubtediy result in an exciting time at to-
morrows convention, which is called to
nominate candidates for auditor general
ana state treasurer. James c. Mckinney,
of Titusville, is spoken of for the nominS, ,
ton Tor state treasurer. He Is on the
ground and il he will accept there Will be
no opposition to the selection. Mayor
JACOB S3ooo Weid@ld. OF Reading, is the only
Democratic State Chairman John M Gar
man this AFTERNOON gave out an open letter
in reply to a letter made public by Mr..
Harrity last night. Mr. German says:
IN your letter you state you were elected
national committeeman on the unanimous
recommendation of the Pennsylvania dele
cation to that convention. In order that
this may be thoroughly understood by the
people, 1T may be well to remind you that
you We're elected on a Sunday; that fully
one-third of the delegation was absent and
had no notice of the meeting at which you
were said 10 be chosen. and those absent
had been informed by Chairman Robert b
Wright that no call of the delegation would
be made that day. Assuming your cleo
ton, and even recognizing it, it still re-
mains that 1t was made under circum-
stances, as you remembered I stated to
you in Chicago. that were peculiar. il not
positively diScreditable.
Il observe that you lay considerable
stress upon your correspondence with Mr.
Jones, the national chairman, and upon
your assertion that you have never voted
any other than the Democratic and that
you have never supported any other but
Democratic tickets. But / observe that no
man can either in letter or expression de-
termine what you consider either Demo-
cratic candidates or principles. Your letter
Is absolutely wanting in any expression as
to whether or not you voted for Mr. Bryan,
the Democratic candidate and as to what
your course in the future will be in national
affairs
knowing. as you doubtless do that you
are opposed by the great mass of the De-
IuONidCy VI SiliSS ~ anna, lHe query WIN
them is why you don't resign and permit
the position to be filled by some person in
whom the party has implicit confidence
But, having solicited your personal efforts
in behalf of the party and the full time for
Democratic action having gone by / now
consider ii both wise and proper that the
Democratic party should so perfect it's or
|. ganization that every man from national
chairman to the vigilance committee should
be a true and tried Democrat. who viii
stand up and battle for Democratic prin-
ciples in the face of the foe and not retire
from politics to a safe place while the bat
tie is tiercely raging. | Will candidly say
to YOU now at this time | Will deprecate
and to the best of my power will not permit
an attack on you as an individual. But
as a Democrat In the fun discharge of my
duty to my party. l must insist that your
place on the national committee be vacated
bv YOU because of your retirement from
politics and that ii he filled by an active
worker whose loyalty cannot be ques-
toned.
McIaurin Expected to Lead.
COLUMBIA, s.. c.. Aug. 3O.-To-morrow
the primary election for the purpose of Sc
lecting a Democratic nominee for election
by the Legislature for the fun unexpired
term of the late Senator Earle is to
be held in this State. There are three can
didates United States Senator ] l.. Nc
I.aurin, ex-senator Irby and Ex-Governor
Evans. McLaurin is expected TO lead but
il is doubtful If he will so in on the first
ballot.
The Seasons Catch of Seals.
SEATTLE Wash, Aug. 3o.-Advices from