William F. Harrity, The Democratic

leader oí Pennsylvania, lias risen to prömiiu'iice in the political worid wlth plienoiminal celerity. ín two years, wWb little or no patronage at li is colininand. lie has riscn from local to nat tonal leadership and now he has lxen elected chairman of the democratie eoanmlttee. Mr. Hari-ity is still u yernas maai; he w.-im bom in Wihmhijit'Oii. DeI., in 1850, and att-ended tllie public BCbaols in tliat eity. AfterwardB be wtnt ta LaSalle Ooilee, in Pttidladêlphia. He then bogan to tstudy law and finally built up a niv-e law businows. He became interestt'd in local politics and soon came to tilvc Vront. Cleveland made hlm poBtmaeter oí 'Phihidelphia, and in hiis retirement iromi office, he was compliJiientea by tiie leadiiiK iiictcihantM om account of nis businesw-like adminikstration. Latety lie was tlie ehirman of the l'ennsylvania delegation at Ohlcago, and was thvre one of ('leveland's finnest adherents.