The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-12

to get to the voters speeches favorable
to their side Of the contest. Each ma
tional committee sends out five million
buttons and five million Autographs, all
of which are distributed through the
state chairmen Of the two parties.
10 follow the movements of Senator
Hanna or Senator Jones fGa lAenty-four
hours Is to get an insight into what Is
probably the greatest problem of organi-
cation. ever known. Snrewd, far seeing
men who organize trusts or other great
enterprises have comparatively simple
tasks with which to cope. Theea two
great generals of the campaign of 1900
are organizing machinery as complete
and substantial as though they ex-
pected never to do anything else but
elect presidents. II they were organl-
ztng hundred year presidential clubs they
could not be more thorough and system
attic.
The national chairman maps out the
work and divides groRt responsibilities
among his immediate assistants. They
in turn divide their work, SO that a
dozen or twenty or a hundred men will
look after the details. These men III turn
assign important tasks, to hundreds Of
party workers under them. After the
campaign Is we'll IN Ger way the minor
lieutenant in the army reports to his
captain The captain in turn reports to
his major, the major to his colonel, and
the colonel to his general, Senator Hanna
or Senator Jones', as the case may be.
When a situation arises down the limo
that threatens trouble Senator Hanna or
Senator Jones hears of 1t and devises
soma plan for averttng the danger. He
then directs his suberdinates to see that
the plan Is tried and requires full ex-
PLANTATION for failure.
While the national chairmen are very
busy deyising plans for success, they also
find time to raise the bulk Of the cam
paign funds They delegate to others the
task of selecting and sending out Htera-
ture, engaging and assigning speakers re-
ceiving callers and answering correspond
ence and studying reports On conditions
in the various states. Speakers are told
the subjects on which they may talk.
and they are directed as TO now they
shall handle those subjects. II 1t IL round
that certain line Of argument Is re-
ceiyed with disfavor in certain state,
the speakers in that state are warned
with new instructions. If discussion of
the money question promises more votes
in a given state than discussion or Inn
perialisIn, the speakers of the respective
parties are notified to talk finance. In
states where the voters seem to care more
for speeches on Imperialism than nnance,
the spellbinders are directed to tax i'm
this kind have to be watched constantly,
the campaign managers reallzing that
failure to act promptly may result In tho
| loss Of a state whose electoral vote may
be essential to success.
No feature of the campaign Is watch
ed by the national chairman more close.
ly than the preliminary and the fnal
canvasses of the voters. Both parties
soon will have under way canvass OF
every voting precinct This WILL show In
a general way how many of the voters
cxynV prxra and h.1xr- MAJ n
| ley. 1t also will show who OF the voters
are doubtful who. are inclined TO favor
Bryan and who lean toward Mckinley.
The taking of this canvass costs a ire
mendous sum Of money, but the party
managers must have it in order to- gauge
| the outlook They soon discover where
| their own lines are weakest and Where
| those of their adYersartes are strongest
| While steps are being taken to insure
| success at one point and to avert disaster
! at another. a second and final canvass Is
weeks before the election. BY that time
a large proportion~of the doubtful voters
have taken sides and can be classified
| The res, "a a canvass which shows with
| election. Once again the managers of the
two parties search for the important
! weak spots, deciding the points at which
| to do the hardest workin the closing days
! of the campaign.
| Some novel campaign methods will be
| resorted to by the parties this year. The
| Republicans already have adopted the
| plan of sending out al large number OF
| monographs, which Viii be used in small
| places. Eloquent party speakers. like
] Representative Dollier, Of Iowa, and Rep
! been making. speeches into these ma
| chimes The Democrats. on the other
| hand, will make free use OF stereoptlcons
/ James K Mcguire. chairman OF the Dem
/ ready has arranged to give Democratic
stereopticon exhibitions all over the state