New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-26
Republican State Expenses.

The report of Harry II. Bender, treas
vrer of the Republican State Committee
also filed with the Secretary of State to-
lay, presents a detailed statement OF the
financial affairs OF the committee from
November II, 1911.
The total receipts were S29,9l1 z, of
which s27S,9S9 "a was contributed by S,lSS
ubscribers. The balance represents the
cash or hand at the date of the last re-
port and money obtained from loans and
refunds during the year.
The disbursements were S3l9,2S6 40, Ieav-
ing a balance Of SlO,625 % with which TO
meet outstanding bills. aggregating $40.
20, and four loans, amounting to S74S5O.
The report shows that the state COM
mittee contributed to the various Repub-
hcan county committees Sl53,35O, Of which
10000 went TO the County Of New York
and $4,000 to the County of Kings. This
Is an average of a little over $50 TO each
OF the 4,7S3 election districts I'm the state
In addition 10 this, $1,000 was distributed
70 the various counties for the prelim-
mary canvass.
The committee distributed through ex-
press companies 10000 Autographs, 6OO,0OI
buttons and 5,7OS530 pieces of literature.
including documents in almost every lam
guage. In addition. thirty-tWo-page
pamphlet with a letter was sent IN each
Of the $4,000 enrolled Republican voters
In the state and documents were sent by
mail 10 nearly 10000 persons.
=. Among the contributors 10 the Repub.
mean State Committee fund were:
Oliver H. Payne, $4,000: Mary w
Hartman. Henry NJ Flagler William
Rockefeller, J. i. Morgan & Co. and A,
Carnegie, each 10000: Whitelaw Reid
$1,000; William Barnes. jr., Clarence "
Mackay, Edward S. Hardness, G, "
darkness and Robert a. FRANKIE each
$1,000; G; w. Gail. ]. d. Archboid and
Swenson & Son and H. Z. Huntington
well, 5000. ~ Ne'S0n Crom'
The New York County Republican Com.
mittee spent S2,s47 in the last campaign
Besides the $4,000 contributed by the stat,
committee, these gifts were receivd:
ogden /. Mills. $3.50; ]. p. Morgan &
Co., 800; unknown, $3.50; WhiteIaW
Reid. 1900; Otto T. Barnard, James b
Ford, Lloyd s. Bryce and Cornelius Van.
derbilt. each $1,000; Mrs e. II. Hartman
and Chauncey NJ. Depew, each $500; Her.
bert Parsons. $3.50, and Henry w. Taft
$50
The Democratic State Committee filed
a certificate showing that it received s213,.
S37 and expended N9S,s65. The committee
received $4,000 from the national com.
mittee and $4,000 from Thomas F. Ryan
other contributors included:
William Fl. Kelly, $1,000; Reeves Smith
$500; Norman y. Mack, William Paine
August Belmont Howard L. Carpenter
and George NJ. Plunkett, each, 5000
Thomas f. McEvoy, 5000; Everett p
Fowler and William Ii. Fitzpatrick
each, $500; George y. Van Valken.
liam Church Osborn, Samuel Inter.
myer. Herman Ridder, Lee Belts, Albert
Hcssberg. Theodore ". Myers, Francis
I.yEde Stetson, each. $1,000; Charles f.
Murphy, 500; Charles +. Murphy, jr
and Senator O'GOrman, each, $50; Perry
Belmont. $500
The Tammany Hall campaign commit
tee expended tO5.482 Among those who
contributed TO the Tammany fund were:
George Ehret. J. Sergeant Cram and
Crowell G. Stalter each $500; the Fox
Company and w. W. Bradley, each 5000;
j. E. Gaffney. $3.50; Nathan Straus,
Charles +. Murphy. Samuel Inter
myer. Philip i. Donohue. Jacob Rupert,
Thomas t. Smith, Henry Steers, r. Il.
bowling. John F. Dooling.' h. r.. Moore,
John Lyons. j. =. Day, George w. Loft.
Herman Ridder. John d. Crimmins, ]. b.
Regan, Charles II. Dugro, NJ. J. White
and A. l.. Erlanger, each $1,000.
The oscar s. Straus Campaign Commit
tee, organized 10 further the candidacy
OF Mr.. Straus for Governor, fled a state
ment with the Secretary of State to-day
showing that il received 1929 SO and
expended s47,755 IS during the campaign
Leo Kohns contributed $500 and Ma
than Straus and Fred" l.. Lavenburg
each $1,000 Other contributors were:
Leonard A. Hochs tadter. Irwin S. Bach
J.. T. Rothschild & Co. and James Speyer
each $1,000, and Jesse l. Straus. Percy
n. Straus. Herbert y. Straus and Sissie
Straus Lehman, each $4,000. .
The committee spent 81. 900 to secure
signatures TO National Progressive party
petitions The local committee which
had charge OF this work in New York
County certified 1T spent $6.779.
The Prohibition state party filed a
statement showing it spent 1914 81.
The Herman A. Metz Campaign Com
mittee. which worked for the election OF
Herman a Metz for Member OF Congress
from the gth District. spent 1855.