Evening star., 1938-01-04
DEFICIT IS SHOWN
BY BOTH PARTIES
Democrats Are "in the Red''
$211,295-RepubIicans'
Figure Is Small.

Figure Is Small.
~ the Associated Press.
Both Republican and Democratic
National Committees lived beyond
their incomes last year, reports to the
clerk of the House disclosed today.
The Democrats said they received
3l,294.74847 during the year-the
largest single source being the annual
victory dinners"-snd spent $l,46l,-
37275.
The Republican Committee reported
receipts of $628O46 and disbursements
Of $632,ls5.
Deducting sS,49559 cash on hand
from their unpaid debts, the Demo-
Gratis figured their red ink balance at
$211,29593.
The Republican statement did not
reveal whether any balance was car
ried over from 1886 or whether the
party had any unpaid obligations.
Still Owes Union $4,000.
The Democratic report showed the
party still owed the United Mine
Workers $25,0O0 of the $500,0O0 ad-
vanced by the union during the 1886
campaign. Other debts included $110,-
600 to the Manufacturers Trust Co. Of
New York; $25,000 to Walter A. Jones
Pittsburgh; Robert B. Meyer, 81 Will
liam street. New York, $4,000; Joseph
p Kennedy, New York. Sl6,87667;
Richard j. Reynolds. Winston Salem,
N. c.. $4,000, and L. w. Robert, jr,
$4,000
The Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee said it had taken in
S43,965 in 1897 and spent S47,762,
while the Republican Senatorial Cam
paign Committee had no receipts and
paid out s6,246.
The Royalist party of America listed
receipts and disbursements of $35.75
each and liabilities of s41.30.
The reports showed contributions
since September which had not been
made public previously.
These sales of Democratic Conven-
ton books to Ohio firms and individ-
uals since September were recorded:
$500. Shullo Construction Co., Akron;
$3.50 each-G. Everett Knowlton and
Son. Bellefontaine: L. 6. Love. Barber
ton; Thomas D. Mclaughlin e. As
sociates, Lima; Penker Construction
Co., Cincinnati; Thorpe Construction
Co., Akron; Elmer O. Vogt, Massillon;
George H. Whike Construction Co.,
Canton; Grunkenmeyer & Sullivan,
Cincinnati; DeVoss g. Donaldson,
Portsmouth, Harry Kinson, Akron:
Melbourne Bros Construction Co.,
Canton; Nolte-Tillar Bros Construc-
ton Co., Cincinnati; ]. c. O'Brien,
Lima; Henry Opperman, New knox,
vile; George A. Reese, Canton; the
Van Gyndy-Beck Co., Lancaster;
Charles j. Marr. New Philadelphia;
vending Bros Co., Dover.
Fred H. Fjozdal of Detroit bought
500 worth of books, the committee
said.
Contributions of cash to the Demo.
cratic committee since September in
cluded these donations of $1,000 or
more:
Jesse H. Jones, Houston, Tex, chair
man of the Reconstruction Finance
Corp, $4,000; Guy T. Helvering COM
missioner of internal revenue, Wash.
1ngton, $1,000; Hoosier Democratic
Club. Indianapolis. $4,000; Joseph A.
Maynard, Boston. Mass, $1,000; DEM
ocratic Highway Campaign Fund,
Lansing, Mich, $1,000.
G. o. P. Contributors.
Some of the principal Republican
contributions since September were:
William G. Mather, Cleveland, ST.
00G; Victor c. Thorne. Greenwich,
Conn, sl,250; Mathew c. Brush, East
Norwalk, Conn.,, $4,000; Frank B.
Bell. Oakmont, Pa, $4,000; H. K.
Weir, Pittsburgh, Pa, $2,500O; F. M.
Hesse, Pittsburgh, Pa, s2,500; Frank
B. Bell, Oakmont, Pa, $1,000; L. w.
Mesta, Pittsburgh, Pa, $1,000; F.. A.
Mesta. Mt. Lebanon, Pa. $1,000; Ches-
ter c. Bolton, Cleveland, s1.500; Mrs.
Frances P. Bolton, Cleveland, $500;
J. H. Bialas, Pittsburgh, Pa, $1,000;
A. E. Braun, Pittsburgh, Pa, $2,50O;
A. w. Robertson, Pittsburgh, Pa, ST.
600; John D. Rockefeller, jr., New
York, $4,000; Nelson A. Rockefeller,
New York, $1,000; Mr.. and Mrs.
d. 8. ingalls,, Cleveland, 81, 400; George
H. Clapp, Pittsburgh, Pa, $1,000;
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller. jr., $2,500;
George Wittmer, jr. Pittsburgh, Pa,
$1,000; Col. Ralph D. Mershon, Green
wich. Conn, $1,5oo; George T. Ladd,
Pittsburgh, Pa, $1,000; F. A. Leovy,
Pittsburgh, Pa, $1,000; Stanley Resor,
Greenwich, Conn. $1,000; T. Philip
Swift, Chicago. ILL.,. $4,000; Massa-
chusetts Republican Finance Commit
tee, $4,000; Lester Armour, Chicago,
ILL.,, $1,000; Keith Spaulding, Pasa-
dena, Calf, $1,000; Ralph B. Lloyd,
Los Angeles, Calf, $1,000; Julius
Fleischmann, Cincinnati, $4,999: Ster-
ling Morton, Chicago. ILL.,, $1.500;
George w. Darwin, New York, N. Y,
$1,000; j. c. Donnell. 3D., Findlay,
Ohio, $1,000; L. c. Hanna, jr., Cleve-
land, $1,000; F. E. Sullivan, San Fran
cisco, Calf, $4,000; the Maryland
Committee, Baltimore, Md, $1,000;
Mr.. and Mrs. David S. ingalls,. Cleve-
land, $1,1e0;' Frank B. Bell Oak
mont. Pa, $4,000; L. A. and F. A.
Mesta, Pittsburgh, Pa, $4,000; A. w.
Robertson, Pittsburgh, Pa, $1,000;
H. w. Prentis, jr., Lancaster, Pa,
$1,000; F. E. Sullivan, San Francisco,
Calf, $4,000.
The Maryland Democratic Commit
tee listed receipts OF $3,147 and ex-
penditures of $3.204, and the Penn
sylvania Republican Finance Commit.
tee reported 1t took in $35, ,374 and paid
out $20,43O.
The "Royalist party" which sent in
Its report bearing big gold seal, was
incorporated In Kansas and named
the Duke and Duchess of Windsor as
its candidates."