New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-01
NAIL CAMPAIGN OYER.
Western Branch of Committee Has
Sent Ont Tons of Natter.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE -arBr~E.I

Chicago, oct. 3l.-The educational ,art of the
campaign, far the Westera DR. ach Of the
Republican National Commit +. .,HcerueG. is
over. The press and literary bureau closed Sat
urday night aud the mailing aE. .a 7. s bureaus
have practically filed all the oTcs1z lcr campaign
literature. The final issue OF the political supple
ment service Is either in the weekly newspaper
offices or on the way, and the last So. 81 plates or
proof slips is being delivered 5l,zhers and
editors.
Harry S. New, OF the execut.te .1r.yntttee, who
had direct supervision of the pr - and literary
bureau declined. for personal reds '.< to discuss
the work Of the bureau. However, g. commended
its manager, T. J. Steele. and also ~. D. Ford. Of
Galena, Kan, and W. O. Good, n Akron, Ohio,
superintendent of the mailing and s'rpng bureaus.
Mr.. Steele before leaving for his n me in Indian
apolis gave E,ief outline Of what the press and
literary bureau had accomplished. ,ie said:
The Chicago headquarters Of thu committee has
furnished 100000 political supplements weekly TO
cipai states fneIuding New-Yor6 New-Jersey,
Rhode Island. Connecticut West Virginia Della
Dakota, South Dakota. Idaho Utah, Wyoming,
Colorado ard Nevada. These supplements were in
by at least seven million people. Investigation has
ct5 home there are at least I'VE readers. and in
towns and rural communities the percentage of
readers TO each newspaper IS higher. so it Will be
seen that my estimate OF the total number Of per
sons who have read the political supplements each
of the supplements making the total number ctrcu-
ter and proof slips especially prepared articles in
English and other languages were supplied to thou
for eight weeks. I'm addition to the newspaper ser
vice ! may say. without going into details that
ciTcUI9rs and ndsfaI c1rds ana othfr fGr,lt Of
printing containing political matter in eight Ian
%~titIrasterr state Two ,iIIio' oaI,5,,ai m
tons and a million and . half Autographs also have
been sent from this headquarters to chairmen Of
other members of the press and literary bureau
say II was opeTttrd like newspaper Office A. a
oTIsr th" W. rsp ~ "a" f, 81 " as OF q ~ a
OF the ablest political writers in the country con
tributed weekly to the supplement- service. As is
the case in all large newspaper of es many col
umns of good reading dropped into the man
ayers waste basket-contrihutions came from all
parts of the country and its possessions Several
authors submitted long manuscripts for books and
books which they wished 10 sell in large iuantities
verses 70 Qher, ana Whan they came up TO q fixed
standard they accepted. Almost enough car
but, ar only TWO or three could oe used each week
many good ones were rejected.
literary bureau We're the mailing and shipping
bureaus An hour or two after the sheets OF print
week they were wrapped, directed stamped and
on the way to the five thousand newspapers on his
other literature Copies OF ev,ry paTnnhct eot
and postal card We're mailed TO nearly five thou
many Of the county committees received The dScu
ments. Thousands Of autographs and many cam
paieu buttons were also sent by mail SuDerln-
tendent Good OF the shipping bureau supervised
TIE filing or all large orders for pamphlets ltho-
some times exceeded one hundred thousand COPIES.
ana u vas ROT u1uSu7I 10 StlP SSrioAo Or two =
smaller packages by express. More than two Mn
ion buttons, comprising oyer dozen different kinds
and sizes were forwarded 70 Stat" committees.
The shipping bureau also sent out fully million
and half autographs Pictures q President
popular campaiEn butto1s were the small ones,
suitable for wearing on The coat lapels,