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of the National League OF Republican Clubs
in Washington will not only be beneficial to
this organization, but 1t may result in the
transfer next year of the headquarters Of
the national Republican campaign commit
tee from New York to the Capital City. As
is well known the executive committee OF
the League OF Republican Clubs will meet
in Chicago next month to decide whether the
headquarters of this organization shall be
transferred from Chicago to Washington.
When Sc cretary Dowlins was in Washington
recently he freely expressed the opin,on
that the Republican League missionary work
could be better accomplished here than in
any other city.
1t will be recalled that, during the last
National campaign, there was considerable
talk about the removal OF both the Repuie
lican and Democratic National campaign
committees fsom New York to this city,
A good many who had charge Of the work
during this campaign believed that WASH
ington would be much better losaaon
for the headquarters of the two campaign
committees than New York. There is no
doubt whatever but that Washington is
the real political center More politicians
drift into the Capital City than to either
New York or Chicago. The mail facilities
are just as good from Washington as they
from New York, ard the campaign could
be just as well conducted by both The old
parties from here as from New York city.
The Populists had their headquarters in
Washington in 1892, and " i'll in 1886.
The National Republican Committee,
when 1t meets to select the next convention
town, may take some action with reference
to the establishment OF its headquarters in
Washington. There. is possibility, also,
that the Democratic National Committee,
when it assemblies here, may consider the
matter, for. If the Republicans decide to
locate in Washington, the Democrats will
most surely do SO. The Congressional cam
paign committees have had their head
quarters in Washington for many years,
and, while their work is not SO important,
in a general way, rs the committees which
have charge of Presidential campaigns,
they have been able to manipulate their
schemes will. just as great success from
Washington as the other committees have
from New York.
1t is not yet definitely known when
Chairman Carter, of the Republican Nation
al Campaign Committee, Will Issue his call
for the assembling of that tcommitteehere to
decide upDn the time nd Dlare fnr hoi1fpy
the next national convention. In view of
the fact that majority of the committee
seem to favor an earlier convention next
spring than heretofore, and that they seem
to favor a short and sharp campaign. there
is every reason to believe that Mr.. Carter
viii decide to have the committee E.-t in
October instead of in November. as was the
case in 1891. when Minneapolis was chosen
the convention city.
There has been considerable gossip In
Washington recently as to the probable
selection of both the Republican and Demo-
cratic national conventions. While several
cities are making an energetic canvass
among the members of the Republican
national committee. the prospects now seem
to be that Chicago will be selected without
asking for the honor. Buffalo and SanF Fran
cisco seem To be making a more vigorous
fight than any of the other cities Considered
in the race, but 1t is not at all likely that
either viii be chosen. San Francisco might
capture the convention were il not for the
fact that it is too long a distance too travel,
and the fare would be too great for the dele
gates to stand. This practically leaves the
Pacific coast metropolis out of the fight,
although it is well known that the saN
Francisco people are coming to Washington
to put up the greatest kind of a fight to
secure the prize.
So far as the Craftsmanship If the national
Republican committee is concerned, it is
not at all likely that Mr.. Carter. the pres
ent chairman, will serve In this capacity,
after the committee meets in Washington
and completes is work. The general
understanding is that he will tender his
resignation as Chairman, and, while his
successor may Not then be selected, the
leading politicians In. this section of the
country believe that the actual choice of
the campaign managers will be Senator
Quay, of Pennsylvania. 1t is understood
that the Pennsylvanian again desires to
show the country that he can conduct
winning campaign. The only thing likely
to prevent him from being chosen chair
man is the nomination of Mr.. Harrison.
Should the Hoosier statesman again head
the national Republican ticket, he GER
tainly would not consent to have Mr..
Quay manage his campaign, and the sup
position seems TO be, also, that Mr.. Quay
would not care to do 1t. With any other
candidate than Mr.. Harrison, If Senator
Quay is in good health next year, there
seems no doubt whatever that he will be
at the head of the campaign committee.
and will conduct just as successful fight
as he did when Mr.. Harrison was elected
nver AR CIeyaland