Dems To Keep Convention Donor List Secret Until After the Event

Pledged that donors would be released regularly

Democratic Party officials say they will not release the names of donors to next month's political convention before the event, despite an earlier pledge that they would regularly disclose the contributors.

In its marketing materials, the party promises that the "people's convention," set to begin Sept. 3 in Charlotte, N.C., will be the "most open and accessible ever." But the names of donors, some of whom are giving up to $100,000, will remain secret until federal disclosure documents are filed Oct. 15, six weeks after the parties have ended and public attention has shifted to Election Day.