Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-22 | Page 2 | Anti-Democrat Charge Denied

I DEMOCRAT ANTI RAT CHARGE DENIED Report 1 of Huge Campaign und Caned Called d False b by hy r Cba Chairman Cummings Washington Jan 21 1 1 Chairman Cummings of or tho Democrat national committee today made nubile a n. letter to the editors of or the New ew York Tribune Tribune Trib Trib- une denying statements In that n newspaper news paper that tho the committee plan planned to to raise a fund o of for Cor t this his years year's presidential campaign At no nu time lime and under no circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances said Mr lr Cummings has th the tho chairman of oC tho the Democrat national committee or ut anyone else Hsc authorized cd I to speak for lor or the financial department o of the committee made mado an any statement indicating that it was the purpose of oC the thc Democratic national committee to raise a a. fund o of for Cor this years year's presidential campaign Such a fund und could not bo be raised and could not be properly used If raised Our purposes have ha been plain and unmistakable We c seek seck only enough campaign contributions to enable enable enable en en- able us to conduct a legitimate campaign campaign cam eam- p. i n and to pre present ent our cause adequately adequately ade ade- to the people It It is probable that effective campaign campaign campaign cam cam- work will be bo more expensive this year rear than In any previous year In our political history This will result re result result re- re sult not only from the higher cost o of printing distribution and clerical assistance as as- but because of oC the tho enormous I Increase In to the voting population gro growing out of ot giving suffrage to women women I see seo nothing improper In n n fJ- fJ fi financing the campaign of or a pol political party through popular subscriptions Surely It is s far at better than to attempt such work through h the tho contributions of or a few