The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-10
LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS.
Chairman SHETLAND Making Prepare
tions for an Exciting Campaign.

Tacoma, Aug. s-Speciai.-There are no
two men In the state who are buster every
day than Chairman Scott SHETLAND and
Aching Secretary Frank Kingdom OF the
Republican state central committee. From
early morning 10 late in the night. Sun
days. as well as week days. Mr. swstiand
and his efficient assistant are ousfy en-
gagged In laying the foundations for the
campaign IN the state. Each days mall
has been made unduly vosumirous with
requests for campaign literature. and the
task Of supplying the demand for speeches
OF prominent Republicans takan from the
Congressional Record. ana other reading
matter, has been something enormous
Besides attending to the various de-
raanas from the various points IN the state
for campaign literature. Mr.. SHETLAND
and Secretary klnghorn have dcns a vast
amount OF work which the new COMMITTEES
wi proat by when the campaign Is form
ally opened after the state convention IA
th,s city. August Is. Much OF This work
has been N the way Of preparing q
schedule for speakers that VIII be sent
out 20 tax ReRuol.canissl. Mckinley ard
Hobart and The nAtion's rnancial honor
Requests fer speakers are Piled up AlEh
In the headquarters OF the comralttee
in thls city. and close By them Il kent A
rapsly growing list Of speakers who have
solanfeed their services and who will
b called upon later 70 present 10 the geo
pls of the state The issues In the campaign
from the Republican point or view.
When the campaign tust opening shah
have been recorded IN hlstory's scrag
Y vii be pat down as one OF the most
remsrk&hia On record. This fac. Is a.
ready apparent. owing 20 the p~ou7tnsnce
waish the money question has taken ard
90 the reslignrnent OF Political forces mat
has taken pace since tie 81 Louis ard
Chicago conventions, Bot as Far as this
SAFE Is concerned. IN no ore phase "a the
campaign more remarkable than N the
enormous demand FOR campaign readlnr
matter Then. 100. the speeches ART other
literature sent cut pertain only 20 tha
m20sv question. Already the committee
has Sent oat over o. ooa pieces of 3ts~a-
tire. ard ween ;hs campaign Is entea n
VII Vrch2ely - found that more reading
matter was Distributed throughout The
STATE thaa IN a. previous earnpatrrx This
fact e das solely 70 TIRE deep interest,"
that Il everywhere taken n ths money
question. sne TIRE demand Tor Re,ussfcan
rManc1Al itsraptre n taken "a an f-S4-
eAgian that the veters or The ps~%v a.
DESTROYS - posting themselves tAarorxh-
Il % the ISSUES gnVo,vet 50 as 20 egfs4o
themselves Ter ,Ae a-gunasnss - ne Pcrs-
Gratis art silver standard men.
TIRE speech - Hen James T. Mcfgsarv
CO Minnesota. teiive-es n ths hou.. -
Representatives February ls last IA. es~n
greatly u demand al ever the sfafa az
thss sreech 1900 copies have bees ..aa
out rro-n shs committee heaA9ua~ts~s
Der. A scholarly snG eloquent ans con.
vlnelnx speech rs8s ~ Jgsxe George y
A Aisresre. 90 Texas. aas found favor
wtth Republicans sad 400 ccp.es cs e
have seer ssns on; IN response % requests
IKE ru-sAsr cs copies % an interview
- IKE Rene New. fsxette wlth Caie.
ia.ti>s E.x~sow have hsss Distributed.
resfar= sA@se. there have ceen sent cot
Gaoo copies 90 q speech ~ hoz. J. W BsA-
Geek. chairman % tss congressional eora-
vnsrtee. whSch contains hfstery % money
thst = allied villa uaAnswsranle AsE3-
meats
e mast SET - i-naxias& tai tsess &oca-
meats have been sent broadcast ever ~
STATE by The oorn ralstea. Thsy have ese-
malice 81 response % tnca.rles ard -
eoests fyorn &eupal5,sns az over ne state
ans secw AeaitAT demand saT insSrnsa'
tian cn IRE Targ 81 voters
Chairman SweslaaA aas ben uGttt1G 4
shape EucA 81 30 preliminary wcgk a
TIE caGuatxr. - tAas whss &ne res co1s'
-sistee taxes h0'6 81 vii Era tsgnES r.
ssteassa conGltoa. Taere w2.i - re ts.ay
81 arganseE the urel minarfcs = ne carr
pssrn- after tae ucseg = rlAcea "a iAs
rsl1 - sae safe ee1WeafaG8 n tbs e-tS.
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