Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-07

ANALYSIS of the Republican national
committees August financial state
n,e,t discloses a number of interest
INC things. In the first place, it
shows that the country isn't exactly
swarming with cheerful givers. Alto
oether. only 1889 contributors came 10
hat That isn't very heavy percent
age of the $4,000 900 or 10000, 600 men
and women who are expected to vote
for Hoover and Curtis in November. "
those 1,5O0-odd. 276 gave all put S4'ooo
of the S560,000 received. Inc over
whelming bulk of Chairman WORK
"angels" Q,263) contributed less IMAM
$50 each. Most of those sums were Oh
trifling dimensions, averaging S4 APIECE.
Measured by the total contributions III
the first real month of the campaign.
The E; q p. kitty will have to be sweet
ened on a vastly more lavish scale II
the national committees projected
S3 600 900 budget is going to be ralsed
hetimes If the checks roll IN only at
the August pace, the final aggregate
will be nearer 81, 500,0 900 than S3,OeOeoo.
Now York. Chicago and Pittsburgh
orc the sources from which most OF the
Renublican financial blessings seem TO
he flowing. From those three cities the
hulk of the big boys 900 con-
trihutors-hail. Potential wells OF U. ".
p funds, the statement reveals. maven
begun to be tapped yet. For instance,
the richest Republican Of them all Ism I
listed to date-Andrew w. Mellon: nor
is Henry Ford an avoWed HooVerlte.
Oil money is conspicuous by Its ao-
sence In pre-convention days it was
said that Hoover was on the blacklist
nj the international bankers" Here
comes Mortimer L. Schiff, head OF Kuhn,
Loeb g. Co., premier international oank-
ing house. with dole OF SD ,OoO lot tlle
Californian's cause. Dwight w. MOT
row, who's a partner of j. P. Morgan @. q
Co. when he isn't making peace Wltn
Mexico. has given $4,000 TO neip g, et
the Republican ticket. James "A; fa',
ton one-time Chicago wheat king
invests $4,000 in Hoover and Gurus
stock. So does James Simpson. heao Oh
Marshall Field & Co, world-renoWneos
drv goods house. Julius RosenWalo,
Chicago philanthropist and mercIanss
nrince-a warm personal frleno Oh
Hooyer-is down for $4,000, TOO ike
wise Edward w. Box, peace advocate.
Helen Hall Upham. widow OF the De-
loved former G. O. p. national treas
urer. Fred w. Upham, contributes
81 900.
MANY people still labor under the
impression that campaign 1unds are
used to buy votes" That may nave
been the case in days gone BY put moo
ern conditions are different. Inc prln-
cipal necessity in our times is money 10
nav the cost of getting out the vote
Undoubtedly. a very liberal percentage
of all the funds collected during tne
campaign will be spent by party man
ayers in physically dragging SlackerS
and backsliders to the polls on NoVem-
Der 6. It ought to be great day Tor
taxi drivers. j1tney owners, bus COM
panies and livery stables. One OF the ,
most popular people in the world VIII
be the man or woman who Will volun-
teer to drive his or her own car cleo
ton day and cajole, kidnap. bulldoze
or otherwise persuade friend or
neighbor to visit the polling place. All
over the country unique devices are
being worked out to roll up a record
vote. Golf clubs will close their links on
November 6. Women's clubs have been
requested to cancel projected programs
and urge their membership instead to
perform their suffrage duty that day.
Some industrial concerns are thinking
of hanging up prizes. to be awarded to
the group or plant that makes the best
vote-casting record among the working
staff. In 1924 barely so per cent of
qualified nnn and women voted. That