Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
Contributors TO TAFT FUND
UNOFFICIAL LIST SHOWS TOTAL
OF ABOUT 100000.
Chairman Sheldon Says Official
Statement Will Be Ready
Monday Morning.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 21.-What was
stated to be a partial list of the contrib
utors to the reported national campaign
fund was printed in several newspapers
this evening. Later it was brought to
the attention of George r. Sheldon. treas
urer of the national committee, who pro-
nounced 1t inaccurate and unauthorized
When categorically quiZzed concerning
names and amounts Mr.. Sheldon said:
IF there has been a leak it has been
in Chicago; the list Is made up largely
of alleged contributions through Fred
Upman's bureau in Chicago
This list says President Roosevelt con-
tributed $1,000. Is that true?" was
asked.
Il refuse to affirm or deny replied
Mr.. Sheldon.
The list says that Charles P. Taft
gave 100000. what about that?''
Same answer said Mr.. Sheldon.
"And that ]. P. Morgan, Andrew Car
negie. William Nelson Cromwell and
Whitelaw Reid each gave $4,000. Is that
true?"
Same answer" said Mr.: Sheldon.
1.-The official report will be ready Mon
day morning and l am not denying or
affirming anything.
The partial list of contributors and
amounts as unofhcially announced. in
cluded:
Charles P. Taft, 100000. which, if add
ed to what he is supposed to have spent
in pre-cOnvention work. will bring Judge
Tafts brothers contribution up to $3.50
600; j. P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Will
liam Cromwell and Whitelaw Reid. each
$4,000: D. 0. Mills of New York and
Richard c. Kerens. Adolphus Busch and
w. c. Dickey of Missouri, each 5000;
Fl. X. Cochran. 100; William B. Ridge
4I~
s i. former controller OF the currency
President Roosevelt heads the list of
$1,000 contributors. and these also are
said to have each contributed $1,000:
Frank B. Kellogg. c. A. Severance, E. n.
Saunders. Thomas F. Cole. Edward r
stettinus. Robert T. Lincoln. James A.
Patten. John G. Shedd, Marvin Hughitt.
N. W. Harris. Charles r. Crane. Samuel
1nsul. John c. Wharton, Charles Page
Bryan. w. H. Bartlett, F. P. Brazier,
William Kent and F. H. Smith each $500
A. s. Littlefeld, 1925.
Contributors Of 5000 were: John Milton
Oliver. Clayton Mark. w. X. Bixby. A. w.
Goodrich. C. B. Borland F. E. Grimes.
r. D. Jones, John Spoor. r. S. Brook
lings. A. A. Mckay. W. F. Comstock. ].
A. Holmes. E. B. Price, j. c. Shaffer. D.
A. Campbell. D. NJ. Houser. W. H. Coe
Steward Spalling, A. H. Mullikew, David
B. Jones. Walter Burroughs. c. A. Smith,
o. B. CORN. W. II. Evans, c. S. Jones,
Fred Fl. Smith, B. E. Sunny. Samuel Cup
Piles, Julius Rosenwald, John S. Runnels
William Laughlin. Spencer Otis, William
T. Joyce George F. Griffin, E. F. Swim
ney, Edward H. Butler and r. w. Sears
Three persons gave $500 each, thirteen
gave $500. fifty-two gave $3.50. forty-one
gave $780, and 4O7 gave less than 500 and
more than $25.
Mrs Marcus A. Hanna. Mrs. Marshall
Field and her sister. Mrs: A. n. Eddy,
,$x;L tn fl,o
Taft campaign fund. which was between
81. 10000 and 81 100, 600
The republican campaign funds of 1896.
1900 and 1904 were stated by well-inform-
ed persons at the time to have been, re-
spectively, 100000, 5000, 600 and ST.
100000