Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-21
THE CAMPAIGN.
The Democratic Congressional Committee Making
Extensive PreparauOns-Ths Campaign Book
Nearing COmple!iOn-Ths Plans as Perfected
Up 10 Date-All Will bo Left Directly in the
Hands O; the Local FOrcas-RsgubicanS Also
AcnYs.

WASHINGTON, August 20.-With the
close Of Congress, the managers OF the
Congressional national campaign com-
mittees are eparing for the fall cam
paign with much energy. Senator
Faulkner, at the head of the Democratic
Committee, is directing his efforts to-
ward holding Democratic majority in
the House of Representatives. Exten-
sve headq quarters are Ia operation, with
the executive~work in charge 'ot Law
renee Gardner. -
The work thus far has been in pre-.
parfng full statiftics OF districts, writing
the campaign book, and in circulating
documents. The campaign book is about
half completed. 1t will be volume Of
about 300 pages showing the work OF
Congress aud the reforms claimed TO
have been made in the departmental,
service. 1t will be furnished TO spe ak
ers as text for their efforts on the
stump.
The statistics gathered are the most
elaborate ever undertaken by the COM
mlttee. They show not only the votes
by counties for the last four Congress
ional elections, but in close districts
the figures are carried out TO
townships, wards and even precincts.
In addition TO the numerical vote,
system of percentages has been adopted
by which the percentage of gain ueces-
sary to success, or loss threatening de-
feat, can be exactly determined.
Another plan OF ready reference is by
shaded maps OF the districts, in which
the various colors show the strength Of
Republicans, Democrats, Popuists,
Prohibitionists, etc., with the figures
as to the vote Of each party.
Campaign speakers will not be sent
out by the committee. as each Congress
sional nominee will be left TO secure his
own speakers. Many OF the Congress
men arrange system Of exchanging
speeches, by which they visit the dis
tricts of their friends and the latter
reciprocate. The national committee
say this proves more satisfactory than
handling the speakers through CEN
tral bureau. II. however, a weak spot
is developed, where speakers are few,
the national committee will undertake
TO supply the orators.
Documents are being shipped in large
Quantities, but the main supply, princi-
ps!ly on the tariff, will not 90 out until
Congress has adjourned and all uncer-
tainty on the question has been re-
moved.
The Republican Congressional cam
paign In the absence Of Secretary Olds,
is in charge of Assistant Secretary
Thomas II. Mckee. BY the decision Of
the Republican National Committee,
the Congressional campaign is left
entirely in the hands OF the
Congressional Committee, Chairman
Manlty acting in an advisory capacity.
The headquarters force is just now en-
gagged In getting together the campaign
text book which Capt. Mckee expects
to have issued by September l.
The committee has had its head
quarters open continuously and has
circulated two million pieces OF cam
psign literature. This work will be
pushed with even greater diligence
from this time forward. The commit
tee furnishes matter for page each
week TO several plate printing estab-
lishments and press associations, which
is said to be in demand By newspapers
all over 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 State campaign is on,
the work will be left in the hands Of
the State Committee entirely. Where
there is no State campaign the Congress
sional district organization will be CO.
operated with directly.
There will be no speakers bureau at
the committee headquarters, as Con-
gressmen and candidates prefer arrsng-
ing for speakers themselves. Every
assistance possible In securing speakers
will, however, be rendered where it Is
asked for,