Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-30
WORK FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
Progress Made at Western Republican Head.
quarters al Chicago.

Chicago. July 29.--The work of the
Western branch of the Republican
executive committee Is beginning to
have its effect. Reports are coming
into headquarters here Of the great in
terest being aroused in the states
which have hitherto only had free sill
yer and the other heresies preached
to them. Committeeman Payne and
Dawes are both doing hard work at
the headquarters, while Messrs. Dur
bin and Leland are out Investigating
personally the situation in the states
east and west of Chicago.
1t has been determined that, as this
Is business mans campaign, every
thing at the headquarters must be car
ried on in business-like manner, and,
therefore, the campaign is going to be
run like a big business concern, and
expenditures will be watched and
brought within reasonable limits
There is to be no extravaganza. and
all moneys are to be expended through
one department. The railroad system
Of double vouchers has been adopted
and Edwin f. Brown, a well-known
railroad man of Chicago. has been APP
pointed sub-treasurer.
He has volunteered his services
without compensation. and his high
standing in this community and his
well known business ability are an in
dication that the financial end Of the
campaign is to be on strictly business
methods. This announcement has
somewhat startled the Chicago firms
who had an idea that they were going
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campaign fund. The various bills al
ready presented have shown some
what a tendency to increase the price |
on the usual rates.
Yesterday morning the speakers |
bureau was opened FOR business. Col |
W. H. Hahn Of Ohio. who is to have
charge Of this department. arrived and
took posses sion Of the room assigned
10 him. He found an immense mail
and half n hundred people waiting TO
see him ana give him SUGGESTIONS as to
the running of his department. Col
Hahn said he would not be long in ar
ranging his preliminaries. and would
soon have the speakers ready. The
tlrt thing Col. Hahn had TO do was to
prepare for the opening of the cam
raien al Lincoln. Ncb., on Aug. ). This
is to be rousing affair. and will start
the work in Rryan's own state with
great effect. The occasion will be the
meeting of the Republican State
League, and Roswell q. Horn of Mich
igan. Senator Thurston, Benjamin
ButterWorth Of ohio. and others will
speak
After this meeting Mr.. HOrr will
speak in five other places in Nebraska
ana Senator Burrows of Michigan.
Senator-elect Foraker of Ohio. and ex-
Congressman Mason of Illinois, will BE-
started. out in the same state during
the next state.
Today. the campaign viii be opened
i'm Wisconsin, where there will be a
mammoth mass meeting following
the meeting of the Republican state
convention. AT this meeting. senator
Thurston of Nebraska, will be the
star speaker. while eX-Congressman
Billy Mason will make one of his own
speeches and arouse the Re
puhlicans The campaign in Wilson, ,
sin starts out remarkably well, for
there is a united Republican force.
whilc the Democrats are badly split.
The Milwaukee Sentinel, in recent
issue, printed several pages Of inter-
views with leading Democrats from all
parts of the state. who stated that
they would not support Bryan. and
many Of them said they would vote for I
Mckinley and Hobart.
Following the opening in Wisconsin.
active campaigning viii begin in Min
resota and the Dakotas. In Michigan | $
Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas
there is great uncertainty in certain of |
the northern sections. The Germans
almost to a voter are opposed To Bryan
and will vote against him. no matter !
what ticket he runs on. but there Is 4 | =
restless and undecided feeling among {
the Norwegians and Swedes. who
have hitherto been staunch and firm
Republicans They are just now be- |
ginning to feel the free silver craze. for t
it is just coming into their country I
They have only heard the silver side I
What makes most serious is that
the Scandinavian papers published in 4
that part of the country are wavering
also. The national committee sees the ,
Importance Of getting to work in the ,
region and viii do so at once. The
literary bureau is now ready To dis |
tribute its first series of leaflets. and
these will begin TO go into the North =
west this week. Among those to be ,
sent out are Free Silver and Wages. "
and The Farmer and Free Silver. and
a leafet Of four pages for distribution
among miners. 1t Is in
tended to show wherein free silver will
" rk to their detriment rather than
benefit. and gives few tariff facts by
way of proof that betterment of their | f
lies in protection.
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