Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-14
OPENING OF CAMPAIGN
The Date Has Been Set for
August l.
REPUBLICANS IN LEAD
CHAIRMAN CONTIGUOUS AR
RANGEMENTS IN NEW YORK.
German May Be Democratic National
Chairman-Judge Parker to Con-
suit Southern Men.
IN LEAD

August 1 is the date set for the actual
opening of the great presidential and con-
gressional campaign of 1904. By that time
all the preliminaries will have been arrang-
ed. The candidates for the first places on
the national tickets will have published
their letters of acceptance, and in doing SO
will have fired the first gun in opening the
battle.
The republicans are In the lead in prellmi-
nary arrangements for the campaign work.
National Chairman Cortelyou is expected
back from New York tonight, where he has
been to select eastern headquarters for the
national committee. He has fixed upon the
fourth floor of the building No. / Madi-
son square, just across the park from the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, the present headquar-
ters of the state central committee. The
county committee Is also located at No.
Madison square
The literary and press bureau of the ma
tional committee will be located in the ma
tional committees quarters in New York.
An elaborate press bureau has been organiZ-
ed which will supply the republican press
of the country with timely correspondence
and editorial matter. Speeches which were
delivered in Congress and other campaign
literature will also be shipped from that
office.
Congressional Committee Headquarters
Diagonally across the park from the ma
tional headquarters, at the corner of
Broadway and 26th street, In the St
James building, the headquarters of the re-
publican congressional committee will be
located. Chairman Babcock, Secretary
Overstreet and the heads of the various
bureaus will hold forth there, commencing
August 1. The congressional committee
will work along specific political lines, pay
ing especial attention to the close con-
gressional districts.
The congressional committee will depend
upon the national committee to do the bulk
of the literary work, although printed
speeches and some press matter having
local bearing upon the close districts will
be handled The chief card on the congress
sional committee will be the work of the
spellbinders. Chairman Babcock was early
in the field after noted republican speakers
many of the best takers to go into the
thick of the fight.
One of the notable features of the spell
binding campaign will be thirty days
tour Of Speaker Cannon through the coun-
try. He will go in a special train, and will
work among the plain people In the great
Industrial centers and the rural districts
The craftsmanship of the democratic ma
tional committee is still in the air. 1t may
be determined within few days, but not
settled formally until the national COM
mittee meets In New York about July 25
Judge Parker's letter Of acceptance will be
given out on that date, and meeting of
the national committee Will De held lmme-
diately thereafter.
Democratic National Chairman.
1t is the understanding In political circles
that Senator German will have the pr1vi-
lege of naming the national chairman. If
he does not take the post himself he will
designate the chairman. Present prospects
are that Senator German will be willing to
act.
Judge Parker desires him to have 1t and
while the national committee at its last sses-
sion in st. Louis declared preference for
Mr.. Thomas Taggart of Indiana the pre-
sumption is general that Judge Parker's
choice will prevail in the end.
1t is known that Mr.. August Belmont
would like to have a word in the designation
of the chairman, but he is not opposed to
Senator German. Mr.. Belmont and Mr.
Henry G. Davis will be expected to raise the
bulk of the campaign funds. The demo-
Gratis do not expect to experience difficulty
in raising money, since Judge Parker took
his firm stand on the financial question
The democrats are relying on the hostility
of the financial interests to Roosevelt to
bring them in many dollar. They say 1t
Is reasonable to presume that the hostile
capitalists will argue that the election of
a democratic president would not endanger
financial interests, as they claim that Judge
Parker is as sound on that question as
President Roosevelt; 1t could not affect
tariff schedules, long as the Senate re-
mains republican, and, therefore, 1t might
be an opportune time to take a shy at
Roosevelt in revenge.
The democrats will undoubtedly estab-
lish headquarters in New York Sheehan
McCarren and Hill, with the Belmonts as
the silent partners and financial hackers
will have the most prominent share in ar
ranging the preliminaries of the campaign
and they Will insist upon headquarters in
New York.
Has Sent for John Sharp Williams.
Judge Parker. however, has already given
indication that he does not intend to turn
himself over entirely to the tender mercies
of the New York outfit. The dispatches today
announce that he has sent for Mr.. John
Sharp Williams for a conference That in
dicates appreciation Of the work which Mr.
Williams did at st. Louis and the intention
of Judge Parker to take the viewpoint of
the western and southern men, as well as
the near-sighted squint of Wall street
1t is no exaggeration to say that Mr. John
Sharp Williams, Senator Tillman and Sen
ator Daniel performed prodigies in straight
ening out the situation for the party and
for Judge Parker on that fateful Saturday
night, when for two perilous hours the con-
vention was over volcano. None but west
ern and southern men could have done 1t +;
the attempt of Hill, Sheehan or any of the
been the signal for a veritable Mount Pelee
of resentment and indignation.
Both parties will have branch headuuar-
ters at Chicago. Mr.. Elmer Dover and Mr.
Harry c. New will have charge of the re-
publican headquarters and 1t Is likely that
Mr. Taggart or Mr.. Ben T. Gable will man.
age the democratic branch. The democratic
congressional committee will retain head
quarters in this city.
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