The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-20
IN THE CAMPAIGN
PILOT HOUSES
News and Gossip From the Headquarters
of Politics.

. Quate 10 Accommodate the force necessary
tor handling the enormous Quantities of
documents being sent out daily TO every
portion OF the country, and yesterday leased
No. S26 Fourteenth street. which Is less
than half square from the street ship
ping depot. The new building secured
IS a large fourstory structure, and car
penters are now at work making needed
alterations, putting in benches and getting
things in readiness for Immediate use Ivy
the committee. The force of employees
has been materially Increased and many
others will now be engaged and constitute
a wOrkin gforce n the Fourteenth streetsub
headquarters.
Pedestrians on the Avenue near Fifteenth
street frequently stop ana LOOK wol,ieringiy
at closed door which, bears the legend.
Lakeland Democratic Club The al
traction for the curious lies In the fact that
the door is well decorated with pusters.
which upon closer examination prove to be
the sentences ascrbe l to william Mckinley.
declaring tina. all the workingman desires Is
an opportunity to earn Eonest money by
honest toll. This wa adopted Us she note
81 the Republican Congressional commit
tee and Il mi!iul OF the stickers sent out as
Il sort OF first edition. Some enthusiast
has doubtless considered the Democrats as
open To eBiight :nment and conversion. and
consequently sprinkied a supply Of MckIn-
Iey's epigran over the door o. "a Democrats:
club room.
4 oolOred man, named l.. c. Moore Of
Mississippi has had printed !eaIlct Ioi.-
tanning the words OF ON alleged poem
entitled The Silver Tfa,n." IL is more
voiuniDous than poe.ical. tht statement
that Bryan's voice had penetrated all
the land beng proof OF The cid saying
that some Things contain more trut h
than poetry. The poem WIS presented
at Democratic heaeqcarter wnen VIII
lam Dickson promptly requested the Col
Ored man 10 sing IL. He was informed
that music was now being rrepa red for
the production. hut had not been cuIu-
pleted. Mr.. Dickson ted him to come
around when everything was in readiness
and sirg his song and there was little
doubt ba; that the committee would come
TO time IN good shape.
Edwin Seton. formerly s;enogra pher to
the Democratic Congressional committee
has becn selected Ivy Senator Jones to act
Us his private secretary during the remain
der OF the campaign. He left with tie
chairman for Chicago yesterday. Mr.. Sef
ton Is Il Young man, thoroughly conversant
with the work which he will be called
upon to perform, and VIII untloubt eddy
prove satisfactory in every way.
So far as can be learned there will BE- but
few attendants upon the Indianapolis
rs sound IEenes convention frCm this city
Each OF the Democratic politicians gives
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES W her inter rega ed On the
subject ard some OF them go a coed deal
fur,her and volunteer Tie prediction that
there viii rot he hundred delegates all
tod at tue convention when it sha Il aid
order Others assert that il will he ans
aggregation OF either worn oft Gffioeholfers
WHO can no longer secure positions undrr the
government or what Were formerly desig-
Da,ed as ''sorcheads'' Attention IS called
to ex Representative Bynum as Icing a fair
illustration CT 10th tiassts A few seem To
believe that the convention will lie largely
attended and composed Of representative
Democrats. Will" ore official of more than
ordinary prominence in the Treasury De-
par,ineDt maErs the prediction III all ap-
parent sincerity ttat the ticket nominated
a, indianapolis VIII he elected, basing tile
Tatter cuIious teiief IEcn tie gTouEd that
3S all ttepartics have TIER strength divided
by various questions and issCes the sound
money Democrats by voting as a unit
can easily come in and control the election
Senator Jones left the city without an
nounc.ng the Policy lie will pursue to ward
those members OF the national COMMITTEES.
who persist in suiking in their tents ana
taKif-s no active part in the campaign. He
believes they should Ge removed and that
he possesses the power to do SO, but Others
advise more coGciliatory policy. Mr..
Bryan himself is said to have assumed tina,
when national committeeman bolts tie
party nominee by his own act. he takes
himself outside the pale OF the party. and
that the party of the State he represents
or the nat Olal committee. has the power
to fii the place OF the offending member
by appointing some Democrat from the
State IN accord with the party.
Chairman Butler yesterday afternoon an
nounced the appointment Of the following
finance committee for the campaign: H.
W. Reed. OF Georgia, chairman: Dr. c. F.
Taylor. OF Pennsylvania, and N. G. Rankin,
OF Indiana.
George +. washburn. OF Massa chuset.s
has been appointed to take charge OF TIL.
headquarters at Chicago. After going 10
his home and getting business affairs in
shape Mr. Washburn will go to Chicago
Chairman Butler says that Headquarters
will be opened up today or tomorrow
The Witness Had Been In Prison, /
The evidence the witness had given had
been very strong against the lawyers side
Of the case, and. lawyer like. he was try
ing his best to break the testimony or TO
throw discredit en- the witness. He had
tried brow -beating. hut the man ignored
his efforts. and in an easy. self-ccntained
way stuck to his story. He tried cTcss-