The San Francisco call., 1896-10-04
TOM REED WILL
GREET US SOON
The Magnetic Man From
Maine to Speak in
California.
He Will Arrive in Two Weeks
and Will Make Things
Hum.
TRIO OF EMINENT ORATORS.
What the Republican State Central
Committee Has Done During
Eight Weeks.


with Thomas B. Reed of Maine with the
view of having him visit California and
deliver few speeches here during the
campaign.
Yesterday the negotiations were COM
pleted and Mr.. Reed wired a message to
Chairman Mclaughlin to the effect that
Mr. Reed would arrive in California on
the 18th of this month and would deliver
five or six speeches in various parts OF this
State.
This is good news for Republicans here.
Mr.. Reed is one of the most popular Re-
publicans in the United States, and his
magnetism never fails to sway the hearts
and minds of those who hear him.
In addition to the magnetic statesman
from Maine the State Central Committee
has secured the services of Benjamin But
terworth and F. Il. Schoonmake who
will address the citizens of San Francisco
in the Woodward's Garden Pavilion on
Saturday evening of this week.
MIR. Butterworth was formerly men,
Der of Congress from Cincinnati. Ohio.
He served several terms in the House of
Representatives and is now known as one
of the most eminent attorneys in the
United States. For several years be has
been engaged in practlcing law in Wash
ington, ID. G.
Mr.. Schoonmaker is a prominent busi-
ness man of New Jersey and is reputed
TO be one of the most polished orators IN
the country.
The committee has made up the follow
ing itinerary for those gentlemen:
Mr.. Schoonmaker-October 5, Palo Alto;
October 6, Sacramento; October z, Stock
ton; October s, Oakland; October 8, San
Jose; October 10. San Francisco; October
II, Bakersfield; October 13, 1ulare; Octo-
Der IA. Modesto; October 10. Napa; Octo-
ber 16, Marysville; October II, Red Bluff.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures 5, San Ber-
nardino; October 6, San Diego; October Z,
Santa Ana (atternoon}, Los Angeles (even-
ing); October s, Ventura; October 9,
Fresno; October 10, Palo Alto (afternoon),
San Francisco (eveEing).
The Republican State Central Commit
tee has done splendid work in this cam
paign.
when we started in" said Major Nc
Laughlin to friend yesterday, 1--WE found
in answer to our inquiries throughout the
State that there was considerable apathy
among Republicans in the matter of regis
tration. This was very important mat
ter, for without registration tn re are no
votes. The cause of this was the silver
wave that swept over the State when the
Chicago platform was adopted and Bryan
was nominated. We found that many Re-
publicans had made up their mind not to
vote at all this year.
"They had peeu affected by the silver
craze and we felt that the matter was
very serious. To have called attention to
it with blare of trumpets would have
had the effect of waking up The enemy.
We took the necessary steps to convince
those Republicans of the error of their
ways, and by acting iudiciously we have
succeeded in a larger registration than
ever recorded before.
"As an illustration of the extent to
which theFs silver craze had hypnotiZed the
people will mention the fact that several
counties, in response to our inquiries,
asked us not to send any literature or
speakers to them. They were absolutely
in a state of panic; and now those coun-
ties are the most prominently Republican
in the State.
"Take the county of Mariposa, for in
stance. This is the first time in eighteen
years that the county has been repre-
sented by Republican County Commit
tee, and it is absolutely certain that it will
give a Republican majority. The great
est obstacle, the financial question, was
thoroughly gone into by the men who can
vassed that county for US.
"Our most difficult task was at the start,
in getting the counties into shape for
effective work, with what success is best
told by Republicans from the interior who
visit our headquarters, and who tell US that
better work was never carried out by
any former committee. This marvellous
change in the situation during the last
eight weeks is due absolutely to the work
of this committee and its subcommittee
throughout the State, and to the enormous
mass of literature distributed throughout
the State from the National Committee,
amounting to over 1,400.000 documents,
leaflets on twenty different subjects and
in four different languages.
Take the matter of badges alone.
Although they may seem trif1e. we have
found them of the utmost value for when
once man pins one of those badges to his
coat lapel he seems to imbibe a
certain esprit de corps, and is eager
and enthusiastic in the cause. We have
already sent out 10000 of those badges,
and during the next week we expect to
distribute $1,000 more. We have put out
over 10000 posters, which were designed
from top to bottom by ourselves, and
which are of such a striking character
that we have received requests for them
from all over the United States. The Re-
publican State Central Committee of Iowa
has ordered 100000 of them. In addition
to those we distributed 40, COO other Atho-
graphs. o
about 450 clubs in active existence. In
1894, with full State ticket in the field,
including the speeches made by the can
didates, there were delivered up to the
corresponding date outside of the City and
County of San Francisco 1914 speeches. Up
to date this year we have had delivered by
the best speakers obtainabls 395 speeches,
not counting about 100 made in San Fran
cisco. We have now arranged for the
services of some of the most prominent
speakers, including Thomas B. Reed of
Maine, Benjamin Butterworth of Ohio and
+. x. SHOEMAKER of New Jersey.
1--WE are now making most careful and
systematic poll OF the State, and from
what I have learned of it thus far, am
as confident that this State will cast its
nine electoral votes for Mckinley and
prosperity, as | am that the destinies of
this great Nation are being watched over
by the Almighty.
ain the management of former cam
paigns there as considerably secrecy and
close-rooul business. 1t is not so with the
present committee. Our rooms are always
open from s o'clock in the morning until
ii o'clock at night. There are no star
cham Der proceedings there: everything is
open and the chairman can be as easily
reached as the humblest employe con-
nected with the place.
"a look into our mailing department