New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
MORE HONEY NEEDED.
Republican County Committee
Hammered by Lack of Funds.

Need of funds is hampering the campaign work
Of the Republican County Committee somewhat
President Parsons said yesterday that letter had
been sent asking for individual contributions to
help along the work So far the responses to the
letter have not been especially gratifying. The
committee is carrying hot campaign in each
district, and up to date has made good showing.
but the lack Of money is hampering the work
Volunteer speakers are needed for the district
meetings in great numbers. Ex-Alderman Hail.
who has charge of the Speakers Bureau. made an
appeal yesterday for spelbinders willing to speak
about Manhattan who will give their services 70
the County Committee. His bureau needs many
more men, but cannot afford to pay them. In
other years money comparatively free, and
much spent for speakers. This time almost
every speaker is a volunteer and the Speakers
Bureau has been maintained practically without
cost
President Parsons said that the committee want
ed volunteers for watchers at the polls on Election
Day preferably young He said he hoped TO
get together band of watchers which will do as
efficient work that in the Jerome campaign last
year. About two thousand men will be needed
Many already have volunteered, large proportion
OF them being from the colleges IN this city. The
judiciary Nominators also enllsting poll watch
ers and there is some likelihood that the polling
places may be divided between the County Com
mttee and the Nomnators, each taking certain dis
tr1cts where their watchers will be responsible.
thus avoiding duplication.
TWO men from New York University called at
county headquarters yesterday. They declared
that they represented TOO young men at the uni
versity who intended to support Hughes They in
tend to organize Hughes club, and will take as
active part they can in the Work or the cam
paign. Many of them viii serve as poll watchers
and speakers at district meetings.
The biggest Repubiican mass meeting Ing Of the cam am
be held in the Amsterdam Opera House. 18th street
reoton of the Republican org9nzationg In the 9Th
merly chairman Of the Republican County Com Con.
mttee, who leader or the 9TH Assembly DlStrlct,
will preside. The speakers will be Congressman
Drscoll, of Syracuse; Congressman J. Van Vechten
Olcott, Walter NJ. Chandler, Carl Hauser, Charles
LETTER, William B. Waite and John Mandeville.
Another big meeting will be held in Washington
Hail. Amsterdam avenue, 18TH street, tonight,
under the direction of the campaign COMMITTEES OF
the 23d Assembly District organization. Among the
speakers will be F. c. Chamberlain. chairman, ex-
Speaker of the Michigan Legislature; ex-Judge
Charles +. Moore, Of Virginia: Senator Alfred r.
Page, Congressman william 8. Bennett Major f.
S. Johnson, Thomas e. Brown jr.; James A.
Francis and ex-Judge James P. Davenport. George
H Bell Will preside.
Republicans Of the new eth Assembly District, on
the lower East Side, under the leadership of Sam
vel s. Koenig. are '.whoqping is up for the Repub-
hold every night by the Morris Koepig Associe ton,
mer leaders IN the Independence League