The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-21

Washington, Aug. 2O-with the close
of Congress, the managers Of the con-
gressional national campaign commit
tees are preparing for the fall CAM
paign with much energy.
Senator Faulkner, at the head of the
Democratic committee, is directing his
efforts towards holding a Democratic
majority in the House of Representa-
tives. Extensive headquarters are in
operation, with the executive work in
charge Of Secretary Lawrence Gardner.
The work, thus far, has been in pre-
pairing full statistics Of districts, writ
ing the campaign book, and in circu-
lating documents. The campaign book
is about half completed. 1t will be Al
volume of about 800 pages, showing the
work Of Congress and the reforms
made in the departmental service. 1t
will be furnished to speakers as a text
for their work on the stump.
The statistics gathered are the most
elaborate ever undertaken by the COM
mittee. They show not only the votes
by counties for the last four congress
sional elections, but in close districts
the figures are carried out to town
ships, wards, and even precincts In
addition to the numerical vote, a. SyS-
tenn of percentages has been adopted
by which the percentage Of gain neces-
sary to success or loss threatening de-
feat, can be exactly determined.
Another plan of ready reference is
shaded maps Of the districts in
various colors. which show the strength
of the Republicans, Democrats, Popu-
lists, PrOhibitiOniStS, etc, with the fig
ures as to the vote of each party.
Campaign speakers will not be sent
out by the committee, as each con-
gressional nominee will be left to Sc
cure his own speakers If. however. a
weak spot is developed, where speakers
are few. the national committee will
undertake to supply the orators. Doc
uments are being shipped in large
quantities, but the main supply, par
ticularly on the tariff, will not go out
until Congress has adjourned and all
uncertainty on the question has been
removed.
paign in the absence of Secretary
Odds is in charge Of Assistant Score
tary Thomas II. Mckee. BY the de-
cision Of the Republican national COM
mittee, the congressional campaign is
left entirely in the hands of the con-
gressional committee, Chairman Han1y
acting in an advisory capacity. The
IAACebet1u lCAO 1Ol &C - JUST HOW SIl2dSel
in getting together the campaign text
book, which Captain Mckee expects to
have issued by September 1. The conn
mittee has had its headquarters open
continuously from November 1 last,
and since that time has circulated q
100000 pieces of campaign literature.
This work will be pushed with even
greater diligence from this time for
ward. The committee furnishes mat
ter for a page each week to several
plate printing and press associations.
which is said to be in demand by ali
newspapers about the country.
A complete canvass has been made of
every congressional district in the
country, and the work to be done
mapped out and systematized. In
states where a campaign is on, the
work will be left in the hands Of the
state committee entirely. Where there
! is no state campaign, the congressional
district organization will be co-operated
with directly.
| There will be no speakers, because
congressman and candidates are found
to prefer arranging for speakers them
selves. Every assistance possible in
securing speakers will. however, be
rendered where it is asked for.