Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-21
COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERS
Activity Displayed by Both Parties in Dis
se1ninating Literature.
The Question of Quantity and Quail
ity Discussed-What q CalifOr-
-, MIA Delegate Thinks.

Senator Faulkner. chairman Of the demo-
cratic congI essional committee. has return
ed to the city and resumed his desk at
committee headquarters today. Represent
ative Babcock, chairman of the republican
congressional committee. has gone to New
York. to be absent several days. Vice
Chairman Apsley will probably relieve him
tomorrow and take charge Of the work
here.
THE free silver sentiment Is sweeping
through the east like tidal wave." said
Senator Faulkner to a Star reporter this
afternoon. II hear Of its rapid advance all
through the eastern and New England
states In my mail today find large
number Of letters from professional men in
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Mas
sachusetts. They are doctors. lawyers and
others asking for free silver literature. In
many cases they specify the speeches and
the date Of their deliverance in Congress.
showing that the people have been reading
up on this subject and taking an interest
in 1t. 1t also shows that a different class
of people are becoming interested in the
financial question. Heretofore the farmers
have been looked upon as the especial ad-
vocates Of the silver idea. but matters are
sional classes begin to study free silver"
Quantity and Quality of Literature.
Some of the visitors at the democratic
headquarters interested In the success of
the democratic congressional ticket have
shown symptoms of being a little bit wor-
r.ed because the committee was not ap-
parently distributing as much matter as
the rival committee presided over by Chair
Hancock remarked that the
republicans were sending out documents
by the hundreds of thousands employing
large. force Of clerks. and III every way
mantesting more indications of industry
than their opponents. ~ '''-- 49,
1t is explained at democratic headQuar-
ters that they are not proceeding upon the
basis that the greatest volume of matter
sent out accomplishes the maximum
amount Of good. They are rather inclined
to pay more attention to individual re-
quests for campaign literature and to make
up individual lists of voters to be supplied
directly from the central office here. 1t is
said that great volumes Of matter may be
sent through the mails, addressed to local
committees, and the bulk of 1t finally left
uncalled for and undistrfbuted IN the local
ever. to mail te1nng documents direct to
voters personally, 1t h. found that more
attention Is paid to the matter and better
results accomplished.
For all this. however, the democratic
committee Is going ahead with the work
OF disseminating campaign literature, and
is doing 1t upon a large scale. Speeches
and other documents to the number of
eight or moe hundred thousand have al
ready been received from the printer and
are icing handled through the proper dis
tributing channels. OF course the demo-
cratic committee is somewhat later than
rhe republican committee in getting down
to work on account Of the lateness of the
convention, and in fact the committee has
not yet struck Its true gait. 1t Is said that
THIS pace Wlil be attained before many
weeks, and that there will be no occasion
for complaint as to the activity and the
industry Of this great political organization
of the democratic parry.
What One Delegate Says.
Mr.. Oscar A. Trippet of Californa, who
was delegate to the democratic conven-
ton at Chicago. Is in the city for a few
days and talked to Star reporter this
afternoon upon the political situation in
his state.
Bryan and free silver will carry Cali
fcrnia,' said Mr.. Trippet. confidently, "for
nothing else but free silver could be sue
cessful In cur state. California Is most en-
pfatically opposed to the single gold STAN
dard, and considers the question of free
coinage the issue that leads all Others"
is not California interested in protection
for her fruits and wines?" Mr.. Trippet was
asked.
"Oh. yes, to a certain degree. There are
seme democrats who were hurt by the
Wilson bill. as they think, and who will
vote for Mckinley and protection, but they
are nothing to the republicans throughout
the state who will vote for free silver and
Bryan. There are some democrats per-
haps, who will vote for a gold standard
but their number Is insignificant compared
with the populists who will rally to the
support Of the principles enunciated by
Bryan.
Il think the action that is to be taken by
the populists at the st. Louis convention
will have an important bearing on the out
come in ocr state. The populist sentiment
is very strong In California. In one dis
trict they elected a populist Congressman.
you will remember, and in many counties
the populists have secured county offices.
If Bryan is indorsed by the st. Louis con-
venton 1t will rally this great populist
ard swell the free silver vote to that ex-