Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
PRESIDENT SENDS CHECK
TO HELP PAY OFF DEFICIT
Forwards $500 to Treasurer Marsh,
of Democratic National
Committee.
COLLECTING WORK GOES ON
Many Donations Received, hut These
Are Far Short OF Total Amount
Still Observation-Disclosures Head
quarters to Remain at Washington.
Special to The Times-Disnatch. ]

Especial to The Times DISPATCH
WASHINGTON. December 17.--Presi-
dent Wilson yesterday sent his check
for $500 10 the Democratic National
Committee to help pay off the deficit
incurred in the recent presidential
campa ign.
Treasurer Marsh received the follow
ing letter from the President:
'My Dear Nr. Treasurer:
II do not want to be left out in the
work of paying the deficit in the cam
paign funds which YOU and your as
sociates are working SO unsclfshly TO
make good. therefore beg that you
will let me contribute. and take pleas
ure In inclosing my check for two
thousand FIVE hundred dollars (s2.5O0).
Cordially and sincerely.
tSigned) WOODROW WILSON.
Hon. Wilbur w Marsh. Treasurer
Decomratic National Committee"
THIS is the Presidents second con-
tribution to the fund. he having sent
n check for a like amount six weeks
before the election.
Treasurer Marsh and Chairman Nor
genthau. of the finance committee OF
the Democratic National Committee
are greatly pleased by the number of
donations rcceived--though most Of
these are SO small that they constitute
sum far short OF the total amount
still required-and by the fact that
thousands who gave before election
seem to regard it a privilege to he
able to give again.
The deAcit has been prorated among
the States. and several Of these have
already been heard from. \ good part
OF Gcorgia's contribution was raised i'm
a single day. Credit for the success
Of the effort is given to the women
OF the Cracker Statc-and they do no,
vote i'll Georgia. either.
WOMEN TAKE CHARGE or
EFFORT IN GEORGIA
The efforts OF tho Georgia finance
committee TO get funds for the deficit
dragged The men We're too busy renr
ing harvest of dollars from 20-cent
cotton and an industrial rcawakenlnr
70 think much of political obligations.
Inc women took hold OF the matter
an" arranged for what they termed
contribution day All over the State
q" the date set. the men going to
ana from business were hailed on tho
streets and tagged with Wilson but
TONS III return for which each man con-
tnputed so much as he felt he could
anord. When accounts were balanced
'he next day. il was found that tho
women had raised several thousand
dollars. which was forwarded to Treas
urcr Marsh
scores OF newspapers have joined in
the work OF raising needed funds win
rs much ardor as was shown b.foro
the election. The Memphis CONNER
c'ai-Appcal has already collected moro
man $1,000. Another ncwspapcr IN thu
M'ddic West is making Il unique onne,I
10 women in its section. 1t save rho,
ihaSmuch as the women voters or tb.
faf western suffrage states saved ,ho
party from defeat. the Dcmocr,,io
women Of the monsuffrare st,,o.
Shohid show their appreciation hv ho,r
'hs 10 take care of the committn... T.,
"'ntcdh"SS. and has received many oor
H'nu'iohs from women who ,oI,. tic
view he us
oiieRe ana university commuui,i,,
W. t'he II fraternal interest in
"ilSon. have been uuicl, i'm
t'p"''uihe 10 the national co,nmittao.s
appeal one OF the first kilograms re-
ee'Vea came from Professor John {
alton or the University OF Vireini,
AS follows:
H"pe to send amount required NJ
charlottesville"
ENCOURAGING REPLIES
DIRECTLY no APpEtIs
replies to the committees appca,s
made directly to campaign and 800,
organizations. have been very crna,,.
aging. number of county committees
"Hcrcd their aid and sent contributions.
oeiore being actually solicited. Vii.