The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-25

all of this.
Then there is the great item of pay
ing speakers expenses for travelling
over the state That is, perhaps, the
largest single item of expense that
must be met during a campaign. and
it always amounts to thousands of dol
lars. Money must be on hand with
which to pay railroad fares and hotel
bills and everything else connected
with the speaking campaign.
No one knows how much money the
republican state committee will get
but. in the language of State Chair
man Lee, it is expected that the com
mittee will be compelled to practice
"bare-legged economy" 1t is we'll
known that the usual sources of cam
paign money are closed to the repub-
| licans The corporations and big
business" people have always been
! contributors, but this year they will
not pay any money into Indiana be-
cause the campaign is going to be
fought on lines that do not suit them.
The issues in Indiana this year are
such as do not appeal to this class of
contributors.
This puts 1t up to the finance COM
mittee of the state organization to
raise the money. and the committee has
adopted a plan of soliciting funds from
individuals throughout the state. II
is evident that the campaign funds will
have to come from the loyal, interested
republicans themselves
The republican state finance commit
tee is composed of the following mem
bers: A. NJ Glossbrenner. Indianapolis
chairman; Isaac Stratus. Ligonier; Will
| liam c. Bobbs. indianapolis; Walter
Schmidt Fvansville; Clement Stude-
baker Jr., South Bend; William NJ. Tay-
Tor. indianapolis; Henry B. Gentry
Bloomington: Thomas B. Mllikan
/ Newcastle, and ]. D. Caldwell I.afay-
4 cite. The committee has adopted the
plan of asking for personal contribu
lions from individual republicans al
over the state. and it is bringing very
satisfactory results.
| Personal letters are written to
large number of republicans in ever,
county. setting forth the importance
of the campaign and pointing out the
Importance of republican success this
fall The letter says that If the demo
Gratis win they will redistrict the stat
so as to make 1T impossible for TIL
republicans to control the Legislature
( or the Indiana congressional delega
ton for many years to come. and tina
they will so fntrench themselves il
power that it will be practically i'm
( possible to root them out.
An appeal is made to the republi
cans to contribute to the campaign
fund in order that proper campaign
, may be carried on to prevent this re
suit and to retain republican suprem
. acy No amount is specified in the re
quest, but the size of the contributio
is left entirely optional with the con
i, tributor.
The plan is working well and man
:, contributions are coming in. The re
: suit, it is pointed out, shows that tn
!, republicans of the state are going I
work to save the state from demo
cratic control
: :, Certain lit is that the republica
: campaign will have to be fought Q
money raised by popular contribu
tons from individual repu blieans. An
!" it is admitted that great credit is du
the finance committee for the exceller
= manner in which it is working out tt
. plan for raising the money with while
10 make the fight.