Evening star., 1896-07-20
Enlarged Field Of Action of the Be-
publican Congressional Committee.
MILLIONS OF DOCUMENTS TO GO OUT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Received From
Kansas and Nebraska.
THE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE

As one result OF the conference between
Chairman Babcock Of the congressional
committee and Mr.. Mark Hanna and Maj.
Mckinley last week the scope Of the work
of the congressional committee is to be
greatly widened during the coming cam
paign. Mr. Babcock was summoned to
Canton and Cleveland by invitation of Maj
Mckinley and MIR. Hanna, although Mr.
Babcock does not state that fact. and the
conference which then took place will have
important bearing upon the work of the
campaign.
The Literary Feature.
The republican congressional committee
will from this time on perform more work
and in different fields than has ever
devolved upon any previous congress
sional committee. Mr.. Babcocks organiza-
ton will take charge Of the literary feature
Of the campaign entirely. The committee
In addition to supplying the various con-
gressional district committees throughout
the country with literature. speeches and
documents, will also furnish the state GEN.
tral committees In every state In the Union
with campaign material. This is big un-
dertaking. but Chairman Babcock is lining
up to do 1t In good shape.
In the last campaign the congressional
committee confined its labors to about one
hundred congressional districts.
In this campaign it will widen its field Of
operations to take in every place in the
United States where there is a chance for
a contest. The conditions are very differ
ent. too. from those that existed two years
ago. Then the Issue was cut and dried by
the Minneapolis convention Of two years
p.eviois. and the committee was ready for
work many months in advance Of the rela-
tive period this yeur.
Millions of Documents to Go Out.
The number Of campaign documents that
will be sent out between now ard next
November by the congressional committee
Will reach several millions. From one
state alone an order has been received for
'o.UN documents. and there are a num-
ber of orders for 4OO.WO and 5OO,W0. The
majority of these documents will bear
upon the financial question. for it Is real
ized that that Is to be the issue west of
the Allegheny mountains, and, in fact. it
Will not be lost sight Of among the work
ing men Of the elst. Mr.. Babcock says
that the awakened interest of the people
In the financial question since the raising
Of the issue between sound money and free
silver by the two parties is marvellous to
contemplate. His mail is deluged eyury
oay with applications from party workers
ard local political committees ali over the
country for educational matter upon this
subject.
The extended field Of operations of the
congressional committee Is regarded in DO
nticai circles as q deserved commitment tn
chairman Babcock. Vice Chairman Apsley
and the active members of the COMMITTEES
VI Two years ago for the work which they
performed for the republican congressional
ucket at that time. The congressional conn
mlttee OF two years ago eclipsed all Others
In the magnitude Of its efforts. and This
one. 1t Is said, will smash that record cas-
lily.
At Work ON the Campaign Book,
The congressional committee will get out
the campaign book this year and is now at
work upon 1t. 1t is said that this volume
Will be standard work in republican cam
patgn literature and will outrival all pre-
vious efforts In the same line
The congressional committee is very
much encouraged at the reports that are
oefng received from Kansas AMI Nebraska
or republican success in those states 1t is
sald the local managers throughout the
TWO states mentioned are confident of re-
publican success this fall. They claim that
tne people nave got enough Of populism
after several years trial and are anxious
now to settle down upon a solid and sub
stantial basis. such one as they insist is
held out by the republican platform
The Democratic Committee.
The democratic congressional committee
Is getting itself into shape slowly, but sure
ly. for vigorous season of work Orders
nave already been placed for a number Of
campaign documents. free silver speeches
being in the majority. and they will be dis
tributed by the committee as rapidly as pos
sible or course. the democratic commit
tee was several weeks behind its rival or
ganization Of the other party in getting
down to work. owing to the uncertainty of
the Tines upon which it would be called to
operate. 1t Is said there Is perfect under
standing between the democratic national
committee and the congressional committee
and the work of the two bodies will pro-
ceed harmoniously and without duplication
Ihe democratic committee has not as
by the republican committee, and 1t Is prob
able 1t will not be called upon to employ as
many people. Chairman Faulkner will
reach the city this afternoon or tomorrow
morning. and will take hold in earnest OF
the work before him.