Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-19
Cause of the Suits.

Democratic column on the official bal
lot.
Cause Of the Suits.
Mr.. Coray was nominated originally
by the Union and Municipal League
parties, and In order to effect fusion
with these parties on the state ticket
| Representative Andrew j. Palm o.
. Meaaville, who was nominated for
state treasurer last August by the
| Democratic state convention. With
drew at a special meeting Of the state
committee. held In Harrisburg last
| Friday. At the convention which
nominated Mr.. Palm motion was Of
| fered By Mr.. Garman and adopted
/ that in case Of a vacancy on the
! ticket such vacancy should be hlled
| by d Democrat The convention also
! adopted a resolution authorizing a
committee Of which. William Hass0n.
/ of Oil City. Is chairman, to take
charge Of party affairs in Philadel.
! phia
/ The Hasson committee recommend
/ ed 20 the executive committee at a
meeting held In this city last Thurs
day the expulsion of the six Philadel
| phia members Of the state commit.
! tee for alleged party disloyalty. It's
! recommendation was approved by the
/ executive committee and at Its sug-
| gesticn these llemhegs were expelled
/ by the state committee land their
! places filled by other Democrats. one
Of whom is Ex-Governor Pattison
| Mr.. Garman testified at the hearing
| that he offered a motion to the meet
| Ing Of the recent state convention
| that In case OF a vacancy on the
ticket 1t would be filed by Demo-
| crat and that subsequently a motion
| was Adopted that committee be ar
pointed to notify the state candidates
Of their nom. nation. He was corrob
GRATED by j, w. g. Austen. one OF the
| York delegates; William Fl. Murphy,
secretary OF the Philadelphia city
| co.-.mittee. and several other persons,
who testified they were present
throughout the proceedings OF the con-
vention. AR Uonahue and the other
members OF the committee who were
expelled testified that they had re-
| ceived no written notice OF the meet
| ing Of the committee at which they
were expelled or that charges Of any
kind had been preferred against them
before the Hasson committee. They
| claimed that they had always been
good and regular Democrats and at all
times supported the party ticket. CAP
| tain John B. keenan,. OF Greene burg.
chairman OF the state convention, and
Secretaries Park Fl. Davis, Of Eas-
ton. and Thomas q. Minehart, Of
Chambersburg. testified that the Gar
man motion was not offered and
| adopted until after the convention had
fr ~
| that the motion had been offered.
however; and put. and that II had
been declared carried, and that suisse
quently he had been directed to APP
| point q notification committee. but all
this occurred after a motion to adj
journ had carried and many Of the
| delegates and spectators were leaving
| the hall.
Captain Hasson Testified.
Captain Hasson and Colonel w.
Hayes Grier, 81 Columbia, testified IS
to the action Of the Hasson committee
In adopting resolution urging the
expulsion of the Philadelphia mem
bers. The minutes OF the meeting at
which this action was taken were pro
duced by Mr. Grier. secretary OF the
committee. Former Governor Patti
son testified that the Democrats have
a very inefficient organization in Phil
adelphia and that he learned this
while making tour Of the various
wards as chairman Of the Democratic
city committee Randolph Shirk, resi-
dent secretary OF the state committee.
testified that written notice of the
meeting Of the recent state COMMITTEES
was mailed to every member, inelud.
ing the Philadelphia members who
were deposed. He said State Chair
man Greasy had instructed him not ID
send notice to the Philadelphia mem.
bers, but that he had violated the
ehairman's instructions and mailed a
notice To each member. WITH the 49,
ception Of one in Philadelphia. whose
| name was overlooked
The case will be argued today nv
Congressman Olmsted. OF Harrisburg.
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