Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-11-21
Democrats Finish
The Campaign With
Good Surplus Left
BY LYNN NISBET
Daily Dispatch Bureau

Dahy DlspdtCI DuEtdu
Raleigh, Nov 20-The State Dem
Ccratic Executive Committee came
through the 1916 campaign with u
surplus, and has nearly fifteen
thousand dollars i'll the war cheSt
for casual operations during the
next two years and rs nest egg fos'
the anticipated strenuous campaign
of l948. The report filed by Chair
man William +. UmStcad with the
secretary OF state Monday afternoon
"a full week ahead of the final
dcadlinc-ShowS collections ut Si5.-
74C.32 and expenditures III Si5.Gg5. =
n5. But the party treasury nli
Sl4.663.2G 10 begin with.
Most of this balance mas been
accommodating over Il period OF years.
The 1912 campaign used more than
was collected that year. but even
so former Chairman Monroe RCdGcn
turned over 10 umStcad in 1874 a
balance OF Sl0.72O.25
The latest campaign was wagci
on smaller scale tran that OF 1914.
due 10 absence OF presidential. CUB
cInatUrIal and senatorial elections
Two years ago State Headquarters
collected S56.608.35 and spent S52.-
9I1.i2. adding nearly four thousand
dollars 10 the carryovcr bank ac-
count.
Major par, OF the SIS thousand
spent this year was sent 20 county
chaImCm and other leaders i'm clos
counties. Il l. interesting 20 compare
some OF Inc Democratic o1~bU:S@-
ncntS 10 county ORGANIZATIONS with
election results .u those counties
AleNaN0cE county received S9'0 ant
eieS'SH III, i"l! Democratic n-"".-
N~nU9!ph county MAS gwen >.,!ol
ana ans" reclaimed every ONO" !''
me DS!''oS'''S. D"Hin -'' >ih"' '.'.H
2t"'e he""f""i'y'S ans t.Hcl"i a
oeii'o'!a'lS hE'Nprf %. w" .e-isIt-
.uFc. y" c''':'o"'ion Is "S;e" III
;flH"'Hi''" COUNT ana inc .S'a'cr"l>
Ios' H. tHe So" sem. "g.J""S'.
was ""' eit'"E" y" save me Dei,!'-
.Idls 10. Hii"f'.' a'.' rep s,,1A.@ttN'
'he'e' ana 'h' so" "..'H .N'r. re
Ts![t4 ans" lane" '' '@'n '.' i-rN.
ftrp"o!! N'E ".'.' expensive n"U!'.I
rom VNt!"'-H"'r !"'.' N"s '".!
son. At'ho"-h Democrats SEM 500
|" o"N'"SOh' INC county "yn' HrnUD-
mean III inc e'e''.'".
y few contributions O, $500 or
more are noted :. the CI>,caG lc-
4DSA - N-'A A.. t.a''t Pea tti 4't..''-
cratic funds came from thousands
of small ContrlbutorS-ma"y items
OF less than dollar being listed
The complete list O: contributors
required -. pages o.; !2gG! size
typewriter paper.
Bus stations Ordered
John Armstrong. chief inspector
for the Utilities Commission. was III
excellent humor Tuesday morning.
After months-.n some instances
EeaTs-Ui delay Il" va ready 70 aD-
prove plans tDr the construction %
~ least three n@G!% needed Dlls std
iIunS: The new stations are slated
ior Belmont. MuorcSI!!l@ AID I!yuN.
Half a dozen points IN the eastern
part OF the State nave been put on
notice mat new stations mast b.
provided.
LOADS-ArmsNOr was not quite
SO HAPPY abou, the overlooking
situation. Reports continue 10 come
IN OF buses loaded far beyond the
SafetS limit. 10 say nothing o! pas
senger comfort. Regulations adopt
eel some weeks ago prohibiting
charter trips by bus lines holding
franchise routes had /" u" sottencd
on account OF previous contracts
mace by IN" companies. The IN
Spectur Indicated. however. tnat un-
less the crowded conditions are -
be taken Tobacco nsS, sP crsG;, , ,0ioD