Evening star., 1896-12-30
PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS
The National Republican Committee Now
Established Here.
Work Which 1t IL Expected Will BE
Some Details to BE Worked Out.

The establishment Of permanent head
quarters of the republican national COM
mittee in the Glover building, in this city,
is of more Importance than has been sup
posed. While the headquarters of the ma
tioEal committee for the next four years,
it will really be the headquarters of Chair
man Hanna when in Washington, and the
gathering place of all the prominent re-
publicans who come to the city.
S. A. Perkins, who is in charge, is the
personal representative and confidential
friend of Chairman Hanna He was Mr.
HarEa's private secretary during the re-
| cent cs mpaign. and was assistant secre-
tary of the New York headquarters Of the
natioral committee. Although a young
man, Mr.. Perkins knowledge Of politics
has put him very close to Mr.. Hanna, SO
close. In fact, that he will represent the
! national chairman IN all matters needing
attention here when the chairman is alb
sent This will give MIR. Perkins a rank
which will force him to the front more
prominently than ever before.
The entire second floor of the Glover
building has been engaged by the ma
tlonal committee. and matters are getting
| In shape for the work Of the committee
cured II they are needed. The private Of
nee OF Mr.. Perkins. which will also be
Mr. Hanna's private office when here is
IN the front. A larger front room will be
set aside for the reception of visiting and
dis tinguished republicans. This room will
contain files of all the leading newspapers
! or the country, including democratic and
popuhst. Complete files of the newspapers
OF the country since the opening of the
last campaign were preserved by the ma
tlonal committee and can be turned to II
| moments notice for reference. In addi-
| ton to this Mr.. Perkins kept a file of
! newspaper cliDDiDYS which hn jnI,
be of immense value in future Campaigns.
Inese clippings cover every phase OF the
pohtfcal issues of the country. They are
lndexed and SO arranged that informa tjon
| on any particular subject can De easily
obtained.
The Work of the Committee,
We ATE going to keep up a regular cam
paign between now and the next four
years., said Mr.. Perkins to a Star reporter
VI course, the work will not be as heavy
as during the three months preceding the
recent election, but there will be lots tn
CO."
The principal work of the committee win
De continuance Of the campaign Of edu-
cation so quickly begun and effectively
carried out by Mr. Hanna The literature
of the last campaign. including illustrations
and plates, have been stereotyped, and can
be used whenever necessary. The prepara-
tion of fresh literature to meet changes in
the situation will be in charge of O. p
Austin. who had charge of the same work
in New York, and who is regarded as par
ticuiariy well fitted for this duty. All the
literature which goes out will be non-par-
tlsan 1t will be a presentation of cold
facts on the money question. and will not
bear the marks of the republican national
committee. This literature will go to popu-
lists. republicans. democrats, prohibition
lists. A goodly part of 1t will find its way
among the populists. Chairman Hanna Is
understood to have great hopes of mis-
w
does not look upon the members of that
party with the same feeling that Is shared
in other quarters. He is said to hold to the
opinion that populists are great readers
non-p1rtisan way.
We do not propose to be caught in the
same situation which confronted US at the
opening OF the last campaign" said Mr..
Perkins. When the national committee
was organized there was not a list of re-
publican state or county chairmen. and not
scrap OF paper of any material service to
the committee 1t took us a month to get
ready, and three months OF the hardes:
work ever done to undo what had been
done in four years by the silver people
They are keeping up the fight now but we
will be prepared for them at any time after
this"
System In Everything.
The national committee will keep in
touch with its workers In every section Of
the country. 1t is now in touch with every
state, county and township chairman in the
country. Every one of the millions of let
ters received during the campaign have
been preserved, and this morning one of
the big boxes containing a portion Of these
letters arrived at the committee headquar-
ters from New York. Under Mr.. Perkins
direction these have been indexed, and
one from any section Of the country can be
turned to without the least trouble They
will be invaluable in future campaigns.
Esyyar ntro oNf nd I'm lo af ion,
has been preserved, and there are vouchers
showing where every dollar expended by
the national committee went. The busi-
ness of the campaign was conducted just
with every detail well In hand. This Is one
of the explanations of the marvellous cam
paign of the Ohio man.
Big Political Map.
Mr.. Perkins Is now engaged In the prep
aration Of big map OF the country, the de-
signs Of which have received the sanction
Of every republican leader 1t will be the
most complete thing OF its kind ever at
tempted. It will show every city, town,
county and township of the United States,
with its position on the money question.
Every county known to be for the gold
standard will be painted in gold. If there
Is township In the county for silver, how
ever, II will be painted In blue. The same
will be the case Of the silver counties In
the country. and Of the doubtful counties.
The figures of the last election will accom-
pany the counties. This map will be pre-
pared with the greatest care. and Will be
absolutely trustworthy. Chairman Hanna,
II he wants to know Of the political situa-
ton in even a small county in any far or
state, can turn to the map and ascertain
what he wants with as much trust as IL he
should telegraph to half q dozen people to
find out. The map win not be a rosy pre-
sentatton of republican aspects, but will
contain the situation just as 1t is with even
darker shade for the republicans than
leading reasons for Mr. Hanna's success m
the last campaign is said to have been that
he refused 70 listen to the rosy side pre-,
sented to him from every quarter. He sent
men 70 nnd out and report the cold facts.
and then he worked accordingly. He had
his finger on every spot that was danger
ous just as he proposes to have from now
on. o
sehatofial Ftghts. :