Evening star., 1932-08-08
DEMOCRATS LACK
OF FUNDS OFFSET.
Energy Shown by Farley and
Others to Play Vital
Part.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

NEW YORK, August 8.-Whatever
the Democrats may lack in money IN
carrying on their presidential campaign,
they will make up in energy and eff
cheney. For James Farley Democratic
national chairman, is putting new life
and resourcefulness into the contest
this year and he is going at it with all
the Shrewdness of an old-timer and the
enthusiasm Of a newcomer in the field
of national politics.
Mr.. Farley knows the value Of per-
Sonal contact. When the Democratic
National Convention was over, he wrote
a personal letter of thanks to every
delegate who had voted for Roosevelt.
He has had to date more than 400 re-
plies. Many of them expressed surprise
that a national chairman would care
that much about the elegates-usually
they are forgotten the day after the
nominations are made.
From those letters Mr.. Farley CLEANS
ideas and plans for the future. 1t is
especially important that the national
chairman this year should develop as
many contacts as possible, for the region
al plan of campaign management has
been abandoned and everything is con-
centrated in national headquarters
here.
AS for finances, Mr.. Farley isn't wor-
rying about that either. He feels that
this is the kind of year when small
contributions will have to be sought
and that appeals for funds to a larger
list than usual will produce even more
workers than normally get busy for
the ticket In a presidential year.
When it comes to State campaigns,
Mr.. Farley this time has a better rea-
son for declining to spend national
funds than any of his predecessors.
The funds are limited. Whatever is
available must go for the national cam
paign. The States must look out for
themselves. Many of the State man.
ayers already are writing in saying they
will not need any help, but, in fact, will
be able to aid In raising money for the
national ticket.
Mr.. Farley's idea OF bringing in all
State chairmen and national commit
teemen for individual conferences is an
improvement over the disorganized Wav
these things used to be done The plan
always has been to bring the leaders
in at the acceptance speech and then
depend on the regional managers to
keep contact with the State situations
Considerable doubt prevails as to
whether Gov. Roosevelt will make a
transcontinental trip, though the de-
mand for his presence is coming from
Democratic leaders in the West who
feel that there, especially, Mr.. RooSe-
veltS doctrines will find a sympathetic
response.
Even though these are busy and seri-
Gus times for governor of New York,
still, with Lieut.. Gov. Lehman availa-
BILE. the Democratic nominee is able to
plan long absences. The cost Of cam
paigning and the strain on the candi-
date are factions which will enter into
the final decision, though Gov. Roose-
welt is anxious for the fray, believing
that his physical condition can meet
any campaign stress; and eGme of his
friends argue that a strenuous trip
would help TO offset the theories of
those who contend Mr Roosevelt isn't
physically up TO the job. This how
ever, has been dying down ever since
Mr.. RooSevelt's airplane trip and
yachting voyage and the pictures the
public has seen of the Democratic
nominee in action. The main issues of
the campaign are not going to be per-
sonal, but will be fought on economic
affairs.
tCopyrlght. 1922