The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-09

at our disposal, Rhode Island twelve and
Arkansas twenty, in which the names of
Breckenridge and Berry figure promi-
nently. Missouri has not been behind.
and Gov. David r. Francis. Congressman
Hatch. Clardy, Tarsney and Dockery are
but few in the long list Of superb Demo-
Gratis from that state who 60 whore the
committee sends them and where glory
awaits them.
kansas is making splendid showing
on the lists. Ex-Gov. Click, Judge Mar
tin, ex-Gov. Robinson. Bailey P. Wagge-
ner, ex-Gov. Moonlight are but a few of
the brilliant names ON the rolls here for
service East or West, North or South.
1.-The fight centers in nine states so far
as we are concerned. The South has
shown itself abundantly able to holds its
own, much more so in fact than the most
intense ofthe Republican states, and SO our
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey. West
Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hamp-
shire, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa.
81 lay particular stress on our chances
in New Hampshire, for with the showing
made in Vermont and Maine it looks on
the surface an easy matter to overcome the
tritling and almost ridiculous Republican
majority achieved ut the last election.
Yes, New Hampshire is a pivotal state,
and the best orators at our command will
be in the field there from now to the end
of the campaign.
Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin are the
scene of oTatorical activity unknown to
the voters of any but pivotal states. In
Iowa the oratoricai forces are headed by
Gov. Boies, and 300 brilliant men from
every section of the country are aiding in
the work of keeping this new Democratic
state in line.
WISCONSIN has its Villas and its Bragg
to head the forces, and Governor Peck's
majority as we'll as that for the national
ticket will be very like that achieved dur
ing the memorable landslide of TWO years
ago.
I'm Illinois. General Adlai Z. Steven
son, Senator Palmer, Congressman Cable
and Candidate Altgeld are heading force
of orators which, with those We are send
ing there, must easily number three or
four hundred. So you see the enthusiasm
which was once deemed the sole property
OF Indiana and Ohio, has been transferred
this year 10 the states farther west and
north"
William N. Hahn, of Ohio, is the gen.
tieman who has charge OF the speakers at
national Republican headquarters. Mr..
Hahn Is still a young man, not more than
30, but thoroughly yersed in the deft and
duicet business OF politics. His experience
was Cleaned in the Buckeye state, where
they teach the rudiments of "How TO Get
On IN Politics" To the school children.
Then Mr.. Hahn has run for Office in his
state think 1t was for commissioner of
public works-and this also has added to
his vast political erudition. He is on the
top door OF the headquarters on Fifth
avenue, which Is reached after touching
fourteen springs attached to fourteen wire
doors, all reaching TO the ceiling. In fact
for time thought | was looking for the
warden of jail
But go. into his airy den at last. It is
all light. and the great map of the United
states Is regarded benignantly by the por-
traits OF the candidates, by one of James
q. Blaine and by a statue of the father of
his country. This map, by the way, is
worth more than passing notice, for il is
part of Mr. Hahn's great system OF ora
torlcal distribution. II shows every week
just where each of the 200 orators at the
command OF the committee is. The day
looked az IL there was q slip pinned on the
printed words, Fort Payne, Ala" and on
tha; slip the name OF Chris Magee was deft-
ly written. Beyond that locked in vain for
slip on any portion Of the South. But
New York was fairly alive. so was Con-
nec:icut. so was Yves. Virginia. So was
Massachusetts,, so we're New Jersey, flh-
nois. Indiana. Michigan and Wisconsin
The Mckinley slip Was well worn. IL had