The record-union., 1899-11-19
The CAMPAIGN OF 1900.
REPUBLICANS ALREADY PRE-
PAIRING FOR TT.
Active Work Entered Upon in the
Second Congressional
District.

District.
Preparations for the great political
struggle of 1900 are already under way
at least so far as the Second Congress
s1onal District of California is concern
ed. Indeed the first steps toward get
ting things ready were taken IN the
early summer of this year and from
that period to the present time the WORN
attending the most complete organlza-
ton ever attempted in the State mas
been going steadily on.
The Republican State Central COM
mittee, realizing the necessity OF taking
some action in the matter of organiza-
ton, turned the Second Congressional
District over to Judge E. c. Hart of this
city, and asked him to proceed along
such lines as may have been suggested
TO him in the course of his active par
ticipation on the committee in the last
State campaign The Judge in accept
ing the responsibility, fully realized the
magnitude of the work to be under
taken and Immediately set out arrang-
ing for a successful termination of the
task imposed upon him. The first thing
he did was to select an Executive Com
mittee of men who would take an inter-
est in and give the necessary attention
to the work that had been agreed upon
between Judge Hart, the State and Ma
tional Committees. The Executive Com
mittee appointed was composed of the
following we'll known business men
who were in sympathy with and real
lied the necessity of the undertaking:
M. j. Curtis, L. F. Breuner, Joseph M.
Anderson H. D. Kircheval, James
Whitaker, VIM. M. Sims, Daniel Ka-
vane, Judge Hart himself remaining at
the head of the organization. The Elk
ecutiye Committee, Immediately after
their appointment, organized by elect
ing the following officers M. J. Curtis,
Chairman; L. F. Breuner, Vice Chair
man; Joseph NJ Anderson, Secretary;
James Whitaker, Treasurer, and Judson
Brusie, Corresponding Secretary and
District Organizer
Permanent headquarters have been
established in the Ochsner building, and
as a matter of information concerning
the purposes, objects and plans of the
committee, they have adopted the fol-
lowing preamble and bylaws which
nave been printed and are now ready
Tor distribution. On the cover of the
handsomely bound volume of bylaws
the following quotation from one of
president McKinleys recent speeches
IS made: Let no discordant voice in
trude to embarrass us in the solution of
the mighty problems which involve
such vast consequences to ourselves and
10 posterlty. Let us remember that
God bestows supreme opportunity on no
nation which is not ready to respond to
the call of supreme duty"
The preamble to the bylaws discloses
the purposes. scope and objects of the
organization in the following language:
Ihis organization is instituted to
support the Administration of VIM Nc
i\lnley. President of the United States.
and the administration of Henry T.
Gage, Governor of California; to pro-
mote, encourage and sustain absolute
and unqualified loyalty to the Govern
nent of the United States; to further
and by social, moral and political in
Ifuenee, assist in intoxicating the prin-
ciples of the Republican party; to use
every just and honorable means toward
the denomination of VIM Mckinley to
be the Republican standard bearer of
1900. and to secure his reelection te
the Presidency of the United States"
The work of the committee is distrib-
uted among several subcommittee
which. besides the Finance and Audit
ing Committees. consist of the follow
ing: Committee on Club Organization
whose duty will be to have charge Of
the work necessary in bringing about
organized results. Judge f. c. Hart is
made Chairman of this committee and
as such he will direct the District Or
ganiZer and conduct such correspond
ence as may be required ana make such
visits throughout the district as NAV
be deemed necessary.
Joseph M. Anderson is the Chairman
of the Committee on Reception and En-
tertalnment of club members. and his
duties involve what the title would in.
dictate He is directed to do so in or.
der that closer acquaintance NAV be
acquired and the promotion of social
intercourse maintained between resi-
dents of the district and the committee
The Committee on Publication and
Distribution of Literature shall have
charge of the distribution of all LEFT
tiers. circulars, pamphlets. addresses
and speeches received and to be pub-
lished by the committee They shall
make requests of and procure such
items. publications and articles as NAV
be valuable to the committee in its gen.
eral work. Committeeman James
Whitaker will have charge of this de-
partment.
The Committee on Conference shall
open and maintain a correspondence
W tn the National Committee on al, sub
jects pertaining TO the policies and plans
of the campaign. As the organization is
to work in conjunction with and as an
auxiliary to the Republican State and
National Committee and as tie cam
paign is to be conducted along lires
mapp out by the various National Re-
publican platforms heretofore and here
after to be adopted, it will be the duty
of this department to maintain a cor
respondence with these sources. make
reports to them and do everything in
conjunction with them and under their
supervision. William NJ. Sims has
been appointed to this Guardianship.