The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26
ME HIGH COST OF
BALLOTS TO POLITICIANS
RESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN HAS
urcoME A JOB OF SALESMAN
SHIP. COSTS MILLIONS.
PUBLICITY GETS 1T ALL

pnhlIC WAN
Many Forms. Leaders Busy.
Never before in the history of
,morican presidential campaigns has
tbo work of electing chief execu-
two been so systematized and
brought to such high plane of eff
cipncv as during the present drive.
\ Millions of dollars are required to
\ STAGE a presidential campaign, but
rone of it is Thrown away" as is
nopularly believed. Higher costs for
everything used in campaign-sal-
sries printing, travelling expenses,
rentals and other necessary items
4 will set a new record for costly cam
Euaigns this year.
Both great parties maintain extern
sye headquarters in New York city,
EChicago. Washington and San Fran
cisco. Both parties also have offices
B and headquarters in various other
cities. VIII H. Hays, chairman of the
Nrepublcan national committee, and
NGeorge White, chairman of the dem
Nocratic national committee, are both
Mrained executives waging one of the
biggest publicity campaigns on rec
ord.
Large Sums Needed.
Chairman Hays testified before the
Kenyon senate committee on cam
paign expenditures that the republic
cans figured it would cost $3,079,-
O37 to pay for the campaign from
the day of nomination in Chicago to
election day. Chairman White testi-
lied that the democrats'were planning
to raise a budget of $2,OU0,000.
The republican headquarters in
s New York city are located in the
Berkeley building, where the entire
s third and fourth floors are used, in
addition to rooms in another build
. ing for a battery of electric type
writer's Mr.. Hays estimated the rent
7 bill for the republican committee at
4 A5643. The democrats are housed
+ in the Grand Central Palace, with
n additional rooms in the Murray Hill
hotel There are more than 200 per-
sons employed in the Berkeley head
quarters, while the democrats have
nearly as many in their main head
quarters.
The work of the campaign is dis
anibuted among the following bu-
reaus: Speakers, publicity, womens',
i labor, clubs, foreign born citizens,
NEGRO, agriculture, theatrical, travel
ing men, moving and still pictures.
Each department is in charge of
hiphIy, tro;paJ c,,ooio lief NTH q Iorno
etaf of assistants.
Leaders Kept Busy.
The chairman of both parties are
Erecting the battle for votes from
I the New York city offices, but they
Keep in daily touch, by telephone,
kith their lieutenants in Chicago and
pan Francisco. In addition, both the
headquarters have private telegraph
wires connecting them with the Chi
ago and San Francisco offices.
Vast quantities of mail are receiv-
"a IN both offices, the republicans
Estimating their mail at $500 incom-
ng letters a day. Seven thousand
s etters a day are sent out. A large
EOrps of stenographers and cowe-
Pondents are kept busy answering
ne many letters and questions which
oQr INTO national headquarters.
In his statement before the Ken
on committee Chairman Hays testi-
ped that the total cost of publicity
or the republican campaign would
e Sl,346,500, or one-third of the
otal budget. This includes the cost
news service to newspapers,
pamhlets, booklets, text books, ship
Ping expenses, Autographs, campaign
3uIVonS, advertisements, etc. The
democrats thus far have spent more
man .S25O,000 for publicity.
~ is estimated that some 24,000,-
vO women have been added to the
Eaeclorate by the ratification of the
'Skeuefal suffrage amendment, which
ldkeS the work of the women's bu-
Eau most important. Mrs. George
pass heads this bureaufor the demo-
,sS' while Mrs. Arthur L. Liver
'O'e heads the G. o. P. women.
Speakers Are Expensive.
Next to publicity in the point of
apend!tures comes the speakers bu-
sau' Mr.. Hays estimated the cost of
nls activity for the republican cam
s aign would be 1925, 100, including
aIaies, travelling and other expens-
VI speakers and expenses incident
puohclty of speakers. Senator
~" heads the speakers bureau for
Igpu6llcans. Senator Harrison,
b aO heads the speakers bureau for
n no iHltenocrats, estimated that their
90 @N e expenses will cot at least
bd Zach Of the two big parties has
o ouuC GOOO speakers available. The
naa 5GIIlaIS assert they are paying no
ESe eanerS and that many of their
y ynonfs are even paying their own
n apeHSes. A few of the republican
p % a are paid. Twenty-Five years
Fs nj Ihe railroads furnished special
rann S ana passes for speakers. Now
igg pUl'aClon counts as one of the
'9N'' 'ems of campaign expenses.
a. cox's Train Costly.
en wne OF the largest items of ex-
f., Qh the democratic ledger will
oy W. Il Gne special train used by Gov.
h So IN his swing around the country.
lug estimated that this will cost
S.east 100000.
nrslator Harrison mixtures the
hepdoratlc machine going to ire
Eeeko as speed during the last four
Ref REQ the campaign.
sttiro slime the campaign is over il is
lent '" asu the democrats will have
idno Tut more than 10000. 0(0 indi-