Evening star., 1936-06-12
POLITICAL GROUPS
RECEIVE MILLION
Democrats Report to House
Clerk 3-Months' Gift
Total $26O,691.
~ the Associated Press.


Pre-campaign financing, as shown
IN statements filed with the House
slerk under Federal law has loaded
the political collection boxes of va
rtous parties and causes with more
than million dollars during the last
three months. The count for some
orgsnizs tions, however, is vet to be
recorded.
The Democratic National Commit
bee recorded receipts Of S260.691 for
March. April and Nav, of which S8l.-
01a was in direct contributions. The
Democrats reported balance Of
s299,074 on May 81. after paying out
s18891a. Unpaid obligations of STA
7SS were recorded.
Earlier. the Republican National
Committee reported $220,856 cash
balance at the end of the quarter,
without unpaid obligations. The Re-
publicans reported income for the
period of 1892 ,405. of which contribu-
tons accounted for S435,152.
Liberty League Gets $l24.24t.
Receipts listed by the American
Liberty League totaled Sl24.247 and
expenditures. Sl5690l for the three
month period League headquarters
announced this did not mean it had
a deficit. but-becauSe it started in
August, 1884, and had since then re-
ceiptS of $834.922 and expenditures of
R7e0. .765-there was a May 81 balance
Of $44,157.
The National Union for Social
Justice, headed by Father Charles E,
Coughlin of Detroit. reported contri-
buttons totaling $l68,248, a $22, 500
loan from the Radio League of the
Little Flower and expenditures OF
E1s5.344.
Other organizations reporting in
cMded:
National Republican Congressional
Committee-Receipts $32,082: expen-
ditures, S43, $50
Good Neighbor League, Inc Wash
lneton-ReceiptS, $40, ,25l, including a
$4,000 loan from the Democratic Ma
tional Committee: disbursements, $40.
n2s. with $2464 of unpaid obliga-
tonS.
Women's Coalition Given $6,00S.
Coalition Group OF Women. New
Tork-Cash contributions, S6,0os; ex-
penditures. s2,73S. unpaid pledges
311.735.
Democrats reported S77.376 IN hor-
roued money unpaid. including s36.-
S7s from Joseph P. Kennedy of New
York, 512, 500 from NJ. L. Benedum oi
Pittsburgh, $4,000 each from How
ard Bruce of Baltimore and Robert
g. Meyers of New York and $4,000
from f. H. Gore of Chicago Sepa
ratelv, a $4,000 loan was recorded
Under the name of James W Gerard
of New York
Unpaid pledges totaled s3.24o and
4oans receivable $500.
One $4,000 donation, from Virginia
Chase Weddell, Buenos Aires. was
shown
American Liberty League contr1bu-
tors included william s. Knudse, De-
trcit, $4,000. Jules Bache, New York,
$3.50, and S H. Curlee. St. Louis,
1000.
Loans listed included $4,000 each
from Donaldson Brown. New York !:
F.. F. NJ. Carpenter, Wilmington, Del. ::
Charles n. Copeland, Wilmington:
Henry Belin Du Pont, Wilmington :;
Lammot Du Pont. Wilmington; s.
Hallock Du Pont, Wilmington, and
William Du Pont, Wilmington; John
L. Pratt, New York: John J. RaSkob,
New York; Alfred P. Sloan, sr., New
York; John T. Soith, New York
Josephine E Widener, Philadelphia
E. T, Weir. Pittsburgh.
Names Not Listed.
Names of contributors for the Union
for Social Justice were not listed.
The National Republican Congress
s1onal Committee listed $4,000 each
received from E. r. Crawford. Nc
Keesport, Pa: John D. Rockefeller,
New York. James A. McDonough,
New York Harry Psyne Bingham,
New York John D Rockefeller, jr..