The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-07
THE LATE CAMPAIGN.
- the Work Was Done and
Who Did Is.
.;as view Of How Great
,.,,.,, Battle was Fought and
Great victory Wen
Chicago Tribune.

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- xith entire knowledge OF the
-, -, would be an actual history Of
s'Y'eD a,ablican national committee
W has lust conducted the party TO
soe victory. There IS no sub
81 .or on which intelligent men
,alksng more earnestly than of
Committee, the material Of its
'..s a. the methods Of its con-
=, he wise plans oy which il won
,rsat a victory against so heavy
IN and the inside facts Of It's organ
-, and management The czna-
- began aueerly enough 20 far as
is.gational committee IS concerned.
rr.s the intention. pretty fully IN
..,.tood both by the public and the
..,u,jt;ee 10 have had another
s.;-mau than the politician from
a.vtvania. who has Won such bril-
ls-t lsurels in this contest.
7, fact worthy Of recalling now
~. NJ ClarkSOn Of Iowa was gener-
~ - iooked upon a. the man who
~ - IL chairman OF the committee
10 was indeed elected a. tenn
y. chairman al Chicago and was
-rbaice Of large majority OF the
ssmuittee when It met IN this city IN
~ fore part Of July TO accomplish
ssss = organization. There Is 10
so,bt hut that be would have been
sssehsirnan except for biz ogn ac-
-. "a the matter He resisted the
ss-sssls al his friends and the argu-
-sglot. 81 many who we're strangers 10
n, and was resolute in his
.a-r.e 10 the end lie felt
~ the chairman should be
Eastern man, and that a bet
= ne could not be chOsen than Ar.
oasv He didn't even intend TO play
sngeninent part in the campaign nor
~ with the committee ia the East,
ri Vas afterwards induced - remain
- v,ce-chairmau and staid here from
~ frat week OF his arrival until the
sgbt was over. From the start he
.s.,Isd down to the work, not only a
cordial bat enthusiastic supporter OF
Chairman QUAY, and has steadily been
hbjpdustriOus cO-worEer in every part
al the campaign, and has frequently
sxpressed the opinion that no other
man in the list Of party membership
could have won this victory for the
psrty except the one who was chosen
Is chairman.
Prom gentlemen closely connected
with the committee there has been
learned something Of the details Of
he inside workings OF the campaign.
The prestige and popularity Of the
e0mnlittee and the reputation IL has
established for silent work, never tell
isg Of its plans, and never letting the
enemy know where IL was going TO
grke. make everything that can be
armed as TO the particulars OF its
engagement Of special interest 10 the
public. Some OF these things in re
gard TO the western men on the COM
miitee will especially interest western
readers.
Tbs national committee met in New
York the lith OF July, fully realizing
the magnitude OF the struggle it had
been called upon by the party to make.
The general committee, with Mr.,
Garrison presiding. held prOtracted
sessions. during which time il appoint
ell an executive committee OF II 70
conduct the campaign, and elected
Mr.. QUAY as chairman, Mr. Clarkson
as vice-chairman, Cen Dudley Is
treasurer and Mr. Fas~ett As secretary.
The executive committee held i've
DAYS session after the adjournment oil
the full committee with Mr.. Clarkson
in the chair, Mr. Quay being uuayoid-
ably absent During this time much
of the detail OF the organization was
blocked out and subcommittee APP
pointed and perfected so carry out the
different plans originated.
Senator Quay arrived the last day
and Immediately and heartily entered
iato all the plans and won the cordial
confidence and support OF his col
leagues from the first. lie indicated
the three or four members OF the exc
cutive committee whom he desired 70
remain throughout the campaign. ant
A. it was unavoidable that he SHOULD
remain in Washington 90 fulfill hi
duties of United States senator
through the months of July aud Al
gust the executive committee was in
structed, with MIR. GARRISON as vice
chairman. to proceed with the detail
organization OF the campaign.
The committee rented its headquar
tiers and began its WORK ON the l5tt
day OF July. A. soon as headquarter'
were opened the members of the com
mitiee who were here settled down e
such exact and skilllul detail work a
no PARTY in this country had ever az
tempted before. This work for tive
months fell largely on Mr.. Clark son
and Gen. Dudley. and during that
time was laid the foundation, strong
and sare, for the splendid campaign
which began in dead earnest the 10th
Of September, when Mr. Quay came
on 20 stay ana took charge in form,
AeSsrs Clarkson and Dudley, two
men pretty we'll known IN politics, who
have for each other an affection and
intimacy seldom seen except among
brothers, and who together made the
organization and conducted the CAM
paign in Ohio fer Blaine IN October,
Isl. did pretty fair work all through
the summer months, and the mem
hers OF the committee are cordial in
their estimate and praise. TO h as u
The efficiency and fidelity OF their
lAbors
The days were spent at the head
quarters receiving visitors listening to
everybody $ suggestions. and gaining
The general average al party opinion
and counsel. For no committee was
ever more eager to keep close 90 public
opinion and party opinion than this
o1e which made -uch e bold. skiiliUl
and successful light. The nights We're
spent at the Everett in perfeCting all
lane sea g.
eefreSp0ndeuee that was maintained
sth every ntighhoyhuod Ia every
do1bltgl aud hopeful! state, and with
Ne country az lAr-e The work was
saormouS u WAS soon evident 80 the
saolc that the great work ~ the COM
aitee had been substituted, that Mr..
feSseaGcn had been assigned the Spc-
"a dgy Of booking alter Connecticut,
NJ Hobart IN caring for New Jersey,
Aad M. Fa.sett I'm attending q the de-
1Al' affairs OF she >scretlry- Oi the
N'eHlt{ec, % most extreme and diff
sait place g. ii.l aad allied by him All
nlrably.
TWAS soon DEVELOPED that the gem
ga campaign Wa being conducted by
Niiee QUAY Dudley and Clark
IN u ;, -ou4 thing 20 ~av la poll
- lhat these men putting aside
everything else. kuoeiuE nothing OF
fAeusy trying vuly 10 supplement-
~ support each other came together
: perfect Cnity and worked a. three
asA seldom have worked SOLELY for
g good OF the party and icr the one
q % party success \o people are
e9faiN and none Others A. able 10