Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-12
To SEND VOTERS HOME
Political Headquarters Here Is
Hard at Work.
BEEHIVE OF REPUBLICANS
League of State Clubs Displays
Marked Activity.
KEEPING RECORD OF TRIPS
Collecting Material for Use in Max
ing Comparisons in the Future.
Other Details.
KEEPING RECORD OF TRIPS

| a beehive of repubicanism, is a term
that has been applied TO the Headquarters
of the Interstate Association in the Me-
| tropolitan Bank building in 18th street.
1t is the meeting place of the League of
State Republican Clubs of the District
| of Columbia. Of which Henry NJ Camp is
president. The advisory committee Of the
league. composed Of prominent business
men of Washington and the representa-
tives of the various state organizations, is
| as follows: T. Lincoln Townsend. John
G. Capers. Edgar c. Snyder. Thomas c.
Noyes, w. r. Vernon, Sidney Bieber. B.
| F. Smith. Robert Reyburn, William S.
Odell, B. H. Warner. Andrew s. Burt c.
v. Gates, Milo Shanks, E. c. Graham and
| Gus A. Schuldt.
The plans for the interstate republican
headquarters had been gone over careful
ly In. advance by Mr.. Camp and submit
ted to the republican national committee
and received its hearty approval.
Clubs Representing States.
Mr.. Camp said today that he is organ
izing clubs representing nearly every state
in the Union.
AS the date of the national election ap-
proacheS the workers at headquarters
to their homes to cast their ballots. AS
to a general estimate of the number Of
voters sent home in other presidential
years Mr.. Camp said:
Il can only speak accurately on the
1904 and 1904 campaigns In 1904 there
were about 5000 voters left Washington
and in 1906 the number was $500. This
year between 1900 and 1900 will go
home to vote. There are at least 10000
government employees in this city charged
tn CT nfnc ov,6
q vote before they came here in the serv-
Ice OF the government.
Under direction Of President Camp there
have been organized state colored repu-
liam clubs. among them being the Empire
State Republican Club.
Corrects Misrepresentation.
MANY department workers are labor
ing under a misrepresentation as to the
attitude Of the civil service commission
in regard to department people from the
states going home to vote Mr.. Camp
said. EVERY citizen of this country Is
entitled to vote in the state which is his
home 50 long as he maintains his right
of franchise there, regardless as to
whether he is employed by the govern
ment or not. The fact Of being employee
by the government does not debar a resi-
dent OF any state from voting. President
Roosevelt sets a splendid example of the
uuty Vi CltlLcnSlllp Dy JOunreyln& 10 ms
home city each year and voting at the
elections held there"
By a system arranged this year a record
will be kept of all voters going to their
respective states. showing the increase over
past years. and for use as comparison
for future years. According to Mr.. Camp
figures more voters will go home from two
departments this year than went from all
departments in 1904.
Soldiers. sailors and marines of the
civil war. Indian wars and Spanisl-Ameri-
can war will hold a Taft and Sherman
meeting at headquarters next Wednesday
evening at o'clock. Gen. Andrew S.
Burt will preside, and Gen. Hazelton and
other prominent speakers will be in at
tendance. William A. Hickey of the
Army and Navy Union and soldiers and
sailors who served In the Philippines while
Judge Taft was governor-general of the
islands will give talks about Mr.. Taft as
they observed him at close range.
A banner forty-five by forty-five feet
was flung to the breeze from the roof of
the Riggs House to the seventh floor of
the Home Life building at 10Th and G.
streets yesterday. On each side is a
large picture of Taft and Sherman, above
which is the shibboleth, Republican vic
tory means national progress" A line at
the top of the banner reads, League of
Republican State Clubs, District Of Column
bia"