The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-02
THE DEMOCRATS
NEED MORE MONEY
MORE MONEY FOR WILSON AND
MhRsnALL-MoRE NEEDED.

New York, Oct. 2.-The democratic
national committee, through Henry
Morgenthau chairman of the finance
committee, has issued an appeal to
the supporters of the party to aid in
raising an additional fund of from
$750,000 to 100000, to be used in the
campaign for the national ticket from
now until election day. Accompany
ing this appeal was a list of many Of
the recert contributors and statistics
showing how much each of the states
had cont buted. Approximately $780,
900 has been contributed up to date,
and of this amount $2O6,OS6 has been
disbursed for the legitimate expenses
of the campaign, leaving about $4,000
now in the treasury.
New York state heads the list OF
contributors with total of $105,SS5;
Pennsylvania is second, with $19,5l6,
and Illinois third, with $15,459.
In speaking of the need of more
money to carry on the campaign, Mr..
Morgenthau dictated this statement:
1T is absolutely essential that all
the states complete the organization
of their finance committees--ou needs
are imperatiye-as we require for nee
essary legitimate expenses an addl-
tional $750,000, and it must come from
the people, so as to continue to the
end the popular subscription plan
which we have adopted
To this statement Mr.. Morgenthau
added that, although he considered
the sums already voluntarily subscrib-
ed as most encouraging, the commit
tee believes that an erroneous i'm
preston has gone out that, as the
election of Governor Wilson seemed
to be assured, money was not urgent
ly needed. No matter how sure we
are of winning, Mr.. Morgenthau point
ed out, the expenses are necessarily
heavy, and will be much greater from
now on, for it is the intention OF the
national committee to keep up most
determined campaign and take moth
ing for granted. To all of the states
had been allotted the task of provid-
ing a fixed sum. None of them has
yet reached the mark set. Over-con
fidence on the part of the democrats
was possibly hurting the committee in
a financial way, it was said, but, never
theless a pretty steady flow of money
was expected from now on, and the
committee believed that the people
would meet the requirement. The
s05,000 from New York state was prac
tically unsolicited, said Mr.. Morgen
thau, and was an excellent example Of
what could be accomplished.
The total of subscriptions as en-
tered nthe books at national head
quarters was $29S,75O, and this came
from 17,116 men and women. The
largest single contribution since the
recent list was published was by Su
preme Court Justice James w. Gerard
who gave $4,000 Samuel Untermyer
the attorney, gave $4,000 and there
are several $4,000 subscriptions.
Here is list of some Of the larger
contributors given out at the nationa
headquarters:
$13,0 ,00O-Justice James w Gerard
New York
s1O,OOO-samuel Utermyer, New
York.
S5,000-David N. Hyman, Abram
Elkus, New York; J. C. Mayo, nation
al committeeman, Kentucky; Waite
S. Rogers, Chicago; Charles R. Smith
Menasha, Wisconsin.
$2,50O-A. N. Jarvis. New York; c
N. Camden Kentucky
2,000-Ralph Pulitzer, New York
81, ,O00-George e. Guthrie ant
Vance Mccormick, Penn; John 7
Murphy, Montana; Thomas D. Lock
wood, Buffalo; John Bordman, CHI
cago; Judge Edward Mandelhouse
Texas; H. St George Tucker, Vil
ginia; Congressman Cornelius a