The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-24
CAMPAIGN GETSUNDERWA
CABINET OFFICERS AND, PROBABLY,
GEN. GARRISON 70 STUMP.

National Headquarters Here Abost Ready
u. q. Senator Scott Joins C0mmitteemsn
Gibbs-Maniey Expected Here on wednss-
Day and senator Hama o. ThsnAay.
The Republican National headquarters be-
gan TO look yesterday as though the Prssldsu-
tial campaign OF 1900 was really under way.
United States Senator Nathan B. Scott Of West
Virginia was at his desk ready to deal out SPELL
binders.
Cheer up and get into the game: we've got
a three months heat TO run was Senator
SCOTS salutstion 10 National Executive Com
mitteeman Frederick S. Gibbs. who has been
getting the headquarters ready. Then he told
the reporters about the spellbinders.
We've got a great many prominent men
who viii speak In all parts OF the country
said he. Each man will be asked TO speak
where II appears that his work will do the most
good. We expect Secretary Root, Postmaster
General Charles Emory Smith, Senator Bur-
roughs. Senator Lodge. Senator Foraker
and many others whose names will occur to
you TO talk frequently and effectively through
out the fall, Ex-President Harrison, | am
glad TO say, may give a few addresses. All
Of these gentlemen will do their work from
purely patriotic motives. OF course We shall
hire a great many speakers, who will be sent
70 all parts Of the country. The United States
will be divided into two parts, the middle Of
Ohio being the separating line. The territory
east OF 1t will be covered by this headquarters.
and the western section by that In Chicago"
Senator Scott has just come home from a
trip 10 Colorado. He found great popular
enthusiasm for Gov. Roosevelt In Illinois.
Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska, Colorado, Utah and
Idaho. The Senator Is confident that most
Of these States will be carried by the Republican
ticket and he says that Kansas and Utah will
be especially strong. He said yesterday that
he had not In years seen the party more
thoroughly harmonious and more awake to
the necessity OF q hard, strong campaign from
now on. while on the other hand he found many
Democrats who were not over enthusiastic
about their ticket.
Senator Scott had an accident yesterday
afternoon. He was at Tlfany's and jumped on
a Broad ay car to get back to headquarters
At Twenty. third street. lie tumbled N and came
near being seriously injured lie quickly re-
covered himself and said later that he thought
he would write to the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way Company. telling about his little episode.
DE said he had been hurt quite severely,
Mr., Gibbs was busy yesterday going from
on to another Of the twsnty-two rooms which!
the Metropolitan Life Building at / Madison
avenue, putting the finishing touches on the
ueCOrAtlOls. Inc committee ) DIX sign on the
Madison avenue front Of the building attracted
a good deal OF attention. II l. a solid BUSINESS
like affair with gold letters on a red background
spelling out the words Republican National
Headquarters"
Mr. Gibbs said that he expected the Hon Joseph
n, Manley on Wednesday TO take possession
OF the Office that has been assigned TO him.
Senator Hanna l. expected on Thursday. Two
rooms have been reserved for him, 3O7 and
30s, on the Twenty-third street side Of the
building. They adioin tho big room In which
committee meetings will be held on one side
and the ofice of Urea surer Cornelius y. Bliss
on the other, Mr.. Bliss'- clerk has an adjoin-
ing office and next 10 II are the rooms In which
Committeeman Franklin Murphy Of New Jersey
and Mr.. Gibbs will do their work. Senator
scott sits in rooms on the other side of the
building. The other rooms are to be occu-
pied by the clerks. typeSriters. sergeant-at-
arms, messengers, telegraphers, telephone
operators and other employees of the commit
tee. There il a large reception room with
chairs, desks and stationery. All the rooms
are light and so situated that there Il a hroeze
through them IN the warmest part Of the day,
Mr., Gibbs has used the national colorS and
portraits of eminent Republicans in tho deco
ration of the headquarters. In every room
there are flags draped over the windows, the
national coat OF arms ia placed under flags
over every desk and the walls have been hid
den behind silk trl-Colors. Portraits of
Mckinley and Roosevelt are conspicuous in
nearly every room,