Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-02
Hunting for Campaign Stories.


THE WORK BEING DONE BY THE COMMITTEES
SEARCHING OLD NEWSPAPERS AND CoNGR ESsIoNAL
I1C.HS M AND foLlIiCsmInE REPGS
BACK ALLIES
The work OF making records and collecting cam
palgn matter is being vigorously, though secretly
prosecuted. Both parties have men at work scour-
Ing through the departments and the Congressional
Library collecting data to be used on the stump.
Men may be seen every day at the Capitol pouring
over old newspaper files and Congressional docu-
ments, taxing notes of all matters which may in
any way be OF service in the coming struggle. The
that published by Hooper, which is said TO be very
meager IN Its details concerning Senator LOgan'S
history: The worst and best OF Blaine is supposed
TO be pretty well known by everybody. the papers
having thoroughly discussed the various charges
maze against his political character. The researches
into his political history are confined chiefly toeforts
On the part OF the democrats to fird some acts or
expression OF his dercgatory TO the Irish in an
Iasonlsn TO the laboring classes and on the part
Vi the fepuolcanS TO find means OF refuting the
graver charges againt him, and to establish his
friendly feeling for labor and Irish. There is abso
lutely nothing TO be learned OF Cleveland here and
no effort is made in that direction; and Hendricks
record is preserved from the campaign of "'76."
PAYING ATTENTION TO SENATOR LOGAN.
Ihe most work is devoted to Senator Logan,
whose political history has never been treated OF
minutely. His ante -bellum record is pounced upon
and devoured by the democratic "birds," who
claim 1t to be rich morsel. They are seeking to
elaborate what they claim to be his pro-slavery
record and are digging out everything in his past
ana present political acts which might be made to
appear inconsistent with his present declarations.
They are trying, also, to get UP anticiv service
record against him.
MORALITY AND POLITICS.
The department officials are becoming warmed
up to lighting condition, and many are restless
in their desire to make the campaign hot and ag-
gressive. Considerable disgust is expressed by
many of the most aggressive among them that the
"Cleveland scandal" which was started at his
nome ana circulated by some of the democratic
papers, is being allowed to die out and they are
urging the campaign managers to revive it and
make 1t campaign ISSUE They remember that
Curtis and the other Independents have declared
and morals and II that is the case anything reflect
Ing on Cleveands moral character should be seized
upon by the republicans. They urge that in the
absence OF any public record whatever his private
record becomes legitimate campaign property The
managers are inclined however, to use the records
of the parties rather than the men, except In par
ticular cases, that o. the Irish. when the can
VaSs Will be made on personal grounds.
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FOR THE GREENBAcKERs.
The effort to secure the greenback vote will be
very great From all localities where this element
Is particularly strong the committee are receiving
urgent requests for financial documents and argll-
ments to strengthen the republican position upon
this question. AS documents of financial char
acter have yet been prepared for circulation, the
tarin having occupied the most of their attention
they VIII have to issue of this class and they
are little troubled to where they are to get the
lialeiidL III Ile past session financial questions
were almost entirely ignored and nothing new or
important is furnished by the record Heretofore
the periodical statements very valuable 10 in
form the public OF the condition OF the finances
and furnished the party good material upon which
10 OaSe their arguments in favor OF the national
Dank system under their management, but the
democrats in Congress have put stop to this by
falling to make an appropriation for the compila-
tlon ana printing OF these statements, and it is
against the law for the government officials to fur
nish them, even at their own expense, for merely
poltcal purpose. In consequence they will prob
aDly De forced to use reprint OF the old documents
OF the last campaign together With such matter as
can be gathered now.
THE FUSION IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Upon their fusion with the greenbackers OF West
Virginia the republicans place their reliance for
carrying the state Their only anxiety is lest their
allies should not stand by them. West Virginia
republican, who had considerable to do with the
arrangement in the state, said to THE STAR man
to-day that 1t all depended upon whether or not
the greenbackers lived up to their agreement sMy
experience with them,m he said, sis that they
pretty slippery set of fellows They are generally
lor sale. and we have to watch them to see that
they don't sell us out II they stand by us we will
carry the state for Blaine; If they desert us we
won't That's the situation In nut Shell" Every
enort Will be made to cement this alliance, and
guard against treachery.