Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-28
S591,O32.20.
| otaI Amount of Contri-
buttons for I aft Campaign.
S558,31125 Spent According
To Statement Of Republicans.
Presidents Brother Is the Largest
contributor..Gave $4,000.

Washington, Oct. 2T.-Contributions
8otalling S591, 03220 and expenditures
Of $55S,31l.25 in the Republican presi-
|&dential fund We're disclosed in the
|statement of the national Republican
|$eommittee filed, Saturday, with the
.&clerk of the House of Representatives.
Echarles II. Taft, brother of the Presi-
|*dent, appeared as the largest contrib
Eutor The report shows that he gave
E$50, 900 in two $500 contributions to
Ethe New York headquarters and $4,000
|Eto the Chicago headquarters, making
la total of $4,000. Francis l.. Leland
|&of New ork, WAS second with one $780,.
e 600 contribution and another of $780,
h 600. both to the New York headquart-
ers The third largest contributor was
Andrew Carnegie with one $4,000
y contribution and an additional one of
q $4,000
j. p Morgan & co. is credited with
contributing $4,000: George f. Baker
of New York $4,000; William Nelson
Cromwell, $4,000; and Henry II.
I Moore of Chicago, $4,000.
A number of persons in the diplo-
matte corps are listed among the
larger contributors. Larz Anderson,
Huntington Wilson, assistant secreta-
ny of state, is listed as giving $4,000
Thomas j. O'Brien, ambassador to
italy. gave $1,000. Fred Carpenter.
formerly President Taft's private sec
rotary and now minister to Siam. gave
S250 Mrs. Witham Reid is listed as
giving $1,000.
Secretary Meyer of the navy depart
ment heads the cabinet with $500
Secretary MaeVeagh gave $4,000: At
torney General Wickersham and POST
master General Hitchcock each gave
$1,000.
Henry W. Taft of New York, another
brother of the President. gave $1,000. Otto
T. Barnard of New York contributed
5000 Among the other contributions are;
Paul Warburg. New York, $500; Union
League Club. Philadelphia $4,000; Clar-
enceT II. Kelsey, New York. 5000. 7. F.
Cole of Duluth. 5000 Il. A. c. Smith of
New York. 5000; Mrs. Russell Sage of
New York. $780, Charles 7. Warren Of
Detroit $4,000 Fred NJ. Alger of Detroit
5000: Charles G. Dawes of Chicago,
$1,000: Walter II. Wilson of Chicago, 5000;
George Merrill ef Chicago 5000; W. X
Bixby of st. Louis, sle00: Charles ID. Nor
ton of New York, $1,000; {, y. Bliss Of
New York. 5000; Mrs. \. Vanderbilt of
Newport, siO0; w f. Chandler of Water
loo. n. H.. s5l; Mabel T. Boardman, S..
II. C. Frick, the Pittsburg steel mag
nate made two contributions of $1,000
each. Mrs. L. Anderson of BrookIine.
Mass, appears as giving $1,000. and Mrs
Larz Anderson of Cincinnati $50.
a group from Honolulu sent 1920.
Among other large contributors We're:
r T. Lincoln of Chicago 5000 T. Dew.
Niedringhaus of st. Louis. 5000; George
Eustis of Washington, 5000; a. Lewisohn
& Son. New York. $500; Edwin Gould
New York. $780, Senator Murphy. New
Jersey. $500; J. w. Seligman & Co. of
New York. 5000; Joseph H. Choate Of
New York. $1,000 G.. l.. Stone. Boston,
$1,000 George Lauder. Pittsburg. 5000;
William Whitman of Boston, $3.50: Sena-
tor Wctmore of Rhode Island. $500; Col
Colt of Rhode Island, $1,000; Henry Clews
of New York. $500: Secretary Fisher of
the interior department. $500; Secretary
stimson of the wan department. $500.