New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-13

THE REPUBLICAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
DECIDES TO OPEN THE CAMPAIGN
THIS WAY.
1T WILL BE HELD BEFORE BRYAN SPEAKS hEhE'
AND WILL BE FOLLOWED by OTHERS
ALL OVER THE CITY-TIIE NEW


AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY OTHERS
ALI. OVER THE CITY-THE NEW
HEADQUARTERS.
The Advisory Committee of the Republican CAM
pagn Committee held its first business meeuhs az
the new Republican campaign headquarters III 'he
Rothschild Building. Fulton and jay sts yes'er-
day afternoon. The entire committee was present
except Controller Palmer. who wrote that ne was
unable to be present Chairman Jacob Bremen
presided.
The committee Is full OF enthusiasm, and II was
the unanimous desire to set the campaign pail ron
Ing at once and TO keep 1t spinning until tle
finish. Members of the committee Will confer win
the Republican National Committee in New-forK
City Monday and arrange for speakers u ~
the intention of the committee 10 begin the cam
paign with mass-meeting in Brooklyn at the
earliest date upon which the National committee
can furnish a suitable speaker of National repu-
tation 1t is the desire of the committee TO hod
the mass-meetng this week II possible and. at
any rate before the Bryan mass meeting. the
committee isSoing to ask for either Senator Thurs
ton Speaker Thomas Il. Reed or Carrot A. Hobart.
Republican candidate Tor Vice-Prcsident 1t Is
doubted whether General Harrison Will come East
again in the campaign. so he cannot be obtained
Immediately after this "hrst-gun' mass meeting.
mass meetings are to be held in all the wards. and
the battle is not to be permitted to lag for an IN
slant anywhere along the line until the finish.
Another huge meeting is to be held immedi-
ately after Bryan speaks here September g. and
speaker Of ability will then make mince-
meat of such sophistries the Popocratic candi-
date may give out for Brooklynes After the
speakers at this meeting and at the National DEM
ocratic State Convention in this city have disposed
Of the Nebraskans alleged arguments. it is not
believed that there will be any perceptble efec.
from them In Kings County.
Major A. C. Tate. chairman OF the War Veterans
Patriotic League. which now has a membership OF
600. was present at the meeting yesterday, and
said that the League DESTROYS OF working in
conjunction with the Republican Campaign Com
mittee in making the local campaign a hot one
He requested that the League be allowed to have
desk room at headquarters. and this request was
cheerfully conceded General +. L. Molineaux
General c. T. Christensen and Senator George w.
Brush are active members of the League
The appoin ment of men in campaign work as
we'll as the ole horses on the Advisory Com
mttee was shown yesterday to be a wise move The
new men were full OF novel ideas for the conduct OF
the campaign. and many OF these will be adopted
The headquarters OF the Republican Campaign
Committee occupies the entire second floor OF the
Rothschld Building The carpenters yesterday
morning finished the work of partliioning off a num-
Der OF small rooms along the Jay-si. side This
leaves large room that will be used for general
purposes.
The fairly commodious room tina, faces both
streets Is the committee meeting room. The next
room Will be occupied by Chairman Bremen. Then
come two rooms devoted to the secretary and treas
urer, and two more rooms 10 be used by clerks and
In the reception Of visitors. The smaller rooms have
been neatly furnished
The clerical force will be in charge OF that veteran
campagner David =. Watkins. assisted by John s
Cohen
Two large transparencies occupy two sides of the
building That ON Fulton-st. is 1920 feet, and con-
tains the names of the candidates. The Jay-st. !
transparency H. 1J.6X2l5 feet. with red back !
ground It has portraits of Mckinley and Hobart
Walter Il. Atterbury was busy yesterday sending |
invitations 10 prominent citizens To become members
Of the Finance Committee. OF which he is chairman.
Several prominent honest money Democrats have |
signifed their willingness TO this commit
tee. Mr.. Atterbury's invitations call attention
the fact that the for which they asked TO
work is "for the preservation OF the National honor
and the restoration of prosperity.
Chairman Powell mas called a meeting OF the Re- |
publican Organization Committee for Monday night |
TO take up the Twenty-hfih Ward affair