The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-14
COST SI93,565.SI FOR CAMPAIGN
 OF GOV. WILSON
Manager McCOmbs Gave Detailed List of Contributions to Senate Probe Committee
 Not One Dollar in the State ment, He Declares, That Re fleets on a Single Promise

Washington, Oct. 1.-The C1apD committee, today, had every appear- ance of Demccratic national Dor wow. Democratic cnieftalns met. so day, to tell how much 1t cost to batlla BaltiTn ore.
 cratic national committee, who was Wilson's pre-conventfon manager. was here to divulge his expenses.
 He presented a detailed lfsf oF roU- T1butions to Governor Wilson's pre- convention battle. McCoornbs said he knew nothing Of 1904 O. 1908 con
 'I began the campaign about June l. 1911, said McConabs- 'It coro- menced in my office and for a month or so bore all expenses out or ny
 +'L uRderwrote the campaign to tbe extent of S1o.O00 myself"
 The contributions tota.IIed aIez- 656.sI.
 McCombs read the list of contrs5u- tlons. They included: F. c. PenhsIa of Philadelphia, s12,OOO; " F. NTc- Combs. $11 .OOO; Charles R. Crane sT0-- 900; Cleveland H. Dodge and Princator Lrle1ds' SS5, 600; H. J. Barrett. s2.5O0. E eao Handle $2,5o0; R, Mag1Il. g. Thomas, se,5OO; Daniel D. Platt, sz.- 800; Henry AIergenthal, s200OO: JoseDt F. F. oO6 Gtlney;, 1, $50: Sam Untermyer S2.5O0; Na,thf-n Strauss, Sz5q.
 McComos said Penheld's contribution was III heq or Dis services, as he wac going to Europe.
 1T am responsible for all of the con trlbuttons except $2,0O0.'' said ITc- Combs. 'I wrote to MT. PenfeId on the Nile and he sent me S2,OOO in ad- dition to $10,OO0 ne previously sent. The culties.
 ''The campaign was not financed bv any of the states continued ard- Combs, submitting a detailed account of the entire Wilson expenses. asgre- gating $208. .135.05, a deficit of unDafd bills amounting to S14.617.
 'The list included practically all Of the money used in the entire couu- try except that raised by the Iocar state comnittees.' added McComf-r He gave the name of Wilson leader in various states who would know Of expenditures
 Senator Oliver asked McCOmbs re garding a contribution Of ss5, 500 rafr- ed by Cleveland Dodge and Ofher Princetonians.
 MT. Dodge was a close friend of Governor Wilson" said NcCombg. ''He advised me by letter that fine contributors to his fund were. c. H Mccormick. S12.50O. Cleveland H Dodge. $51, 300, Thomas D. Jones. g1O.- 500, David B. Jones $10.5OO and Edward E. Sheldon S1,000."
 Mergenthal. q New Yorker. sent a. check for 5000. BicCombs said.
 "Once I was S30.O0O or s4O,OOO in debt personally, last February said Mo Combs. Again after the Illinois cam paign I was in debt MT. Mccormick was lifelong friend and classmate Of Governor Wilson. So Was MT Dodge f'
 q sent to many Princeton men For contributions myself the wftneea aaIe- clared. That, in a large way uas the way the Wilson campaign was fi- nanced-
 There ie not dollar in that state- ment that reflects a promise" Mo Combs continued. emphatically. '@fT Mccormick contributed as he would fo Governor Wilson president o@ Princeton University
 There are no strings or pledges tg any of tIlese& contrf5u tons asked Sen. Ponerene. Not to one.T McCombs answered.
 Judge Alton B. Parker followed Mo CrOYuDS.