Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-24
Chairman Hays
Asks for Funds to
Make Up Deficit
Republican Leader Sends Out
Appeal for Contributions to
Meet $l,5OO,OOO Unpaid
Campaign Expenses.

New York, Nov. S3.-An appeal
for contributions to make up de-
fcit of approximately $l,500000 in
the campaign fund of the republican
national committee was sent out to-
night by WIN H, Hays, its chair
man. tEgs
The appeal, addressed TO the "re-
publicans of the country and all
those who aided them called atten-
ton to the report of the treasurer
filed yesterdayin Washington, point
ing out that although the buying
power of the dollar was materially
less than in 1915, the 1920 campaign
had actually been conducted at less
expense than the, Hughes campaign
four years ago.
Mr.. Hays accompanied his plea
for further funds by an expression
of highest praise for the spirit OF
republicans during the campaign.
More than $4,000 individuals con-
tributed about $2,000,000 to the
fund, he saH
Total Cost ss,soo.ooo.
The presidential campaign this
year cost approximately $500 900.
exclusive of pre-convention expendi-
lures, he wrote, leaving a net de-
fcit Of nearly 81, 100000, This he
declared, might be promptly made
up by popular subscription in
amounts less than the $1,000 limit
set during the campaign.
1T was apparent some weeks be-
fore the election that the $1,000 canl-
paign would not result in an amount
equal to our budget" the statement
continued. st was not wise to risk
any substantial change in the plan
OF the campaign and we did not
want to raise the limit. 1t was de-
cided then that we would go through
with every economy consistent with
efficiency and after the election con-
tinue the raising. of money until
any deficit was met.
OF course, the easiest way, to
1iquidate this indebtedness would be
to appeal to a limited number of
generous republicans who could give
SUBSTANTIAL amounts This could
have been done before election; it
could be done now, but this policy
| am unwilling to adopt except as
very last resort.
Collection in Firm Basis.
at is my firm belief that the $40
campaign in the last days of the
1916 campaign, and the $1,000 limit
of 1920 have finally placed popular
collection of political funds on a
permanent and certainly on a most
healthy basis. We are all very
anxious that this become an achieved
fnt.2
Addressing the editors of repub-
lican newspapers, the statement de-
clared the national committee
would have been Sratifed, natur-
ally, had it been possible to raise
all the money necessary by the.
small gift methods, This, however,
was hardly to be expected as this
has been the first real effort III that
direction.
81 know the method is right"
Mr.. Hays added, "and l am con-
vinced that you and every other
republican want us to distribute the
expense of campaigning in this man
rer if It can be done at all. To
this end we are going to make a
public appeal for funds and in this
effort / want your help. Tho sue
cess of the appeal will be Of in
estimable benefit to future party fl
nancing and will go far in aiding our
efforts to place the businesseof pol.
itics on the highest possible plane"
Contributions. he said. should be
sent to Fred w. Upham, treasurer,
or James G. Blaine, jr.. esatern
treasurer of the republican national
committee at the committees Office,
10 West Forty-fourth street, New
York.