Evening star., 1944-10-28
kcA|ister, Watkins
Among Top Donors
To Democratic Fund
Ry the Associated tress.

ES the Associated tfeSS.
Two Arkansas State Democratic
finance directors whose letters seek
Ing party funds have been sharply
criticized by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
are listed among top contributors tc
the Democratic campaign chest.
A report filed with the clerk of the
House by Miss Mae Oliver, assistant
treasurer of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, showed contribu-
tions of $35 900 by H. L. McAlistel
and Sam J. Watkins, both of Little
Rock.
Gov. Dewey, in Chicago address
earlier this week, read a letter writ
ten by Mr.. McAlister and Mr.. Wat
kins soliciting memberships in the
One Thousand Club" and stating
that persons who contributed $1,000
would be granted special privileges
and prestige by party leaders" Gov.
Dewey charged the national admin
istration boldly offers for sale 'spe-
cial privileges" ..,.
Committee Spends S1,052, ,589.
The Democratic committees re-
port showed it spent $l052,5 ,589 be-
tween January and October 25 out
of s1,093,178 in contributions in the
same period, leaving balance of
s40,588, with unpaid obligations of
S13l OILS as of October IS.
The report showed President
Roosevelt contributed $1,000. Other
contributors listed included:
Attorney General Biddle, $500;
Samuel Goldwyn, Hollywood, $4,000;
Daniel J. Tobin, Indianapolis, ST 900:
Dave Beck, Seattle, $500; Herman
B. Baruch, New York City, $2,5O0;
Secretary of State Hull, $3.50; Wal
ter Kirschner, Los Angeles, $4,000;
Mrs. D. F. Zanuck, Los Angeles,
$4,000; Frank Altschui, New York
City, $4,000; Mary E. Rosett, Chi
cago, $4,000; Otto L. Spaeth, Dayton,
Ohio, $4,000; Floyd V. Odlum, New
York City, $5,000 r. S. Reynolds,
Richmond, Va, SIS 5,060: Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Morgenthau, jr., $4,000; r. S,
Reynolds, jr., of Reynolds Metal
Co., Richmond, $4,000.
Albert, JAG kand Harry L. Warner,
$4,000 each; Andrew j. Higgins, New
Orleans, $3.50; Roosevelt for Nation
al Security Club of Higgins En-
ployes, New Orleans, $4,1O9; Paul
Eisner, New York City, $1,000; Frank
Frankel, Houston. $4,000; George
Frankel, Houston, $4,000; Tennes-
see State Democratic Committee,
S27 500.
District Man on List.
In the Democratic National Com
mittee Myron G. Blalock, Dallas,
gave $4,000; Louis Pokrass and
Harry Davis, Bronx, New York,
$1,000 each; Randolph Paul, WASH
ington, $500; Robert S. Hayes, Dem
ocratic Committee finance director,
Columbus, Ohio, $4,000; Midwestern
Regional Headquarters. Chicago,
George D. Crowley, director, $4,000;
Leon Henderson, 5000; Mrs. Emma
Guffey Miller, Slippery Rock, Pa,
$4,000.
Among Democratic expenditures
were listed 1894 weekly salary to
National Committee Chairman
Robert E. Hannegan and $168 paid
to the Republican National Commit
tee for half the cost of telephone
switchboard at the Chicago Sta
dium, scene of both party conven-
tions.
The House clerk also received a
report from the National Citizens
Political Action Committee showing
s27l, ,53l in contributions up to Octo-
Der % and Sl65,018 in expenditures.
Frank Sinatra, crooner, was listed
as having given $1,000.
A report filed by the Pennsylvania
State Republican Finance Commit
tee gave receipts of $912,713 and ex-
penditures of s609,477 from January
! to October IS.