Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-21
REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS
The National Committee to Be Established
in This City.
MIR. Manley VIII He in Charge and a
Campaign of Education Will
He Commenced.

Mr.. Joseph Manley of Maine dropped into
the city Sunday and left for New York last
night. During his stay in Washington he
consulted with some of the party leaders
here, and as a result of these conferences
it was decided to establish permanent head
quarters for the republican national COM
mittee here. AS Mr.. Carter the chairman,
is detained in Montana by his business af-
fairs, the work at headquarters will be I'M
der Mr.. Manley's personal supervision.
While Gen. Harrison held the office of Pres
ident of the United States he repeatedly
urged the leaders of the party to adopt the
Indiana plan of permanent headquarters al
the capital. The plan had worked so we'll
locally that he believed it would be even
more successful if applied to the field Of
national politics. For some reason Pres-
dent Harrison's suggestions were not adopt
ed. but now the clever men of the party
believe that the time has come when 1t
should be.
Campaign of Education.
During the sessions of Congress Mr.. Man
ley will have the advice and cooperation of
republican members of Congress, and he
will at all times be In communication with
the state and county committeeman Of the
various states. 1t will be the purpose of
the committee to begin. at the outset. a
campaign of education. which will include
not only the sending of documents to re-
publicans throughout the country, but fur
nishing to the small country party papers
letters and other information.
The national committee will Also
through Mr.. Manley, cooperate with the
republican congressional committee dur
ing the campaign OF next year and with
the league of republican clubs of which
Mr.. j. 5. Clarkson is president.
EyeCntfVe COnpmittee Meeffn1 Navf
Month.
The meeting of the executive committee
of the national committee will be held next
month, but whether in New York or Wash
ington has not been determined At that
meeting an endeavor will be made to FORM
ulate a plan looking to a decreased repre-
sentation from the southern states at fu-
ture national conventions. Some of the
republican leaders feel that the southern
delegates now WELD an influence to whicn
they are not entitled. 1t will be argued at
the meeting of the executive committee
that the representation from such of the
southern states as are hopelessly demo-
cratic-StateS, for example that can by
no possibility give their electoral votes to
republican candidate for President-shall
be reduced to two delegates each. In bor-
der states like Missouri, where the repub-
llcans sometimes control several congress
sional districts, the full representation will
be allowed. If the executive commit tee
are Influenced by these arguments and
adopt a resolution in keeping with them
their action will not be conclusive, but
will have to be passed upon at the next
meeting of the full committee, where 1t
will no doubt be fercely combated by the
committeeman from the states affected.
what Secretry Mckee Says.
Secretary Mckee, who is now in the city,
says that the committee regard this as an
especially propitious time to begin their
work and that they will press the issues
which the democrats have made for them
and will conduct the most vigorous cam
paign which they have had for many
years. He says it will be d campaign
of education and that they are per-
fectly confident of holding the EeXt House
and that with the next congressional cleo
ton will begin a series of triumphs which
will put the republican party completely
in power.