Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-19
STATES TAKE RE|NS
AND RUN CAMPAIGN
cobwebs Growing in National
Headquarters Of Both Po-
litical Parties
UNABLE TO RAISE FUNDS
By CLINTON W. GILBERT

Stan Correspondent Evening Public Ledger
oepytoht. 'sje bv Puh'iG Ledger Company
Washington. Oct. 10.--Spider webs
grow about the national headquarters
Of both parties here. You may not SEQ
them. for young men with brooms 60
about the place trying to give it an
al. .earance Of activity and energy. But
the webs are there just tho same.
They are dcing business ut the old
stands. The States are running the
campaigns to suit themselves. 1t is
exceedingly difficult TO run a nation
wide campaign If in one state your
party is radical and in another conserv-
ative, or If. for example. your Renubli
can candidate for Senator insists on
running with the Democratic candidate
for Governor or YOUR Iemorratir candi-
date for Senator has formed an alliance
with the Republican Candidat" for Gov
ernor.
States Dating Own Speakers
A newspaper correspondent went to
the Republican, National COMMITTEE" the
other day 70 nsk for advance copies Of
speeches Senator Pepper was to de-
liver in New England. Is senator
Pepper going to speak in New Eng
land?" asked III" proper authority.
"Well. we know nothing about it. The
State committees there are dating their
own speakers.
There IL time for everything. \
-oung woman went 70 the Republican
headquarters the other day to got n
copy Of the Republican platform of
1920 An oficr bog would normally
hand II to her, but n high funrti"nnry.
producing q campaign book. insisted on
going over every plank in It to tell how
It had been fulfilled. She was in a
tea asing mood.
How about the honuS?'' n" asked.
well. you sec we passed that. but the
President vetoed it. But sec how We
passed tho Maternity Rill.' he replied.
"Yes. first making II meaningless. ." sho
retor,ed. But what | really wanted
10 know is what sou did about the
plank jor restoring tradc with Russia.
There l. no such plank he ro.
piled contidentially.
But William Allen White. also on
the platform committee. has just writ
ten an article saying that the plank
about restoring trade relations with ma
tons with which We have none at pres
ent means Russia she urged
The man was awed by the name Of
Mr.. White and r"treated. The women
~
knows too much and II too independent
States tell the national committees 70
60 where national committees have
never been tod to 90 bforc.
States Able to Get Money
As for money. the States get It when
the National Commtt"p> cannot. \
scout who was out for the Republicans
recently visited Rhode Island How
about money" he asked. Nv" have
it, hn was told.
"fiow much" Nv nShod "Wsll.
not as much as usual, but enough. .
was the reply.
How much DO YOU usually have" hc
persisted. 'Oh. about $3.50 900 hc
was told.
Money is hard TO get for purposcs ct
the National Committee. Naw York
gives money for the STATE campaign.
but makes n poor mouth whom il Is
approached by the national collectors.
The chief financial man Of the Rcpub
lican National Committee speaks vague =.
ly when asked about contributions
eve have all We ought to have" he
says. But when the Pacific Coast
States were in for speakers there was
worry about expense money. II Is n
long trip and railrond fares are high
Yet when the committee offers 70 send
speakers 10 nearer States which arc