The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
CAMPAIGN FUND
Of REPUBLICANS
Sworn Statement Shows that
Charles P. Taft's Name Led
All the Rest"
TOTAL SUM RAISED
MORE THAN $591 900
Democrats and Bull. Moose Parties
Also File Their
Accounts.

In a sworn statement filed to-day with
the Clerk OF the House OF Representa-.
tives, George r. Sheldon, treasurer OF
the Republican National Committee. tes.
titled that contributions to the Presiden-
tial campaign fund of the Republican
party up to date totaled $ssl ,o3c-3 The
statement filed by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee yesterday showed that
so far se7s,3s4 has been contributed to
further the candidacy Of Woodrow Will
son. The National Progressive party also
filed its statement yesterday. showing
contributions Of $3o4.244 in the interests
OF the third-term candidate.
According to Treasurer Sheldon's state
ment, the Republicans have already ex-
pended S55S. 81.
Charles p Tart. Francis l.. Leland.
Andrew Carnegie, Edwin Gould. J. r.
Morgan & Co. and George F. Baker. OF
New York. are among the contributors
to the Taft fund. Charles p. Taft. broth
er OF the President. was the largest con-
tributor. He gave $4,000 In three install
ments. The second largest contributor
was Francis L. Leland. who gave $4,000
Andrew Carnegie was the third largest
contributor. He subscribed $35,00O.
]. P. Morgan & Co. gave $4,000. and
George F. Baker, William Nelson Crom-
well, and Harry NJ. Moore, Of Chicago,
each gave $4,000
Officials in the diplomatic service made
contributions as follows: Larz Ander-
son. Minister to Belgium, $4,000: Thomas
J. O'Brien. Ambassador to Italy, 81 200;
Fred We Carpenter, Minister to Siam,
$50. MIS-. Whitelaw Reid. wife Of the
Ambassador to England. gave 1000 and
Huntington Wilson, Assistant Secretary
Of State. gave 5000. Six members Of the
Cabinet appear in the list Of contribu-
tors. Secretary Of the Navy Meyer gave
$500 and Secretary Of the Treasury
Macveagh 5000. Postmaster General
Hitchcock and Attorney General Wick
ersham each contributed $1,000 Five
hundred dollars each was given by Sec
retary Of War Stimson and Secretary
Of the Interior Fisher.
Otto Barnard. Of New York. contrib
uted 5000.
Women Contributors.
Among the women who contributed
were Miss Katherine Elkins, SIS: Mrs
Myron T. Herrick, wife Of the Ambas-
sador to France. $3.50; Mrs. l. Ander-
son, Of Brookline. Mass 5000; Mrs. L.
Anderson. Of Cincinnati. $50; Mrs. Asa
Bushnell. of Cincinnati SIS; Mrs Mar
shall Field. Of Chicago. $50. and Mrs.
R. c. Kerens. whose address is given
as Philadelphia, Pa. $500.
Henry w. Taft. brother Of the Presi-
dent, gave $1,000.
Among the other contributors are Paul
Warburg. New York, 5000; Union
League Club, Philadelphia, $1,000: Clar-
ence H. Kelsey, New York, 5000; T F.
Cole. Of Duluth. 5000: r. A. c. Smith.
Of New. York. 5000; Mrs. Russell Sage,
Of New York. $1,000: Charles p Warren,
Of Detroit, 5000: Fred NJ. Alger, of De-
troit. $1,000; Charles G. Dawes, of Chi |
cago. 5000; Walter H. Wilson, of Chi |
cago. 5000: George Merrill. Of Chicago. !
5000; w. X. Bixby, Of St. Louis, 5000; |
D. Norton. Of New York. $1,000; |
C. N. Bliss. Of New York. 5000: Mrs |
A. Vanderbilt. Of Newport, 500; w. E. |
Chandler. Of Waterloo. N. H.. 81. and |
Miss Mable T. Boardman. SIS.
H. c. Frick. the Pittsburg steel mag
nate. made two contributions of 1900
each. A group Of contributes from |
Honolulu sent $50
Among other large givefs were: ]. G. /
White. Of New York. $500: Senator Sam
lers Of Tennessee. $1,000; Otto s. stiefel,
4 st. Louis. t1.000; R. T. Lincoln, Of
,hicaGo. u.0oo: T.. K. Niedringhaus. of