The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25

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usvctc tgso months 10 the work n DrHer
70 secu-e the craftsmanship for me, s'Ild
So ,arl rood hUmo-nf!v. 4 OF course
look for Lis cordial support
~ IA. ds,.rs. however, to be
mad. state chairman simply because oi
lnv friendship FOR him or devotion To his
political fortunes. Il the Office i given to
laa il must be solely because oi Illness Dy
crnc-iencc and otherwise, for the work OF
u-ranizarion. and because OF desire on
the part OF active parry workers through
oflr the state whose wishes should be con-
Euited and followed. that l should be
placed at the head of the state organiza-
ZION. Unless that fitness and the existence
Of such a desire shall Be made manifest
will not ask for or accept the Office"
What special object haveyou in view, y
NIr. Leach was asked, in desiring the
state craftsmanship"
simply 70 bring the state organization.
in this important presidential year, to the
highest possible state Of perfection. In the
campaign OF 1888, when / first became
identified with the state committee IS first
assistant secretary, our organization COM
Drised Is coo votars-that Is 10 say, we cor
responded with that number Of people
Tho wo-.. WAS considered quite stupen-
dous. IN the following year, when l be-
came chief secretary, our list embraced
$1,000 voters. From time 10 time the scope
of our work has been brOadSned, until last
fail. when we gathered the naincs and ad-
d.,.>scs of over 10000 RePublicS2s-in
fact. every single Republican voter in the
state. except in three counties. Daring
Tat campaign we spent for postage alone
sst-si. Of which sum $500, representing
ss9og1 two cent stamps, was spent within
"a pe-iod OF forty-eight hours. l am salts
III this line OF work added from 5000 TO
10000 to our majority Of 17i,0o0.
/ shall not consider the perfection Of
orcanization TO have been attained. how
ever. until the state committee has in its
archives the name address, politics and
vocsticn OF every one Of the J, 900 ,0)1 voters
fn Pennsylvania If made chairman of
the state committee l would start in within
t-enty-four hours after the ADJOURNMENT
nf the sac convention to gather the data
81 Question. with the hope of carrying the
state by the largest majority ever given in
"a presidential year While, during the
past ten years, great advances in the line
Of organization have been made by the
state committee 1 want to make the effort
70 broaden il vet further before / give up
the work OF political development"
But could you not do this a, chairman
Of the executive committee
Possibly. but ! will not Under no cir
cTlmstaaces viii continue in my present
cflicc"
There is no man in Pennsylvania better
known than Frank Willing Leach as a
systematic. thorough organizer. From
JSS5 to lS43 he was secretary cf the state
committee, being associated with Chair
men Cooper. Andrews, Watres and Reeder
From 1888 TO 1892 he was also assistant
secretary OF the Republican national com
inittee under Chairnen Quay and Clark.
son Last August. Immediately after the
state convention, Chairman Quay selected
him Is chairman Of the executive com
,nittcc.
That the enormous majority given the
state ticket last fail, I5i.O0O was largely
due 10 Mr. Ieachs shrcwd and effective
work was generously conceded by Chair
man Quay himself. \ day or two before
the election a party had gathered IN the
senator's room AT the Hotel Metr0pole
when one of the party, newspaper man
sad:
with the hard work. what do you think
the majority will be-
Why" was the quick reply, you will
have 60 ask Leach that question He i
The man who has done the hard work. and
DE ought 10 have the knowledge He has
lccn running the campaign"
ia lSSs. acting upon b.haif Of the na-
t,0nai COMMITTEES, Mr.. Leach spcat two
- y 1
The state campaign there lie made an
r1ecli.e s,il hunt His mission w.ss only
discovered few days before the election
Although his lie was threatened. he beld
lis ground unsii the clos Of ne polls lie
'crf-c.cd az organization sach "a had
mover been known in any southern stat
before. Nr Leach had the satisfaction o!
knowing that. though the state WAS lost
iar2c Republican congressman were elec
trd. which really saved the house of the
lifJy-first coagress 10 the Republican
ra-;y. for despite the Democratic whole
sale eoantingin tactics the Republicans
secured the house by majority of f've. 4
change OF three votes would have given
The Democrats majority of one.
As a result of the methods of organiza
tion Introduced in iSSS by Mr.. Leacl
North Carolina is now "A Republican state
ihe present legislature having a large r.
publican majority.
Probably nothing ever gave Mr.. Leaci
greater prominence or gained him so fulll
the respect of the public, a. his action las
summer in r2signing a $500 off = thai
Of real estate deputy sherin-in order L
take charge Of Senator Quay's campaign
Tor the STATE chairmanship, the Office fo
which Mr.. Leach is now an aspirant. Tia
the success Of that memorable campaign
which opened under such aiycrse circum
sanoes, was largely due TO the systematic
persistent work OF Mr.. Leach af his Pin
strte. headquarters. j. oonceleI by thos
familiar with the development OF jha
erost political contest.
II chosen 10 the chairmanship Of til
e.s,o committee be would bring 10 tn
ssork wider experience rs an organize
thsa i possessed by any one in Pennsyl
Vc;iia outside Of Senator Quay himself
.rnarUr W. H. Andrews, who was chair
man u The s;a.o committee in 1890. dur
ias thc Delamater caInpaign.is 8 50 spol.ei
ui - possible candidate Tor the chair
is...->lip this year.
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