The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-05


telegraph with his army Ct orators
They report to him where they ar,
and how they nro received. In ad
dition local leaders report to him
upon tho speakers and The result OF
thc'r efforts. If II man proves dull
Or unsatisfactory in ono locality he
is immediately ordered elsewhere or
recalled.
Campaign managers depend to
som" extent ulUn the newspapers for
information ah ut political conditions
IN remote scc!i"ns Of the country and
tho clipping aud reading bureau at
headquarters Is an important detail.
Tho press cOmmittrn or trusted sub
| ordlnAtrs have also to deal with the
owners Of scores OF small papers who
demand II cush consideration for SUP.
porting the ticket. Most OF this bu
sneSs is regarded rs blackmail, but
party managers submit to it rather
than risk tho loss Of fcw votes in n
closo State. Tho owner or editor Of
such paper goes to headquarters
and makes Il statement ns to the cir
culntion and influence of his publ
cation and thon offers to publish Il
certain amount of advertising during
the campaign aud support tho ticket
for fixed sum to bo paid in advance.
lilo usually has somo friend in the
local organization to speak good
word for him. If his demand is not
too extravagant tho support Of his
publication is secured by paying hlm
for tho advertisement five or ten
times his customary rates.
by the end of August tha cam
pain work hero outlined has boon
arranged SO carefully that it goes
forward in charge of surborIinatcs
at national headquarters with few
mtchcs or interruptions. Tho chair.
men OF tho national committees now
take stock Of their funds. They
usually want more money and often
great deal moro. They send forth
letters and appeals alarming in tone
and call together tho rich and lib.
ernl givors OF tho party. They al
ways mnnagc 20 replcnish the treas
ury. While they arc gathering
moro funds they havo trusted OK
ports at work gathering reports from
State, county and district COM
mittccs Of tho probable vote that
Will bo rollcd for tho candidates of
oach party. Careful calculations arc
mado and in {, fow days the experts
| hand to the nationul charmcn con
dcnscd and detailed tables showing
how zach State will vote Oh election
day if the first poll OF the votes arc
Approximately correct. The accuru.
cy OF these early forecasts would
astonish the general public and they
aro not gness"s, but careful mathc
matical celebrations based on re-
ports and records. Men who be.
| Of L., l,
high pay. These figures disclose tC
| tho chairmcn the doubtful States and
tho weak points in their plan OF
campaign. Within II week the,
have doubled tho number OF speakers
in certain sections, flooded entire
States with new literature and issue d
tho most cxtravagant but positive
statements abnuL the outlook to otht
localities in tic hope Of innuoncira g
those voters who want to be with Il {
winning party.
When this stage Of national cam
! pa'Sn is renchcd the expenditures are
limited only by tho amount of money
on hand or III prospect. If the
funds arc ample $4,000 day OF
moro is paid ont from headquarters
If necessary 20 economics speakers
arc laid off, literature c,lrtuilcd and
State committees notified to expect
no farther financial assistance. In
any event tho chairman Of each ma.
tional committee pats nyide an emer.
gcncy fund, which may be 100000
or $l l,OO0,00O. This fund is kept in
cash ready for instant use, and the
amount Of it is known only to the
chairman. If any record of pay
mcnts from it is kept the entries are
merely lump sums sent to State o.