Evening star., 1922-09-22
Lincoln Townsend to Direct
Republican Campaign IN D. c.
Three G.O.P.Bod5iesl
Here Form. Joint
Committee.
Unite in Driue to
Corral V0tes and
Money Here. =

Republicans within the District of
Columbia have entered the 1922 cam
raign and from now on they will be
actively engaged in doing their share
in again bringing victory to their
party throughout the country on No
veInber Z.
Campaign plans Of a definite nature
were adopted last night at an i'm
portant meeting Of the executive
committee of the League Of Repubi- .
can State Clubs of the District. in the
headquarters of the republican ma
tioual committee in the Munsey build
ing. Representatives of the Harding
and Coolidge club and the republi-
can state committee for the District
were present. and it was agreed that
these three organiza ations. would COM
hine forces from now until election
day in waeing the ranpaign in this
section. Their efforts will be devoted
principally to getting out the thou
ands Of republican state votors tenn
porariiy residing in this city.
r. Lincoln Townsend. who has been
active in the republican interests for
more than twenty years ana VINO was
the leading soirit in the Harding and
Coolidge Club which did such effective
work during the campaign of two years
ago WAS chosen chairman of the
.ampa ign committee. the personnel OF
, which was selected from the three named
organ zations. II was decided to open
, at once headquarters nr the first floor
of 1:3S G. street aud to lose no time in
lining up the state voters.
Personnel Of Committee.
The local campaign committee. which
will be headed by AIR. Townsend will
i.bc composed Of tho following: From
the League of Republican State Clubs.
Henry NJ Camn. Connecticut A. l..
, '.l,afTce. 'Nebrasxa NJ. ". Pickering.
New York : Russel. Youn-, Fcnnsyl
D., vania; John Andrews. Massachusetts.
FROM the Harding and Coolidge Club.
I.ouis Addison Dent, T.. Lincoln Town
; send. Gus A StluIdt. Edgar Z. Snyder.
United States marshal of the District:
W. ]. Dow. From the republican state
committee. William T. Galliher. prcsi-
dent: L. {. Graham. treasurer: Frank
Hogan. L. r.. Coiladay: Republican
national committeeman from the Dis
trict. Ralph W. Ice.
,;us A. Schuldt. who for twenty
years has lahorcd in the interest OF
! the party. principally in aiding in
getting out the state vote. was elect
, ed secretary and treasurer of the
combined campaign committee.
This committee. besides conducting
: a headquarters. proposes TO communi-
.
10000 man and woman republicans
known. to be entitled to vote in the
various states; to make a complete
compilation of the registration and
voting laws of the various states. and.
most important of all, to raise a GER
Tain substantial sum of money. part
Of which is to be turned over to the
republican congressional campaign
committee. William T. Galliher pres
idert of the American National Bank.
and who has been at the helm of the
republican state committee for tic
District for more than ten years. will
direct the raising of the campaign
fund L. Z. Graham will be vice chair
; man of his money-raisins committee.
Hcnds Speakers Committee.
Edgar c. Snyder win be chairman
of the speakers committee. W. J.
Dow VIII supcrsisr the compIla
ton of the registration and voting
laws. Henry NJ. Camp will have
charge OF the meetings and rallies
; to he held from now on during the
, campaign. and Russell Young VII dl-
rect the publicity.
The q street headquarters will be
open day and night. and there will be
1T all times some member of the
nisil Information regarding the regis
iration and voting laws. and, when
the time comes 10 cast ballots by
mail. there will be small army of
notarics on hand properly to prepare
and execute the papers
The Headquarters are today being