Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-10-12

Aags all around the walls and campaign
charts. There were two big mir.
rors in this room-one between
the windows and the other on the
marble mantelpiece. In the center Of the
room was long table strewn with
campaign cards, including lot of those
headed the English ticket" bearing cut
Of the British flag and English newspaper
Endorsements of President Cleveland.
There was book here in which visitors
register. Leading from this room by
folding doors is what was used, when the
house was run as hotel, as back
parlor. This is the room of Col. II. L.
Swords, of Des Moines, Iowa, the hand
some, courtly and courteous sergeant-at-
arms. He has got an iron fence in front
of his desk to keep out those who might
members of the committee. Leading from
tors and another rear parlor, which also has
an entrance from the end Of the hallway.
This has three windows looking out into
an area way. Col. j. S. Clarkson, of Iowa,
the vice chairman, occupied this room
until he was disabled by spraining his
ankle several weeks ago. He does the
most of his work in the Everett house in
Union Square. His room is now occupied
by Col. William c. Goodloe, of Kentucky,
who has recently taken charge of the
campaign speakers bureau.
Beyond this room is another spacious
apartment used by Col. NJ. S. Quay, the
chairman, his private secretary and staff
eff stenographers and typewriters. Here's
where the executive committee meets
every Thursday to talk over the work and
the progress of the campaign. In the ex-
tension that juts off from the main build
ing at this point is cozy apartment used
by Col. Quay as private office for con-
sultations with members of the commit
tee and personal friends who wish to talk
to him alone
The second floor is reached by members
of the committee and the clerks by rear
stairway, or by the broad carpeted stair.
case in the front hallway. On this floor
the large, light and airy front room is
used as the newspaper bureau, which is
in charge of F. B. Loomis, of Washington,
assisted by James G. Blaine, Jr. The
former keeps a file of the leading news
papers and prepares the headquarters
news for the city reporters and CORE
spondents who call daily and ask eff
there is anything new2" or "Have you
any news today?"
They never go away without getting
some important items, showing how free
trade is driving Democrats away from the
standard bearers of their party to Harri-
son, Morton and protection, or about the
enthusiasm and hopeful signs among the
Republican masses throughout the
country. Adjoining this room is q
small apartment over the main en-
trance used by Col. Delaney, of Pennsyl-
vania, who runs the Irish department of
the campaign. The room in the rear of
the newspaper bureau is used by Gen.
John G. New, of Indianapolis. Back of
this are the smaller rooms of j. Sloat
Fassett, secretary Of the committee, and
his clerk Next to his quarters is o larger
room, the last one in the rear on this
floor, where Col. Clarkson, Col. w. w.
Dudley, the treasurer of the committee,
who has charge of the finances of the
campaign, and Garrett A. Hobart, of New
Jersey, have desks.
The top floor is used by Col. L. w.
Habercon, who has charge of the German
bureau, telegraph operators and type
writer's, there being nine of the latter
employed to do the work of the commit.
tee.
The spacious basement floor is used for
the reception of documents, mailing and
packing. All the campaign literature
is prepared and printed in Wash
ington, under the direction of the
congressional campaign committee,
which is. located at 14O1 Massachu-
setts avenue, and is under the personal
supervision of Edward Mcpherson. After
the books and documents are printed they
are forwarded to New York Col. Smith,
of Denver, and his assistants send them
out to state and campaign committees all
over the country, and the latter distrib.
ute this vast quantity Of Republican lit.
erature to the voters in their respective
towns and cities.
A great deal of hard work is done at
the national headquarters. The reward
so far is hopeful and still more encourag-
ing reports daily of Republican activity
and enthusiasm from the coast of Maine
to the Pacific slope and from Lake Supe-
rior to the Gulf of Mexico Everything
points to great victory for Harrison,
Morton and protection. L. G. R.