The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-30
CHAIRMAN JONES AT WORK:
SCENES AT DEHOCRATIC HBADoUAR-
TIERS IN CHICAGO.
The once Force There One OF the Largest
and hest Trained Ever Employed by a
Political Organization money-Hai'inE
schemea-snnp for the Great lnMashed.

wa - y ~
Committee 4, az work with one Of tho largest
md best trained forces ever employed by a po-
utical organization. The walls arc fcstooned
win nag. and decorated with the portraits oil
va-hington, Lincoln. Dewey, Schley, Hancock
TtIdon, Bryan and Stevenson. Banners an
nolncr that everybody i welcome. Here con-
grrrate the southern Colonies. the ward politl-
clans. the free silver enthusiasts, the local Office
holders and lastly the CrankS that always haunt
every public place. The utmost good fellow
shin prevails and the shirt-waist maj il con-
s]ricuous. There are plenty Of chairs and atank
Office water e., provided. Herein the blue smoke
OF many pipes. cigars and stogieS the situation
Is discussed md here the story teller recalls IN
ciicut, In campaigns ~ long ago.
OF course, every one Of the 800 visitors that
oal daily wants to see senator James n. Jones.
chairman Of the Democratic National Com
mlttee. but the average man Is easily pncifet II
he can SOC some one who is near the chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee. II Il Col.
John + Martin Of Missouri. the Sorgcant-at-
arms, who manages the crow i and receives all
the cranks. II Is 10 him that all the campaign
poems aud the dissertations on the tyranny OF
trust, are presented.
Chairman Jpu", t., al his tcsi from twelve to
fourteen hours 4 day. Promptly at 7;D IN the
morning he walks through IN" great corridor
an shuts himself In his spacious Office, where
h. applies himself TO his vartei duties. At :
o'clock ho holds a conference with &. A. Walsh
OF iowa. the secretary 81 the Democratic Ma
tlnual Committee, an !. ". Johnson Of Kansas
chairman Of the Executive Committee. Upon
thee thrcn men deyulvp- the chief responsible
itv ~ making the party machinery do the most
effective service. They SuUerintcnd the routine
duties Of ncHrly 2OD employees.
AsSccrctary Of the Democratic National Com
nittce. Mr. Walsh II In charge Of all the depart
moutS into which the organization work Is d.
partment II Ways and Means. which keeps
account Of all contributions and looks after
the collection Of all pledge, q task, i~ny2lyine
has introduced q card catalogue system into
hi, and other departments witch gre1tly, sim-
plilcs the routine duties As each check Tor
money Is acknowledged with a receipt and
thanks. the letter writing In the Ways and
Means Bureau hcors, 2 largo CORPS OF -tenog-
raphers Engaged The bureau also employs
a stan Of solicitors
All tho departments are dependent upon
the Department uf OrE1niyation. which Is In
churgr Of " 4 Dcfuri II i said that this
department has been busy since the election
Tetur1s of 1890 wcr. received II haS succeeded
ever adopted In the history Of campaign work,
for II works through precinct representatives.
This means that there are 10000 workers dl-
rrctlv appointed hy tho National Democratic
Committee These precinct representatives are
chosen from among ~" most active Innd best
qualified adherents. 81 the party They ara
indcprudent ~ all local issues and they are
In direct touch with the National Committee
To facilitate the work of instruction, The
Working Democracy, q weekly paper, Is pub
llshod and sent Ia each representative, who |
j. required 70 uay q yearly subscription OF
soull correspondence unnecessary, for II gives |
uniform instruction. Ia. every man in the great
army Of workers Incidentally 1t adds 100000
The speakers listing bureau Is one Of the
busiest at the headquarters. To this bureau
oil ambitious orators apply. and their number
Ia legion They are required 10 Nll ont blanks |
giving their names, ages. qualifications, eN-
p"ri"ncc and an 'otnnat" IL their effectiveness.
weird. Modesty Is not the b~esetting sin Of the
political or9t4T Hundreds Of applications
ENGAGEMENTS. II Il here that the crank seeks
recognition; The brokcn-dqwn preacher, the
supcrsnnunted actor. the college valediotorian,
the youthful lawyer. the street fakir and the
girl eloCutiunist all ask for opportunities 10
enter the roIiticaI arena Some Of these ora
ing the SergoHnt-at-arms and gaining admit
lance y the secretary, A man with long hair
Mr.. Walsh on the possibility ,of obtaining a
chance 10 speak for Bryan. Tho orator had
on a shiny frock coat and he swellcd out the
busiest man In the headquarters.
sir | am not only a speaker of more than
I c%mo lame' Vf fsw ain ina a P Ss0 MINI me- sag, have
each other by the hand, a fine, unbroken baud
AMI stand together - one man., that would be
FUlF W 'lN'u an dN'llflhff |
Tho secretary was occupied with tho weekly
bayrou re Looked ~ from a long column OF
90 into the next room and MI ont an ap-
~plication blank. BE sure TO state your qualih-
There Il no trouble about nv experience
IN public speakinC," declared the orator ap-
preaching the secretary's desk and pounding
his aSt on the leaf that extended out at one
side, Il have been an nuCtioneer for ten years. |
My persuasive power Il a gift as rare A. II Is
valuable"
and n" man went away and wrote himself u
RECOMMENDATION that would have been basRy
on DemOSthenes.
In addition to the speakers listing bureau
thore Is a separate department that assigns
the orators 10 the various districts where they
STe most needed IT. Is in charge Of Daniel
next few weeks not less than 1000 Sneakers
Will he sent out TO all parts Of the United States.
have been duly accepted as able 70 stir or in
sIire audiences with a desire 20 vote for BRYAN
and Stevenson; But his Office duties demand
speakers are 50 full Of the eloquence they are
anxious 10 pour out for the benefit Of the voters
that they. insist upon giving him specimen
extracts Of addresses on Instrumentation. free
silver, militatism, or the tariff But he is a long
suffering and polite man and he manages to
triotic emotion. Among the men who gained
access to him recently was one who wore a
shirt The, stranger was Of fine physique and
his hron1ed face wore a determined look that
suggested the possible possession Of a re- yplyer |
Tn from Texas, sah," said the stranger.
folding his arms and looking Significantly
toward a chair. Il have come to otfer Won n
suggestion, sab, and | reckon you all will be
grateful when you hear what Il is. have a
scheme thatll knock out Teddy Roosevelt
SOS he wont be able 10 cut any more OF his
rough ridin' antics"
Mr., NJ Copy.lle wa interested. lie asked the
man to explain.
Wa. E" said the. stranger, you're likely TO
h0ve political debates, amt you?. Now. |
have q new sort OF a proposition. want to
don't know no more about a buCkins bronco
than he knows about politics Some night
when he has been a spetkin' about the siren
unls life. aud tho stOrmin' Of san Juan Hill, |
want n chance 70 challenge him to ride a milo
race on a Ouckin' bronco II hos runnin' his
campaign, on a cavalry horse, he ought 10 lie
made 10 show what he kin do. ! tell You three
minutes on a huckin' bronco would show him
what a strenuous life Is. Try to arrange A
meeting between US. can't your"
The. man bit OIL "A big chow Of tobacco and
waited calmly for a decision from the manager
of the speakers bureau, lie was told that his
proposition would be presented 10 Senator
Joues and the Executive Committee.
The literary bureau l. one of the most I'M
portant maintained nv the committee. II ON
nlovs writer's who have made regulations along
the political and economic lines. These men
prepare the matter for the folders and cam
palgn documents that are printed bv the whole
sac On the regular stan are Judge W. II.
lleming ~ Kentucky, George II. Shivelev OF
New York, author ~ The Money Question"
and George SChilling, tho labor leader. In ad-
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