Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
DEMOCRATS ALLOT
MIDWEST million
Raskob Says Fourth of Bud
get Will Be Spent, Half
in Rural Counties.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, August 29.-The Demo
cratic partys national campaign budget
will call for expenditure of 81 .000. .00G
In the Middle West, John j. Raskob
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, announced here today. The
Middle West will receive one-fourth Of
the total budget to be raised by the
party for the campaign. he said.
Half of this sum, he said, would bG
spent in the 600 rural counties of the
10 corn belt States and the remainder
in the industrial and metropolitan com.
munities.
"The national committee plans Il
spend $500, 900 in selling the Demo
cratic party's platform to the farmers
of the Middle West" Raskob said. I'll
is safe to estimate that 1t will cost a:
much more to sell the platform to the
non-farmers of the section.
Papers Mostly Republican.
"Our reports from rural communities
of the Middle West indicate that ma
tority of the newspapers throughout the
agricultural section are normally re-
publican in policy. We shall therefore
take other means TO reach the voters
with Gov. Smiths vigorous advocacy
of equality for agriculture: 1t Is oui
plan to operate an organization IN eacn
county of these States.
Greatly encouraged, he said, by tne
reports Democratic leaders OF eight
arlx Ctntae loiH hafnFa him
Chairman Raskob today was to confer
with Senator Harry B. Hawes. chairman
Of the Democratic central regional COM
mittee, and a few others In the seclu-
sion of a country club.
After hearing of the political situa-
ton in Illinois, Missouri. Iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska. Oklahoma, Kentucky and
Tennessee in a series of State confer
ences yesterday. Raskob said that
nothing he had heard had changed his
conviction about the election of Gov.
Smith in November.
Raskob and other Democrats will de-
part late today for Hot Springs. Ark,
TO attend the notification ceremonies
for Senator Robinson, vice presidential
nominee.
Barriers Are Reported.
Franklin, the fvescore Democrats
told Raskob and Senator Peter G. Gerry
of Rhode Island chairman of the
Democratic dvisory committee, of the
barriers In their States which Gov,
Smith must surmount to win electoral
votes. With optimism the keynote, each
of the report bearers singled out one or
more of the obstacles confronting
Smiths candidacy Apathy. religious
intolerance. prohibition, farm relief and
several other campaign factors were
brought out.
In his opening speech to visiting
Democratic chieftains, Raskob said he
understood the Republicans were seek
ing to raise a campaign fund OF
$4,000 900 to $4,000 900. He added they
might not be able to get SO large fund
because of the drift of wealthy men
toward Smith"
These business men" he said, ARE
not afraid of Smith. They are assured
he will keep his pledge not to oppose
an honest tariff and not to disturb
legitimate industries.
Farm Problem Not Easy.
1.-THE East has never understood the
farm problem" Raskob continued. Il
have never met man. including my
self. who understood the provisions of
the McNary- -Haugen bill Gov. Smith
has arranged for survey by one OF
the greatest students Of economies III
the United States, Prof. Seligman of
Columbia University. II the governor
Is elected he will be able to recommend
an agricultural relief program which
will meet the approval of the East and
satisfy the West.
"The Democratic party plans to ex~
pend 100000 in drive for the elec-
tofal votes OF the corn belt States"
Raskob told the assembled Democrats