The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-25
PRACTICAL POLITICS WANTED.
Republican WArhorses Disguised Witt
Carter's Sentime mental Campaign


Cartsr's Sentim ontal Cam paign.
New YORK. Aug. 24.-Mr. Harrison's ma
tional executive committee has had some
snpleasans experiences lately which the
members do not like to talk about. Several
members of the com mittee, among them
Messrs. Hansbrou9h, of North Dakota, and
Campbell, of Illinois. are reported to have
used plain language in oritioising the
methods which had been adopted for cam
pRign work in the west, and 10 have limited
that the men who had the desks in the
brownstone building, 518 Fifth avenue.
have lost a golden opportunity for winning
votes in the middle western states.
Others who ara not members of the COM
mittee, but who have had experience as
politicians, have talked to MIR. Garter and
his associates in the same strain. Among
them are Senator Pettigrew, of South Da-
kOta, John +. SanbOrn, formerly member
of the national committee, Alexander Nc
Kenzis, of North Dakota, and Others.
''lLe committee il behaving as if it were
which had an established revenue when it
was not necessary to do anything in the
way of drumming up trade" said ono OF
the dissatisfied ones yesterday. "Thoy will
find that they cannot play At politics Or
work simply the old territory. They must
ul.ocs Sneli oanpaien ALONG lines ROE ners-
toiore wo ked If they expect to win."
The real grievance of the westerners ia
said to lie in the failure of the executive
committee to establish branch headquar-
ters at Chicago. 1t has been as good a.
settled that this would not be done, though
it WAS suRgeated yesterday that, inasmuch
as the dem mocratio committee had placed a
branch in Chicago, the republicans might
follow their example.
When Campbell was made chairman of
the committee the Chicago b,anch was
thought sure to follow. j. H. Tanner, OF
Illinois. who was member of the executive
committee from that state. was an enthusi-
asst in favor of the plan and had set his
heart on II to such All extent that when the
committee refused he packed his Rripsack
and went away in fit of indignation. His
resignation followed soon after, for the al
legged reason that Campbell had been given
a place on the executive committee. and it
was not desired to make the committee top
heavy with Illinois men.
The westcrners com plain that while the
battle must be fought in Illinois. Wisoon-
sin, Michigan and Iowa, the committee 70
fuses to throw ont skirmish line in that
section Of the country. They complain
that while the members Of tho committee
are willing to listen to three-hour argu-
ment in favor OF the adoption of n campaign
hat with hand made up of alleged Ameri-
can tin plate. prominent men who are iphu-
ential In carrying a congressional district
in some western state are given The cold
shoulder at headquarters and allowed to
wait in the ante rooms. They compl ain
that the committee devotes time to the dis
cussion of the proper color Of the trousers
which the college boys should wear ON
their paradss, which might better be de-
voted to some thoughtful debate with con-
gressmen ~ to how best the issues may be
set before the people in their districts.
They complain that volube thought IL
given to the appearance of club OF female
bicycle riders, while the war horses Of the
party are not allowed to give advice 10
which their standing in the party entities
them. They say they want more practical
politics and less sentiment In the campaign
work. They regret that M. Dudley with
his Quintuplc System VI coralling "foaters''
u not at the helm. And these thinRs have
been talked 90 plainly that IL causes the
committee ANNOYANCE. The members oan-