South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-28

reduce the republican majorlt.es OF
1920 down toward The vanishing
point. the result would be great
stimulus 20 democrats in the clos.
congressional districts OF other
states 10 fight hard for the control
% the national house OF representa-
tyes and that democrats every
where would be 40 encouraged and
erthused that the republicans would
go into the general campaign un-
I der a handicap.
Just what part Pres't Harding will
take in furtherance Of the interests
T OF the republicans IN the Maine con
teg. has not been determined but
/ 81 III be governed, as Chairman Wood
says. "by the exlgencles that may
develop" II is not likely that he
will make any speeches but ne may
write some letters in the interest OF
7 the republican candidates A for
midable list Of speakers OF national
reputation has been made up for
the Maine campaign and such funds
"a can be raked and scraped to-
rether will be used under a careful
system OF distribution
The republican congressional COM
m.ttee finds that there is the keen
| est disappointment in Maine, as else
where. over the higghng hA ggling
and procrastinating policy OF the
serate in dealing with the tariff
/ Maine industries are being kept on
| the rocks because Of uncertainty ~
10 what the tariff rates will be and
a fertile soil is afforded for spread
| ing the doctrine Of discomfort.
Republican Chests Empty.
A far a. money is concerned
there viii be no plethora OF that
useful campaign accessory for
Maine or anywhere else. The re-
| publican national committee has
| been particularly active. but not
particularly successful, in its quest
/ for campaign funds. Some six
weeks ago Fred w. Upham, Of Chi
1 cago. treasurer Of the republican
national committee, met % or 80
captains Of industry at the Metro
l
all accounts, obtained from them
some satisfactory pledges. But. &C
cording TO the story related by per-
sons on the inside the money
raised at the Metropolitan club din
ner is only a drop N the bucket" in
comparison with the amount need
ed
Since that dinner Treasurer Up
ham has held similar meetings in
1C or u localities New England.
the state OF New York, the Pitts
burg district, the Detroit section,
Chicago, St. LOUIS and other erst-
while producing Centers'' have been
visited by the treasurer. The re-
turns, from all accounts. have been
far from satisfactory. There is no
such eagerness to write checks as
/ there was during the summer or
1920. Letters soliciting contribu-
tons have been sent out in large
numbers by the republicans but
they, too, have failed to open
pocketbooks in the good old way.
When the republican national or
ganization, through its treasurer,
/ inaUgurated the money-raising cam
paign II was understood that the
Rational committee would finance
the congressional committee of the
party. The understanding still ex-
lists, but thus far the congressional
committee has not been able to get
possession OF any considerable
amount OF money 1t is the inten-
ticn, however. of the republican
national committee 10 persevere IN
the soliciting of money from men
who, according to the committee,
can give without feeling il. From
time 10 time members OF the party
who possess fat pOcketbooks are to
he invited here for "a little talk"
with either John T Adams, the ma
tional chairman. or Treasurer Up
ham, or both.
Copyright 1922, by Louis Ludlow