The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-31
FUND OF s5sl,0s2
TO REPUBLICANS
Statement Shows $558,31l Of
Amount Was Spent.
CHARLES TAFT GAVE MOST
Brother OF President Sent $50. 0oo--
Francis Leland Of New York
Second and Andrew Car
nesls Third. -...

Washington, Oct. 2s.--Contributions
totaling $591.032 and expenditures OF
| $55S,3lI in the Republican campaign
| fund were disclosed in the financial
| statement OF the Republican national
committee. filed with the clerk OF
the house of representatives.
Charles p Tart. brother of the
president, appeared as the largest
contributor. He gave $4,000 in two
$4,000 contributions to the New York
headquarters, and $4,000 to the Chi
cago headquarters, making total OF
| $4,000
Francis L. Leland of New York was
second with one $4,000 contribution
and another $4,000 contribution,
both to New York headquarters.
The third largest contributor was
Andrew Carnegie, with one $4,000
contribution and an additional one Of
$4,000.
Big Gifts by chleaeoans.
The contributions received through
the Chicago headquarters totaled
$92,S11
The largest individual Chicago con-
tribution was $4,000 by Harry r.
Moore. Walter II. Wilson turned in
$4,250, George F. Merritt $4,000.
Charles G. Dawes $4,000, and Frank.
lin MaeVeagh $4,000.
Contributions of $1,000 each were
made by George n Reynolds. II. NJ.
Byllesby & Co, Frank o. Lowden, d.
r. Forgan and Robert T. Lincoln.
Gifts OF 5000 each from Russell,
Brewster & Co, Henry j. PAtten, Roy
o. West, Walter L, Fisher and G. j.
Diekema John Dnpee gave $500 and
Edward l.. Ryerson $500. Mrs. Mar,
shall Field is shown to have given
$3.50.
$4,000 From Morgan Company.
j. P. Morgan & Co. Is credited with
contributing $4,000; George F. Ia.
ker OF New York $4,000. William
Nelson Cromwell $4,000. Otto f. Ban.
nard Of New York gave $4,000.
A lumber OF persons, In the diplo
matte corps are listed among the
larger contributors. Larz Anderson,
minister to Belgium. = gave $4,000.
Huntington Wilson, assistant secre
tary Of state. Is listed as giving
5000 90
Thomas ]. O'Brien, ambassador to
Italy, Is shown on the list with con
tribution OF $1,000. Fred Carpenter,
formerly President Taft's private sec,
rotary and now minister to Slam,
gave $3.50: Mrs. Whitelaw Reid OF
Manchester, Mass, Is listed as giving
s.. 900.
Secretary Meyer of the navy heads
the cabinet with $4,000. Attorney
General Wickersham and Postmaster
General Hitchcock each gave $1,000,
II. c. Frlek Gives $4,000.
Fl. C. Frick OF Pittsburg made two
contributions OF $1,000 each. Miss
Katherine Elkins contributed $25,
while Mrs. Myron T. Herrick, wife
4 Of Ambassador Herrick, is recorded
as contributing $3.50.
Mrs. l.. Anderson of Brookline,
Mass, appears as giving $1,000, and
Mrs. Larz Anderson of Cincinnati $50.
Mrs. Asa Bushnell Of Cincinnati, O.,
contributed S25 and Mrs. R. c. Ke-
rens. whose address is given as Phil
adelphia, Pa, gave $500.
Several names represented contri-
buttons Of organizations. George r.
Sheldon, the treasurer, was himself
credited with giving $4,730, "as treas
urer," and $1,000 individually.
The largest aggregate expenditure
given by the report is s79,1s3 for ad.
vertising to the American Association
of Foreign Newspapers. The report
shows that $4,000 was sent to the
Maine Republican state committee.
Advertising figures prominently
throughout the statement of expendi.
lures.