The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23

name he had been using was thar OF
man who hud been dead for three yearr.
Oratory IA Vast Quaatities.
To Senator scott so tho would-bc speak
ers. The senator o. convinced that o. per
cent OF the entire male population OF the
United States want 20 make speeches for
the Republican ticket when those who
are ambitious 70 take the stump apply hy
letter they can be disposed Of easily. but
sometimes they make personal applica-
ton. IL has occurred that an aspirant for
job IN the speakers bureau has insisted
on giving a sample o. his ability. one
day while Senat tor Scott was busy map
ping out the tours o. four United States
senators he was compelled 20 stop every
thing In his ONCE to listen 60 natural
orator from southern state who spoke
for half hour on the iniquity Of human
slavery. Boy orators are projected upon
the senator In abundance. They are us
uaily brought 10 his office hy their dotiuw
parents. who Insist that the infant prod
ICY shall give an exhibition. Senator
Scott has 10 listen 60 them. The So or
does not believe that a deep imr sion
can be made upon fun grown mae by
an infant. but he has preserved his good
nature 20 far, and has MOI slain any child
on aspirant for oratorical honors bings
his wife along with him 10 plead Ms
case. To tell devoted wife that her hus-
band is absolutely unable 70 speak in
public Is out Of the question. and diplo-
macy Of the highest order o. necessary to
handle such a family without giving Of
Tense. Most Of the stump speakers are
men OF prominence IN the party. OF are
professional speakers. The big men DO
not receive any pay for their service
The composition 81 the others is graded
according 10 their abilities. Tho speakers
bureau ~ besieged hy men who believe
that appeals should be made 70 special
classes Of the population. They can never
understand why the committee does not
see the situation as they DO There Is a
man who Is known IN his home IS the
fBolleFmaker Orator" because he makes
good boilers and bad speeches. lie he
lieves hrmly that II the National Commit
tee would put him on the stump at high
salary every boiiermaker In the country
would vote the Republican ticket
Treat the Cranks TenderIy or There
l. Trouble.
All the cranks and people with queer
notions must he turned down. but the
process must he gentle one. and the
words well chosen. or else there will be-
a tremendous hullabaloo about a. ma
tional committeeman who had ridden Ave
hundred miles on a hot day 20 get 20
headquarters. whose head was splitting
with a tremendous ache, whose desk was
piled high with correspondence that re-
quired his immediate attention. ana who
was generally out OF sorts. once called a
man who had bothered him for half an
hour damn nuisance" within a day
MAJ - Ia 81 nat q
had driven a mild and inoffensive visitor
from his ONCE with blows ana curses.
Some people here believed Il ever since
II may happen some day.
The campaign contributions sometimes
hide strange stories. Recently there was
received at headquarters a check for one
hundred dollars from a woman in a sea-
board city. Something In the letter arous-
"a the interest 81 Chairman Hanna. and
he caused II to be Investigated. lie learn
ed that this contribution represented half
the savings OF a lifetime OF a poor and
hard working woman. whose only interest
in the party came from her heller that
us men and poiiciee were the best The
committee returned the contribution with
a note explaining that II aid not think
such sacrifice on her part was. necessary
Not all the checks that are received al
headquarters are like this one There Is
n large class Of the population which con
siders II a hugs Joke to send bogus checks
In as contributions These can usually be
detected by the style IN which they are
drawn. one day last week check Tor
million dollars was received. II was drawn
on an deliberately engraved blank The
committeeman looked at Il and decided
that they would not place II IN the bank
for collection. Sometimes, however. they
make a mistake. A letter containing
check for 300 from a man 81 whom no
member OF the committee had ever heard
was received several months ago. The
committee thought IL was n Joke The
check was laid aside and forgotten. II