The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
FIGHT TO BE WITHOUT FRILLS.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN TO
BE run ECONOMICALLY

No BrOISen-Down Political Artistic
Gratis to he Carried on the Va
uonnI Committees Pay Roll This
Fail as in Former Presidential
CamDaiEns-Hr. Bryan Believed 10
Favor Chicago as the Place for
the Campaign headquarters
Washington, July 2l-In anticipation OF
the establishment or the national demo-
cratic headquarters IN -his city. there
Is a grand rush u democratic laoorers
from Maryland. Virginia and the District
OF Columbia to get on the committees
pay roll At present National Committee
man Lawrence Gardner. who is also Sec
rotary Of the democratic congressional
committee, Is the person 10 whom these
applications for hire IN the democratic
free silver Bryan and Sewall vineyard
are addressed. The headquarters Of the
congressional committee vas crowded to-
day with seekers for positions under the
national cOmmittce.
In years gone by the national commit
tees Of both parties have carried on their
pay rolls a numh-r Of high-s4iarled or
haments, who pO=ei as Leading spirits OF
the CAMPAIGN, when In fact they were not
Denenting the cause they represented 10
the extent Of single vote. These same
campaign COMMITTEE leeches were crafty
enough to include tn their expense ac-
counts all their personal and private eX-
penditures. including midnight frOlics and
pleasure parties.
In the coming campaign It is proposed
TO eliminate all the committee ornaments
from democratic headquarters and enlist
only the services OF actual and ener-
getic workers. Many of the applicants
VINO called upon Secretary Gardner today
We're dismayed when thef were informed
DO fenHn Al nm
mittee IS conducted entirely by volun-
teers, excepting "a stenOgrapher ana a
messenger. He said the committee would
be glad TO have the services Of ouner
volunteers as soon as the work OF the
campaign is fairly under way. He discov-
cred, however, that his callers were not
ready to enlist upon the glory roll
Secretary Gardner says IL Is practically
settled that the headquarters of the dem
ocratlc national committee VIII be estaD-
lished In this city. at WOrmley's hotel.
As soon as Senator Jones expressed a
preference for locating his headquarters
here subscription list was passed around
among the prominent citizens, who are
interested in making this city the center
OF the democratic campaign, and the re-
suit is that an ample guarantee fund
was raised and Is now available for the
equipment and furnishing of Senator
Jones headquarters.
1t is believed that Candidate Bryan
does not look with favor on the propO-
sition TO locate the national committee
headquarters In the east He believes IL
would be to his advantage to cOntine the
battlefield 10 the west and the south, and
therefore his friends are anxious that
headquarters should be located in Chicago.
He is also annoyed by the suggestion that
II headquarters should be established In
Washington a large quantity of the cam
paign literature might be sent out under
the franks OF democratic senators and
representatives. That objection was cas-
lily overcome when II was stated that doc
uments can be ranked from Chicago or
New York with the same freedom and
within the limits of the franking priv
ilege as at Washington.
The question of framing documents is
but a thrilling matter so far as Senator
Jones is concerned. He insists that there
shall be not the slightest flavor of Sec
tionalism in the campaign. AS he stated
in his brief speech In refutation of the SEQ
tional claim made by Senator Tillman, the
battle for free silver must be fought out
on its merits in the east as well as in the
west and south. Before leaving for St
Louis Senator Jones made personal in
Spection Of the Wormley building and he
was greatly pleased with the facilities Of
fered for executing the campaign work
| Negotiations will at once be entered into
for the appropriate furnishing of the va
riOus apartments to be used, so that as
soon as Candidate Bryan promulgates his
letter of acceptance, the headquarters will
be ready for opening.
At the suggestion of Senator Jones the
congressional committee will work i'm thor.
ough harmony with the national commit.
tee, for the friends of silver realize that
they can accomplish nothing practical to.
wards the rehabilitation of the white met
al unless both houses of congress are In
accord with the President. To that enc
the work of the congressional committee
is being held back until the national cam
paign is regularly opened. In the mean.
time the committee is being flooded with
appeals from all parts of the country, and
| especially from New York and other cas-
! tern states, for silver literature The
! printers are now at work reproducing ir
| large quantities the silver speeches de-
! livered by Senator Jones of Arkansas, al
/ the last session of congress, also the
! speeches of Senators Cockrell, Daniels
1 Teller and Jones of Nevada, all of which
! are supposed to be filled with just such
| information as the student of the silver
| question hungers for At headquarters
! II is said that the speeches mentioned are
| to be sent to those who are to go upor
/ the stump and preach the silver doctrine
| The committee is not wasting time OIL
4 money in the distribution of tariff litera,
! ture. The demand is for light on the