The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-11
CONDUCTING A CAMPAIGN.
yov THE WORK or COMMITTEES
u5s bhEN ENLARGED.
~,r.,,cuous Political Orgauixers-The Le-
s,,,mato Use of Monev-The Origin OF
w,dsawskes - What stump Speakers
R.ceiye-Larger Headquarters Needed.

rorspicuous Political orgnulxers-The hse-
,,,,m.to Use of Monev-The Origin OF
W,J..v.hes what stump Speakers
R,cei,e-Larger Headquarters Needed.
7, was the opinion OF Marshall Jewell that
Cha man who was com potent to run National
compnirn Committee and who did II. was q
COR, foolish person. The Governors exact
REORGANIZATION was: III he Is a poor man.
.ho same qualities that would enable him to
dir,ct A campaign committee would enable
MIN TO earn "A great fortune. and II he is
rlch man no could hire some ono
oss 10 do the work while no did tho heavy
standing around looked wise and took all the
glory OF success" He spoke from experience.
Va was the Chairman Of tho Republican Ma
tionnl Committee for several years. and while
ha did his work with enthusiasm and somo-
limos with success. no always spoke OF his
york As foolish. when looked at fl ON the point
NJ view OF personal consideration. 1t Is a
strange coincidence. too. that another son OF
connecticut, Con. Darnum. was Chairman OF
cha Democratic National Committee while
Jewell was conducting the Republican CAM
paign Gen Barnums opinion OF tho personal
advantage that the Chairman OF National
Committee gained was very much like that
which Gov lowell entertained.
Presidential campaigning hns grown to be
almost On exact science Men are living who
remember tho first hurrah campaign. and 1t Is
n pleasure TO hear such mon as the venerable
BENJAMIN silliman. who was O fiery whig in
1910 and great politician in his day. describe
the log cabin and hard cider campaign which
resulted in the election OF Gen. William II.
Harrison Tho flre OF his youthful enthusiasm
seems to kindle again as he tells the story OF
tho immense throngs that followed tho stump
speakers into the fields. sang tho campaign
songs with mighty voice. danced with CLEO
around the representations OF LOG cabins, and
qualcd hard cider.
When in reminiscent mood William NJ
Eynrts. who was young lawyer then. will re-
late the story OF that campaign. and that
aged but still enthusiastic political warrior.
Richard W. Thompson. delights to pass over
the politics OF u later day in which no was a
conspicuous figure and toll Of that remarka-
bic campaign OF Tippecanoe and Tyler. too
When he was Secretary OF the Navy. Mr..
Thompson declared that into no campaign
since that day had every citizen entered with
such tremendous enthusiasm as then. It
made the country scono OF political festival
for the greater part OF six months.
After that the campaigns were exciting.
They were conducted in q manner which slim
ulated enthusiasm and appealed to the eye
and the ear. In 1855 the campaigners organ
lied troops OF boys. and every village hid its
Fremont company dressed in white shirts
and dark trousers. on the side seams OF which
were stripes OF white tape. while the youthful
buchanan cohorts were dressed In Garibaldi
rred tape. The rich politicians. taking pride in
these youthful displays. presented to the young
politicians banners emblazoned with the le-
In the winter OF early spring Of 1890 Abra-
ea sn Rs sDak in
the Presidency. At that time Connecticut was
aspiring State as it was called. that is. its
In April, and were esteem cd OF political conse.
sbas STATE as nsss
national election in the fall i've tue quo '0r 'A0
end one or two other towns and Mr. Georse 5.
Bissell. q young banker OF Hartford. organ
escort him to the hall. The company "e Wore re
torches snd xere called wdsawakes and sadf out
national campaigning which seems to be p per- r.
mSSn aeInn. y. to s precision
than had oharacterized them from is40 Then
seened Be- to rase Rrsat Sae
a anSIs CRY which might bring everybody to the
sssmspt Of ss@psisns and to conducs them
with the precision and In some respects tho
Of great business AFFAIRS. Gov. Morgan Of New
York. then IN his prime as a great MERCHANT a
took IN active interest In the campaigns OF
that day. and his opponent was August Bel
mont who AVA WAS also Sn.n,s business man
tional reputs. Tho result was that business
methods bee an to t, shape campaign politics
in a hopeless minority in the North. and not
only that but it was rightly or wrongly sup:
with the external nation OF slavery Tint sen.
timsnt t. and its inconsiderabls bershp
Rs for Mr.
The political methods which had d"p BEEN In
vogue would have been useless Il Mr.. Bel
ability to conduct a campaign In a perfectly
more than anythns else to hoid t6e oS Bemo
cratic organization together until by changes
The change in campaign management had
6ssS%s when the camDagn q
factor In CAMPAIGNS. not meaning by that the
dishonOrub ns use 81 IT. but rather the legti-
lea! manager Is resronsible for the discovery p
q the . new !, psthod Of camppisnng. Much Gf
Walled What 50 few %anarer anfe eam nSs
enabled him to revolutionize prevailing meth
som;ething for the public to grasp. an ideal or
An issue on which campaign could be con-
Quoted with Just as much enthusiasm as char
scterized the famous campaign OF 1910. That.
however was to be tho Spectacular. the APP
pealing. and, the demonstratiye part Of the
campaign. which had been in former years
sat M Tdsn shoEwoSS tRa the time had
come when something else was necessary.
and that wac work which was to be done In
secrecy. not because it was dishonorabo. but
because It was strategic. It Involved tho
sense. In personal contact with the CAM
paiGn management, 1t, entailed the making
Of lists In, every sGhoo! district 1t required
correspondence calling for great corps Of Sec
fstaries 1t set the printing presses to work
week In other words. Il made necessary, the
community.
That work required money and great deal
oli. In tho campaign OF 1868. when II was
@d that $25O.OUO had been raised In New
iosk State. every penny OF which had been OK
pended s, !, eGitimately by the organization the
sogreatly has the science OF campaigning de-
sel9ped and SO prodigious are the calls upon
M "a