The Washington times., 1902-09-01
Spellbinders Soon to Take
Stump Throughout
the Country.
N EXCHANGE OF TALENT
Eastern Speakers to Move West-Those
West of the Mississippi to Tour At
lantic Coast States-Representative
Littlefield for California.

Beginning about the middle of the
present month the Republican Congress
sional committee will inaugurate it's
speechmaking campaign. The SPELL
binders bureau, which Is in charge of
Colonel Casson, the Sergeant at Arms
Astor House. in New York, is preparing
to send a large number of Sratorical
hearyweights into the arena IL political
debate.
The Republican managers are not con-
tent to trust alone to the silent influ-
ence of the tons of literature they will
send broadcast during the campaign
printed in a dozen or more languages,
but viii send forth their best speakers
TO address the people on the issues of
the day.
A plan has been adopted, which, in
general, Will take the prominent speak
ers of the East into the West, and those
from the West will come East, SO that
there will be ar exchange of talent. and
the people viii be given an opportunity
to hear the big ones from afar.
Hard Work Ahead.
It is planned to make the campaign a
warm one during the six weeks preced-
ing election, and in about two weeks the
preachers of Republican doctrine will be
sent out to all parts where there is a
chance to carry Congressional district
The greatest efforts will, of course, be
made in those districts which the COM
mittee believes TO be what are known as
close.
The Secretary of the Treasury will
open the campaign in Massachusetts at
Boston October S, where he will address
monster meeting of voters. He will
speak in New Haven. Conn, the next
hight and will fill other engagements
from time to time during the campaign
at the pleasure of the committee. He
will close at Des Moines, Iowa, Novem-
ber 3.
Speaker Henderson will be given a
private car and will canvass the close
districts in several States between tho
Atlantic Coast and the Rocky Noun
tains. General Henderson will keeE
constantly in the field, and will spend
one week in Iowa
Mr.. Payne, the leader of the House;
| Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania
and General Grosvenor of Ohio. This
Big Three" have accepted Invitation:
of the committee to speak, and will be
heard in Pennsylvania, Ohio and WesI
Virginia.
Uncle" Joe Cannon. of Illinois, and
Colonel Pete" Hepburn. of Iowa, two
of the most effective takers in thc
House, will be constantly on the stumf
! during the entire campaign.
Littlefeld for California.
Representative Littlefeld of Maine
the Presidents ide-de-camp in thc
fight against the trusts. will spend hi:
entire time in California. He is one o.
the most effective takers in Congress
snd viii be Joined by other note,
speakers. as the outlook in California
for the Republican ticket is not con
sidered of the brightest.
1t is said that some vigorous spell
! binding Will be undertaken to overcom'
present unsatisfactory conditions. Prob
ably the most noted rough
all-around hustings talker is Lands D
| Indiana He will put in one week q
speechmakipg IN his own district anC
two in close districts in the Middl'
| Wes: and Eastern States. Representa-
! tive Watson OF Indiana Will also give
the same time.
A triumvirate of Michigan representa-
| tive: will take the stump-William Al
| den Smith. Hamilton and Corliss. The,
will speak outside of their own State
Representative Dayton, OF West Nir
ginia, will talk in Maryland and Ohio
Representative Boutelle, of Illinois. VII
stump Wisconsin and Indiana, and Rep
resentatiye Esch. of Wisconsin. will &
into Iowa. Representative Foster, G
Vermont; Judge Tayler. of Ohio. an