The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-10-31
MANY NAMES MISSING
FROM WAR CHEST LIST
HALF OF WILSON'S CABINET
AND LEADING DEMOCRATS
NON-CONTRIBUTORS.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The cam
paign contributors of yesteryear are
missing from the list of good fellows
at the office of the democratic national
committee. Not one of them has wri-
ter's cramp from signing checks.
This is the well-founded report
among democratic politicians in Wash
ington today. The committee has just
filed its preliminary statement of cam
paign contributions and disbursements
with the clerk of the house OF repre-
sentatives.
Ciphers Opposite Big Names.
The statement is a remarkable
document. Its story is not in the
names of prominent democrats who
have contributed, but rather in the
names OF leading democrats who have
cipher marks in the dollars and cents
column of the party's balance sheet.
Not half of the members OF
the Wilson cabinet have been so
thoughtful as to send a contribution
to national headquarters for the re-
demption Of congress to the demo-
cratic party. Former President Will
son himself sent a contribution, but
many of the higher officials of his
administration have suffered a lapse
Of memory.
Other democrats of high degree
are understood to have fallen down
lementab1y in responding to the ap-
peals of national headquarters for fl
nancial help. The day has been saved
partially by the small donations from
loyal democrats who follow their par
ty in success or failure and always are
good for biennial or quadrennial CON
tributions ranging from 81 to 500.
Many of them have responded more
nobly than ever before.
G. o. P. Chest Reported Full.
However, the democratic party and
its campaign committee have no real
ANGELS this year. Things are said to
be just the opposite down at republi-
can headquarters, where there appears
to be an air of affluence and ease. The
democratic outfit appears rather to be
wondering how it will meet the week
" payroll and pay for its postage
stamps.
The total receipts OF the democratic
committee to date are only $80,5l2
Expenditures amount to nearly $50
600 more than receipts, which was OBJ
tanned by loans, the largest being from
Harrison Nesbit. of Pittsburg, chair
man OF the finance committee.
The first report filed by the com
mittee during the campaign OF two
years ago, in 1920, showed receipts OF
$677,934 Under the law another state
ment OF the committee finances must
be filed with the clerk OF the house
a week hence.
Biggest Contributors.
NJ. L. Benedum, Of Pittsburg, head
ed the list of democratic contributions
with $4,000. The other largest con
tributors are Harrison Nesbit, Pitts
burg, $4,000; Frank L. Croker New
York, $4,000; Cyrus H. Mccormick
Illinois, $4,000; B. NJ. Baruch, New
York; L. F. Crawford. Pittssburg;
Thomas F. Ryan, Virginia; former
Governor c. n Haskell, Oklahoma;
former Senator Clarence w. Watson,
West Virginia, $500 each; former
Senator Charles S. Thomas, Colorado,
$1,000, and Frank H. Dodge, Little
Rock, Ark. $3.50.
Outside of the above and a
few $4,000 and $4,000 donations
from democrats who were once with
the diplomatic and consular service, or
held more or less high official position
in the public life OF the national cap
ita1 during the Wilson regime, the
democratic campaign sheet shows row
after row of cyphers and $40, SIS, $50
and 500 contributions.