The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16

which hired or volunteer speakers are de-
I tailed are made through state and local
/ committees. From these minor organiza-
I lions the demand for outside speakers Is
always in excess OF the supply.
/ The man IN charge Of che speakers hu-
reau D. IN daily communication By teie-
/ graph with his army Of orators. They re-
{ port 90 him whore they are and how they
/ are received In addition local leaders re-
/ port 20 him upon the speakers ana the re-
I suit Of their efforts. n man proves dun
I or unsatisfactory IN one locality he ~ im-
/ mediatelv ordered elsewhere or recalled.
Campaign managers depend 60 some eN-
I tent upon the newspapers for information
I about political conditions IN remote sec
/ tious % the country ana the clipping ana
reading bureau az headquarters a. an im-
+ portaut detail The Press Committee or
7 trusted subortlnntes have also 90 deal
f with the owners OF scores - small papers
who demand cash consideration for sup
I porting che ticket. Most of this business r.
regarded as blackmail. bur party manag-
ers submit rather than risk the loss OF a
T few votes ln e close state. The owner or
+ editor OF such paper goes 90 headquar-
/ tiers and makes statement as &C. the cir
/ eulatIon. and then offcrs 20 publish q GER
tain amount 81 advertising during the
campaign and support Tho ticket for a
i fixed sum 60 BE- paid In advance. lie us-
ually has some friend ln tho local organi-
/ zation Ia speak good word FOR him n
I his demand is not Too cVtraNaEaut the sup
port 81 his publication 10 secured by pay
1 ms him for the advertise ment ave or ten
I times his customary mites.
i by the oud OF August the campaign work
here outlined has been arranged 80 care
fully that IL goes forward IN charge Of
I Euhordiuales az national headquarters
I with few bitches or Interruptions Tho
I chatmcn OF the National COMMITTEES nov
take stock % their funds. They usually
want more money. ana often q great deal
more They send forth letters ana APP
peals alarming 90 tone and call together
+ the rich ana liberal givers 81 the party.
( They always manage 20 replenish tho
Z treasury while they are gathering more
funds they have trusted experts az work
gathering reports from state. county and
district committees OF the probable vote
that will b. polled for tho candidates 81
each party careful calculations are
made and in few days the experts hand
+ 20 the national chairman condensed and
f detailed tables showing how each state
viii vote on election day N the hrst poll
. OF the votes WIS approximately correct.
I The accuracy OF these early forecasts
would astonish the general public. and
+ they are not Eue-scs. but careful mathe-
NAUTICAL oalcula lions based on reports ard
records Men who become experts at
this work command high pay. These ng-
/ ures disclose 90 the chairman the doubt
/ tai states. and the weak points in their
plan Of campaign within week they
nave doubled the number Of speakers IN
certain sections flooded entire states with
new literature ana issued the most ex-
travagant but positive statements about
the outlook In other localities la the hope
I Of influencing those voters who want TO
be with the winning party.
When this Stage OF national campaign
Is reached the expenditures are limited
only by the amount OF funds on mana
or IN prospect. II the funds are ample.
$4,000 a DAY or more Is paid out from
headquarters. II necessary 10 economics
speakers are laid on, literature
Is curtalled. and state commit
/ tees are notified % expect no
further financial assistance. In any event
the chairman OF each National committee
/ puts aside an emergency fund. which may
be 500 Co.. or tl.0O.ooo This fund II kept
/ in cash ready for instant use. ana tho
amount % u Is known only 10 the chair
man II any record Of, payments from u
I Is kept the entries are merely lump sums
! sent 20 --- state or clay
State and locai leaders. IN addition 70
the routine Information from the national
chairman have organized and perfected
a vast secret service Tor their own infor-
/ nation They send out secret agents from
headquarters 10 report upon conditions
/ uher. results are IN doubt or local man
/ aRement unsatisfactory. Thus they de-
[ termlne the points where extraordinary ct
/ fort may win a victory In this Wofk the
4 secret service fund ~ expended. Wher-
/ ever a reliable worker 10 able 90 show
/ thai he can get % certain number OF votes
| Tor the party n supplied with certain
| amount OF money for extra work the
money Is provided. if the national chair
man has u. .-.,-.. -.
Tho work Is called "still hunting" and
the details OF u are never made puzzle.
/ There Is no intention on the part OF ms
Z writer 10 convey the impression that
any mart Of this work Is bribery or the
/ buving OF votes. Under present poiiticat
/ conditions In this country man VINO went
/ 10 the headquarters Of a party ana pro-
posed To buy and deliver any NUMBER OF
votes would be put out IN hurry. bue
when a tried and trusted party worker
/ says he can carry a city, county waIn
or district n he has 80 much money TOT
expenses he need not submit an temi1ea
/ a rouut Of the expenditure
THE last ten days Of a campaign are
days Of anxiety 10 every manager unless
the political situation 20 favors one parry
| that no accident OF error could uosslniy
I change the anticipated result. That -
the period when every possible precaution
IA taken 20 avoid "a second Burchard incl
{ dent and when secret service Work Is pros
ecuted with yiFor on both, sides wherever
/ IL promises to aid w the general result.
/ Tire expert caiculators are kept busy,
/ anal polls are made and reports are OBJ
/ tained from every Hection. and unless tho
contest Is going 20 be very
/ close experienced managers In
I nation and state can tell with
/ In a few hundred or thousand votes how
/ the election 10 going The figures upon
which they rely are never made public.
/ The tight toward the end " often largely
/ blum. each side claiming everything Ia
I order 20 influence every hesitating voter
/ who wants 10 vote with the winning side.
/ No matter how certain a result may APP
/ near before election there Il no let up
l Ia work while the money holds out. no
relaxation Of vigilance anywhere because
/ every campaign manager with reputa-
/ zion al stake remembers Burchard.
The money expended by the national
/ committees h only a small part OF the
/ total cost OF campaigns ana elections
/ throughout the country. In the larger
states each party organization spends
/ from 10000 20 upward OF 100000 work.
/ ing for the state ticketA The party ex-
pendltures IN large cities are enormous
/ ana the expenses OF thousands OF candi-
dates throughout the country can not
I be ascertalned. The entire system OF cam
I paienlng has been reduced TO matter
1 Of business Ia this country and during thu
& Ns in ftQ