Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
PRACTICED CAMPAIGNERs.
The Michigan Republicans Begin
Active WOrk-Tbe Plan of Action,

The Michigan Republicans Begin
Active WOrk-The Plan of Action.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, September ID. 1896
The republican campaign will open this
week, and plans have been laid for such a
campaign as Michigan has never before
known.
The party managers do not lack in conf
dence Of how it will all end, but they real
ize that the silver sentiment has gained a
strong foothold in the state and that many
republican farmers and working men have
a pronounced leaning toward the Chicago
ticket and platform, and they propose to
give the democrat-populist-fr silver forces
a dance that will make their heads swim.
Charles Moore, private secretary to Sem
ator Mcmillan, has come on from Wash
iIgton to take charge of the oratorical Du-
reau, and when the band fairly begins 10
play political heavy weights from other
parts of the country will be brought into
the state in rapid succession for from one
to half a dozen speeches. Among the early
corners will be James H. HoyI of CIeve-
land, Rev. Frank GunsaluS of Chicago,
John w. Hill, speaker of the Ohio house
OF representatives; Thomas q. McDougall
of Cincinnati, Thereon Z. keator, the Chi
cago labor agitator; Senator Thurston OF
Nebraska, ex-senator John &. Spooner OF
Wisconsin, Richard Yates of Illinois and eX-
Congressman X. g. Horn, formerly of Mich
igan, now of New York These speakers
will be confined chiefly to the larger cities
in the state, and will give a dash and vigor
to the campaign and inspire the lesser
speakers to greater eXertlon. While the
cities are being covered, Michigan speakers
will be working the small towns, villages and
school houses for the beEefit OF the farmers
The school house meetings are looked upon
as most important part of the campaign,
and they viii be more numerous than ever
fNro mr. nI ha al laG nf hn Job
igan orators will take part in it. The re-
publican organization has been pushed
with greater vigor than in any former CAM
Eaign. and in many counties the organiza-
ton has acquired the smoothness and pre-
cision Of well-oiled machine. The repub-
licans are very confident, and have reason
to be so, especially when the demoralized
and disorganized condition Of the opposi-
ton and the lack of harmony in its ranks
are considered.
Democrats Without Funds.
The managers of the tripocracy are very
much in earnest in their devotion to free
silver, but without funds, and with a force
that has neither discipline nor experience.
They are not in position to put up a win
ming fight. They are distributing lots of
literature sent them from Washington al
ready franked for mailing, and are not do
ing much else to hold their forces together
Local speakers are holding occasional meet
iEgs, but in the early stages of the CAM
paign the republicans have held two or
three meetings to one of the other fellows,
and the ratio will increase to sixteen to one
when the campaign fairly opens. Senator
Teller spoke in this city last week as the
first gun in the campaign. He was greeted
by one Of the largest audiences that ever
turned out to a political meeting. He was
in poor voice and spoke for three hours
and it must be candidly admitted that he
was a disappointment. He spoke without
notes or manuscript, and not only wan
dered all over q ten-acre lot but talked in