The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-06
DRIVE STARTED ny DEMOCRATS
FOR $40, 0OO, 900.

w ID. Jameson. finance director for
national committee. begins Hound
Up of the Faithful" for funds.
Letters are sent out. Leaders want
names OF office holders and others
who may give to the cause.
W. u. Jameson. director OF finance
OF the democratic national committee,
now has under way II colossal plan
to raise funds.
His initiai barraHe. designed TO
bring In from $4,000. 900 to 10000
600 for the democratic presidential
campaign FUND, was felt In the Wall
street. district yesterday. Numbers OF
business men who contributed TO the
Wilson campaign fund In 1919 and
1916 but who say they are not going
to scnd amy more money in THAI d.
r%ectiOn. received letters with a dis
tinctly "cOme-hithcr" tone.
Federal employees also received
similar letters. To some II wus Hug-
gested that $1,000 would be n suit
able contribution for the start OF the
1920 campaign. some of the jamie
son letters contained n fac-simile OF
a check turned In by Homer s. Cum
mings, chairman OF the democratic
national committee. as II sort OF pat
tern of propricty or u model OF the
fall style for democratic federal Of
ficcholdcrs who hope for happy days
after the fourth Of March. 1924.
MIR. Jameson Is a former Iowa
democratic congressman. and was
with the democratic national com
mlttee In 1915.
lie IS the same Mr. Jameson who
came 10 tho Holland House In this
city In 5the iatiei part OF last August
and outlined TO tho reporters The plan
OF the democratic national commit
tee TO raise a, campaign FUND OF from
S., 0O0. 900 to $40. GOO. 900 for the 1890
presidential campaign. He said, at
that time, he expected to receive be-
fore November, 1920, contributions
from at least 100000 persons; that
he expected to reach 100000 pros
pective contributors by the mail order
system. and that mis- letter writing
division OF 1000 employees would send
out more than 5000, 900 letters and
circulars 10 tho people, appealing for
funds to spread the democratic "gos-
pei. o.
tinuing activities OF the opposition In
their 1913 soliciting machinery. with
the very large offices In tho Bond
building. at Washington, with ~ great
number OF electric typewriters, oper-
nting night and day and with sever
hundred employees, which money
raising machinery was said TO cost In
itself several hundred thousand dol
lars.
We were avised OF the alleged mis-
use Of governmental Instruments and
functions by the democratic organiza-
ton for political purposes. sending
out thousands Of tons OF p~ropagandn
by the democratic administrator
during the paper shortage, while
limiting the use OF paper by the
press, and that IL large part OF 1t was
democratic political propaganda, all
paid for by taxpayers money; y
were informed. too. that he demo
| cratic committee even rtsOrteu 10
drawing drafts on bankers IN whose
banks government funds were depos'
tied. wiring such bankers that theS
had already drawn such drafts.
We were advised also. and lately,
Of the effort of certain interests ~
collect money outside the democratic
national committee to try to aid IN
the election OF Governor Cox. Evil
dencc OF this am prepared To SUB
init u desired. 49,,
be done.)
hand you herewith n letter which
purports Ia be an original communt-
cation from George T. Carroll, prcst-
lent OF Liquor Dealers association
In New Jersey, together with what
purports TO be a receipt of money
paid to such association;
$40 Broad street, Newark. y. j.
Office OF the president.-Help elect
men who will Kill prohibition.
July .22, 1920.
"Cabian Bros.
Dear Sir and Brother; The organ
tied liquor trade Of New Jersey has
set out to do its part toward the
election OF james NJ. Cox as the next
president of the United States. and II
becomes my duty to call upon you
for help. More than that, we are
going To fight as we never fought
before to keep the hirelings of the
Anti-Saloon league out OF office; TO
elect congressman In the twelve con-
gressional districts OF the state who
will vote to amend the Volstead act
80 as to permit the sale Of light
wines and beer: to elect assembly
men ana state senators who will
keep Now Jersey from ratifylng the
Eighteenth amendment and prevent
the passage OF any law concurring
In the Volstead act In It's present
form.
THE nomination OF Governor Cox
for the presidency by the democrats
In u big Victory for our interests, and
II a be attributed to a great de-
gree to the activity OF IA trade or
CARNATIONS here in New Jersey and
1 tNIOukU out tht HlttOVs 1oNtIilbt
Cox il q pronounced wet. and he can
be relied upon TO approve an amend
ment 20 the Yolatead act as suggest
cd above. II In now up to our trade
organizations to stand unitedly be-
hind the ticket of Cox and Roosevelt
and roll up such a majority as Will
show convinoingly that the public
VIII Is in our favor. Are you going
to- help OF course you are.
There In going to be n greatest
political fight In the history OF the
United States. Your liberty and mine
has been taken from us. Our bust
ness has been u~nJustly confiscated.
The rights OF the people have been
soized. and they are lined up with
M In the mighty struggle that In soon
TO be decided by the battle OF the
ballot.
"The recent decision OF the United
States supreme court has thrown the
question OF prohibition squnrely into
politics. II In the vital issue In the
campaign that In now under way.
The prohihitionlsts tried 20 keep the
question out OF the campaign. They
feared the vote OF an outraged and