- 7.01 sources of funds
- 1 (sector 04), ac6
- Heard's data on financing the 1952
presidential campaign discloses that 45 percent of the
expenditures by national-level committees of the
Republican Party was contributed by individuals who gave
sums of $500 or more (p.20, p.47). Most of these large
contributors within the Republican Party had backgrounds
in business or commerce--specifically banking and
manufacturing. Approximately 90 percent or more of the
contributions by officials of the nation's largest
businesses were madpublicans candidates (p.104). While
Heard reports that a smaller percentage of contributions
came from gifts of $500 or more, the business backgrounds
of the donors remained largely the same.
- 7.02 source of members
- 6, ac9
- There are no formal requirements
for membership in the Republican Party, certainly not at
the national level.
- 7.03 sources of
leaders
- 3 (sector 03), ac9
- Considering the Republican members
of the House of Representatives as the referent group of
party leaders for comparison with other countries, we
find in 1952, 1954, 1958, and 1961 that approximately 50
percent of the Republican members of the house are
lawyers and about 40 percent say they are in business. If
one considers convention delegates instead, as did
McKeough and Bibby in 1964, the proportion of lawyers
drops to about 20 percent and businessmen rise to about
33 percent (p.83).
- 7.04 relations with domestic
parties
- 7, ac9
- The Republican Party operates
largely independently of other parties across the nation.
In certain localities, however, the party may find its
candidates backed by other parties, particularly
conservative ones.
- 7.05 relations with foreign
organizations
- 5, ac9
- The Republicans are not affiliated
with any international party organization.
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