Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-02
These Are Busy Days.


Mr.. Oyerstreet Is busy from early morn
ing until late in the evening debating and
signing letters. The committee mail Is ex-
tremely heavy. especially at this time.
when It's affairs are just getting under
way Mr.. Overstreet may go to Indiana
during the heat of the campaign, but for
the next two months or more he will stick
close to his quarters in the st. James
building Mr.. Babcock is going out to Wis
consin during the campaign to take a FEW
La Toilette scalps. but he. too, will spend
nearly all of his time in this city. The La
Follettes are after Mr.. Babcock. but their
efforts are not worrying him very much.
and the ease with which he defeated their
forces when his denomination was the
source of strife gives him confidence IN the
result of the election.
The third of a trio of big men at repub-
lican congressional headquarters is Repre-
sentative Hull OF Iowa. He is now in the
west but is expected back in the metropO
lis in a few days TO assist in the direction
OF the committees work
Mr. Browning. chief clerk of the House
of Representatives. is in charge of the out
err office Mr.. Browning's suave and genial
personality will stand him in good stead in
this position for he will be thrown in con-
tact with the great public He will meet
the politicians, the people and the cranks.
In the office next to Mr.. Browning's i'm
portant post sits Charley Sumner. superin-
tendent of the House document room at
Washington and widely known in the cap
ital city. Mr.. Summers acquaintance with
the congressional documents and speeches
will be of invaluable aid In the committee
In the preparation of orders for Htera ture.
These orders will be filed from Washing
ton where Dave Moore of the House
staff Is in charge.
In the ante-room of Chairman Babcock's
apartment the visitor finds Mr.. Harry w.
Barney. the welI-known, well-liked clerk
of the House committee on the District Of
Columbia Mr.. Barney keeps in close
touch with political affairs He has been
long that the chairman would probably be
at loss without him. Assisting Mr.. Bar
ney is Mr. Parham. also connected with
the work OF the House District committee.
There are so many familiar faces and so
many expressions of hospitality that the
Washington visitors feel at home at once.
1t seems as though section OF the House
wing OF the Capitol had been transplanted
In the heart of the metropolis.
Not Superstitious.
The fact that the committee has its Of
fees on the thirteenth floor of the ST.
James building has called forth many
suggestions of a superstitious trend.
These have no effect upon the officers and
employees OF the committee. Thirteen has
no terrors for good republicans and the
congressional committee Is made up of
such men.
1T is too early as yet to make any pre-
dictions." said Mr.. BabcOck this morning.
"As 1 said before. we are just moving
away from the dock just getting under
way. and we haven't gone into the details
of any particular situation. In some dis
tricts the nominations have not all been
made. nor have We had anything but the
most formal correspondence with the
candidates. II will take. two or three
weeks to get the committees affairs
| working smoothly. We anticipate that
the best efforts of the committee will not
be called into play until the first OF Sep
TENDER. Then we will be in the best OF
shape and ready to meet the enemy at
all points OF the line" ..es.-
Representative Overstreet 10 not given