Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-26
BIG SUMS FOR
TAFT CAMPAIGN
ARE DISCLOSED


filed today with the clerk Of tnt
house of representatives.
! Charles p Taft, brother of the
president, appeared as the largest
contributor The report shows that
he gave $4,000 in two $25,0 900 contri
buttons to the New York headquarters
and $4,000 to the Chicago headquar
ters, making a total of $4,000.
Francis l.. Leland Of New York
was second with one 100000 contri,
button and another Of 10000, both to
the New York headquarters. The
third largest contributor was Andrew
Carnegie, with one $4,000 contribu-
ton and an additional one of 100000,
j. P. Morgan & Co, is credited with
contributing $4,000; George F. Bak-
er of New York, 100000 William Mel
son Cromwell $4,000, and Iarry NJ.
Moore of Chicago $4,000.
Former Senator Albert J. Beveridge
of Indiana, before the Clapp commit
tee today corroborated other testi-
mony that in his 1901 campaign for
the senate he received $4,000 from
George w. Perkins, $4,000 from Ed
ward B. Mclean and $4,000 from Gift
ford Pinchot Mr.. Perkins had testi-
fed he gave Beveridge $4,000 which
was returned
Beveridge testified that he received
Il Of .,t;
icates of deposit for $4,000 each from
Perkins, but could not remember
whether the three remittances were
sent together or separately. Bever
idge said he returned all Of the mon
ey on the day after election.
Mr. Beveridge said no other funds
were furnished him by Mr.. Perkins.
Did he give you any money to finance
the indianapolis STAR" asked Senator
Pomerene.
"Sir?" exclaimed the witness lean
ing forward.
Senator Pomerene repeated the
question.
mo, ! know absolutely nothing of
anything of that kind" answered Mr..
Beveridge.
"My information is" said Senator
Pomerene, that Mr.. Perkins supplied
through you $26o,O00 to finance the
indianapolis STAR
Mr.. Beveridge said he had never
heard of any transaction of that kind.
H. c. Frick, the Pittsburg steel mag
nate, made two contributions of $1,000
each. Miss Katherine Elkins, of
Elkins, w. Va, contributed $25, While
Mrs. Myron T. Herrick, wife of Am
bassador Herrick, is recorded as con-
trbuting $3.50. Mrs. L. Anderson of
Broownline Mass, appears as giving
$1,000. Mrs. Marshall Field, of Chi
cago, $3.50, and Mrs. r. c. Kerns, $500. |
A group of contributors from Homo
lulu sent $9250 Among other large
givers were George Rustis, of Wash |
ngton, $4,000: A. Lewisohn & Son, of
New York, $2500; w. A. Marburg, of
Baltimore, $25O0; Arthur c. James, of
New York, $4,000; A. E. Juillard Il |
Company, of New York, $4,000; Edwin
Gould, of New York, $4,000; Senator
Murphy, of New Jersey, $2500; J. w.
Seligman G. Company, of New York,
5000; F. @. Brown, of New York,
$1,000 George Lauder, of Pittsburg,
5000: William Whitman, of Boston,
$500: Mittleton Burril, of New York,
$500; Senator Wetmore, of Rhode
sland, $25O0
OF the total contributions $92,S11
vas received at the Chicago head
uarters. The balance received at the
Jew York headquarters, showed that
2,777.79 had been received in
mounts of less than $50. The names
f these contributors were not in
luded in the 1900 in the report. Sew
raj names represented contributions
t organizations.
George r. Sheldon, the treasurer,
,as himself credited with giving
4730.7S, 'as treasurer and $4,000 in
ividually An aggregate of less than
10000 was recorded under separate /;
such as cash" and "a
'iend' {
The largest aggregate expendi- {
lres given by the report is $79,1S317 I
,r advertising to the American Asso- !
ation of foreign newspapers.
The report shows that 100000 was 9
mt to the main republican state COM
littee.
Advertising figures prominently
the statement of expendi-
Tres.
The report shows that the Union AS I;
,ciated Press was paid S22475O; the
Press Association $114G.50; =
Association of Labor papers .
Chicago s4GSO77; The Nash COM
any, of New York, $500; for the d
rial agencies $4,000 each. Q
The report shows that $4,000 was n
lid on loan from the Mechanics
I'd Metals National bank of New Fl
ork. For transportation the South r
n Pacific company was paid 5000 e
Id the New York Central $2100.
One photographer in New York was
lid S7G05 for professional work. The Z
port shows that $500 was sent to
ansas to defray the expense of the
tigatiOn over the electors
To the republican state committee,
New York, $4,000 was given to .
B. French, of the Taft and Sherman :
ub. in Philadelphia $4,000. !.
There were many printing bills, :
nong them $1,000 to the Globe Print 8
g company, of st. Louis. The New =
ork Times company was paid $4,000 O
IT rent. r
The great bulk of the report was U
ade up of hundreds of items of less Q