The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-10
Energy OF Governor Tilden's Canvass.
PERFECTING 4 THOROUGH SYSTEM OF ORGAN
IZATION AND LABOR-EFFURTS TO REACH
EVERY VOTER IN THE COUNTRY.
From the New York Tribune.


IZATION AND LABOR-EFFoRTs TO REACH
EVERY VOTER IN THE COUNTRY.
from the New York Tribunc.l
The friends OF Governor Tiden are push
ing his canvass with thorough system and
organization. While the headquar tiers OF
the Democratic National Committee are
seemingly at the Everett House, the actual
work OF the campaign is in progress at No.
80 Liberty street, in the office OF Colonel
Pelton. Governor Tilden's nephew, who is
charged with the execution Of the contidcn-
tial details OF the campaign, assisted by W.
S. Andrews, the secretary OF the committee.
Several offices have been engaged on the
second floor Of No. 50 Liberty street, and
these are divided by partitions into several
sections, enabling Il better division Of labor
to be made. About thirty clerks arc occu-
pied in folding and mailing campaign docu-
ments and attending to the campaign cor
respondence, &c.
As many Republicans state that Governor
Tiden's greatest strength is in his remark
able powers OF organization, some curiosity
has been felt to know precisely What bis aids
were doing. w. S. Andrews, the secretary
of the Executive Committee, while de-
clining to reveal any OF the more important
points of the canvass, on the ground that
he did not wish to furnish suggestions to
the opposition, protested willingness to
give such general information as lay in his
power. He said that the great strength OF
the Republican party was in its organiza-
ton, based on the nucleus OF $1,000 office
holders. For the past twenty years the
Democratic party had had no organization
throughout the country. Governor Til
denis great organizing power, which be-
rssNsl tn f1,n
sulting in his election as Governor OF this
State, was now applying throughout the
country. The electionecring was done on 4
military basis. The National Committee
represent the army, the State committees
the corps which composed it, and SO on
through the several local committees OF or
CARNATIONS. The work was divided so sys-
tematically that he (Mr. Andrews) would be
enabled to give the name OF each voter
throughout the United States, his politics,
and the way he voted at the last election, III
time to beoi service before the election. NO
labor was spared to reach the voter. Vol
umeS containing the names OF all lndepend-
cnts 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 Governor
Tilden's annual messages, his letter OF ac-
ceptance, his record rs reformer Qntrodu-
cling extracts from Republican newspapers
laudatory Of his work., Governor Tilden>s
message on the Louisiana troubles, veto OF
the convict-labor bill, Parke Godwin's letter
to the Tribune, etc. Newspapers known to
be Republican partisans were not commune.
Gated with, as it was considered a waste OF
time and effort to try to influence
Shem. A number Of men were employed
in writing matter for the, newspapers.
The printing is supervised by a COM
petent man, and the work so done that coun-
try newspapers were. enabled to use it with
the least possible trouble and expense. An
exchange reader was employed whose duty
it was to cut out all articles referring to the
political situation and the several candi-
dates, and to enclose them to the Secretary
OF the Executive Committee.
All the work is at No. SO Liberty street,
while all the loungers and visitors congre-
gate Mt the parlors in the Everett House.