Evening star., 1948-10-26
Democrats Spend Less
Than Republicans, but.
Treasury Is in. Red
Rv The Assoeiotsd Press

their ton organizations have spent
$500 070 less than the Republicans
in the struggle for the presidency
and control of Congress.
A compilation of reports filed with
Congress by the two national party
committees and parallel groups
seeking to elect Senators and House
members showed Republican spend
ing at s2,177.277: that of the Demo
Gratis at $1.538,207.
The National Committees were
$202 .661 apart with the Republican
group reporting an outlay of 81, ,7O6.- :
370 and the Democratic Committee
$1503 7O9.
Senatorial Committee Spending.
Spending by the two Senatorial
committees was listed at $164,65O
and s32,263, leaving the biggest
spread for the House contests.
The Republican Congressional
Committee spent S3O6,257 to s2,235
for the similar Democratic group
These figures take no account of
spending by the various local Or
ganizations taking part in the cam
paigns.
The Democratic National Com
mlttee said it has gone $l0,755 in
the red, with its bank balance
just a week before election-down
to $8,485.
In addition to the money in the
bank, the committee listed sos 200
due from loans to State and local
committees, but S114,240 in unpaid
obligations.
COP Silent on Balance.
The Republican Committee did
not report its bank balance or say
whether it is operating with black
or red ink. It's report covered ex-
penditures up to October 49, The
Democrats covered their spending
through October %. Contributions
since January l were listed at ST.
464,75 by the Republicans and
S1,196,827 by the Democrats.
The parties must file their final
prediction reports Thursday.
The Democratic Committee report
showed among contributions:
John w. Snyder and family, So
900; Cordell Hull, S100; Francis Bid
die, 5000; Herman B. Baruch, New
York, s1,50O; George E. Allen, ST.
500; Homer S. Cummings, $500; Mel
lie Tayloe Ross, $500; Herbert H.
Lehman, New York, $1,000.
A. F. Whitney. Cleveland, $4,000;
Robert E. Hannegan, st. Louis, So
900: Gael Sullivan, $4,000; Frank c.
Walker, $500; John R. Steelman,
$500; Marshall Field, Chicago, 81
500; Mrs. Marshall Field, $4,000; j.
David Stern, Philadelphia, $1,000.
Tom c. Clark. $500; Ed Rivers,
East Lakeland, Ga, $500; Sam H.
Husbands, San Francisco, $4,000;
William Preston Lane, jr., Hagers-
town, Md, $4,000; J. Melville
Broughton, Raleigh, N. c., 500;
Jesse M. Donaldson, 5000: Louis
johnson, $1,000; Roger S. Baldwin,
500.
Others Listed.
Harry B. Mitchell, 5000; Milton
Kronheim, $500; Kenneth Nickel
lar, 500; Ralph Truman, Kansas
City, $1,070; J. v. Truman. Kansas
City, $5O5; Tom Connally, $1O0;
Abe Murdock, Washington, $100;
Raymond NJ Foley, s100; George
Gordon Battle, New York, 500;
Emmet O'Neal, $3.50.
"A Democratic contributor, George
Washington of washington gave
$400
Among Republican contributors
were:
John D. Rockefeller III, New
York, $1,000; Mrs. Lammot du Pont,
Wilmington, Del, $4,000; Charles G.
Dawes, Chicago, $1,000; Sewell L.
Avery, Chicago, s2,500; Lester AR
mour, Chicago, $1,000; Harold H.
Swift, Chicago, $4,000; Charles H.
Swift, Chicago, $4,000.
Philip D. Armour, Chicago,
$1,000; Mr.. and Mrs. Richard K.
Mellon, Pittsburgh, $4,000; Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Mellon, Pittsburgh, $4,000;
Walter E. Annenberg, Philadelphia,
$1,000; Harold Vanderbilt, New
York, $4,000; Mrs. Sewell L. Avery,
Chicago, $1,000; j. P. Wilson, Chi
cago, 81 500.
Walter P. Chrysler, jr., New
York, S2,5OO
Contribute to COP.
Ernest P. Weir, Pittsburgh, $4,000;
Billy Rose, New York, $2,500; Solo
mon r. Guggenheim, New York.
$2,500; Alfred P. Sloan, jr., New
York. $4,000; Mrs Alfred P. Sloan,
$4,000; Harry F. Sinclair, jr., New
York, $1,000; Mrs. H. F. Sinclair,
Great Neck, Long Island, $1,000.
John D. Rockefeller, jr., New
York, $1,000; Mrs. Julia F. Pew,
Bryn Mawr. Pa, $1,000; Charles NJ
Hines, Chicago, $1,000; w. L. Mel
lon, Pittsburgh, $4,000; Clyde Reed,
Parsons, Kans., $1,000: Frances P.
Bolton, Cleveland. $4,000.
Samuel Goldwyn, Los Angeles,
$4,000; Elias Loew, Boston, $4,000;
James D. Mooney, Toledo, Ohio,
$1,000; John A. Hill, New York,
81 1000.
Other Statements Filed.
oJIlCl oIdGCI1CIlIo 4lICu "lCAI Soli-
gress yesterday included:
National Truman-Barkley Club
Contributions, $9,078; expenditures,
S19,122.
United Republican Finance Com
mittee of Metropolitan New York
Receipts, s680,089; expenditures,
$532,340.
National Citizens Committee for
the Reelection of President Tru-
man-September through October
%. receipts, $15,7S7; expenditures,
s1s,o75.
Labor Committee for Truman and
Barkley-Receipts. S32 ,535: expendi-
lures, $22,653.
1948 Campaign Committee of the
International Ladies Garment Work.
ers' Union-Receipts, $115,226; ex-
penditures, $63,
Christian Nationalist Crusade
Receipts, s92,172: expenditures, $751;
O80.
Brooks Makes Report.
Senator Brooks, Republican, of Il
linois reported he has spent $50, ,345
on his reelection campaign so far,
with contributions totaling $58,017