The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
$S95,O0O EXPENDED
BY THE DEMOCRATS
Total Campaign Fund Raised
So Far Is $412,138, Off
cial Report Shows.
Special Despatch TO THE sus.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S.-On the heels
Of the charge by Homer S. Cummings,
acting chairman of the Democratic Ma
terests' are pouring out their money
without stint for Republican use so that
Congress may be dominated by that
party. the expense account of the Demo-
cratic National Committee was filed to-
day. showing that close to half a million
dollars has been received by It, and most
OF 1t spent already.
Direct contributions to campaigns In
the doubtful States and Congressional
districts made by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee amounted to s24T.1Se,
and the expenses of sending out speeches
and running the organization amounted
to sl00,253.55.
Unpaid Bills for s4s.OOO.
There ARE also bills for political ac-
tivities amounting to approximately
$4,000" vet to be paid. In all il ar
pears from the document filed to-day
that the Democratic National Committee
has received S41212S.46 and has spent
more than 1895. 900 already.
The particular angel OF, the committee
this year has been Bernard NJ Baruch,
chairman of the War Industries Board.
Mr.. Baruch's name appears as the donor
of s25, 900 in cash, and he is also among
several who have Advanced 100000
more to the committee, to be repaid
Others figuring in the $3.50, 900 advance
are w. w. Marsh, Vance c. Mccormick
chairman of the War Trade Board and
also or the Democratic National Com
mittee; r. r. Meredith. Homer =. Cum
mings. vice-chairman OF the Democratic
National Committee Joseph F. Guffey
A. Mitchell Palmer. Alien Property Gus
todian, and W. D. Jameson. assistant
treasurer OF the Democratic National
Committee. In addition TO all of this
money and the contributions the list In
cludes $4,000 borrowed from the Dis
trict National Bank OF this city, OF
which Col. Robert n. Harper, who was
a large Contributor to both Wilson CAM
paigns and chairman Of the Wilson In
augural committee. is president.
The statement of the receipts and ex-
penditures of the Democratic Congress
sional Campaign Committee showed re-
ceipts OF $685.. 900.06, in addition to the
National Committees receipts. or this
amount, $50, 1924 has been spent.
Twenty-one Got $500 Each.
In the list of disbursements the names
of twenty-one Democratic Representa-
tives appear, and each one Is credited
with having received $500 for organl-
cation work" In each case they are
candidates for reelection, and all have
hard fights on their hands to succeed.
Without exception. though, their desig-
nation as members of Congress is not
given. and their. addresses are all given
as washington, D. c."
The list includes Representatives II. l..
Candy IS. d.. Edward Heating (ColO,
Augustine Lonergan Comm. A. +.
Polk (Del.). John V. Lesher tPa.), Jesse
D. Price (Md).. c. c. Van Dyke (Minn) 4,
John NJ. Evans (Mon), C.. o. Lobeck
(Neb). Dan V. Stephens (Neb).. r. i.
Doughton IN. c.. Sebulon Weaver On.
c., I. r. Sherwood ,ohlo), II. C. Clay
pool tOhio). E. II. Beshlin pa -.
George r. Lunn IN. ", C. c. Dill
Nelly CIV. Val. Guy T. Helvering
(Kan) and T. L. Rubey (Mo)
In explanation OF the $3.50, 900 loan It
was said at Democratic headquarters to-
day that contributions had been coming
in slowly and that the committee needed
money quickly. The loan will be repaid
out OF the contributions now coming in.
G. 0. r! spent s4Gs,O08.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2s,-Fred W. Upham,
treasurer Of the Republican National
Committee. to-day said he had wired the
clerk OF, the House Of Representatives
as follows:
For your Information our report. on
way TO you, will show total receipts.
collections and money borrowed, and
including Sal. 900 paid to the Republi-
can Congressional Committee and
ID -
torial Committee (which they have
reported on), OF S4s2.s45.50; disburse-
ments, 6S.096.5S up to October 26.
Mr.. Upham declined to announce the
naues of any of the principal contribu-
tors to the fund, saying he thought these
should be made known from Washing
ton.
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