Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-14
LITERATURE FOR VOTERS.
Educational Work for Both Parties Going
on Under One Roof,

LITERATURE FOR VOTERS.
educational Work for Both Parties Going
on Under One Roof.
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES LOCATED IN WASHING
ToN-DIsTRIBUTING SPEECHES AND PAM
PHLETs-THE TARIFF QUESTION THE cuIFF
TOPIC.
The committees charged with attending to
the nations political campaign business are now
engaged in informing the patriotic people of
THIS country all about the political issues of the
coming campaign and instructing them as to
their duty. Though the republican congress
sional committee was not selected until Thurs
DAY and the democratic congressional committee
mas not been long organized, the campaign work
mas actually been going on for many months,
ana In 1act certain features of it have been unn-
corrupted since soon after the last presidential
election. The political work is now distributed
over a broader field than formerly. Some
branch of the organization of each party is
engaged In work constantly, and the unattached
tar1 reform clubs or associations. the protective
associations and civil service reform league are
engaged in some sort of campaign work all the
while. In other words, the campaign of educa-
ton is perpetual.
The three authorized committees, however,
have headquarters in Washington, and two of
them have but recently got down to the regular
routine campaign business. The alliance and
third party workers. who are so associated as to
make it difficult to tell (which from t'other. ~
nave had their permanent headquarters here
practically from the start and the sending out
OF documents has been kept up by them in
season and out of season.
The republican national committee and the
democratic congressional committee have es-
tabllshed headquarters in the same building
md h,,,I
OF + and 9Th streets.
THE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
The democratic congressional committee is
working with the association of democratic
clubs, occupying their headquarters and doing
work largely through the various democratic
clubs throughout the country. and they are
working In harmony with and practically under
the direction of the national committee. Their
headquarters comprise about six rooms, which
are furnished with desks, files, pigeon holes and
all the general outfit of big business Office
besides certain conference rooms within whose
walls plans may be Matched and secrets be given
an airing without danger of their getting away
In the regular working rooms the routine bust
ness OF sending out documents is in progress
regular force being employed in addressing
packages. and everybody connected with the
committee taking hand ut it when he has
nothing else to do. The literature being sent
out Is chiefly on the subject of the tariff though
the discussion of any other democratic doc
trine may be had at demand. Hundreds of
thousands OF copies OF the principal tariff
speeches made by the democrats in this Con-
gress have been sent ont already and probably
million or two will be distributed between
now and midsummer. OF course, there is much
to be done besides sending out documents, but
the secret work OF the committee may not be
discussed. The organization of the party has
been kept in good shape for prompt and effec-
he Iampcratia oil
ganization. and whatever the congressional and
national committees decide on for any section
OF the country at any time can be
done through these clubs. The work is
directed from here by Mr.. Mitchell,
the chairman Of the committee, and Mr. Law
renee Gardner. the secretary. Until the nomi-
nations are made and the platform is adopted
the work of the committee must necessarily be
general and without reference to any possible
ties in the line of candidates. The purpose is
to give every assistance possible in those con-
gressional districts where assistance is needed
and to thoroughly instruct the public ON the
subject of tariff.
After the nominations are made there will
probably be variety of documents prepared,
but at this time the campaign literature con-
sists almost exclusively of the tariff speeches
made in the House.
REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS.
The national committee have taken hold of
the campaign WOrk Tor the republicans, with
out waiting for the selection of the usual CON-
gressional committee, and have been hard at
work for some time. The congressional COM
mittee selected on Thursday will probably find
little to occupy them after they are organized.
unless they take hold simply as assistants in the
ROUTING. t es WORK. a., lneEe Is probably no govern
the steady nerformapce Of hn.;rnss anno.,,i ~,
to the most rigid business methods than that
from which the republican Marty is beno WV,
for the present camnaion n il oroanizeS 40
newsnaper Office and ~ bnreon os cenara, 80. 90
nation combined verv iaroe sn;te 90 r ,lnU,
has been fitted up for the purpose. One room
is exclusively for editorial work and from it a
tri-westIv nanar IL ;ssnsd in wh;oh ~ -
printed the various discnssions WHICH which, the
COMMITTEES want :" oet besore +h Mnic ro. Tue
As a mart Of the editorial work an exters;v" sr r
change list ia consnIted and Gle ~ nIn'; OK,
of vast extent is he;ng Lant i, sus,a,yot;n
In anotber ronn, ;s p a;i;ny s;';a; FORM.
al the var;ons docm,oa nv nra sl9n Inere
out and there is and t1e 'o se,'
whore oil aorts Of ,a,,e,aH ,,o.i "au i4oi,
few conorsss;ona, s,,aochas ors - Gone. very
by this COMMITTEE Nearlv ai tSa dss SEM ots