The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-06
Joe Sparks Con-.
graduates Democrats
People of South Carolina Con-
tributed Literally = Toward $
COx-Roosevelt Campaign
Fund - 8

To The Democrats OF South Carolinh:
Taking into rconsidetatio wealth
and population, il is with great pleas
ure am abe to announce that the
Democrats of South Carolina have
contributed TWICE as much to help eject
Cox and Roosevelt as any other state
in the United States When all the
ends Of the campaign have been clear
ed up, the state will have contributed
about forty Thousand, dollars The men
Of the s.ate gaYo approximately tRen-
ty-nine thousand dollars. The good
women of the state have. Icontributcd
alb out six thousa nd dollars under: tR6s
able leadership OF Mrs, r. I.4Mannins
and Mrs. r. A. Cooper or CoIutibia.
Several thousand dollars have, Been
sent direct to New York from various
parties in the state Charleston Dehf-.
ocrats mailed a great number of
checks direct, Jasper county, for H.
| stance, sent as much as one hundfkd
dollars direct to national heaaqaat-
| ters. = y ~
! The Democratic ma tonal commit
tee deeply appreciates the Generous
spirit of the South Carolina Demo
Gratis and in behalf of the comtnittss
l want to thank each and every con
tributor for their response to the. call
during the days when it appeared we
had little hope tof success. s..f E'f:.l
l want to thank the forty-six county
chair1nen in South Carolina. who hate
worked untirinsly'' to, put this cam
paigTt over. < r - = ~, sN
want in behalf Of the t,1aaioral
committee to personally thank q Cen
eral WiEe1 Jonesofor his fine and;ufl.
selfish spirit displayed throughoutst
entire campaign, -. -, 3, ~, }Ss%
. T want to. thank the solicitors OF
South Carolina throughout the leRtife
state - 80 - g. = .,.t - =
The Democratic, press : is 4hS 'nbst
powerful weapon in the hands az the
Democratic party. The newsnapeSs5ef
the state iiave simply been. magma.
cent. Every: paper has 5oihed yirS khe
movement and given unlimited aIffaiint
Of space In an effort TO. arouse our peo-
pie to this situation. - ~ -
The wprHeff or South Carolina skaea
responded inobiy., They. have made
Just as good asi@eordl as the women of
any, dthfr state, The wemefi2 of Co
iumbia, made a better;reeofd than, tia
women of, any other. city In the .tHit-
H. As "a bersopaf Representatives Of Mr.
George White, chairman <of the ma. !.
ional committee, of Mr, James e.. Ger
ard, 'hnahSe chairman and OF Mfr. ".
w! Marsh" tfeasilrsr9 / waHt TO. sshd
a word of thanks TO every Carohhian
who has toined >itN this honest battle
for humanity. ~ =. >T.,,r y - "
:, No matter how, the election may
turn out, the Democrats of South Car.
olina have fought ; H. noble battle.
They came to~the aid Of the national
committee wheh that body bad no
funds: BY their early contributions
they put new life, into the fight. at
national headquarters. - ~.
The case is with ; tile AMERICAN
people. The Democrats = of south
Carolina have done their duty, aid
whether defeat or victory is ours the
Democracy. Of South. Carolina will al.
ways look back upon. the campaign 6G
1920 as one in which they, by their
splendid spirit and generous contribu-
tons stand foremost in the states OF
the union. > 90 - =.
JOE SPARKS,
Assistant Treasurer Democratic Ma
tional Committee. ~: