Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-18
REPUBLICANS PLAN
POLITICAL DRIVE"
Campaign Will Be the Most
Elaborate Since That
of 1896.
PROGRESSIVES TO HAVE
HAND IN MANAGEMENT T
Special Attention Will Be Paid to
Senatorial Elections and to
Publicity Work.

Preparations for a national political
the memorable campaign of 1895 are
under way by the managers of the re-
tees. creation of additional committees
Ella boration of organization and new
features of effort in various directions
will go to make up a political drive
this fall of unexampled vigor, system
and thoroughness The plans include:
l. AS one new feature, the creation
of special committee composed OF
members of the national committee,
and senators not members of that COM
mittee, which will pay special atten-
ton to the senatorial contests in states
where the republicans hope to win
2 As another new feature, expansion
of the congressional campaign commit
tee organization through the appoint
ment of seven subcommittee, compris-
ing practically the entire membership
of that committee and putting every
man to work to help carry the House
of Representatives.
Progressives to Take Hand.
3. similar disposition of forces In
the national committee and strengthen
ing that organization, giving the pro-
gressives a hand in the management
of the campaign If reunion is effected
at Chicago.
4. Utilization to the utmost Of Jona
than Bourne's Haif-mllion- dollar Re-
publican Publicity Association, which
has been at work for more than a
year and which has already collected
campaign contributions known to run
The formati of a senatorial cam
paign committee is distinct departure.
designed to look after the interests OF
senatorial candidates. as the congress
sonal committee looks after nomfna-
tions for the Hohse. The idea originat-
ed with republican sena tors, and the
details will be worked out at Chicago
after the reorganization Of the national
committee.
After the elections of 1914 the re-
publicans found to their chagrin that in
at least two states reasonable amount
of effort might have elected republican
senators. At the time ii was every
bodys business" to watch the cam
paign, which. of course, resulted in it
being nobodys business and the demo-
Gratis walked away with the prizes
practically by default, 1t is claimed.
Congressional Committee Expanded.
The republican national congression-
al campaign committee has already ex-
panded and completed it's reorganiza-
ton upon a larger scale than ever be-
fore known, and will wage the most
vigorous campaign since the hot f1thts
of 1898 and 1900. The executive COM
mittee has been expanded from nine
members to seventeen and endowed
with wider authority. Representative
William B. Mckinley of Illinois has
been chosen chairman of the executive
committee, with Representative Tilson
of Connecticut vice chairman. Repre-
sentative Miller of Delaware secretary
and former Senator Nathan B. Scott,
now a resident of this city. treasurer.
subcommittee on ways and means
has been appointed. of which Repre-
sentative Esch of Wisconsin is chair
man. There is subcommittee on or
ganiza ton, Representative Halvor
Steenerson, chairman: subcommittee
on auditing, Representative Mondell,
chairman: subcommittee on finance
Representative Austin of Tennessee,
chairman: a subcommittee on litera-
ture, Representative Kahn of Califor-
MIA, chairman, publicity. Represent
ative Fess of Ohio, chairman; on speak,
ers. with Representative Slemp of Vir-
ginia, chairman, and on law, with Rep
resentative Graham of Pennsylvania
chairman. W. Tyler Page Of Maryland
is assistant secretary of the executive
committee.
Representative Woods of Iowa Is
chairman and John c. Eversman Sec
retary of the full committee
The congressional committee will
maintain headquarters in Chicago dur
ing the convention, and thereafter will,
open headquarters in New York ami
Chicago The committee is highly con-
fdent Of carrying the House in No
vember. but wants to make the major
ity as sweeping as possible, and to that
end will. as stated, conduct probably
the most extensive congressional cam
paign waged for many years