The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-20
CAMPAIGN METHODS.

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 The Democrats undoubtedly had con siderable of an advantage in having the last fling in the convention line. With a complete record of the Repub- llcan platform spread out before them, they could set to work to checkmate what had been created and done, rath- CT than create or do themselves, Yet that there are distinct advantages in having a party convention out of the way, the platform selected, the national committee officers chosen, and the ac- tive campaign started before the rival party has scarce begun It's fight, Is to- day even more evident. Where the Democrats are Fall at sea" as to who will be their campaign manager and treasurer and where they have not made the many necessary and import ant decisions as to the methods of at tack to be adopted, the Republicans, under the able leadership of their nom inee and MT Hitchcock, have already secured very material and valuable head stbrt.
 It Is quite possible, even at this early date, to get valuable blrd's-eye view of what campaigning methods the Re- pubicans will determine upon. First reports had 1t that President Roosevelt was planning to take to the stump for Mir. Taft. Such news would have aroused far more protest had 1t not borne on its face the ear-marke of inaccuracy. The spectacle of the chief executive of the land, leaving his bus ] mess at the White House or at oyster Bay as the case might be, to go cam palgning for either party would not be a pleasant or an agreeable one; and in view of the many uncalled for news paper insnuations that Mir. Taft is the Presidents personally chosen success sor, 1t Is probable that such speech. making by the President would but tend to fix that feeling more firmly The President will not even consent tc deliver campaign speeches into phon. ograph, in spite of the continued urg. ing of many.
 MT. Hitchcock Is planning, lt is said to open the active campaign in the fal west, which, by general consent, Is talk en to be the district where Mir Taf is weakest. The manager will make ( good move If he does that. Next weel Mir. Hitchcock Is to hold an importan conference with the Republican lead CTS of the states west of the Missouri and will then plan an extented cam paign right in the very district tha MT. Bryan is counting on as his own Aside from the New York headquar ters. which will be opened about tn, first of next month, Mir. Hitchcock f. planning to open subsidiary headquart CTS in Chicago and Colorado Springs
 an excellent idea.
 He is evidently a firm believer il Johnny on -the-spot" campaigning With immediate and personal access t the inside facts of the campaign meth ods used by Secretary Cortelyou, who as Mir Roosevelts manager, obtaine
 for him the largest majority on record
 MT. Hitchcock has distinct advant age. Mir. Cortelym used many ne,
 methods and they worked well Fol lowing out his ideas, MT. Hitchcock said to be planning a literary cam paign" for MT. Taft, a campaign C newspaper and magazine publicity, an of instruction rather than one of re fire, marching clubs and wagon-ta oratory. It will be a campaign of in
 struction. The reasons why voter should cast their ballots for the Re publican candidate will be set forth i the high-class magazines an1 newspa l rers of the country in permanent form where they can be repeatedly read an referred to. It is an excellent pla [ and does MT. Hitchcock credit fc adopting 1t and MT. Taft credit fc favoring MT. Hitchcock as his mana e ger