The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-21
MORE FIGURES.
The New York Journal Says the
Campaign Fund
Was SI6.OOO,OOO Not 50, 5OO,-
600 as Reported.
!, v--wr
IN NEW YORK ALONE
Three Million Dollars Was Rails
ed to Defeat Silver.
Some New York Families Gave
Vast Sums.

New York. Nov. 21-The Morning
Journal says.
Various stories adoat relative to the
recent Republican campaign fund have
created amusement in political circles
because the sums alleged 70 have been
furnished Mr.. Hanna are SO far short
OF the actual cash amounts contributed
Reports from the same source differ
one stating that the Republican nation
al committee had 81 500 600 to expend,
another raising these figures by a mil
lion
AS matter of fact Mr. Hanna's COM
mttee had upward of Sl6.O0O,0O0 at Its
disposal. If reports Of Republicans ana
Republican organs are TO be credited
This is only four times the sum usual
~ spent by national committees during
a presidential election. and not partlc-
ularly large when it is considered that
all the financial institutions, rallFoad
companies mercantile establishments
protected Industries and wealth in gen
eral were opposed to the Democratic
ticket and anxious for the success Of
1he Republican
Chairman Hanna, who is intensely
practical. and has frequently said that
he conducted the Mckinley campaign
as he would q business, suggested that
assessments be levied upon states. The
agents in the various states were in
structed to divide prospective contribu-
tors into classes. In this way a perfect
system of taxation was secured
The institutions asked for contr1bu-
tions were national banks. state banks
savings banks trust companies. railroad
companies. firms representing foreign
financial interests, and all kinds of
manufacturing concerns having an in
ferest in high tariff legislation
Divided by states the list of Republi-
can contributions looks something like
this.
New York ...... 49,. zee. IS 5000. 600
Pennsylvania 800 .--.-.....-. . SOC. 600
Connecticut .-..- ...... ...... 100000
Massachusetts .... -.-.....-... j SOC. 600
Main. New Hampshire and Yer
mont ...- .---.- ...-.-....-.-- 5U0, QUO
New Jersey --..-. 500 -...---- 10000 600
Illinois ...- 1890. ............. 100000
Ohio ...-.-.. .--..- ..--.-..-... ] 600 600
Southern states 49,. $500. zoe. 2.000. 600
Western states .-..-.-. ---..--- 900, 900
-. 49, go
These figures. while large to the ordi-
nary 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 ReDub-
lean national committee secured con
tributions from most Of the trusts and
the foreign bankers aggregating about
81 600 000
SOME NEW YORK DONATIONS.
Here is a list that represents the lead
ing New York donations.
Gould family ....-- .....---....S 30 900
Lazard Freres and foreign
houses -----.-. 5U,UUO
Brown Bros & Co. and for
e1gn houses -------- .---.--.-. 80 600
and foreign houses 49,. -. $4,000
Belmont banking house and con-
necuOns .-.-.- --.-.--... so 900
r. r. Flower banking house and
connections ..-..... -.-. .... % 900
D. PierpOnt Morgan q Co. and
connections -. -. 100000
Vanderbilt family 900 800 . $50 900
Nermilye & Co. and connections 250. 600
Morton, Bliss & Co and cOnnec-
tons ..-- 5000 ----..--..-... so 900
Presidents of insurance cOmpa-
MES --..--.. ---- .-.-...-...... 1 Geo 900
In considering these lists it must Dc re-
called That the states contributed
through some trusted agents. and that
the firms mentioned acted as collection
agencies for Mr. Hanna
There is some controversy as to the
Vanderbilt contributions one authority
says VIM X Vanderbilt gave $50 600
and Treasurer Bliss denied the state
ment. but it is generally accepted the
family gave the sum credited. syst, eco
Relative to Connecticut ex-GOv Nor
gan @. Burkeley declared prior to the
election, that he had obtained the mil
lion dollars he was expected to collect
His statement was printed in Connect
cut newspapers at the time.
New Jersey gave literally and did 1t
through Carrot A. Hobart. who. as
member of the coal trust had unusual
facilities for securing contributions
Pennsylvania had for its collecting
agents such successful managers as
Senator Quay. Andrew earn egfe and H
q F'rick- The venera BILE Coils r. Hunt
1ngtpn acted for many Of the western
states, While Mr. Hanna himself looked
out for Ohio, and Henry Cabot Lodge
Tor Massachusetts and the rest of New
England.
The immense sum thus collected has
not all been expended. There is a sur
plus of about 81. 000. 600 1t is because of
this surplus that the national commit
lee continues in permanent headquar-
tiers with an expensive staff 1T is the
first national committee that ever
wound up the campaign with some
thing left over, and for the reason that
there was no way to spend it all
Aside from the innumerable expenses
Of the two headquarters and the regu-
lar campaign work throughout the
country it is notorious that in Illinois.
Indiana, Michigan. the Dakotas. Mis-
souri, Nebraska and Iowa the sum of
$4,000 was given for special work ia
each congressional district The amount
was also sent into Representative
Iowne's district in Minnesota and ex-
Representative Sibley's district in
Pennsylvania Mr.. Hanna was partic-
ularly anxious to beat Towne. Siblev
and Richard p. Bland because of their
interest in the silver cause.
VANDERBILT AMBASSADOR.