The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
REPUBLICAN sos ASKS FOR AID IN
 MEETING DEFICIT
Appeal to Republicans and All Who Aided Them to Sub- scribe Additional MiI-
 lion and Half
By Associated Press

New York, November 23.-An appeal for contributions to make up a deficit of ap- proximately s1,50o,oo0 in the campaign fund of the republican national committee was sent out tonight by Win II. Hays. it's chairman. The appeal, addressed to "the republicans of the country and all those who added tEem, called attenthu to the report of ,he committee treasurer filed yesterday in Washington pointing out that although the buying power of the dollar was materially less than in i9lr, the 1920 campaign had actually been con- ducted at less expense than the Hughes campaign four years ago.
 MT. Hays accompanied his plea for fur- sher funds by an expression of highest praise fer the spirit cf republicans dur- ing the campaign. More than 5o0o0 indi- viauals contributed about S,ooo.ooo to the fund, he said
 The presidential campaign this year cost approximately SS,4o,0QJ, exclusive of pre- convortion expenditures, he wrote, leav- ing net deficit of nearly SI, ,5Uy,OnJ Thls, he declared, he hoped might be promptly made up by popular subscription n amounts less than the $1 Qo0 limit set dur ing the campaign.
 Tt was apparent some weeks before the election that the $l,000 campaign would not result iu an amount equal to cur budget" the statement continues-.
 COULDN'T RISK CHANGE
 It Was utt wlse to risk any supstan- tial change ip the plan CT the campagns and We did not want to raise the limit. lt was decided then that we would go through with every economy consistent with efficiency and alter the election con- tirue the raising of money until any deficit was met.
 "Of course, the easiest way to liqul- date this indebtedness would be to appeal to a limited number of generous repub- lic9ns who could give substantial amounts This could have been done be- fore election. It could he done now, oua this policy l am unwilling to adopt ex- cept as a very last resort.
 "lt is my firm belief that the Sl0 cam paign in the last days of the isi6 can- paign, and the $i,0Vo limit of ly21, Nave finally placed the popular collection of political funds on a permanent and cer- ltainly on a most healthy basis. We are lall very anxious that tlyis become ssn aea lccmplished fact"
 Addressing editors of republican news- papers. the statement deciared that ths national committee would have been gratihed, naturally, had 1t been possible to raise all the money necessary by the small gift method This. however, waa hardly 10 he expected, as this has been the first real eiiort m that direction. Il know the method is right Mr. Hays added. and 1 am convinced that you and every other republican want us to distribute the expense of casnpaisl-
 ing in this manner if it can be done ai ali. To this end we are going to maks a public appeal for funds, aud Tn tnii effort 1 want your help. The success of the appeal wid be of inestimable benc- fit to future party financing, and wui go far in aiding our efforts to place ss business of politics on the highest pos- sible plane.
 Contributions, which might be considered in the light of 4 Thanksgiving offering fer the return to certainly safe, sane. conatitutionaI progressive government, he concluded, snuuid pc sent to Fred w. Upham, streasursf, or James c. Biaines Jr., eastern treasurer ol the republican, national committee, at the committee office, 1o West Forty-fourth street.. New York.