New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-19
PENDING POLITICAL TRADE.
MANUFACTURING CAMPAIGN BANNERS.

| lists EMPLOYED FOR THE PORTRAITS
| Siv man entered the Astor House bar-room ABOUT
| o o'clock Saturday afternoon. Their appearance
indicated that they we're from the country ana tbat
they considered themselves TO be persons OF SONIC
| importance. After each had taken generous poi-
| ton of the staple product OF kentucky '"eS
| roor.bod with slow and measured tread to No. 40
yesey-st where their leader deposited all OF tne'r
snare cash rs security for a Hancock and hneIiSh
hammer ordered of the Campaign Banner and Pof-
trait Company. As Mr. Commoss, the manager OF
the company afterward expressed II, they were
committee of "huckeberry pckers' from the country
who had come to New-York 10 purchase Demo-
cratic banner. They had just come from Governor
Island. where they had had the pleasure OF see''-9
| General Hancock from distance.
Speaking of the coming campaign. Mr. Cominos9
! said to a TRIBUNE reporter: IL can Judge any
thing from the business we are doing TINS year III
| COMPARISON with that done years ago, shou'd say
that we were TO have very lively campaign we
have fifteen men at work making campaign banners
five of whom are engaged i'll painting the portia''
of the candidates. We have sold already thrty se''
of heads six teet in length, considerably more than
we sold four years ago."
"Wbo seems to be the greater favorlte, Hancock
or Garfedp
We sold more Garfield banners at first, but
| think fine sales vary but little now. l received
oueer order Yesterday for Hancock banner IL was
| from a Hebrew He wanted banner with hYe
nortrats on it, and he proposed TO hang 1t in front
| of his place of business. lie wanted pictures Oh
| Hancock and English, he said. because ne was
Democrat He wanted anOtherof Bismarck because
he thought that would make the Germans patron
! ize INN one of the Pope TO crafty the Cathohcs
and one of Lord Beaconsfed TO catch the Hebrews
| 1t will cost him $3.50, but think ne VIII inaAe IL
= From what State do you have the greatest de-
mand for business - r, -.,...;.
I'VE selIa great MANY In New-York, Pennsylvania,
Connecticut and New-Jersey. but New-Jersey is me
banner State A Jerseyman thinks more Oh us
campaign banner than lac does OF his family or MS
Mr.. Levy, OF the firm of NJ K. Lew & Co, No. 30
| Howard-st. said to the reporter; me campaigh
has begun much more Vigorously tnah y ntgan 40
1876 and il bids far TO be one OF the llyeest we
| have ever had
How does your patronage from the Republicans
any! We h.Ye received the majority Of our orders
from TIE Republicans We have sold three sets OF
Garfield and Arthur portraits to one OF Hancock
any, Where 11ii VIII The campaign be the yeliestw
"In Connecticut and New-Jersey our orders
| w0uld seem 90 Indicate" y
| How many men have you at work l.
b twcen sixteen and twenty. We, however,
manufacture only banners. We sell torches caps,
etc. but only as agents Tor MISUNDERSTANDING houScs:
! Very few people have any idea to what an extent
| his business is carried | know one hrm III this
| city who Will manufacture torches tbs summer
who have already started TO make 5OO.OO0 OF them.
! Thev viii prohably make as many more before the
| season Is over" /. IN. $1,000,
:. Certainly. Only good one could do the work
satisfactorily. The men employ are an portrait
u,uters bv profession They do not let Their friends
| know that they are doing this work. hey get GOOD
paw SO they consent to do the work Dgt they are
| NOT IN the habit of saying much aboutltD
| " How long does it take them 10 paint one oi
| 4bcqe LARGEST PORTRAITS 7"
About a day. They have workmen to help them
Gil ouf the margins. Then they save considerable
| tIme in another way hey get good drawing
and pick through the canvas, so that they are able
to make the outlines of all the portraits without
The American sign Company Fnton-sl. was
! pevt visited by the reporter, and +. w. Cobb one
of the managers, was f0und engaged 10 siperlntrhu
| ing the finishing touches to a Democratic banner
| on the walls of the shop and on the floor were por.
traits of President Hayes. eX-CoyeInoIs lilden ana
| MORGAN General Grant, T. l. Barnum, john Kelly,
! William NJ. Tweed, A. Oakley Hall, and number OF
! n,inor politicians General Grants picture was
paImted in 1865, and JohI Kely's was done when be
| was "young and charming" and ms whlskers were
| black Some Of them are excellent nksnesses.'
said Mr. Cobb. Tweed and Oakley Hall came to
| our Office aud sat for their portraits"
" How does your business TINS year compare Win
| that OF 1876 I! M -
ut is much better. The campaign has opened
earlier than usual, and / think 1t WILL be very
| lively At all events. we are making Preparations
for dong a a1ge business. We have laid IN large
stocks of caps. capes torches, banners and every
,L;no tbat can p0ssIbly be used in campaign"
! .s,,
VINO is the favOrIie candidate r -
THAT would be hard question to answer. We
soil more Hancock banners IN the East, think,
and more Garfield banners in the West"
Can You give me any idea of the extent of the
business which Is done III THESE campaign SoodS In
+" can only tell you approximate what we did
four years ago. We sold then about 10000 suits,
hottyeen ; 900 and 5000 small flags and about
40 600 small badges. You can judge, however to
what an extent this business is carried when tell
Won that there ten or twelve different kinds OF
= . hat hn inv ant nf nflA nf
those has been made rich BY his royalty. There are
dozen different kinds of small flags, suits and
shirts manufactured =,
eighteen now, | think In month or two,
| however wnen the orders TOR uniforms begin ia
come ill., we shall probably have hundred at
Vine Tho firm of Hojer & Graham, in Duane-st.. was
next visited. Mr.. Graham sad: ne campaign
imnroyement will last until November. The mid
de i,p of August will probably be the best time"
Who are doing the more work IN that nne the
Democrats or the kepubllcansT
1.-The Democrats. rs usual
"Why do you say as usual
=. Reconse il Is their custom TO do more campai On
work of rhat kind. The Republicans do their elec.
Pioneering by means Ell pamphlets, papers, and
speeches while the Democrats believe more in ban
INCREASING, ana having grdhu HuiIaps' lHat, at
least, Is my opinion" ~
this year I" ,..o;.,.ua =. s;,,, ,o;u.i,, 49,, .
only 20 INTO this banner business as side matter.
we shall probably SELL however about 200 OF these
large banners 20x30 feet. These are worth at least
800 apiece" ,-,-.-
in late yearsp r., II A..
horners were of solid canv.s and heavy that
IL was almost impossible to keep them in place.
Holes had To be made so that the WIND would blow
throuph They were SO made that the artists. when
hunting them had to work at great disadvantage
These disadvantages have all been done away with
by making the main part OF the banner of network
| -. 9.
Arthur here. were done by artIstsp
Certainly; we always have National Acade;
mcans 10 do our work. II the artist who painted
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