The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25

Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SIS, C09, OOt
These figures. while large to the ordin-
airy citizen. are trivial IN view OF the
great object to be accomplished, and
represent probably three-fourthS OF the
sums actually collected.
In New York, where all financial and
mercantile business centerS the Republic
an national committee secured contrlbu-
tions from most of the trusts and foreign
bankers. aggregating about 100000.
Here is a list that represents the lead
ing New York donations:
Gould family ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 50OJV
Lazard Freres and foreign houses $4,000
Brown. Brothers & Co. and for
eign houses Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
and and foreign houses -. $4,000
nections -- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $1,000
connections lions decentralization. A'-9 No. 5000
j. Pierpont Morgan & Co. and .
Vanderbilt family ............ 2J0,0G0
Vermilye & Co. and connections 5000
tic lions iHi' ! D..s ~. ''.iU $4,000
Presidents of insurance COM .o..
panieS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,UUO,VV3
In considering these lists it may be re-
called that the states contributed through
some trusted agents, and that the firms
mentioned acted as collecting agencies
for Mr.. Hanna.
There is some controversy as to the
Vanderbilt contributions. One authority
saws William *. Vanderbilt gave $150,OU0
and Treasurer Bliss denied the state
ment, but it is generally accepted the
family gave the sum credited, $4,000.
Relative to Connecticut, Ex-Governor
Morgan G. Burnley declared, prior TO
tie election. that he had obtained the
His statement was printed in Conneci-
cur newspapers at the time.
New Jersey gave literally and did 1t
through Garrett y Hobart who, as 4
har nj
facilities for securing contributions.
Pennsylvania had for It's collecting
agents such successful managers as Sen
atcr Quay, Andrew Carnegie and H. c.
Fr.ck The venerable Coils =. Hunting
ton acted for many of the western
states. while Mr.. Hanna himself looked
c-t for Ohio, and Henry Cabot Lodge Tor
Massachusetts and the resi- of New Eng
lana.
IRE immense sum thus collected has
not all been expended There is a sur
plus OF about S2CC0,GG0- 1t is because of
this surplus that the national committee
continues in permanent headquarters.
with an expensive staff. 1t IS the first
national committee that ever wound up
the cemoai2n with something left over,
and for the reason that there was no
way TO spend 1t all.
Aside from the innumerabie expenses
of the two headquarters and the regular
campaign work throughout the country,
II IS notorious that in Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, the Dakotas, Missouri, Ne
br@sl,a and Iowa, the sum of $4,000 was
even for special work. in each con-
gressional district. That amount was
also sent into eX-Reoresentative Towne's
district in Minnesota and ex-ReDresenta-
tive S:bley's district in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hanna was particularly anxious TO
beat Towne, S.5ley and Richard =. Bland
beca.se OF their interest in the silver
cause
he, will all these heavy donations be
receipted for? The presumption IS that
the distinguished contributors WI re-
ceivc appointments helpful IN a social
W. tor Mr.. James >. Van Alen was
appointed minister TO italy. ar he gave
oniy $4U,Oco four years ago