The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-11
OUR CAMPAIGN MANAGERS.
Where the Great Contest of 1888 VIII
Be Planned.
From, the Nc1c York Star.

From the Ne1c York Star.
Within radius of four blocks around
Madison square the greatest political battle
IN tbe history Of this country will be direct
"a While the republicans may not claim
New York as the actual battle ground, it
l. here that the generals of the two great
,olitical armies will do their planning, and
those engaged in the contest in Indiana,
%av. Jersey and Connecticut will have to
come hcrc for instructions and inspiration.
4s New York is the distributing station of
+Ic country il finance, literature, art and
cone Al commerce, so will it be the station
yor the distribution of the Siuews of war
nd army supplies generally, in this, as it
has been in the past campaigns of recent
years.
will be favored with comfortable quarters
The republicans will combine luxury with
utility. as well they can afford to with so
many available milliOnaires to "fry fat
ont Of The democratic commanders will
he content with mere comfort.
Democratic headquarters will be at No.
IN West Twenty ninth street, midway be-
tween Broadway and Fifth avenue The
house is a double one, four stories in height,
with a basement. 1t has been thoroughly
renovated, and the painters have just com
Melted their work. In a day or two the
work Of furnishing it will begin. The
furniture will be plain and comfortable,
Int no effort will be made at display. The
rooms in tho basement will be used for a
mailing department. On the first floor are
two large rooms on either side of the hall
On the left there are parlors, running
the length of the building These
will be nicely carpeted, but about
the only furniture will be two long
tables and number of chairs. The hand
some chandelier and mirrors that belong to
10 the house give the rooms a handsome ap-
nearance 1t is expected that these rooms
win be used for receptions. The rooms on
the other side of the hall are much mar
rover than the others. There are two of
them and they are separated by folding
doors. The front room will be fitted up as
a parlor in which leading members of the
uartv will be received. The back room will
PROBABLY be used as the private room of
Chairman Barnum.
On the floor above there are four large
rooms. The largest of the front rooms will
he filed with desks and will be for the gen
eral use of the members of the executive
committee The front room on the oppo-
site side of the hall will be given to the
chairman of the executive committee. The
room back of him will be used by his pri-
rooms on this floor will be used by members
of the advisory committee and prominent
democratic speakers who are waiting orders
from the committee. a campaign commit
Tee of nine is to be formed, as the executive
committee of twenty is too large for sharp
and effective canvass work. At least five
members of the subcommittee will always
be in attendance Calvin S. Brice of OHIO
and Herman Oelrichs of New York will be
members of the campaign committee.
The third floor will be given up to the
secretary, who will occupy one Of the front
rooms The other rooms will be used by
lis assistants, and the clerks of the COM
mittee will have commodious quarters on
4 the top floor. In week more the house
viii be ready for occupancy, and as soon as
il is there will be a meeting of the execu-
tive committee, q chairman will be elected,
and the machinery Of the campaign will be
set IN motion.
The democratic state committee will, as
4 usual have their headquarters at the Hotf-
man house. The billiard room will be used
as a reception room and for the clerks. A
] portion of it is being partitioned off to be
used by Chairman Murphy and the secre-
tarv of the committee Two of the recep-
ton rooms in the annex of the Hoffman
will also be used by the committee. The
work of placing the billiard room in order
is now going on.
The republicans are having trouble about
arranging for their headquarters. About a
month ago hundred mllliOnaires sub
Scribed 800 each, making total Of $4,000,
and leased a luxurious gambling establish
ment in West Twentv-ffth street until the
middle of November. The house is large
and paatlal and was formerly the Carleton
club Since the demise of that organiza-
ton, something over year ago, it has been
heightened gambling establishment.
When the house was leased by the Iepubli-
cans 1t was furnished at great expense.
They leased furniture and all, so that the
mlIliOnaires who grew rich from the trusts
and monopolies that the republicans per
mtted, viii have a nice place to go to have
the fat fried" out of them.
The house was intended to accommodate
all the republican organizations, the ma
uonal, state and county committees. AT 9
meeting of the national committee in
lineage the day after the convention, when
the matter of headquarters was mentioned
le members manifested great opposition tC
gong III the same building with any Other
committee They favored the leasing of q
Guiding of their own. Now it is believed
le national committee will occupy the
magnificent quarters in Twenty-fifLh street,
ana the members of the state
ana county committees will have tc
"htent themselves in less luxurious rooms
u tae Fifth Avenue hotel. Those they
III occupy are the same rooms they had
sulng the last campaign. But the John
aIe> and "Barnies' Of the county commit
&c, VINO have been picturing themselves
,IlAlhg on fine rugs and holding down
eNet-cushioned chairs, are not going to
s s reender the luxurious quarters to the
Usnugs' of the national committee, 10 be
Se1 Tor frying fat" out of millionaires,
"i III doing some tall kicking.
ne republicans are going to experience
W. wen more difficulty IN deciding who is
ol9g 10 have charge of their headquarters.
D. Garrison was considered to be the
a ., member of the executive COMMITTEES
~ loo4' and he is supposed to be the lest
,5lupped man for chairman Of the exc ;u-
ave committee, but If Steve Elkins is 10 be
C prominent figure in the campaign Mr..
S'"iAson may not be Chairman.
7 and Mr.. Elkins are not as cordial
thsy used to be. Mr.. Clarkson is
-, e'lAeq to question Elkins' political sagac-
\, ana II IS said he blames the genial
On, Pl'h with some of the blunders of the
IN. YaiSi OF 1854 Harrison wants TO have
T" ,,Ip,' John &. New and ex-Commissioner
my conduct the campaign. New might
oo9h chairman of the executive com
Man, out Levi F. Morton is not fond OF
Nr am, anu mas already sent word to Harri-
c. Y1aV the less New has to do with this
PSt,h The better it will SUIT him
.,rNE' Norton has the barrel and is also
ht;go'el ~ secure the Wall street contri
Nav ,nI 70 the campaign fund, his right to
VINO Shall control the distribution Of
M 'OOue Is undisputed Morton agrees