Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-05
WORK OF THE CAMPAIGN.

WORK OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Headquarters of the Republican Congress
sional Committee Established Here.
How THE vorEas WILL BE EDUCATED AND THE
CLASS OF LITERATURE THAT WILL BE SENT
orr-wHAr 1T COSTS TO RUN A CAMPAIGN
AND HOW THE MONEY! Is ExPISDEp.
The republican congressional campaign COM
mittee has estat lished quarters in this city and
inaugurated the work of the coming political
campaign The committee is housed in the
building on G. street west Of 18th. formerly &C.
cupied BY the United Service Club, and occu-
pies the entire building.
Mr.. Edward Mcpherson, secretary Of the
congressional committee. is in charge OF head
quarters and directs the work Of the employees.
The congressional committee conducts a cam
paign Of education among the people by dis
seminating literature and speeches which will
make good campaign material
In this work the committee is aided by the able
efforts Of Capt. L. II. Mckee. who had charge
Of the document room Of the House under the
Fifty first Congress. and who is now in charge
of the bureau Of literature of the national com
mittee with headquarters at Washington.
VOTERS WHO MAY BE EDUCATED.
The committee has obtained from the various
republican organizations throughout the states
the names Of some 500. 900 voters, principally
men who vote independently of any party or
who are democrats Of little faith and likely to
be brought into the ranks of the faithful by a
judicious presentation Of the true political stu
alton. Twenty CLERKS are kept busy all day ad
dressing. wrapping and mailing books. PAM
phlets and speeches to these voters. and every
night the DAYS work is carted away In . mail
wagon and dumped at the post Office
CLASS OF LITERATURE SENT OUT.
The class Of literature which is sent out by
the committee is of a radical pro-republican.
protective tariff nature. Such titles, for in
stance As WHY Am Republican, Demo
cratic Libel on the Government Credit and the
Fal-e Cry II Billion-dollar Congress" and q
'Tarif CatechisIn.' For rural reading there is
"A Farmers Appeal to Fafmers' and Farm
Mortgage Not an Evidence Of Distress" The
patriotic heart il appealed to by the Life of
Abraham Lincoln" There are five volumes on
THE Tariff Riddle" and one book. How Pro-
lection Increases the Nations Wealth" \
thrilling novel with a republican moral is emit
tied Better Dead Than Homeless"
The USUAL PRACTICE
In every presidential campaign elaborate
documents are printed and sent out by the car
load TO various sections Of the country. A
Senator OF member of Congress will often make
a speech in Congress for the purpose of infiu-
encing the campaign He will then come to
the national committee afterward and ask TO
have this speech circulated one Of the COM
mittee's documents. There is q tradition around
every political headquarters which favors the
circulation of documents This circulation
IL stimulated BY the demands OF local speak
ers Undoubtedly these documents have a de-
cided value in furnishing arguments and au-
thoritative statements of facts to the speakers
throughout the country. The information COLI
yeyed by the publications reaches the voters in
practical way only through the speakers. Few
people have patience or interest sufficient tn
read political documents OF any length. The
publications which have had the greatest effect
have been very brief paragraphs representing
great concentration of facts upon one sheet Of
paper. Sometimes a damaging extract from
an opponents speech can be circulated with
great effect BY having it printed upon q little
card
In 1893 the republican national committee .
faid TO have spent 500 900 in circulating docu-
ments-
COST OF CAMPAIGNS.
In this connection the question is suggested
how much is required 70 run presidential cam
paign. This Is a question that is often asked.
but never satisfactorily answered. In every
campaign there ure stories circulated on both
sides concerning the Use Of money. These are
invariably exaggerated In 1850 the national
committee Of the republican party il said to
have received in the way OF subscriptions some
S45O.OOO. This money was discussed through
the chairmarship of Marshall Jewell, the former
Postmaster General Of Gen. Grant. In the
campaign Of 1854 some $500 900 was raised. b.
F. Jones of Pittsburg the chairman Of the
committee that collected the money and spent
IL. In 1883 Senator QUAY had the disbursement
Of some 100000 This was the largest sum
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In each one of the years above named the
democrats had about the same amount of
money. In 1850 and 1884 they had an equal
amount. 1t can be said generally In every pres
idential campaign that the democrats raise az
much money the republicans In the year
committees disbursed In the last campaign over
81 500 900.
HOW NoNEY Is SPENT.
Something OF idea Of where the money
goes can be obtained by running over the dis
bursements of the republican national commit
tee in 1885 In this year sl00. 900 was spent in
directing documents and circulating them
Another sl0O. 900 was spent speakers and
their expenses. In the direction Of congressional
contests 800 900 more disbursed Wher-
ever a congressional district was close money
would be sent 20 me republican candidate to be
used for legitimate campaign purposes. These
camIaign expenses comprised the hiring Of
bands, the furnishing of uniforms to societies,
the paying Of the cost OF parades
and other things of like character
Some 100000 disbursed in close
states like New Jersey. Indiana Con-
necticut and New York. About 500 900 was
spent at the national headquarters for main
tanning that Office in frst-class style and de-
fraying the cost of the campaign in the city of
New York A great manv Of the parades and
professions In New York are arranged and pre-
pared by the two national committees II is an
element in The campaign which really counts
for very little OF course "a evidence of en-
thusiasm and interest such parades have no
value unless they are the result Of q spontaneous
feeling Of interest among party followers Such
parades. however, cost money. and where the
enthusiasm IL not sufficient to raise ell the
money required the national committee gen.
orally comes to the rescue.
PERSONAL ExPESsEX
The item Of personal expenses around a ns-
tioEal committee is always large. The item Of
carriage hire Is always a large one. On election
days ttis amounts to extraordinary proportions.
OF course. in the disbursement OF these large
sums Of money, and all upon honor some OF it
NAV not reach the channels for which IL was in
tended But business men generally have ways
OF finding out whether they are being CORRECTLY
served or not. and in the main there are no
personal scandals connected with the disburse-