Evening star., 1931-04-23
DEMOCRATS PLAN
|. TO RAISE S1,ODD,ODO
ShouSe, After Conference
With Raskob and Smith,
Says Debt viii BE Funded.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 23-Jouett Shouse
came out Of a huddle with Alfred E.
Smith and John J. Raskob on Demo-
cratic party finances yesterday and said
their immediate objective would be to
raise approximately $l.000,0 900.
The conference between Mr.. Shouse,
National Executive Committee chair
man. Mr.. Raskob National Committee
chairman, and former Gov. Smith, the
party's presidential candidate in 1928
also was attended by the head of an
organization which will assist in the
campaign.
Mr. Shouse came here from the Pa
ciflc Coast to confer with Mr.. RaSkob,
who will sail for Europe tomorrow. Mr..
! RaSkob will net return until July /.
Finances Sole Subject.
Mr. Shouse said finances was the
only subject discussed at the meeting.
| The National Committee he related.
was empowered at its recent Washing
| ton meeting to proceed with the rails
| ing of funds.
A campaign proposal with a goal of
between $5.000,000 and S6,000,000 was
submitted at that time by the Jones
| organization. Such an estimate, how
ever, Mr.. ShouSe said yesterday, was
based on the entire financing for 1892,
and the party leaders at this time VIII
only concern themselves with the rails
! ing of S1000.000 This amount, Mr..
, Shouse said, would be sufficient to fund
| the present party debt, approximately
! $3.50 900: carry on the organizations
work until the 1882 convention and
| leave a balance for the new National
Committee, which will come into be-
/ ing then.
| Mr. Shouse said he was we'll pleased
with the result of his tour of the far
! West and that he found mounting SEN
timent favorable to the Democratic
party.
San Francisco Mentioned.
While Cleveland has been the only
| city thus far formally to invite the
party's 1892 convention, Mr.. Shouse
said he understood bid would be made
| by San Francisco. However, he said he
| had not discussed the matter with any
members of the National Committee.
| He said he had pleasant memories OF
the 1920 convention at San Francisco.
but the name of that city had been
mentioned as a possible site for the 1882
| Republican convention and If 1t were
chosen as such he did not suppose the
| Democrats would want to meet in the
same city.
The money raising campaign, Mr..
! Shouse said will DE national in scope.
this outside New York" he said.
He cid not disclose details of the
drive. but said the Jones organization
would be helpful in making surveys and
outlining it's course.
I'VE want to give the next National
Committee balance and also the ma
chinery for raising additional funds"
Mr. ShouSe said
Earlier in the day Mr.. Raskob re-
iterated he had no intention of resign
ing his craftsmanship. He said persons
| asking his retirement were dry Demo-
Gratis not connected with the National
Committee and mot one national COM
mitteeman or committeewoman has
written or asked my resignation"
Mr. Raskob listed the three live issues
to be decided in 1882 as prohibition, the
tariff and the establishment of an eco
nonnic balance.
H; said business was picking up, but
that he did not believe the improvement
would benefit Republican chances, for
that party "is shot to pieces"