Bingham Bulletin | 1920-10-01 | Page 5 | Republicans have 5000,Speakers in the Field

4 ' REPUBLICANS HAVE 5,000 SPEAKERS IN THE FIELD The Republican party officially opened its speaking campaign September 17, with approxi- mately 5,000 speakers spread over the country to deliver ad- dresses from now until election. ' Talks dealt mainly with the League of Nations, woman's posi- tion in politics, the meaning of Constitution day, and the neces- sity for "every one to vote," ac- cording to announcements at Republican headquarters here. Were Cox's charges "phony" or not? Figure it out for yourself. These speakers at a salary of from $100 to $600 per week and ' expenses (don't forget the ex- penses) as testified to by their leaders will reasonably average $800, to $1,000 per week for the next six weeks. Five thousand speakers at $S00 per week is $4,000,000; 5,000 speakers at $1,000 per week Is $5,000,000; 5,000 speakers at $4,000,000 per week for six weeks, $21,000,000; 5,000 speakers at $5,000,000 per week for six weeks, $30,000,000. To be safe, cut these figures in two, and you have $15,000 000. Then, if $15,000,000 will be spent for speakers alone, how much will the other great avenues of expense bring the grand total to? ' Only God and Upham will ever know. ,