The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-21
TOP Speed HIT
IN drive FOR
State Votes
Both Parties Speed Up in
Campaign; Speakers in
All Sections.
MANY WORK FOR G. O. P.
Republicans Depending on
Old Plan of Twenty
to a Precinct

While candidates are bombarding
all parts of the State from speak
ers' platforms Republican and
Democratic organization leaders
are building diligently the cam,
paign structures on which rest
their respective hopes of victory at
the polls Nov. 6.
One in regarding organization as
essential to success as candidates
and issues both parties are mar
shaling forces with a vengeance.
Here at headquarters of the two
major parties scores of office EN-.
ployes have been installed in en-
larged quarters directing and CO.
ordinating the efforts of thousands
OF political workers throughout the
State.
At the SEVERN, where Eliza o,
Rogers, State G. o. P. chairman,
holds forth, a dozen or more rooms
house the manifold bureaus that
encompass the party's effort to cap-
ture the State for Herbert Hoover,
presidential nominee; Harry G. Les
lie, candidate for Governor, and the
Republican State ticket.
Depend on Old Plan
Republicans are adhering to the
twenty to a precinct" plan which
has proved highly effective in
former campaigns. It's goal is the
enlistment Of at least ten men and
ten women for active work in each
of the States 1857 precincts. This
object has been Appropriated in
some 1000 precincts already, Secre-
tary Harry G. Fenton has an
nounced.
Bureaus experimenting this work
include those for women, farmers,
business men, Negroes, veterans,
first voters, labor, legislative, pub
llcity, speakers and TIRE ling men.
Cooperating with the State COM
mittee and insuring Hoover of the
strong support Of "out and out"
Hoover Republicans, Hoover-for-
President club activities are directed
from State Hoover headquarters on
the Monument Circle.
Oscar q. Foellinger, in charge,
hopes to establish a Hoover club in
every county in the State.
Democratic cTort- are equally. as
comprehensive, the organization
plan being much the same.
Headquarters Opened
Headquarters for bureaus or
ganizing farmers, first voters. labor
and other groups have been opened
in connection with State commit
tee rooms in the Claypool.
Having escaped such a rupture as
was suffered by Republicans in the
Hoover Watson primary clash,
Democratic leaders report that I'M
usually rapid progress has been
made in organization work-now
weeks ahead of its extent in Sep
TENDER of former general election
years.
Especial efforts have been made in
organizing Marion County Demo-
Gratis for the support of Governor
Alfred E. Smith, Frank c. Daley,
the gubernatorial nominee, State
and county candidates.
Leroy j. Reach, county chairman,
has directed this work from head
quarters in the State Life Bldg,
where a corp of assistants, bureau
heads, and publicity men are busy.
These efforts are being matched
from Seventh district Republican
Offices in the K. of P. Bldg, by
George v. Coffin, district chairman,
and Omer Hawkins, county chair
man.
Many Names Certified
More than 5000 names Of work.
ers for the 269 precincts in the
county have been certified to State
chairman Rogers by Coffin. A
county first voters bureau has a
goal Of 1000 or 5000 young works
ers in the county also.
Thorough organization however.
will fall short of its objective un-
less the men and women in the
ranks actually make the house-to-
house solicitations expected OF
them, political leaders agree.
While the issues and PERSONAL
tiles Of the coming presidential
election give promise of getting out
a heavy vote, the shortness of coun-
ty tickets is an admitted deterrent.
Particularly in the agricultural
districts is this the case, any organ
ization heads. With most county
tickets offering only six or eight
candidates local campaign funds are
going to be hard to raise, they say
and, after all, without the money,
all other efforts and precautions
are apt to go awry.