The Washington times., 1912-06-03
POlINGAL PUBLICITY
MEN LEAVING FOR
CONVENTION CITIES
Roosevelt, Taft, Clark, Will
son, and Other Headquar-
F. ters Closing. "

The daily statement that the village
Of Podunk has declared "overwhelm-
ltngly in favor of the nomination of
Gen. Opinion as a Presidential candi-
date" that the nomination of a fac
tional idol "is assured beyond a doubt"
that Hank Smiths claim to one and
half delegates is deliberate fraud"
and that the nomination Of Neighbor
Jones would be political Suicide" is
no longer to burden the mails and
make newspaper writers say unprintable
things
For this week is to mark the de-
Iparture of the various political head
quarters from Washington and the
cessation of political press agent ac-
tfvtty here. It is now up to the candl-
dates to get results, matter Of such
difficulty that the making Of claims
would be a waste of time.
Taft and Roosevelt headquarters are
now open in Chicago, both in the same
hotel. La Toilette headquarters are
established there and none of these has
retained more than a room or two in
which whence mail will be forwarded.
Democrats to Close.
The fact that the Democratic conven-
tion at Baltimore is called one week
duced more leisure on the part of Demo-
cratic headquarters, but both Wilson
and Harmon headquarters will close this
week, the Underwood office will close
June Is, and Clark headquarters will
be moved to Baltimore June 20. The
several headquarters employed a half
regiment Of aides and only a few of
these will be taken to Chicago and Bal
Itimore.
The greater part Of one floor at
the Raleigh Hotel was used as Taft
headquarters. There about thirty per-
sons were employed constantly. Only
eral score Of other persons in the House
and Senate office buildings and other
places were employed in advancing the
publicity side Of the Taft campaign, SO
that not less than 100 persons were ac-
lively engaged for more than two
months in the campaign headed by Con-
went to Chicago was Publicity Agen,
Ryan, who had direct charge of tbs
news letters, the plate matter, and the
night letter dispatches sent out from
Taft headquarters.
Roosevelt Moves Out.
The removal of furniture and supplies
from Roosevelt headquarters was in
progress today. About thirty persons
were regularly employed there. although
the number of stenographers and clerks
was at times as high as one hundred
o. K. Davis, who has charge of the
publicity campaign. went to Chicago
today.
The stream Of claims and denials con-
tinued to pour as usual from Wilson
in charge of publicity work, expects to
go to Baltimore the latter part of this
week.
At, Clark headquarters preparations
the job until about a week before the
Baltimore convention. Delegates and
visitors to the national convention will
stop in Washington on their way to
will be maintained for their benefit
There H. N. Price and T. B. Morgan
had charge Of the publicity work. They
too will remain on the job until head.
quarters are shifted.
The Underwood bureau will move
arout JL1e 10. A publicity campaign ha:
been carried on there, but in a different
way Very few statements have beer
given out to the newspapers, but nearly
2.roo,eoO pieces Of mail have been .sent
out to Democrats AMI Democratic lead,
ere TIE news was handled after con.
slltation in committee, Of which Sena'
tor Bankhead was chairman and Dr
Thomas NJ. Owen secretary.
Convention Special.
News was received at clark headuuar
ters this m )rning that the Hawaiian
California, and Nevada delegations hav,
chartered. a special convention trair
to make the transcontinental run. Thi
train will leave San Francisco June /
and arrive in Baltimore June "a. the da!
before the convention. Stops will b.
made at SAT- Lake City. Colorad,
Snrings, Omaha, and Chicago.
1t is probable that there has neve
been such an extensive rivalry in tn
ante-convention publicity campaign a
that of this year. From every offic
millions of pieces of mail matter hav
been sent out, and while actual figure
are not available 1t is probable that a
least one piece of mail has been sent ou
for every one of the 100000 or NOR
voters in the country.
No one has attempted to reckon tn
expense. The postage bill alone ha
been a fortune, while the express com
panies have reaped a harvest from
packages of printed matter and tn
telegraph companies have swelled thei
revenues with night letters and tele
grams sent out by headquarters, ex
elusive Of the added newspaper "stories