The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . elphia. Hewas permanent chairman of the democratic state•convention held at Scranton, Pa., in 1890, whichnominated Robert E. Pattison for a second term asgovernor, and on July 2, 1
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . elphia. Hewas permanent chairman of the democratic state•convention held at Scranton, Pa., in 1890, whichnominated Robert E. Pattison for a second term asgovernor, and on July 2, 1890, was unanimouslyelected chairman of the democratic state centralcommittee, but on account of business engagementshe resigned the position. When Gov. Pattison assum-ed his ofiice in January, 1891, he appointed Mr. Har-rity secretary of state. He exerted a strong influencein favor of the nomination of Grover Cleveland bythe democratic national convention assembled atChicago in 1892. Having succeeded the late Wil-liam if. Scott as the Pennsylvania member of thedemocratic national committee, he was July 21,1892,chosen its chairman, with headquarters in New Yorkcity. Mr. Harrity is a shrewd political manager,aggressive, full of tact, clean in his methods, andphysically strong enough to bear the great strain putupon the chairman of a national committee in apresidential campaign. He is a conscientious ^0-^/07% intelligent, polite, courteous, and energetic. His con-duct of the campaign was masterly, and his defeatedopponents accredited their misfortune largely to hissuperior management. BARTON, Clara, humanitarian, was born atNorth Oxford, Mass., about 1826, of Puritan ances-try, her father having served in the revolutionaryarmy under Gen. Anthony Wayne. She received acareful education, and when quite young founded aseminary for girls at. Elizabeth, N. J. Later she be-came a clerk in the patent ofiice at Washington, be-ing the first woman to hold a regular clerical posi
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