Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-24
IoHa G. O.P.
 [ fgIl Deficit
Chairman Hays Issues an Ap- peal For Contributions to Discharge sParty's Obliga- tions, Nearly $1, ,5OO, ,UOO.

New York, Nov. 23.-An appeal fer contributions to make up a deticit of ap- proximately $1,500,GeO in the campaign fund of the republican national committee was sent out tonight by Will Fl. Hays, its chairman.
 The appeal, addressed to the 'republi. cans of the country, and all those who aided them,' called attention to the rerort of the colnmlttee's treasurer filed yester- day ln Washington, pointing out that al- though the buying power of the dollar Was materially less than in 1916 the 1920 campaign had actually been corGucled 1t less expense than tLe Hughes campaign four years ago.
 MT. Hays accompanied his plea Tor fur her funds by an expression of highest praise for the spirit of republicans during the campaign. More than 50,OOO indirid- uals contributed about $2,000,000 to the fund, he said.
 The presidential campaign this year cost approximately $3.400,OO0, exclusive ot pre-convention expenditures, MT. Hays 1 wrote, leaving net deficit of nearly a | million and a half dollars. This, he de- clared. he hoped might be promptly made up by popular subscriptions in amounts less than the s1.000 limit Set during the l campaign.
 It was apparent some weeks before l elAO CiCSliOu liidl lIG S1,UUU campaign.
 would not result in an amount equal to
 our budget, the statement continued
 It Was not wise to risk any substan-
 tai change in the plan of the campaign, and we did not want to raise the limit
 It was then decided that he would 70 <, thrc ugh with every economy consistent
 With efficiency and after the election con. true the raising of money until any de- hcit was met.
 i of course, the easiest way to liquidate
 this indebtedness would be to appeal to a limited lumber of generous republicans 1 V ho could give substantial amounts. This
 could have been done before election it
 could be done now, but this policy I am
 unwilling to adopt except as a veEy last
 resort.
 Tt is my firm belief that the s11 cam paign in the last days of the 1916 cam paign and the S1,000 limit of 1920 have
 finally placed the popular collection of 1 political funds on permanent and Cer-
 tainly a most healthy basis. We are all livery anxious that this become an accom-
 plished fact
 1 Addressing editors of republican news
 papers, it was declared that the national i committee would lave been gratided, naturally, if it could havr ,n i to raise all the money necessary by a | t. .t-
 hardy to he exfected, as this has been the i first real effort in that direction
 T know the method is right and I am 1 convinced that you and every other re- | publican want us to distribute the ex- pense of campaigning in this manner if it can be done at all. To this end we are going to make 9 public appeal for funds and in tliis effort I want your help. The
 success of the appeal will be of inestima- 1sble henef1t ito further party financing and will go far in aiding our efforts to place the business of politics on the highest l possible plane.''
 Il Contributions which might be consider.
 ed ill the light of a Thanksgiving offer. ing for the return to a certainly safe | sane, constitutional, progressive govern. ment," he concluded, should be sent tc
 Fred W. Upham, treasurer, or James z. Blaine, Jr., eastern treasurer of tke re. publican national committee, at the com. Inittee's office, 19 West Forty-fourtt street, New York.