The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

OF the former j. l.. McCarI Is executive
secretary of the Congressional committee.
BY o'clock every morning things are
humming on the two floors which house the
headquarters. So far the ordinary en-
ployees are concerned business hours--9 to
Shave to be observed; as for the others
there are no limits to the amount of time
they put in. Frequently they are at their
desks until late in the evening AS the cam
paign continues to its close 1t will be en-
durance contest to see who of the executives
can do the most work without breaking
down.
In addition to the time he puts in at head
quarters Chairman Hays often confers with
leaders at the Union League Club or in his
rooms at of the leading hotels.
Jaunt of a Visitor.
Let us suppose we are a Republican with
some suggestions to make about the CAM
paign and anxious to volunteer our services
TO the cause. We take the elevator to the
fourth floor. Alighting in the hail. we find
1t used as the outer reception room of the
committee. Major Poole, the genial SER
geant-a arms, who is black to color, but
very white to character. greets us with
an inquiry as to our business.
While we are waiting 10 be passed into
an inner reception room hear visitors
portunity OF telling the chairman the merits
of various schemes Of campaigning. a ma
tional campaign committee, 1t would seem,
ultimately receives calls from all the vision
aries that exist in large city. At Republi-
can headquarters they all receive a hearing
and are made to feel that their desire to
help is appreciated even If their plans can
not be used.
There are a series of reception rooms into
one of which we will be taken and granted
an interview with a representative OF the
particular department i'm which our sug-
gestion seems naturally to fall.
While there we may hurrying by an
extremely thin. dark haired man. possibly
with some attache struggling to keep UP be-
hind. 1t will be confided to us that we have
Just seen the chairman, probably on his way
TO say n word to some one in another re-
ception room.
VIII Hays il a bundle Of nerves He IL
never quiet, IL would seem. His dynamic
energy can be felt through headquarters be-
fore it is generally known he has arrived.
The most important messages. Geographic
OF MAIL are put before him. He inquiries
what important leaders are in town. with
whom he may want to hold conferences and
rapidly gives orders for the arrangement of
such meetings.
II may be that a member of the national
committee from out of town is waiting. He
has precedence. OF course. Then other Wis
itors are received to the extent Of the chair
mans ability. Conferences with his cabinet
and department heads follow. During all
this time tho chairman Is interrupted TO
talk on the long distance telephone jumping
back TO take up the thread OF his local
business. One day recently Mr.. Hays talked
To San Francisco and ST. Louis i'm succession
for nearly twenty minutes
Headquarters Is maintained a. q delicatelv
attuned instrument to keep In touch with
the ebb and flow of political sentiment In al
parts OF tho country. Personal visits, the
mails the telegraph and the telephone all
play their part
Hundreds OF visitors are at headquarters
every day, ranging from United states Sena-
tors and Governors down TO cranks who
wish to sell something TO the committee.
Gets $500 Letter. a Day.
At least $500 letters are in the arriving
mail each day, not to mention newspapers.
pamphlets. circulars and the like The let
ters are on all sorts of subjects, of course
ranging from the regular correspondence be-
tween the managers of the campaign to re-
quests for Information from Republicans In
various parts OF the country.
Ono of the chairman's "musts" Is that all
communications shall receive an acknowl
edgment or answer. II Is estimated that an
average of 1000 letters day arc sent out