The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-25
Nearly 1000 Individuals
Representedin Gifts to
Third-Term Cause.
FRANK A. MUNSEY
IS MOST LIBERAL
Mrs. Alice Longworth Gives $6oo
e. to Help Father, While Other
Members of Family Open
Their Purses Literally.
First Campaign State
ment Is Filed.

New York. October 24.-The Progress
sive party received contributions Tor
it's campaign funds up to October II.
Of s3o4.2s4: spent $esz.341 and had un-
paid bills and contract obi cations for
s4l.3ll more according to the omcial
statement OF receipts and expenditures
sent TO the clerk Of the House at
Washington to-day by Treasurer E.
II. Hooker. Of the Progressive Ma
tional Committee.
Frank A. Munsey, who gave $4,000;
George Perkins. who gave $4,000. and
NJ. f. Roosevelt. who gave $3l.lo9, ap-
peared as the leading individual con-
tributors. The balance came from
nearly 1000 individuals. whose gifts
ranged from $4,000. given by Douglas
Robinson. Colonel Roosevelt's brother
sn-law. to two anonymous contribu-
tons OF 10 cents each.
The statement by Hooker. fled In
compliance with the campaign pub
iicity law requiring a publication OF
financial affairs ten days before cleo
ton. is the drst complete statement to
come from any Of the three principal
parties. It embraces ali receipts and
Disbursements from Judy l, marking
the first activities of the Progressive
party up to October II. The Republic
can and Democratic statements will
be flied at Washington Saturday ac-
cording to announcements from the
respective committees to-day.
Mrs. willard Straight. of New York.
gave $4,000; Mr.. and Mrs E. H.
Hooker, 5000; VIM p. Emo, George
$1,000 each; Representative VIM. Kent.
California. $500: George F. Porter.
Illinois. s5,s2s, VIM wrigley. Chicago,
$1,000: E H. Van Ingen. New York,
$4,000. and Gertrude Pinchot. 3l.1o0.
Henry White former ambassador tc
France, appeared as q contributor OF
81. 900; Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long
worth. daughter Of Colonel Roosevelt,
gave $500: Thomas A. Edison. $500;
Emily 7. Crew. $500: Mrs. II. E Roose-
Welt, $500; Philip J. Roosevelt. and
Mrs. J. West Roosevelt. $3.50 each.
The chief items Of expenditure up
to october II. were: printing, $5S.444:
printing bills unpaid and contracts in
force, $2s.s74: advertising. SECS
travelling expenses OF candidates and
speakers, $i5.S65: salaries Of employees.
$32113; postage and general cam
paign expenses" $11.345: kilograms
and telephone. $1.29S; Office rent. $6.ei2.
The sum Of $95.ss354 was sent to
thirty-seven Progressive State com
mittees for the work Of State organi-
cation
The National Progressive Committee
received 4i6I contributions Of 81 each:
sixteen of Is cents each: twelve OF
so cents each. and a large number
ranging from $50 TO $3.50. The totai
contribution Of Mediu Mccormick. vice.
chairman OF the national committee.
was 31,oooss Contributions OF $1,000
were made by Henry White. Washing
ton: Alexander H. Revell. Chicago; }.
d. Larkin. r p. Perkins. E r. Merritt.
Howard Pardee Evalyna =. Perkins,
willard Straight. New York: MIS-. N
E. Pinchot. Ohio; "Davis family" Mas
sachusetts; G. A. Sodens Alfred a
Baker, A. B. Dick, Ruth AcCormlck'
progressive Club Of Evanston, Ill;
Edward A. Rumely. Indiana