The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-21
The TWO CAMPAIGNS
The Congressional Committees
Both in Trim for Work.
THE COUNTRY IS TO Be FLOODED
With Democratic Literature Showing
What tho Party has to do to Keep
From Getting Deaten-Noithor Com.
mi,tOo will Send out tho Speakers
This Year.

WABHfHGToH, August N-Wtth the
close Of Congress, the managers Of the
congressional national campaign COM
mittees arc preparing for the fall cau-
paIgn With much energy. Senator
Faulkner, at the head ofthe Democratic
COMMITTEES, Is directing his efforts to-
ward holding Democratic majority in
tho house Of representatives. Extensive
headquarters are In operation, with tho
executive work In charge Of Secretary
Lawrence Gardner.
The work thus far has boen in pre-.
pairing full statistics OF districts, writing
the campaign book and in circulating
documents. Tho campaign book is
about half completed. It will be vol
ume OF about 800 pages, showing the
work Of Congress and the reforms
claimed 10 have boon made in the de.
partmental service. twill DO furnished
10 speakers as text for their etIorte on
the stump.
Tho statistics gathered are the most
elaborate ever undertaken by tue COM
mittee. Thoy show not only the votes
by counties for tho last four congress
ioual elections, but in close districts the
figures arc carried out 10 townships,
wards aud oven precincts. In addition
to tho numerical vote, system OF per-
cottages has been adopted by which tho
percentage Of gain necessary to success.
or loss threatening defeat, can DO ex.
actly determined.
Another plan oil ready reference 10 by
shaded maps OF tho districts, in which
the various colors show the strength OF
Republicans, Democrats, PopulisIs, Pro-
hibitionists, etc, with the figures "a TO
tho vote Of each party.
Campaign speakers will not be sent
out by the COMMITTEES, as Zach congress
sionaI nominee will haleft to secure his
own speakers. Many OF tho congress.
men arrange o system Of exchanging
speeches, by which they visit tho dis
tricts Of their friends and tho latter
reciprocate. Tho national committee
says this proves more satisfactory than
handling the speakers through q CEN
trial bureau. II, however, q weak spot
ia developed, where sponkers are iew,
the national committee will undertake
TO supply the orators.
Documents are being shipped in
large quantities, but the main supply,
particularly on tho tariff, will not go
out until Oongrosa has adjourned aud
oil uncertainty on tho question has been
removed.
The Republican congressional CAM
paign, in tho absence Of Secretary Odds,
ia In charge OF Assistant Secretary
Thomas H. nIcKoo. By the decision OF
the Republican national committee the
congressional campaign Is left entirely
in the hands OF the congressional coin.
mittee, Chairman Mauley acting In an
advisory capacity. Tho headquarters
force 10 Just now engaged in getting to-
gether the campaign textbook, which
Captain Mckee expects TO have issued
by September !.
Tho committee has had its hoadquar.
ters open continuously from November
last and since that time has circulated
two million pieces OF campaign litera.
ture. This work will BIO pushed with
even creator diligence from this time
forward. Tho committee furnishes mat
tor for page each week TO several plato
printing establishments and press as
sociations, which Is said 10 DO In de-
mand by newspapers all over the coun.
try.
A complete canvass has boon made OF
every congressional district in the coun::
try and tho work to be done mapped
out and systematized. In statos whore
q state cam paign Is on tho work will be
left in tho hands OF the state committee
entirely. Who're there is no state cam.
paien tho congressional district organ
ization will DO co.operated with directly.
There will be no speakers bureau Of
tho committee headquarters, as con-
gressmen and candidates arc found to
prefer arranging for Speakers them-
selves. Every assistance possible IN
securing speakers will, however, DO
rendered whero 1t Is asked for.