Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-07-13
MAKING READY.
The State Republican Headquarters Being Put
In Condition for the Campaign.


of the Masonic block, yesterday, putin.
up partitions preparatory to the occu
| pancy of this place by the Republican
State committee during the campaign
The store and large basement beneath
have been leased by the State committe,
until after the general election in No
vember.
A call by the Journal reporter found
the alterations going on under the super.
vision of Mr.. Leslie A. Dyer, who is to
have charge of the rooms until after tn.
State election Sept 10th, when the active
work will give place to the routine work
which always follows the more important
September election in this State The
rooms will then be left in charge of a
competent party, and Mr.. Dyer will be
transferred to the New York headquar-
tiers of the national committee. where he
performed similar duties in the Mckinley
campaign four years ago
The rooms that have been selected are
large and we'll lighted. and will make
ideal headquarters for the campaign
work. The basement is so large that in
company of fifty men could be easily
marching campaign companies at the cap
ital city. At these rooms will be desks
for Hon. J. II. Manley. the State chair
man, Hon. Byron Boyd, the secretary Of
the State committee. Mr.. Dyer and others
who will be detailed for the active work
necessary in the campaign. 1t is prob
able that Miss Bertha +. Holmes, who so
acceptably filed the position in the for
mer campaign. will have charge of the
routine details of the stump speakers
who will be assigned under the direction
Of Chairman Manley. The other posi-
tions at the headquarters have not yet
been made public.
While the plan of the campaign will
not be definitely decided upon until the
State committee shall meet for this pur-
pose. ii is understood that the national
committee intends to make a strong fight
in every state: and that in Maine where
there is September election which will
show the drift OF public opinion, there is
to be an unusually strong campaign car
ried on by the Republican party; and
that an unremittiug fight will be made
from start to finish by Chairman Manley
in every part of the Pine Tree State. He
already has assurance that some of the
strongest and finest speakers of national
reputation in the Republican party will
be sent to Maine: and that the voters in
every part of the State will have the
chance To hear the issues of the cam
paign inteligently and eloquenty dis
cussed BY as good speakers as have ever
been detailed for this purpose in this
State.
Beside the arrangement of the speaking
campaign. a great part of the campaign
literature will be probably sent from
these rooms. Four years ago, when an
unusual amount of campaign literature
was sent out it was distributed by each
State committeeman in his own county,
the different allotments being shipped III
bulk for this purpose from the state
headquarters. Whether this plan, which
was so successful in the last campaign.
will be followed this year is a matter for
the committee to decide but as has been
indicated above under any circumstances
A great part of the detail of the Republi-
can work will be done from these new
rooms In addition to furnishing the Oh
fees before mentioned. an Augusta man,
Hon. Charles S. Hichborn. is acting as
| treasurer of the State comnfittee ana VIII
| have charge of the receipt and disburse-
ment Of al the funds raised by the State
committee for campaign purposes Inc
selection is a gratifying one to his
friends. and his intelligence and vaiu-
able experience assure to the committee
| the best of work in this line.