The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
WHAT GETTING READY FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MEANS

The regular work OF the Presidential
campaign vii begin next month In the
last twenty years the leaders OF both
the Republican and Democratic parties
have given their attention in June and
the first week Of July 10 the conventions:
then they took q rest, and no move was
made 10 open headquarters until August
It viii be the same this year. says a
writer in the New York Evening Post
Even IN August there Is little heavy cam
paign work The once forces at the
headquarters are organized. campaign
plans are discussed. and campaign utera-
ture is outlined. but the managers do
not settle down to their regular daily
business till September They have dis
covered that voters cannot get enthusi-
astic over politics in the dog days" and
have no inclination 70 listen to the spell
binders" who point with pride" and
view with alarm"
Since the Cleveland-Blaine contest Of
1854, the national headquarters have been
managed on a strictly business basis
something like q department store. One
man looks after the literature bureau;
another gives the orators their assign
ments. and others give their attention 10
campaign funds. the distribution OF money
10 the various States. and other matters
Of importance in national campaigns IN
der each head Of department there are
many employees, and II has been necessary
70 rent a whole building OF fioor In an
Office building or hotel TO accommodate
the managers and their STATS in recent
years.
In 1Sss. when Cleveland and Harrison
were the opposing candidates. the Demo
cratic headquarters were in Twenty-ninth
street, near Broadway Calvin s Brice,
afterward United States Senator from
Ohio. was In charge Senator Quay di-
rected the Republican campaign in
house in Fifth avenue. below Twenty
third street The paramount Issue Of that
campaign was tariff reform Mr.. Cleve-
land had, in fact, made II the sole issue
by his message to Congress in 1857.
quay and Dudley.
As consequence. the men who con-
troIled our infant industries" especially
those in Pennsylvania. were solidIy az
rayed against Cleveland Quay's task
was therefore not a hard one. There was
no lack Of money at his headouarters-
Funds poured in from Pennsylvania. New
York, and other States from the over
protected manufacturers. and the money
was used in the most effective way n the
doubtful States. Il was a silent cam
paign, so far as the Republican national
headquarters was concerned Quay's chief
assistant was Col Dudley Of Indiana.
who was Harrison's personal representa-
tive Dudley was the author Of the IA
nous blocks OF five" letter 10 the county
chairman in Indiana In this letter he in
structed the chairman to divide float
srs" into blocks Of I'VE, and TO see that
they went 10 the polls and voted There /
wss no mention Of money IN this letter, /
but II was presumed that the hoaters /
we're to be paid for their votes. 4 COPY
OF the letter fell into the hands Of tie 1
Democratic National Committee and II
was published in some New York news
papers.
When Quay was asked whether the let
ter was authorized by him he would give
neither an affirmation nor a denial. Soon
afterward Dudley brought suits for libel /
against the newspapers that published the
letter. but the suits never reached court.
the newspapers did everything
possible to obtain 8 judicial decision.
Dudley was simply bluhng. and there |
was no doubt whatever that the hoater (
document was genuine. Dudley did not /
appear at the Republican national head
quarters afterward
As political manager. Quay was emf
nently successful In New York and wash
inston, as he was fl Pennsylvania He
rarely talked for publication. and never
gave out typewriter statements. One OF /
the longest interviews with him was OBJ
tained BY the writer IN Philadslphia when I
be was State treasurer. and boss OF the 4
state. At that time Il was reported \
that Quay had been lobbying at Harris
burg Tor some measure IN the interest Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, and had beer I
0uttonholing legislators et the CAPITOL
y hen he was Questioned about this rep
port, he smiled and answered: Young
fellow. you must be z green one, or you
would know that II wanted the leEisla-
-1r- 70 do anything would not 60 10 the