The intimate papers of Colonel House arranged as a narrative by Charles Seymour.

THE QUESTION OF DEMOCRATIC HARMONY 69
much upon speech-making and noisy demonstrations, and
not enough upon organization.
I have suggested that they get a committee in every precinct, whose business it shall be to get out the Democratic
vote and influence as many of the Republican votes as possible.
Upon these committees I have suggested placing a Taft
Republican who is supporting you for one reason or another, a progressive Republican who does not want to vote
for Roosevelt and cannot vote for Taft, and the best Democratic organizer that can be obtained.
If this method is followed, not only in Vermont and
Maine, but in every State in the Union, there will be nothing
left of your opponents that will be worth while.
Your very sincere
E. M. HOUSE
What interested House chiefly was not so much the election of Wilson, which he regarded as certain, as the question
of harmony between the Democratic leaders. Fortunately,
the influence of Mr. Bryan was not among the disturbing
elements. He was naturally satisfied with the part he played
at Baltimore, where he had abdicated his own pretensions,
and his attitude toward the candidate whose success he had
done so much to assure was one of benevolence. Obviously
he was not inclined to interfere with the management of the
campaign.
Mrs. W. J. Bryan to Colonel House
FAIRVIEW, July 27, 1912
MY DEAR MR. HOUSE:
Have been in a mad struggle with mail lately - my desk
is cleared and I celebrate by writing a line to you. Your letter was faithfully delivered by Mr. Thomson, and the correctness of your diagnosis was even then proven. I thought