The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-09
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DESCRIPTION or PLANS FOa EN-
PLOYING "5PEL-BIND ass"
Big Guns IN Pivotal States-Every-
thing is Managed a according to Sys-
tenl, and the States That are DOUBT
fll Get TIE Rast Snaakars-

S-4AS 10 ---dlt@goS& q CCoA L4- 10 oyS-
ten1, and the States That are DOUBT
full Get the Best Speakers.
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NEW York, Oct s.-"The republican
and democratic national committeeman are
keeping eyes on nine pivotal states. and
Chris Magee is looking after Alabama"
This was the first response at democratic
headquarters to my inquiry as to where
we were at" politically. l Went to bo.h
headquarters for t e purpose of interview
ing the men who we're deployI < tie forces
not the generals who were suusrintending
the great silent deals of the campaign, but
the men whose cOuntenancas Lge like opel
books, and in whose offices great mars
show where Che speakers Of the party are
now doing the political exhortyug. l met
b. b. Smaliey at democratic quarters lust
at the time when Bourke Cochran an
nounced himself unable TO see we'll. OF
course | could not expect Mr. Snaley to be
in the best OF humor under these conditions,
and yet he dished me up a mess Of interest
ing information. He claimed everything
to begin with, from California to Maine,
and from Minnesota to the gulf. Then he
got down TO facts.
ALWAYS READY TO SPOUT.
'In my political career" said he, II have
never witnessed 50 splendid a response to
our request for speakers who could be at
the disposal of the national committee.
There are five hundred democratic orators
enrolled here, ready TO spaek wherever
they may be- needed. Louisiana, offered us
eleven of its best speakers, and headed by
b. +. Jonas they are doing yUeman work
right in the south. Michigan placed twenty
five at our disposal, including that most
brilliant of orators, ex-Congressm8n Tim
Z. Tarsuey. Even Oklahoma sends US two.
Arizona offered US eighteen men, all OF
whom are now on the stump.
Delaware has sent us its Bayards, Grays
and Saulsburys, and Senator MCPHERSON,
Gov. Albeit, A. l.. McDermotJ aud Judge
LippincOtt head the New Jersey column Of
fifty brilliant orators. Martin Maginnis and
ton other of Montana's strong orators are in
the service Of tne committee Mississippi
has sent US seventeen orators, including
Senator Walthall. Oregon has placed sixty
of its best orators at our disposal, Rhode
Island twelve and Arkansas twenty, in
which the names of Breckenridge aud Berry
figure prominently. Missouri has not been
behind, and Gov. David r. Francis, Con-
gressmen Hatch, Clardy, Tarsney and Dock
cry are but few in the long list of superb
democrats from that state who 20 where the
committee sends them and where glory
awaits them.
kansas is making splendid showing on
the lists. EX-Gov. Click, Judge Martin,
eX-Gov. Robinson, Bailey P. Waggener, ex
Gov Moonlight are but a few of the brill
liant names on the rolls here for service east
or west, north or south.
IN THE THICK OF THE FIGHT.
"Tbe fight centArs in nine states so far as
we are concerned. The south has shown
itself abundantly able to hold its own, much
more 30, in fact, than the most intense OF the
republican states, and SO our orators are
doing their yeoman work in Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, West Virginia,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Illinois,
Wisconsin and Iowa.
81 Law particular stress on our chance, in
New Hampshire, for with the showing
made IN Vermont and Maine it looks on the
surface an easy matter TO overcome the
trlHing and almost ridiculous republican
majority achieved at tue last election. Yes,
New Hampshire is a pivotal state, and the
best orators at our command will be in the
field there from now to the end Of the CAM
paign.
"Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin are the
scene of oratorical activity unknown to the
voters of any but pivotal states. In Iowa
the oratorlcal forces are headed by Gov.
Boies, and 200 brilliant men from every sec
ton Of the country are aiding in the work
Wisconsin has its Villas and its Bragg to
head the forces, and Gov. Peck's majority
as well as that for the national ticket, will
be very like that achieved during the mem
orable landslide of two years ago.
In Illinois Gen. Adlai K. Stevenson. Sen
ator Palmer, Congressman Cable aud Can
didate Altgeld are heading a force of ora,
tors which, with those we are sending
there, must easily number three or four
hundred So you see the enthusiasm which
was once deemed the sole property of Iudi-
ana and Ohio has been transferred this yeas
to the states farther west and north"
THOROUGHLY SYSTEMATIC.
William NJ. Hahn of Ohio is the gentle
man who has charge of the speakers at
national republican headquarters. Mr.
Hahn is still a young man, not more than
80, but thoroughly versed in the deft and
dulcet business of politics. His experience
was CLEANED in the Buckeye state, where
they teach the rudiments Of show to get on
in politics" to the school children Then
Mr.. Hahn has run for office in his state-I
think it was for commissioner of public
works-and this also has added to bis vast
political condition. He is on the TOP floor
of the headquarters on Fifth avenue, which
is reached after touching fourteen springs
attached to fourteen wire doors, all reaching
TO the ceiling. In fact, for a time thought
l was looking for the warden Of jail.
But | got into his airy den at last. 1t is
all light, and the great map of the United
States is regarded benignautly by the por-
traits Of the candidates, by one of James G..
Blaine and by a statue OF the father of his
country. This map, by the way, is worth
more than passing notice, for it is part of
Mr.. Hahn's great system Of oratorical dis
trIbution. 1t shows every week Just where
each of the 200 orators at the command of
the committee is. The day looked at il
there vas slip pinned on the printed words
Fort Payne, Ala" aud on that slip the
name Chris Megee was deity written. Be-
You'd that / looked in vain for a slip
on any portion OF the south But
New York was fairly alive. So was
Connecticut, so was West Virginia,
so was Massachusetts,. 80 were New
Jersey, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and
Wisconsin. The Mckinley slip was we'll
worn. 1t had been stuck up so often that
even the name was blurred. Yes - said
Mr. Hahn. "Gov. Mckinley is in the midst
of the fray in every state. He is here.
there and everywhere. He is a great card
Of the campaign.
"But take look at the assignment book.
That will show you where the orators will
be doing their work during the latter part
of October and those early warm days 10
November"
And looked. There was J. Sloat Fas-
sett, who, tor some reason or other. had
comparatively few ass gnments in New