The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-06
Democratic Committee Organizes
the Office Force in the
Equitable Building.
CAMPAIGN BOOK BY EVANS.
State Chairman Personally VIII
Compile Facts and Figures
for Use in the Cam
paign.

/ Visitors 70 the headquarters 0. the DEM
ooratic State Committee IN the Equitable
building. Sixth and Locust streets. vii,
basis. Practical work IS being done by
practical men who are determined TO elect
the Democratic State ticket from top TO
bottom
Beginning to-day, practically the entire
Force OF men who are TO assist AZ heac-
Iquarters Will be on hand. W. A. MORROW
private secretary TO Governor Dockery. ar
rived yesterday and will begin work this
morning. He will remain until the close
OF the campaign. Old visitors at headquar-
TIERS during the last six or eight campaigns
will see in him familiar face.
| Another well-known attache o. head
quarters Who has been stationed there in
lone capacity or another and who viii be-
gin work to-day is Charles ( Gil. who
VIII be sergeaEt-at-arns. He has a very
large acquaintance throughout the State.
Differently than in the past. he viii DO as
much work outside OF the headquarters
in the hotels-ss in the Office Of the COM
nlittee
Three large rooms are being used by the
committee. Two OF them are on the south
side OF the fourth floor OF the building and
The third IS directly across the hall The
! gifts are Convenient and adapted to the
work Of the committee
State Chairman ". y. Evans OF West
Plains and the chairman OF the Executive
Committee. Congressman ". d. vandiver
u Cape Girardeau. occupy the west room
Df the double suite This room IS divided
by d glass partition SO that privacy may
De secured for consultations and Office
work.
TO DO WORK IN THE STATE
Either Judge Evans or Mr.. Vandiver will
he at headquarters during the remainder
OF the campaign Judge Evans Will be
here the remainder Of the week. when he
viii do some work out In the State.
Congressman yandiver left for his home
IN Cape Girardezu last night bu. Will re-
Turn the latter part Of the week after
doing some missionary work He will be
y. cnaIse OF headquarters during the alb
seuce OF Judge Evans.
All who have business at the head
quarters Will see either Judge Evans or
BIZ. Vsndiver. Hal Woodside. secretary
OF the Executive Committee is Practically
IN charge OF the Itineraries acting under
the advice OF he chairman He is the
confidential man Of the beadQuarters his
long association with the two leaders max
ing MN particularly adapted to this work
austin hinsey, assistant secretary of
the state Committee, and ". A. Morrow
t-1sl room OF the double suite.
Iney viii In a large measure attend TO
OIL visitors. ascert tanning their wants and
making them At home. Mr. Morrow also
win Dc in charge OF the stenographers,
Miss Hoertsen and Mr.. Coakicy who are
in this room. Hiss HOertgen was stenog-
rapher. for The old State Committee and
MI Coakiey was with the Folk organi-
zation during the preliminary carauaien
Secretary Ovid Bell and Wallace Hass-
ford, who IL In charge of the press work
81 the Sonmjttee, are In the room across
ceiyed at the headquarters will be taken
care of by Mr.. bassford. Information
VIII he furnished. clippings Preserved and
ne ordinary work Pertaining to the press
bureau done Sir. Bassford is private
secretary to Congressman Champ Clark
EVANS To PREPARE CAMPAIGN.
Mr. Bell VIII assist In preparing the
itineraries and 60 the work that usually
iaifs 10 the secretary Treasured Charles
~ Lernp Will not have a desk at head
quarters. but will attend to his duties
when ne calls. his work takes only A
lev minutes e.ch day
Judge Evans viii prepare the s=,mpaIrn
DOCK Tor this year himself. 1t will con-
tain the platform. excerpts from the
speeches Of Circuit Attorney F,0Ilc and
". j. Bryan IN Springfield. few clip
pings from the outside Republican press,
A history of Democratic conduct OF the
States finances and other material which
should be in such book
This pamphlet will DC sent to talking
DemocratS'' throughout the State. Judge
Evans has son: To workers in each county
workers who would be Of service in
spreading the Democratic doctrines
In some ways the distribution O. n
practical and serviceable pamphlet" said
Judge Eyans yesterday. Is Of more ssry-
ice than speakers We have the facts on
our side. IL the people once know these
facts and are IN a position to sneak
authoritatiyely on the subject we will
feel no doubt about the result