The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-09-02
Coburg, Canada, August l6, 1876.


Energy of Gov. Tilden's Canvass Periecting
O Thorough System Of Organization and
Labor-Eaorts to Reach Every Voter in
the Country.
The friends Of Gov. Tilden are pushing
his canvass with thorough system and or
ganization. While the headquarters of
the Democratic National Committee are
seemingly at the Everett House, the actual
work Of the campaign is in progress at
No. SO Liberty-st., in the Office Of Col
Pelton, Gov. Tilden's nephew, who is
charged with the execution Of the conf.
dental details of the campaign, assisted
by w. s. Andrews, the Secretary Of the
Committee. Several Offices have been en-
gagged on the second floor Of No. 50 Lib
erty-st., and these are divided by partitions
into several sections, enabling a better
division Of labor to be made. About 30
clerks are occupied in folding and mailing
campaign documents and attending to the
campaign correspondence, &c. As many
Republicans state that Gov. Tilden's great
est strength is in his remarkable powers
of organization, some curiosity has been
felt to know precisely what his aids were
doing. W. s. Andrews, the Secretary Of
the Executive Committee, while declining
to reveal any of the more important points
Of the canvass, on the ground that he did
not wish to furnish suggestions to the op-
position, professed q willingness to give
such general information as lay in his
power. He said that the great strength
Of the Republican party was its organiza-
tion, based on the nucleus Of 80, 900 Office.
holders. For the past twenty years the
Democratic party had had no organization
throughout the country. Gov. Tildeps
great organizing power, which became so
conspicuous in the canvass resulting In his
election as Governor Of this State, was
now applying throughout the country. The
electioneering was done on military basis.
The National Committee represent the
army, the State Committees the corps
which composed it, and so on through the
several local committees or organizations.
The work was divided 80 systematically
that he (Mr. Andrews) would be enabled
to give the name Of each voter throughout
the United States, his politics, and the
way be voted at the last election, in time
to be Of service before the election. No
labor was spared to reach the voter. Vol
umes containing the names Of all Inde-
pendents and Democrats Of influence were
kept at the Office, and 1900 newspapers
were furnished with editorial and news
matter and Tilden campaign documents.
These documents consisted Of Gov. Tilden's
annual messages, his letter Of acceptance,
his record as reformer- introducing ex-
tracts from Republican newspapers lauda-
tory Of his work--Gov. Tilden's message
on the Louisiana troubles, veto Of the
Convict Labor bill, Park Godwin's letter
to the Tsibuae, etc. Newspapers known
to be Republican partisans were not COM
municatod with, as it was considered
waste Of time and effort to try to influence
them. A number Of men were employed
in writing matter for the newspapers
The printing is supervised bya competent
man, and the work so done that country
newspapers were enabled to use 1t with
the least possible trouble and expense,
An exchange reader was employed whose
duty ii was 20 cut out all articles referring
to the political situation and the several
and TO inclose them to the Sec-
retary Of the Executive Committee. All
the work is at No. 50 Liberty st., while
all the loungers and visitors congregate at
the parlors In the Everett House.--Ne,o
York Tribune.