Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1912 — ROLLA WELLS IS EARLY ON THE JOB [ARTICLE]

ROLLA WELLS IS EARLY ON THE JOB

Democratic National .Treasurer Is After Small Contributor.

THE PEOPLE ARE TO HELP There Is to Be No "Tainted Money" Used In Electing Wilson and Marshall.

New A ork. —A small, smooth shaved, middle-aged man with a coat of tan that gave evidence of much outdoor life recently came into the Waldorf carrying a suit case early in the afternoon and registered as "Rolla Wells, St. Louis, Mo.” The smooth shaved little man, who is to be the watchdog of the Wilson campaign money from now on, was asked for vital statistics, whereupon it was learned at first hand that he is a banker and ex-mayor of St. Louis, is fifty-six years old, was graduated at Princeton in 1876, or three years before Governor Wilson was graduated; that he has two sons who are Princeton men and a grandson who some day will be a Princeton man; that he had no notion of seeing New York this summer until the Wilson organization selected him as Its treasurer and that just at present the one thing that sticks out in the appointment in his mind is that the new job cut In seriously upon a most beautiful vacation which he and Mrs ; Wells had been enjoying in a camp at Little Traverse bay, Michigan.

Mr. Wells believes In getting at his desk at 8 o’clock in the morning. "We are going to raise our campaign fund through the small contributions,” said Mr. Wells. "I am sure that a large part of the money w’ill be raised by popular subscription. "The people have confidence in Woodrow Wilson, and they will give what they can of their means to elect such a man president. "I am a great believer In publishing broadcast, before and after election, the various contributions made. "There are men who can well afford to give the committee $6,000, but I want to assure the public that we are not going to have any tainted money. “We are appealing to the people, and we are relying on them to help elect Wilson and Marshall. "I have two boys who have been graduated from Princeton, one five years ago and one seven. But it Is not because ours Is a Princeton family that I like Governor Wilson. He is a great big man and the type that we should have in public life."