New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-21
BIG DEMAND FOR DOCUMENTS.
GIGANTIC TASK BEFORE THE REPUB-
LICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEES WORK wIDENED-rT
WILL UNDERTAKE TO SUPPLY LITERATURE
FOR EVERY STATE IN THE UNION
WIDESPREAD INTEREST IN THE
MONEY QUESTION,


MONEY QUESTION.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNE.l
Washington. July 2o.-As result OF the con-
ference between Chairman Babcock. OF the Re-
publican Congressional Committee. and Mark
Hanna and Major Mckinley last week. the scope
Of the work Of the committee Is to be greatly
widened for the coming campaign. Mr.. Babcocx
summoned to Canton ana Cleveland by invi-
tation Of Major Mckinley and Mr.. Hanna, and
the conference which then took place will have an
important bearing upon the work Of the campaign.
The Congressional Committee will from this time
on perform more work and In different fields than
has ever devolved upon any previous Congressional
Committee In addition to supplying the various
Congress district committees throughout the
country with literature. speeches and documents.
1t will also furnish the State central committees
in every State with campaign material. This is a
big undertaking. but Chairman Babcock is pre-
pairing to do It in good shape In the last cam
paign the Congressional Committee confined its
labors to about one hundred Congress districts.
In this campaign It will widen its field Of opera
lions to take in every place in the United States
where there IL a chance for a contest.
The conditions very different, too. from
those that existed two years ago. Then tho issue
cut and dried by the Minneapolis Convention
Of two years previous and the committee was
ready for work many months In advance OF the
relative period this year. The number Of campaign
documents that will be sent out between and
next November by the Congressional Committee
will reach millions. From State alone order
has been received for 10000 documents. and there
are a number of orders for 10000 and 10000 The
majority Of these documents will bear upon the
financial question. for 1t is realized that that IL to
be the issue west of the Allegheny Mountains
and In fact. 1t will not be lost sight Of among the
workingmen OF the East
Mr.. Babcock says that the awakened interest OF
the people in the financial question since the rails
Ing Of the issue between sound money and free sill
by the two parties Is marvellous TO contemplate
His mall is deluged every day with applications
from party workers and local political committees
all over the country for educational matter upon
this subject. The extended field OF operations OF
the Congressional Committee Is regarded in political
circles deserved compliment TO Chairman Bah
cock. Vice Chairman Apsley and the active men,
bers OF the committee OF two years ago for the
work which they performed for the Republican
Congressional ticket at that time. The Congress
sonal Committee will get out the campaign book
this year, and Is at work upon Il. II is said
that this volume will be a standard work in Re
publican publican sampaign literaturei r and will outrval all
The Congressional Committee Is very much en-;
Om and Of Re-
In those States. II IS said the local managers
Of this a Tsy bc
the people have got enough OF Populism after sew
upon a solid and substantial basis, such one as
they insist is held out by the Republican platform
The Democratic Congressional Committee Is get,
ting itself into shape slowly but surely for Wig
orous season Of work. orders have already been
placed for a number of campaign documents. free
silver speeches being in the majority. and they will
be distributed by the committee rapidly : pos
sble. OF course the Democratic committee
several weeks behind its rival organization Of the
uncertainty Of the lines upon which 1t would be
called to operate 1t IS said there Is perfect I'M
derstandng between the Democratic National Com
mittee and the Congressional Committee. and the
work Of the two bodies will proceed tremendously
and without duplication.