Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-01

roll at night, and most likely, by his per-
sonal knowledge of the voters, be able to
classify all but few Ofsuch as he cannot
classify he will make an abstract Of their
names, and rs be meets political friends On
the roads, at court, or at church, he will in
quire Of them as 10 the political status 81.
such persons, until he is able to locate.
politically, the last mau Of the number, aaI
then the classification Of his roll is com.
plete. Opposite each name he will be abe
to enter:
For Pronounced Democratic. D.
For Doubtful Democrat-D d.
For Pronounced White Repubican-P.
w. R.
For Doubtful White Republican W. r.
For Pronounced Colored Repubiicaa-P.
c. R.
For Doubtful Colored Republican,
CIR.
Here, then, he will have the aggregate
vote of the precinct. and the number OF Ger
tain democratic and the number of ain
republican votes that are most likely t, be-
cast and he will have the number of louht.
full votes on either side.
Ofthis latter class, in tho order named,
he will want to make list giving the post.
Office of each person: that is to say, 4 list Of
the doubtful democrats and a LIST OF iMc
stay. at-homes; a list Of the doubtful lepub-
licans and q list of the stay -at-homcs -ail:x.
ing the letter G where the doub.lal o. stay
at-home republican is coored man.
This information is absolutely essential
to success, and especially 10 close counties
or senatorial districts
1t enables you to project the rssnl: with a
reasonable degree of certainty. It. tells ycu
what votes you have and what additional
votes you must get, over and above your
pronounced vote, to succeed; and tells you
precisely where you must 60 10 get il; AID
it enables you to calculate the cost, and
where and how to incur the cost.
1t enables you to present your case here
on an intelligent basis for help, which can
not be given on aay other presentation.
1t will enable lis to determine what 70.
suits can be reached, and the outlay neces.
sary to insure them.
1t will enable you to put in the hands Of
the legislative candidates precisely the
names of the voters 10 each precinct whom
he should personally see and canvass. 1t
enables the precinct chairman to know pre-.
csely the s;ay-at homo voters, whom Ea
must arrange to have gone for and brought
to the polls on election day early in the day
1t enables him to assign this work aud inn
portant duty to a, B, G and ID, who live
near such stay homes, allotting 70 4 the
duty of calling for Tom, Dick and Harry
early in the morning OF election day and
bringing them on to the polls.
This is the vote that only such attention
and provision will enable yom to get in, and
it tells.
shall hope that county chairmen will Ivy
the 10th day of September be able to fer
ward me the information above described !;
meanwhile no chairman should be content
until he has gone to each precinct and en-
listed the right man for precinct chajrman
and he has started on the work.
When this organization is effected, and
the information called for is ready, the work
of the canvass will be in splendid shape Tor
prosecution and success. Every effort will
be in the right place and effective.
Let me hear quickly if you can and viii
carry out this scheme. Yours truly,
WILLIAM MALONE, Chairman