Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-26
THEY'RE HARDATWO
WHAT TIE FOXY AND ASTUTE REPUBLICAN
LEADERS ARE UP TO.
Their Headquarters Open in This City, and Corps
of Clerks and Typswritsrs Hard at
Work Sending Out Campaign
Literature

The Republican campaign managers
in this portion of West Virginia haven't
been saying a great deal for publication
regarding their plans, OF late, but
they've cut quite pile Of wood, never
theless, and have q good force OF clerks,
type-writers, and stenographers at work
right here in Wheeling.
Bales and bales Of campaign litera-
ture have been prepared during the
spring months, and sack after sack OF IL
has been sent through the mailSand by
express, to all portions Of the State.
Some of the literature is OF partlcu-
larly insidious nature, and as in the
great majority Of cases IL is mailed
under cover TO individual voterS-7ery
often thoee of Democratic, or at least
of independence or undecided views-itis
concluded, and not without reason,
that il will have considerable effect In
molding public opinion. Spacious and
fallaciOuS arguments, II presented In
plausible form ana allowed to go uncon-
tradicted or undenied, are recognized
by the Republican managers as exert
ing an appreciable influence in close
campaign, and with this thought upper
most 10 the minds of those who are at
the helm Of the Republican scOw for the
race soon TO begin over the Presidential
course, they have taken somewhat
earlier start than usual, and are doing
all that energy, experience and political
keep the weather gage.
The headquarters of the Republican
State Executive Committee in this city
are on Chapine street, just south OF the
old Court House, in the two rooms for
merly occupied by DR.. Eugene Hildreth.
These rooms have been used by the
Com ttee since about April 1st, and
from these apartments a great amount
of campaign literature has been sent
out. Hon. w. NJ. o. Dawson, Of Pres
ton county, has immediate charge of
affairs, and two young lady clerks are
kept busy putting up mail matter. AT
the Office of Mr.. w. j. w. Cowden an
other stenographer is employed, and
typewriter is kept on the hum almost
continually. There are indications
that this force will very shortly be in
creased, that the present large stock Of
printed matter will be largely added TO,
and that the State will be flooded with
Republican campaign matter OF various
sorts and descriptions.
A couple Of days ago a REGISTER re-
porter dropped into the Chapline street
Office in quest of information. Mr..
Dawson was temporarily absent in
Kingwood on business, but there
was an air of activity about the place
which suggested a considerable amount
of business system. Arranged in piles
about the room was an immense number
of pamphlets. Hon. e. Wesley Atkin-
sons "a. b. c." of the tariff was con-
Spcuous document, and there were
heaps OF THE Farmers Poor Richard
Almanac" an ingenious and plauSi-
BILE Republican text book, which
seems to be perfectly innocent until
somewhat carefully inspected. Other
less Notwithstanding circulars and
pamphlets were strewn about the floor
or covered the tables. There are long
lists Of addresses of doubtful voters,
boxes Of envelopes, and the varied par
aphernalia of a thoroughly equipped
bureau for the dissemination OF political
literature, to aid in the Republican plan
to capture West Virginia this fall"
The subject Of the headquarters was
mentioned to a Republican after the
reporter had left the place, and he ad-
mitted that this bureau was but one OF
several similar centres of distribution
which were to be put in running order
as soon as possible. He said:
There is nothing like getting to
work early. We made start several
months ago, and sent out tariff docu-
ments and other stuff by the wagon load
before any Of you fellows got onto US.
We are now following up our opening
by sending several sorts OF stuff, to
suit particular people or localities. We
have got the ear Of a number OF
doubtful voters in every county, and are
system of personal letters
which will bring many a voter over TO
our side The beauty of it all is that
we have business sense enough 10 know
that this work will have TO have atten-
tion in order to have it done right, and
we are paying good men good salaries
TO take charge OF the campaign. En-
thuSiaSm is all right in its way, but most
men have to work for a living, and we
are putting considerable amount OF
cash where it will do the most good by
getting salaried men Of brains TO take
charge Of matters"