Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-20
c A M P Al -GN w OR K
What is Being Done by the Congressional
Committees.
Both Democrats and Republicans Are
ping Out the Field.

With the close of Congress the managers
Of the congressional national campaign
committees are preparing for the fall cam
paign with much energy. Senator Faulk-
ner at the head Of the democratic commit
tee. is directing his efforts toward holding
democratic majority IN the House of Rep
| resentatives. EXTENSIVE headquarters are in
operation. with the executive work in
charge of Secretary lawrence Gardner.
The work thus far fHs been in preparing
full statistics Of districts. writing the CAM
paign book and In circulating documents.
The campaign book Is about half complet-
ed 1t will be volume Of about 300 pages.
showing the work Of Congress and the re-
forms claimed to have been made in the de-
partmental service. 1t will be furnished to
speakers as a text book for their efforts
the stump.
The statistics gathered are The most elab-
crate ever undertaken by the committee.
They show not only the votes by counties
for the last four congressional elections.
but in close districts the figures are carried
out to townships. wards and even precincts.
In addition to the numerical vote, q system
of percentages has been adopted by which
the percentage Of gain necessary to sue
cess, or loss threatening defeat. can be ex-
actly determined. Another plan OF ready
reference is by shaded maps Of the districts,
in which the various colors show the
strength of republicans. democrats. popu-
lists. prohibitionists. etc.. with the figures
as to the vote Of each party
Campaign speakers will not be sent out
nominee will be left 20 secure his own
speakers. Many of the Congressman ar
| range system OF exchanging speeches. by
which they visit the districts Of their
friends. and the latter reciprocate. The ma
tional committee say this proves more sat
| isfSctory than handling the speakers
through central bureau. If, however. a
weak spot is developed where speakers ere
few. the national committee will undertake
| to supply the orators. Documents are be-
| ing shipped in large quantities, but the
main supply. particularly on the tariff. will
| not go out until Congress has adjourned.
and all uncertainty on the question has
| been removed.
| The Republics Committee.
The republican Congressional campaign
committee in the absence of Secretary Olds.
is in charge Of Assistant Secretary Thomas
H. Mckee. BY the decision Of the republi-
car national committee the congressional
campaign is left entirely in the hands of
| the congressional committee, Chairman
| Manley acting In an advisory capacity. The
headquarters force IL just now engaged in
getting together the cxmpaign text book,
which Capt. Mckee expects to have issued
| by September /.
The committee has had its headquarters
| open continuously from November / last,
| and since that time has circulated 1000 600
pieces of campaign literature. This work
| from this time forward. The committee
| furnishes matter for q page each week to
| several plate printing establishments and
press associations; which is said to be in
| demand by newspapers all over the country,
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 cam.
paign Is on the work will be left in the
hands Of the state committee entirely,
| Where there is no state campaign the con-
| gressional district organization will be CO.
| operated with directly
| There will be no speakers bureau at the
committee headquarters as Congressmen
and candidates are found to prefer arrang-
| Ing for speakers themselves Every assist
| ance possible in securing speakers will,
however. be rendered where 1t is asked for.