The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-09
TWELVE THOUSAND CONTRIBUTE TOFUND Democratic Campaign Fund
 Totals $175,000 NAMES ARE PUBLISHED McAdoo Declares New Political Stand ard Has Been Set By This
 Action-Fund Totally had
 equate, Says Wells

New York. September S.-Twelve thousand persons have contributed thus far to the Wilson and Marshall cam paign fund. The fund at present to- tals s175.oo0.
 This was stated tonight at democratic national headquarters. which at the same time made public list of con tributors containing. 1t was stated. the names of all who had contributed the sum of s1oo or more to the fund. w. G. MeAdoo. acting chairman of the democratic national committee. de- clared that "a new political standard had been set by this action.
 The American people," he sa Twill never elect another Presidenf put knowing the sources from W A css Aan- cial support Is drawn"
 Rolla Wells. treasurer - ommit- tee, declared that whp Q, sum re- ceived was encouraginl 90 AS totally inadequate" to condf , campaign properly. but he bey Q . nat contribu- tions would contiy 9 S
 Largest Cor ions $10,O00 "The largest col. tbutions thus far have been made by Henry Morgenthau chairman of the national executive committee; F. c. Penfield, a wealthy democrat of Germantown, Pa, and Henry Goldman. a New York banker Each gave s1o,00o.
 Five s5000 contributions were re. ceived The givers are Charles R. Crane of Chicago. vice chairman of the na- tional finance committee; Rolla Wells former mayor of St. Louis. the national treasurer; Cleveland H. Dodge and Jacob H. schiff. New York bankers and Hugh c. Wallace of Tacoma. na- tional committeeman from Washington Among other large contributors are James B. Began, D. W. Hyman and Jacob Wertheim $25o0 each; J. D. Phe- len, former mayor of San Francisco $200o; William J. Bryan, Norman E Mack of Buffalo. New York national committeeman: John B. Stanchfield oi New York. former democratic candi- date for governor of New York, and Perry Belmont 5000 each. Among other contributors are:
 w. B. Oliver. Baltimore; c. H. Cut ting. St. Louis; Percy. Jesse and Her bert Strarer. Eta 'Srfnsr5. " ''5.. ,S5t each; J. $. Armstrong, Baltimore, anc c. A. Culbertson, Washington. sioC each; W. I. Cranb erry. Nashville; James F. Gray, Atlanta, s250 each; Carl Men del, Savannah; J. $. Carr. Durham, N C.; V. T. Hardie, New Orleans; H. F Riegan. Fayetteville, Ark; J. P. Camp Louisville; Thomas c. Mcclellan, Mont. gomery Ala: c. w. Carson, Ashland Kan. Senator Leroy Percy, E. R. Mo Calmont, w. Boslin, A. Brydowski Arthur S. Brown, Senator c. A. swan son, all of Washington, and A. $. Miles Baltimore, $100 each.
 pr. Julian S. Carr. Durham. N C., s9co Dr. Robert S. Young, Concord, N. C., Josephus Daniels, Raleigh, N C.. each s100.
 Many of the hundreds of newspapers which are collecting funds for the Will son campaign have sent in their checks but in the majority of cases failed to in clude all the names of their readers whc gave the money. Rolla Wells wrote to the various papers for the name of eacr giver to the fund, so they cah be duly en- tered on the books.
 Among the newspapers which sent 1T their names of contributors are the fol lowing given out by the committee:
 New Orleans States. $3500: Raleigh (N O News and Observer, s2395: Arkansas papers through National Committeeman Kavanaugh, s10o6: Atlanta (Ga.) Journal s2S00; Roanoke (Va.) Times, s122; Salen Times Register. Salem. Va. s122; Times Dispatch. Richmond, Va, s674; Elizabett (N. J.) Times, $500