The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-26

do not expect him To resign any offIoe, or
devote two months to the work, In order
20 secure tho craftsmanship for me" said
Mr. Leach good humoredly, II Of course
look for his cordial support.
1T 10 not my desire. however, to be
made state chairman simply because Of
my friendship for him or devotion to his
political fortunes II the Office Is given to
ne IL must be solely because OF fitness, by
experience and otherwise, for the work OF
organization, and because o. a desire on
she part OF active party workers through
out the state, whose wishes should be con.
suited and followed, that I should be
placed ut the head Of the state organiIA.
uon. Unless that fitness and the existence
Of such desire shall be madc manifest 1
will not ask for or accept the Office"
What special object have you in view,s
Mr. Leach WINS asked, 'in desiring the
state chairnanshipf"
simply to bring the state organization.
In this important presidential year, to the
highest possible state OF perfection. In the
campaign Of 1885 when I 1rst became
identified with the state comilittee IN first
assistant secretary, our organization com.
prised 1870 vote rs-that Is to sa- We CIR
responded with that number Of people
dous. In the following year, when ! be-
came chief secretary, our list embraced
30, 000 voters. From time To time the scope
Of our work has been broadencd, until last
fall, when we gathered the names and ad-
dresses of over 10000 Republicans-in
fact, every single Republican voter In the
state, except In three counties. During
that campaign we spent for postage alone
0,6S., OF which sum =, 5000, representing
$oO, 600 two cent stamps, was spent within
period OF forty.eight hours. I am salts
fied this line OF work added from 81, 900 to
100, 900 70 our majority Of ia, 900.
81 shall not consider the perfection Of
organization TO have been attained, how
ever, until the state committee has In its
archives the name, address, politics and
vocation OF every one OF the | 900 900 voters
In Pennsylvania II made chairman of
the state ommittec would start In within
twenty-four hours after tho adjournment
OF the state convention to gather the data
In question, with the hope OF carrying the
state by the largest majority ever given In
. presidential year While during the
past ten years, great advances In the limo
OF organization have been made by the
state committee, l want To make the effort
" broaden II yet further before give up
the work OF political development"
but could you not do this as chairman
Of the executive committed"
Possibly but will not Under no oir-
cumstances will continue In my present
Office"
There Is no man in Pennsylvania better
known than Frank Willing leach as a
systematic, thorough organizer. From
1885 TO 1888 he was secretary Of the state
committee, being associated with Chair.
men Cooper, Andrews, Watres and Reeder.
From 1883 TO 1892 he was also assistant
secretary OF the Republican national com.
inittee, under Chairmen Quay and Clark.
son. Last August, Immediately after the
state convention, Chairman Quay selected
him AS chairman Of the executive CON-
mittee
That the enormous majority given the
state ticket last fall, ia, 600, was largely
due 10 Mr.. Leach's shrewd and effective
work was generously conceded by Chair.
man Quay himself. A day OF two before
the election party had gathered In the
senator's room at the Hotel Metropolc,
when one of the party, newspaper man,
said;
Senator, now that you are through
with the hard work, what do you think
the majority will beS"
why" was the quick reply, you will
have to ask Leach that question. He is
the man who has done the hard work, and
he ought To have the knowledge, He has
been running the campaign"
In 1888. acting upon behalf OF the ma
tional committee, Mr.. Leach spent two
months In North Carolina, and conducted
the state campaign there. He made an
effective still hunt. His mission WAS only
discovered few days before the election.
Although his life was threatened, ho held
his ground until the close OF the polls He
perfected an organization such as had
never been known In any southern state
before. Mr.. Leach had the satisfaction Of
knowing that though the state was lost,
three Republican congressman were cleo
ted, which really saved the house Of the
Fifty first congress TO the Republican
party. for despite the Democratic whole
sale oountingin tactics the Republicans