The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

mings out ana getting their own man in.
Finally former Representative George White
of Ohio was chosen head of the committee,
Ed Moore, Ohio national committeeman
resigning in order to make 1t possible to
obey a new rule that the chairman OF the
committee must be member thereof
Now how is the business of electing a
Presidential candidate conducted? 1t Is in
teresting to note that leaders in both Re-
publican and Democratic headquarters here
talking of their work the other day ex-
pressed 1t In terms of craftsmanship, which
aye commonly used now In various rela-
tons of life
I'VE trying to sell the biggest thing
in the United States" said one of them, land
we are using every possible means at our
command to that end"
1t Is only natural then that the publicity
departments and the speakers bureaus
should be the largest spenders of campaign
funds.
Chairman Hays testified before the Ken
yon committee the Republicans figured 1t
would cost $3,079,037 to pay for the cam
paign from the day of nomination in Chicago
to election day. George White. Demo-
cratic chairman, said they wanted to get
100000, hoped 1t would be more, but
feared 1t would be less. In 1919 the Demo-
Gratis set out to get a fund of from $1,000
600 to $10,000,00O under William d. jamie
son, but abandoned the scheme started as
being too costly for the amount of money
raised.
There are, OF course, many men and
women whose services in the organization
are given for the good Of the cause. but the
stats Of both committees are paid
whole. and the salaries they are receiving
this year are about the same paid for
similar work in industrial corporations. In
former years campaign workers received all
sorts of fancy salaries, but that is said to be
a thing of the past in far as 1t has been
possible to apply business efficiency.
Both Sides Economizing.
Every means to effect economies is being
put into use in both camps. Last week a
highly paid executive of large industrial
establishment went through Republican
headquarters with the idea Of cutting down
the overhead. His work was purely voun-
tary, but none the less effective.
Not only did Chairman Hays map out the
scheme of his enlarged organization prior to
the nominations in Chicago but he also saw
to It that many contracts were let in ad-
vance, so as to get the jump on the Demo-
Gratis. This was true of Autographs and
buttons, everything being done except make
the picture of the candidate. The paper
was bought, the artistic design made and
even the text that was to go around the
The result was that within a week after
the nomination 1000 900 autographs of Har-
ding and Coolidge and much larger num-
Der Of buttons had been distributed In two
more weeks an additional 1000, 900 litho-
graphs had been sent out
In order to meet added demands the New
York headquarters was moved January l.
1920 to the Berkeley building, 10 West
Forty-fourth street, running through to
Forty fifth street. The entire fourth floor
was engaged Now all of the third floor
also Is occupied by the committee, and there
Is some additional room used for a battery
Of electric typewriters across Forty-ffth
street.
There are 1880 square feet of space on
each of the two floors of the Berkeley
building, which, II paid for at the prevailing
rate of 81 a square foot in that locality,
would cost the committee on the basis of
100000 a year.
In his estimate of expenses from July
to election day. Mr.. Hays made the item of
rent for all the Republican national head
quarters in various cities s45643.
Just prior to their convention the Demo-
cratic National Committee engaged part of
the eleventh floor OF the Grand Central
Palace, Lexington avenue and Forty sixth
street, this city They have 5000 feet OF
floor space there and 1000 on the floor be-
low. which at tho prevailing rate of 50
square foot would cost them $4,000 . year.