The evening times., 1900-10-13
OFFICIALS In THE FIELD
Public Interests No Cheek TO Re-
publican Party Work.
The President, the Postmaster Gem
ernI, Secretary Gage, the Attorney
General, the Assistant Secretary of
War. the Pension Commissioned.
and Others BusiIy Campaigning.

The transaction Of public business is not
being permitted to interfere with Repub-
ncan political exigencies. a score of prom
desk for the stump No reduction in sal
ary is made because of this. Their voices
are uplffted in proving to voters that the
Republican party believes in imperialism,
and also that it does not; that Porto Rico
is part of the United States, though it is
not, and that trusts do and do not exist.
Many of these officials are engaged in
showing what bad citizens more than one
half of the white men in this Republic are
because Of their belief in the Declaration
OF independence and the Constitution.
Realizing the effect OF having President
to greet his fellow partisans on the front
porch OF his home, the managers have had
MIR Mckinley spend most of the summer
IN canton, where he could get among the
voters He was there for three months
up to the first OF this week, save for brief
visits to Washington, and he viii leave
for Canton again in week to remain until
after the election.
As has already been told in The Times.
the prospects for Democratic success In
Kansas has led TIE President to have his
personal representative, Postmaster Cen
eTal Charles Emory Smith, take the field
IN the Sunfiower State Mr. Smith is re-
enforced by Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow. The latter formerly Iiy-
ed IN Saiina, kans., and is supposed TO be
OF considerable influence in that State. Mr..
Bryan carried Kansas in 1896 by about
$4,000 plurality, and although the Repub-
ncans lay claims to ii for Mr.. McKinIey
this year, the leaders are Worrying about
the result
Third Assistant Postmaster General Ed
win Madden has left to do some campaign
ing in Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois. In
cidentally he will look into the alleged
abuses OF second eass mailing privileges al
Chicago, where doubtful classes of periodi-
calls are being entered in the mails.
The Postoff1ce Department is not the
only one that is struggling along without
a head Secretary Gage is away in Con-
necticut, and is talking to the Nutmeg
people about the trusts Director Rob
erts, OF the Mint. has left his Office alto
eether until after the election and will
take the stump in his home state. Iowa
Attorney General Griggs, whose home
IS IN paterson, N j., has been down in
the home of the trusts for the past week.
He is not actively on the stump. but is
doing what he can for the success of the
Republican ticket. Mr.. Griggs, it is said,
holds a high place as proeurer OF con-
tributionS.
Solicitor General Richards, of the De-
partment Of Justice, is in Ohio just now.
where he is taking part in the campaign
in the Tenth Electoral district He Will
engage later in speaking throughout New
York, Delaware, and Maryland
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, of the
War Department, has gone back into Ne
braska- His mission is personal, fer the
party managers realize that the fight
there is hopelessly in favor of Bryan
Mr. Meiklejohn, 1t is said, is carrying on
private campaign of his own for cleo
tion as United States Senator
Henry Clay Evans, Commissioner of
Pensions. is away. He has made num-
Der of speeches in Tennessee, and is
scheduled to perform considerable cam
paign service in the Middle Western
States.