Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-26
Charles P. Heads 1912
Committee Donations
With $4,000
TOTAL SUM $591,O32
Morgan ana Carnegie High Up
in the liSt-DemocratS
File Statement.

Washington, Oct. decentralization
totaling $591.O32 and expenditures of
s55s.S11 Of the 1912 republican presi-
Dental fund were disclosed in a f.
nancial statement OF the republican
national committee filed today with
the clerk OF the house Of representa-
uves
Charles p. Taft, brother OF the
president, appeared as the largest
contributor. with $4,000. Francis Le-
land Of New York gave $4,000. and
the third largest contributor was An
drew Carnegie. $4,000. ]. p. Morgan
d Co., was credited with $25, 1000;
George F. Baker. New York. 10000;
William Nelson Cromwell. $4,000;
Harry NJ. Moore. Chicago, $4,000.
FROM DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
Among persons in the diplomatic
corps, Larz Anderson, minister TO Bel
GUM, gave 100000; Huntington Will
son, assistant secretary Of state, S.
900; Thomas J. O'Brien, ambassador
to Italy. $4,000.
Secretary Meyer heads the cabinet
with $4,000; MacVeigh. $4,000, and
Wickersham and Hitchcock, each ST.
600. Henry w. Taft. another brother,
gave $1,000. The Union League club,
Philadelphia. $4,000; r. F. Cole, Du-
luth, $4,000; Charles II. Warren, De-
troit, $4,000; Fred NJ. Alger. De
troit, $4,000; Charles @. Dawes. Chi
cago, $4,000; George Merrill, Chicago,
$4,000. and w. X. Bixby. st. Louis.
$1,000.
The largest aggregate expenditure
was $4,000 for Advertising to Ameri-
can and foreign newspapers. Twen-
~ thousand was sent TO the Maine re-
publican state committee. One pho
tographer In New York was paid ST.
COS for professional services.
DEMOCRATS FUND s07s,3Oi.
Contributions to the presidential
campaign fund OF the democratic par
ty this year totailed s67S.3 1854. accord
urer Rolla c. Wells OF ST. Louis, filed
with the chief clerk OF the house OF
representatives yesterday.
Expenditures aggregating s562.,
6ls.2l, including $4,000 sent to Chi
York. There are outstanding obliga
York. There are Outstanding obliga.
tions OF $55,149.
The republican statement OF con
tributions will be filed today. the last
day under the law. The progressive
party filed It's statement yesterday
showing contributions of 1904, PA:
expenditures OF S2e2,341. and out
standing obligations amounting to
S41,341.
WILSON GIVES $500.
All told 53,3O3 contributions were
received by Mr.. Wells, and OF thesI
52.246 were for amounts Of 800 oil
less. Governor Woodrow Wilson gave
$500.
Herman Ridder OF New York, treas
urer OF the national committee. turn
ed over S2S.s25 as surplus OF the Bal
timore convention. Judge J. w. Ger
ard OF New York. gave the next larg
est amount, $4,000; Charles X. Crane
OF Chicago. and Jacob II. Schiff o.
New York. each contributed $4,000.
Samuel Untermeyer OF New York
also gave $4,000. as did Frederick
C. Penfield Of Germantown. Pa. anC
Henry Goldman and Henry Morgan
thou OF New York.
SOME OF THE CONTRIBUTORS.
Among those who contributed S.
600 were Roila G. Wells OF ST
Louis, treasurer of the committee
Roger c. Sullivan OF Chicago: NathaI
Straus OF New York, and former Sen
ator Clark OF Montana.
Other contributors were Mayo
Carter Harrison OF Chicago. $500, ant
DR.. John b. Murphy OF Chicago, whit
recently attended Theodore Roosevelt
in that city, 500.
The statement also shows that tn
chief items OF expenses we're printing
postage. newspaper advertising. sal
aries and travelling expenses o
speakers and the presidential nom
nee. Some money was spent for oI
ganization work in Iowa Nebrask
and Maine.