The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-21

I have already spoken. there are a hun
drcd other avenues FOR its escape. Near
ly every committee establishes several
secret bureaus which are located away
from the Headquarters themselves. There
are bureaus for tho workinSmen. bureaus
for the Sweics and voters Of other ma
tonaities. and even bureaus for the liquor
dealers. whose favor is generally courted
bv both parties. Cur!Ousiy enough, more
than one committee has maintained a
temperance bureau contempOraneously
with the liquor dealers bureau.
The number OF type-writers bought and
worn out by each committee IS very large.
IN 1Se2 one OF the committees gave q SIN
gle order for go machines The selection
Of employees, Of which each committee
must have hundred or moro. I'm addi-
ton 10 the speakers and travelling agents,
is an important and delicate task. since
tho persons engaged must be unquestion-
ably Of the same political faith rs the
committee Itself. must be strictly trust
worthy so that no damaging infOrma tion
may be carried INTO the enemy's camp.
and must be capable on exceedingly hard
work for ten. twelve, and. sometimes
sixteen hours a day. They are generally
well paid. sometimes too we'll; for IT al
ways happens that a few get their names
on the payroll whose sole qualification
Is 4 political pull. The number OF these
however is usually surprisingly small, and
as soon as their hard-w0rking fellows
discover them by reason Of their unwll-
ingness 10 work. they are generally sent
10 Coventry" without mercy and without
delay.
A most important part Of an executive
committees work Is known as polling
doubtful states: that Is. securing n sup
Lot. 1fsf .
voters en- each such state These lists
sometimes cost n great deal OF money,
and sometimes are found 10 be dlscour-
agingly inaccurate and incomplete. This
f. not surprising when you consider the
brief fife Of AN executive committee. In
vAy few cases does such "A committee
have more than three months In which
10 DO its work-and this work is really
OF the most difficult sort throughout since
IL means the organization of a vast bust
ness institution as well as political ma
chine. There are those who hold that
Executive Committees should be con-
tinuous IN existence with permanent head
quarters. permanent officers and perma-
nent employees. including a wcll-paid exc
cutive head. such an institution would
have four years instead of three months
I'm which TO do its work Its poll lists
would be kept constantly revised. and rs
machinery would be always well oiled and
efficient.
The nearest approach TO anything Of
that sort is furnished for the Republican
marty by the American Protective Tariff.
League. 81 which Wilbur J.. Wakeman
is secretary, and Cornelius y. Bliss Is
president This institution has head
quarters IN New York is unendlncly en-
gagged in revising poll-lists and forever
printing and distributing documents. II
employs a large number Of people and
has rs agents in every section OF the
country
In 1902 the Reform Club. also with head
quarters I'm New York. bore relation 10
the Democrauo party that was some
what similar TO the footing Of the Tariff
League. with the Republican party. It's
president Is Calvin Tompldns and it,
secretary is IT. carroll Root Previous 10
1894 and Tor the first two years Of Mr.
Cieveland's present term. the Reform club
devoted its energies exclusively 10 the
promu cation Of low tariff doctrines, but