The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-19
QUOTING OF CAMPAIGNS
I,ous Amount of Work That Has
to BE Done.
Isis A LOT OF MONEY. TOO.
work Il Divided Among various
,m,,tess and tho Troubles That
Confront Them.

An Interesting topic 10 this Il
generally just now. Few. outside
IA actively engaged in tho work II
,.ous capacities in which 1t is posi-
pol.tc.ans to serve their party
Scidentally themselves. know any
Sbout the details OF such q cam.
no. says the New York Dispatch
Sducted alike. but all are directed
h,onal committees, and the head
= Of ali executive committee Is
the vortex of political activity
m. continuance OF the light.
! 10 the present both the great par
va always had campaign head
: In New York. though more than
.tarmined moves have been pade
"a them elsewhere. Washington
AVS been the favorite place Tor u
on,ingent of the republican lcad-
70 have held the National capital
bre.eminently the bes, pla.e from
10 direct National campaign.
who have favored and no far
uccessful in having New York
|haye urged that II II in the center
Idensest voting population In the
States; aha, II affords unequaled
X for printing the millions on the
millions OF documents" that are
lour years sent OUT promiscuously
and, and, most important of all,
that the facilities foc sending
$ are greater In New York than
Ire.
e, a part of these arguments the
hs OF Washington have always
he fact that the government print
Re, from whose presses are turned
documents" that have been de-
es speeches in congCess 30 as 10
m6able is, sent free through
Isis In Washington: but this con-
bn has never been deemed strong
to win the campaign headquarters
capital.
there be who hold that q substan-
choosing New York has been the
u the members of the executive
tees of both parties delight to
Dr. time amid the attractions of
~, and that the State committee
d other local political moguls who
make pilgrimages 10 headquar-
5eral times during each campaign
10 have good reasons to visit
prk. This however, may be moth
e than surmise.
events. New York II has been for
aars. and. curicusly enough. 1t has
zen an unwritten law that the
lr,ers OF both should be on Fifth
and that private dwelling houses
BE- their hahitations.
STONY-EYED DOORKEEPER.
fst thing to be done after a pri-
use has been leased for campaign
Irters is to make its interior look
hing up wire Att.ces and iron
doors in every conceivable place.
e outside of the place is decorated
gs; after that Il is made clear to
ilica that whoever will may make
free Of the front room on the
floor" Then bigger man" than
rman Is placed IN charge of tins
Is duti@ also being to act as
per for the upper floors so as to
any one. under any prsteat, not
ny known To him. from visiting
ms occupied by the chairman or
of the committees.
pun the truly elect can get by this |
d 1t Is \ pathetic ming IN cam
me 10 watch the victims Of this |
[ed creature, as they sit and sit |
iong lay IN the vain hope that by |
,ney VIII be admitted TO the |
above
{HooSlNG a CHAIRMAN.
Pign headquarters are ALWAYS In
pr campaign or executive com |
'he members of which, with the
p of chairman. arc chosen from
themselves by the members of the |
committees The chairman is |
[,hy ne presidential candidate him
~ oi course Is always a man In
r. candidate place. impliclt con
nc'h as 10 his loyalty and to h!s
p."l an open proposition FOR
Pc mat Mr.. Hanna is suca man
rye OF Major Mckinley As tina
P'I carter was In Il,rrisnn's eyes,
,i,larTlty Was IN clovclnrd's eyes
ne place Is one of honor from
leans standpoint. hui II is also
miles Of wrioN ara complicated
utterly To d,sjont and upset the
VI most men. \ man of only or
ability would 80 crazy IN
'aE over the intricaclco of the
iE is HARD WORKED.
Hev".ive chairman is by all odds
H.. worked of all those who occu-
It'atlers during the campaign. He
me burden OF the contest IL on
ti'srs, The number of letters he
W answer daily is grentOr, prob
!" nose which come to any other
no matter of how ex-
TIhoi; HIS callers are numbered
Isy,y. thousands. 1t Is physical
4 ecrau ior MIN 10 see them all.
Laly lnposs bic always 10 de-
"s 10 VINO shall be refused an
N NJ sn action is watched by critics
|ler ,, s ana he knows 1t; and
cn,lva npl ,naN the reputation of
| |U,"r ''i's suffers during the o,rn-
IN ia'her AZ its clos. he hss any
Jest ends "nic' way
ENDING THE WORK.
n Ega'hpaign COMMITTEES; organize
,no uul there Is n general slniI-
k ,s aMi.er OF course. Nacessarily.
r s,d di'la"i. There is always a 1
ee. anaa secretary. speak ers'
a''u u committee on election I
i,iganc.nn me treasurer Is at the head {
! is committee. In some ,,.- v
. crnaascrcd even worse than Inc u
Ira ~ man, since he not only Il
very faculty. To secure SUI '
/, axn,ou.lons to meet the truly I
snesrpee nses OF the campaign hui ,
as 10 .ne funds after he has th"m '
orr preV'ni a deficit, or at least o
ma axe. at the end. If tna ,re.,. I
h h. business man. as he Il
.et eoines 70 be- known as n hard 2
atos ng with by the nm,ttee.s q
en-, ana even by some Of tho
quite early in the cam ,
,,. TIE TENT BOOK.
+ Ky committee seneca,lv has
ing ' EDITORIAL work as well rs G
noh ~ ne most important n'ece o1 d
If thn cam aigr;ng is the pro. ?
nl,iemo . lex bock. in the "von NJ y
pee ,hls volume Il always ne y
ime,lm literature II The .'lrr' n, y ,,
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