Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-10
Just Now a Matter Of
Great Interest to All.
Wanted 10000 Republicans 10
Sends in a $50 Check Each.
Democratic Contributions Now Fig.
ure a Little Over $3.50, 900.

New York, Oct. Sine TACT that An
drew Carnegie has contributed $4,000
to the campaign fund of the Republi-
can National committee was announc-
ed by Chairman Timothy l.. Woodruff.
Mr.. Woodruff also announced that Mrs.
Russell Sage has contributed $1,000 to
the same fund. The chairman said that
he was informed of these contributions
by General Stewart Woodford. There
have been no other large contributions
from individuals Mr.. Woodruff said
but small sums are coming from va
rious sources.
George K, Sheldon. treasurer of the
National Republican committee, when
asked about the contributions de-
clined to discuss them, saving that
he would publish a list of all the con-
aributions made to the Republican
committee after election.
An appeal for contributions to the
Republican National campaign fund
Of $50 each from 1000 business men
was Issued today by George r. Shell
don, treasurer of the Republican Ma
tional committee. The appeal reads as
follows:
"The legitimate expenses of the Re-
cessarily large. Under the law, cor
poratioEs may not contribute and we.
therefore, ask Individuals to contrib
ute more generally.
MANY would-be contributors are de-
tered from subscription lest the
amount, when published, be the sub
joct of comment as being too small, or
o. the other hand too large
hay lot To ash
uniform contribution of $50, from say
10000 business men, so vitality concern
Ell in the continuance of Republican
principles.
Il hope you will place yourself ON
this roll and send me your check for
which an official receipt will be sent
you
The Democratic national committee
is preparing to announce next week the
amount of its campaign fund and the
Individual contributors of amounts of
800 and over, and the lists which
have been compiled to date ard sent
here from Chicago show that the cam
paign fund is a little over $220000.
OF this fund something over $1S0000
has been collected from contributors.
which. with $4,000 of the Denver con-
vention fund is now the tota, fund now
in the Democratic treasury.
1t is learned today that there have
been IA individual contributors of $1,000
each. There have been no contributions
of sums between $1,000 and $500 to date.
The Denver headquarters of the nation
a! committee has collected s500o which Is
said to include a check of $1,000 from for
mer Senator William n. Clark of Mon
tana.
The smallest contribution received was
one cent which came III the mail from
Wash. The largest contributors
to the Democratic campaign fund follow
Deiancey Nicoll, New York City, $1,000
Jacob RUPERT, New York. $1,000; Nathan
Straus, New York, $3.50; National Demo-
cratic Club, New York, $500; w. +. Shee-
han. New York. $1,000; Archibald Mcneil.
CT, $1,000; Guy B. Tucker, Lit
tie Rock. Ark. $1,000; NJ. f. Dunlap. ILL
nois. $1,000: Roger Sullivan, Chicago, $1,000:
Perry Belmont New York City. $1,000.
Robert l.. Owen, Oklahoma, $1,000; ]. j.
Hogan, Lacrosse Wis, $1,000; T.. o. Wood.
Flint Mich, $1,000: f. f. Goltra, st. Louis,
$1,000; Moses c. W'etmore. ST. Louis $1,000:
Norman +. Mack, Buffalo. $1,000; Melbert
Cary. Connecticut $500; jefferson Levy,
New York, $500: DR. John Cox, Connecti-
cut. $500: William +. Burns, New York,
$500; X. S ID. Mallory, Selma. Ala, $500:
Nathan Cole. Los Angeles, Cal. $500: p.
w. Burns. Chicago. $500; Joseph Fels.
Pennsylvania $780, William B. Rodgers.
!'ttsburg, 500: Carl S. Vrooman, Cotut,
Mass, $500. Melville r. Ingalls, Cincin-
natl $50: w. r. Burt, Saginaw. $500: MUIR
ray Carlton, Saginaw. $780, r. b. Lynch.
st Paul. $500: T. B. Walsh, Helena, 500;
w. B. George, Billings. Mont, $780,: r. S.
Fo!d, Great Falls, Mont, $500.
The major part of the Democratic cam
paiCn fund has come from dollar contrib
ntnrs ard from the Democratic press
which started campaign Subscriptions
It Is News to Chairman Mack.
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