Show MILLION FUND FOR PARTY DENIED AsserI Assertion Assertion Asser Asser- Cummings Refutes tion That Democrats Plan I Big Expenditure I WASHINGTON Jan 22 2 Chairman Cummings of ot the Democratic national committee today made de public a a letter to the editors of the New ew York Tribune Tri Trl- bune denying stat statements ments in that n newspaper that the committee pla planned t to td raise a fund of ot for tor this Years Year's presidential campaign At no time and under no circum stances said sald Mr lr Cummings has the c Chairman of the Democratic national committee or 01 any one ona else authorized to speak for the t financial department o of the committee made any statement Indicating that It was aa the purpose of ot of the Democratic national committee e to raise a fund of ot 20 for this years year's presidential campaign Such a a. fund could not be raised and could not be ba properly used If It raised Our purposes have v been en plait plain and unmistakable We Wa seek only enough nough campaign contributions to enable enable en en- able ble u ua us to 0 conduct a legitimate campaign cam cam- campaign and nd to IQ present our cause adequately ade adequately to the It Is very Aery likely ely that effective campaign work will b bemore bo be more expensive c this year yet than during apy any previous year ar in our political his tory ton This ThU will be Q due not only to the higher cost pf Qt printing distribution alid and clerical as assistance but also beca be ca cause se of ot the enormous normoUs increase In the voting population on growing out of tl Ue the e suffrage to women I se see nothing improper Improper im improper proper in financing the campaign of ot ofa ofa a a. political party through popular subr Surely Surety It Ills Is far tar better eH r than to attempt mt t such work worl through the contributions contributions contributions con con- of ot a few tew |