Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-18
HAS MANY CALLERS
National Chairman Cortelyou
Returns From New York.
WAYS TO GET VOTES
MANY SCHEMES TO WIN SUPPORT
OFFERED FOR A CONSIDERATION
The Executive Committee to Be An
nounced Soon-No Campaign Plans
Yet Formed.

Mr. George Bruce Cortelyou, chairman Of
the republican national committee is back
in town, after recent conferences with the
political leaders of York state, and pre-
sumably humping around among the money
bags of the metropolis. Mr. Cortelyou isn't
saying anything himself, but from the con-
tented smile he wears and the twinkle In
his eye 1t is not hard to imagine that he
found good pickings and has corpulent
wallet in his inside pocket.
He will need to have, for they are after
him already. The prevailing idea among
politicians seems to be that national
chairman. of either party, is made of
money. and they come in hordes to see If
they cannot rub a little of 1t off,
Chairman Cortelyou Besieged.
Mr.. Cortelyou was besieged bright and
early today by people who want to sell him
things-lithograph of "our candidate
cartoons, campaign buttons, devices galore
for vote getting"-some of them the legiti
mate campaign feature and some of them
the usual run Of fakes.
In little while from now he will meet
another class of campaign callers; myster-
ious looking gentlemen, who walk with fur
tive air and steathy tread and wear long
frock coats in hot weather. They are the
'sure-thing' men, who come with fearful
in hitherto safe democratic districts; all
they need is help from the national commit
tee and a little advance of expense
money
you an easy mark, however. That immobile
face, those relentless eyes and the expert
ence which was gained by serving as buffer
for two Presidents, make it pretty hard for
the grafters to come it over him with their
rain bow chasing stories.
The Executive Committee.
Mr.. Cortelyou expects to announce the ap-
pointment of the executive committee with
in ten days, or just prior to the meeting OF
the notification committee at Oyster Bay.
The executive committee will be repre-
sentative body of the active leaders Of the
republican party in the different sections of
the country.
No general plans for the campaign have
yet been formed. The national committee
will not send out this year the vast bulk of
literature which was distributed in 1900, not
to speak of the distribution of 1886 There
is no burning issue this year upon which the
people have to be educated as there was
when the money question and expansion
were at the bar of public judgment.
A normal amount of speeches will be dis
tributed together with general campaign
literature. The campaign handbook is to
be a model, and will contain all the infor-
nation. statistics and hints necessary for
the public speakers. when supplemented
by the congressional speeches. There will
be no lack of orators, Judging from the ap-
plications already pouring In to the COM
mittee
A Campaign of Flooding.
While 1t is still too early in the proceed
ings to more than approximate the trend
of the campaign, 1t seems now as If this
will be a campaign of plodding; Of atten-
ton to infinite detail of keeping up the
fences everywhere, of daily grind and eter
nal vigilance, with an absence of spectacu-
lar plays or unusual features
The spirit Of the republican leaders is one
of serene confidence, without being cock
sure. They are not worried over the out
look and have not been stampeded at any
stage Of the game thus far They think
it will be a business campaign, in the
nature of an appeal to the conservatism Of
the people, and their sound business judg-
ment.
Feeling of the Managers.
After looking over the layout they do not
see that the opposition has any wares to
offer the public that seem likely to cause
diversion of the trade enjoyed at the old
stand for some years past They appreciate
that they will have to attend to business,
be polite to customers and keep their drum
mers on the road but this is all in the reg
ular course Of business, and not likely to
strain either the resources of the concern
or give the boys nervous prostration from
Overwork.
Secretary Dover still maintains his head
quarters at the Arlington, but will pull out
for Chicago about August l. when Secre-
tary Cortelyou goes to New York. Mr..
Dover is busy man these days, and spends
a deal of time reading the communications
from enthusiastic citizens of the republic
with "sure-thing" plans for carrying the
campaign. hands down and without turning
M n1 md 1npu
suffering man, and has been through this
sort of thing before so he does not permit
1t to cause him TO lose any sleep.
Mr.. Coolidge to Run the Press Bureau.
Mr.. Louis A. Coolidge of this city will be
secretary at the New York headquarters,
and will manage the press bureau of the
committee. which is to be conducted on an