The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-22
RUNNING lBIG CAMPAIGN
NE Rirst Wsrk IL RsiablisAnsat
q Headsuarterk


TAen Coae the Preparation and
Dissemination ee Literature, the
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mttee, 10 oe opened IN inns Guy mex. :
Will serve as an object lesson on the mag.
nftude of nolitical campaigns rs they are
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e'ected. ING Ae.e
cupy TWENTY-FIVE large rooms IN mooefn
once building, four prominent members OF
the National COMMITTEES VIII be on duty
there throughout the campaien. and for the
routine work fully one hundred salaried
employees will be engaged. The main head
quarters In Chicago will occupy probably
twice as much door space and the number
Of employees there will largely exceed the
number in New York.
Eight years ago the national headquar-
-ters OF both Ereat parties we're located In
this CITY. and the two occupied fewer rooms
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ensn tne nepupiicans VIII u0'o lnis seal
AT tne1r Drancn headquarters. Inis year
the Democrats have sixty rooms In CHI
caeo. and they have been trying to secure
.sdft;opal snace sher. for tbe campaien.
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nave more tnan = vague iGea on ene sn'ounl
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uonai cUIuinl.tee VI oae y. .e sea ur
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s LA ~ - aarpast nntil octeher' and the spec-
xea,,,.r ta.tvre. are usually reserved for
the two or three weeks Immediately pre-.
cod;n- tho election
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The hrst WORK cone oy tne men IN charge
of the national campaigns after the head
quarters are opened is to prepare docu-
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campaign neefa."i g. anu se' Al'o u'.ee eon-
munication with reliable party workers and
local leaders in every city and State OF the
Union. By far the most difficult work, and
preparation and selection Of literature. As
soon as headquarters are opened the men
In charge are overwhelmed with written
and printed matter submitted>for campaign
purposes. Every small politician from
Bangor to Seattle who thinks he can write
submits at least one essay, which he pro-
badly believes Will ensure the election OF
the ticket If 1t is properly circulated among
the voters Hundreds Of writers who know
little or nothing Of politics imagine they
can write good campaign literature and
they submit samples of their work to both
narties. Every ambitious Young Congress-
man who has made a speech or had one
nrinted In the ..Record. :" wants his re-
mari, a;strjbuted throuehout the country
A. tho ernense NJ the National Committees
~ his nsrtv
Then c,.ne the meets and the men with
0~ure. Tn the course az a camnai1n eoouVh
ALLEGED noetrv "a submitted to the parfy
manaoers IN seed al, the gnats In the cnur-
t-.. 80 ,,or,h Taa so, 80 r,r,ters .rsr Nv,
th.,r hard =, c.n,ns;er mrs,c ana tho.s
.,hn ccnnot nroi,ncs anvfh,ng original trv
:. ~ $500, al ,hs y,nr,.r snnv. The me1
LII a,,,res box,ever o,,tnnmher the noat.
snS .on. r-,;ters co,nhined and thew are
r,,re nersistenf They have elaborate Ia
III - esrrs. % nrova .nvthing ana :,
ths- ali ono ccy,b;nation a. Rennhlic.n
they will go to the Demo-
cratic managers and offer to disprove their
own work The men who keep scrap
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n csrcnistea hx . nstionai corr-nittee
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h.ls.v. fhst no camnaiCn can ha won nm.
lee. A. 4. conAncfed sccordinr To their
Mans A. rstton.I headou.r fers snch men
n. cIs.sffied under fhe eeseraI desisna.
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From the great mass Of written matter |
submitted the campaign managers will.
during the f,rst few vee&. NJ IN. cam.
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zen 70 oroer ny experienced writer's and
ana All the STATISTICS required
a .us conp,ieu ifon omcia sources out
.s1 qu.rv on miscellaneous matter