The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-19
RECORD EACH CENT
IN WILSON'S CAMP
Manager Of Western Headquarters
Even Count Postage Stamps.
Exact Bookkeeping System Precludes
Chance of Graft.

Say, Frank, you owe me a dime
and / need the money to make the
books balance Come on, give me
10 cents
p. M. Grossman of st. Louis, SUI
pervisor of all receipts and expendi-
lures at the national Democratic
headquarters at Chicago, had enter
ed the publicity department and was
addressing Frank B. Lord, Washing
ton correspondent, head of the Will
son western headquarters press bu-
reau, covering all the states south
and west of the Ohio river.
The missing 10 cents involved the
item Of exchange on check, repre-
senting a contribution to the Wilson
campaign fund
From outside the door, while
Grossman was running down a 10.
cent item, there came the gruff COM
planning voice Of a professional pol
ltical CRATER who had been inter-
cepted by the major domo at the
main entrance to the headquarters
and turned down cold.
What kind of guys you got in
here, eh?" complained the CRATER,
slowly turning toward the elevator.
Out on Michigan Avenue the CRATER
loudly fired this parting observation:
Calls Wilson Managers Jokes
Youse fellers r jokes Y, hain't
got nobody in there as could carry a
single ward"
These incidents WILDLY illustrate
the new methods which vigorously
are being practiced by the men d.
recting the fight of Woodrow Wilson
I for president. The organization do
ing the practical work in connection
with 1.-THE Democratic campaign lis
putting into execution the demands
OF the presidential candidate that
every penny received and expended
must lbe accounted for in strictly
business way; that every penny ta-
ken in must be free from the sus-
picion of taint, and every item of
expense must represent clean po-
Itical transaction, open to the wild
est publicity.
The tremendous business Of elect
ing a president Of the United States
is under full Roadway. The national
headquarters representing the three
great present day diversions Of
thought in this country Democrat
ic. Taft Republican and Roosevelt
Progressives are humming with ac-
tivity.
The atmosphere at the rival head
quarters reveals an extraordinary
contrast. AT the Wilson headquar-
tiers the directors Of a smoothly
working organization, most of them
new to politics. seemingly are inn
bued with absolute confidence in the
success Of their cause.
Taft Camp Gloomy Spot.
At the Taft Republican headquar-
ters the atmosphere is that of gloom,
of revenge on Col. Roosevelt The
headquarters has been dubbed
1.-THE morgue," and is thus commonly
referred to- Big and little g1ooms
sit at the desks in every department.
AT the Roosevelt headquarters
young men predominate and there
one runs into the fervid spirit Of the
crusaders. There is talk about new
Magma Charta. The visitor is told
that the light again has been placed
in the watch tower at old North
church and that the tea for the Sec
ond time has been hurled into the
Boston harbor With cleaning eyes.
one of these young third party zeal
OTIS will pull the visitor aside ito
elaborate upon 'the mighty, evan
gelistic, political, religious senti-
ment" which he insists is sweeping
the country From that he slides
on easily to talk enthusiastically of
Roosevelt landslide in November. s
In only one respect is there any
similarity about the three national
headquarters All are loudly COM
planning about the lack of funds
The directors at each insist they
have not half enough money to pros
ecute the legitimate work Of the
campaigns.