Bisbee daily review., 1904-09-03
BiSbee Visitor
 Talks Politics
SAYS REPUBLICAN PARTY IS DO. ING ITS BIGGEST WORK AT
 FAIR.
TreaVeling Men of Country Net Mass ed As in Two Previous Campaigns Tremendous Vote Making Power Turned Down By CorteIyou

H. P. James was in the city yester- day representing a St. Louis house. He said things on the road was warm ing up to the boiling point politically The smoking car habtues do nothing else these days except discuss the merits of the several candidates and platforms.
 There is a great difference. too Mir. James continued. "in the attitude of travelling men as compared with what they occupied in the campaigns of four and eight years ago. Then they were almost solidly lined up for Mckinley. Now it is an even break between hrker and Roosevelt, with Parker a little to the good. with the majority of the travelling men I come in contact with.
 The change is, of course. of large importance. Travelling men do a heap of quiet politics in a national cam paign and make thousands of votes that the local, state and national or ganizations cannot touch through their regular channels All of his custom CTS look to the travelling man for in formation when he drops around They want to know what is going on throughout the country. what the general sentiments is and how the business houses for which he travels, view things. The opinions and information given have strong in fluenec with the merchant and often decide his course, which is invariably followed by more or less of his en- ployes and associates, who have con- fidence in his judgment. All the cam paign speeches of the season put at him in bunch by enither party would not have as much weight in most in- stances as the quiet half hour talk over the desk with the travelling man after he has put up his order book.
 ''Marh Hanna was fully alive to this. No one better appreciated the great work the travelling man is capable of politically, and he organized his famous travelling mems clubs. feasted and petted them and got the biggest kind of results. Cortelyou lacks the appreciation Hanna showed and has turned down the travelling mems clubs this year. As a result the organiZa tion of the two previous campaigns is not in existence to do business foI the Republican party. The fact IS showing up stronger every Jay.
 Perhaps the Republican organiza ton expects to offset the travelling mems club deficiency with the big splurge it is making at the St. Louis fair. The latter has been booster foI the party all the way through and has doubtless accomplished a great deal I do not know but it may be con sidered the biggest thing the campaign management will be able to accomplish in getting before the people favorably Particular stress in this connection wants to be put on the Philippine ex hibit. It has been worked to the limit in the effort to convince the pub lie that the Philippines are mighty good proposition, that the government has accomplished wonders in the is lands and that the Republican policy of holding on to them in the proper thing. The exhibit attracts great deal of attention and is certainly a clever campaign card. The cream alone is shown there, of course, but that does not strike the average voter Un- occasionally the exhibit is making a lot of votes"