Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-08
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS

Will all terminate no one can yet predict.
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS
The Committees of the Two Parties and
Their Accommodation.
Special Correspondence Of The Evenn, Star.
New YORK, Aug. z. 1892.
If the average Washingtoniau suspects him.
self at home in Washington by the number Of
fam liar faces that he sees in New York be will
feel absolutely assured of the fact when he
strikes the republican headquarters. Here
from Chairman Carter 10 Secretary McComas
on down through the line of employees one finds
Washingtonians scattered everywhere through
the big building where the republican head
quarters arc located The first familiar face
seen on entering the building is that of genial
Tom Cavanaugh. formerly assistant sergeant-at-
arms of the House. The selection of Mr. Cav
anaugh for the position OF serceant-at-arms for
the committee Is a most excellent one. His
long experience in Washington has given him
the acquaintance of almost every man who calls
or Is liable TO call upon political subjects lie
Is ready to meet every caller and greets him ac-
cordlng to his importance. More than that he
intuihvely knows what each man is likely to
want and whom he ought 10 see
He is valuable buffer so to speak. between
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hungry political public. for every man who
calls has some scheme. Sometimes he is a men,
Der of Congress who wants money to help carry
his district; sometimes he is a government Of
fetal anxious TO consult about the situation in
his own state and to recommend liberal ex-
penditures for carrying the state or certain of
Its districts; sometimes he is a man with a
scheme which he insists would be beneficial in
enthusing the public or in bringing certain
classes of voters into line.
Scattered through the big buildings everv-
where you see Wasbingtonians. among them
MIR. Edwards. formerly of the census Office, who
now acts a. private secretary TO Chairman Car
ter; VIM. Duff Haynie, who chief clerk in
the first assistant postmaster generals Office
under Mr.. Stevenson, now superintendent of
bureau of information and others.
COMPARING THE COMMITTEES.
Taking one consideration with another a
comparison of the national committees of the
two parties impresses one with the idea that
the republicans have some advantages.
To begin with, their headquarters have a
more buslness-like appearance. They are fitted
up ii elegant s. lie and there is an air Of BUSH
ness activity. Everything looks business like
In the front part of the large and elegant
brown-stone building is the general reception
room. which was the parlor of the mansion
That Is separated from what were the back
parlors by simply a japanese portiere. Back
of that the big back parlor has been cut up
INTO little rooms for each man employed there,
simply by running L.gh wire screens across
the room. The large and handsome dining
room which opened off the back parlor and
which is reached b.; the main hall of the build
ing, is Secretary McCor as Office. A high roll
top desk, covered with papers, letters and
everything else that pertains to business of this
sort, occupies position in the cente- Of the
waxed floor. Chairman Carter has his Office
upstairs in the big front room; his private sec
rotary, who Is an expert stenographer. has q
desk close at hand. and a corps OF clerks are
engaged in adjoining rooms. Secretary Nc
Comas receives the callers and where their
business is Of sufficient importance to warrant
1t visits Chairman Carter and discusses the
matter with him, then if Mr.. Carter wants to
see the callers they are ushered up to him. He
is obliged to do this, for if he should see every
body tina. calls has time would be absolutely
occupied in this one feature of the work.
AT DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS.
The democratic headquarters is very similar
in their general appearance to those of the re-
publican party. The building occupied is q fine
old brown-stone mansion on 5th avenue about
twenty squares further down than that of the
republican party. The republicans seem to
have preferred to get a considerable distance
away from the political center, which is in the
vicinity of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Hoffman
House and osher establishments around Union
Square. The democrats have selected for their
headquarters point as near as possible TO this
political center.
The democratic headquarters have not vet
been completely fitted up, but 80 far work
has been completed it oes not compare favor
ably with the republican headquarters. Whether
the work to be done will have any relation to
the elegance Of the quarters is uncertain. 1t is
understood that Chairman Harrity Of the ma
tional committee and Chairman Dickinsss Of
the executive committee will work in complete
accord, cooperating with reference to al the
features Of the work, and when one has occe-
sion to be absent the other viii remain in his
seat, SO that one or the other Of the team Of
managers will be constantly on deck.
One advantage which the republicans seem
to have is in the personnel Of their ONCE force.
A very large proportion Of the employees ct the
republican head, darters are men who have had
long years Of experience in Washington Il il
not meant by this that the Washington man il
likely to be any smarter than the New York or
Chicago or Podunk man, but for this particular
work the Washington man, who has a large ac-
quaintance among members Of Congress and
politicians who come and 60, ID much more
valuable. To be sure the democrats viii have
Don Dickinson, whose experience - Post
master General will be valuable, and they also
have valuable man in the former private SEQ
Rotary OF Assistant Postmaster General Steven
son. At the republican headquarters, how
ever, very large proportion Of the men en-
ployed have simply been trsnsferred from
Warrington They know every Concressmsp.
politician and political tramp Who comes alon9
and are able 70 sixe up each man - TO what e.
teutton he ought 10 have or whether be ouRht
70 have any. II sesms 70 b Ill ''buGinsm" at