The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-18
MAYOR HARRISON
OF Chicago Declines to Welcome
Members ng National
Committee

Chicago, Juiy l1-Mayur Carter H. har-
rison today sent the following letter 10
the committee in charge of the arrange.
ments for the democratic convention.
Nv. +. Cooling. Esq. Chairman commit
tee Of arrangement.
Dear S.r.-Replyug 90 your favor u
the l4th inst IN which yo uosk me 70 de-
liver an address OF welcome at Che Va
ditorium July %, 90 the natlOna3 demo
cratic committee aud a large number OF
prominent democrat ~ America [ re.
gret my inability TO- attend In ordinary
circumstance. / -hculd be only too gl1i
beth as mayUr OF Chicago and as a dem
ocrat, TO welcome 90 Chicago. the city IN
which tha platform of 1896 was fran. /
and in which w j Bryan vas elevated tl
his present leadership Of the national
democracy. 1 cannot but think. however.
10 would b. an absurdty TO welcome these
a stlrgui -iyd men under the auspices II
a self constituted COMMITTEES whose per.
| sonnel Is too obscure 90 be known 10 even
rs homo city Had this meeting organiz
ed under the direction Of democrats ol
the regular type and known party stand
INK, IL would have afforded na sre1
pleasure to be present In The cxhlir.
T. rrcumstance5 while thanh1> YOU 10.
! ths n0nor, I must beg leave q, ba excus, ,
Yotrs respectvelv,
CARTER y. HARRISON"
| Chicago. July 17-Thrce -poiitical devel
opmonts stirred the democrats in Chi
| cagO today. One wa. DE refusal Of May
| or Harrison or account Of It's Obscure
/ origin 20 attend and deliver an addres
T welcome at The auditorium free silve
meeting Thursday night
The second was a verbal notice that th
democratic national convention would b
| asked TO repudiate the Croker Hi -Afur
ply machine In New York and recogniz
| lhe silver crowd.
The third was a statement that an Ell
Ort would be made that no man who boil
cd the Chicago platform in 1886 shall b
eligible 10 sii Ia the national Democrat
convention OF 1900 as "a delegate.
on arriving al mis- Office in the city ha
Mayor Harrison found w. d. Cooling
Invitation 10 make 4 speech Of welcom
10 the assembled local and visiting dem
Gratis on Thursday reht. Ia decline
the preferred honor.
Efforts are being made by Harrison lel
ers 10 induce as many u the nation
, committeeman as possible 20 ignOr q
meeting II was said that fully one IA
Of them would not 50 near %.
4, The AltEeld forces have been ret
|, forced by the Chica g. platform democra
! OF New York. wis Abbott the en-.
sary 20 arrive. reported at headquarte
>, In me Unity building this afternoon. ;
!. comes as Ons Of the committee OF che e.
. yer party IA New York 10 appear bsfo
} | the national body ana set a hearing as
al what the situation is in the state
Re John r Brown wh1 was toastmss-
Of the dollar dinner and George
?. Thompson are the other members n O
D. delegation They viii arrive today
J. Mr Abbott says that a great naio.
of the party IN New York is % favor
the l6 10 Issue ana ~ ". J Bryan
Is president Croker HiA and Mufpl
A. the leaders" he continued, ARE oDpos
N 70 free silver and Brv1n but they do ?
he represent the majority sentiment Of
voters"
The three spokesmen VIII demand q
IN this claim Ia the maturity Be given r
n ignition By the national COMMITTEES,
ny that Il may have some exclse Tor send
es a c0ntestinE deiegation q me nati9
conventon next year.