Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-26
URGES BANK PLAN COST OF CAMPAIGN
President Taft Advocates Low Money Expended to Date by
Interest to Farmers. Three Principal Parties.
AN AID TO AGRCULTU DEMOCRATS MOST LIBERAL
Suggests Total 1884
Action by States. port of Gov. Wilson.
DEFENDS HIS PEACE TREATIES REPUBLICANS
Believes International Arbtra-
don-speeches Made at Mead Him 1904 244-Lis of
Vile and other Places Indy
DEMOCRATS MOST LIBERAL
Contribute Total of $678, 1854 in Sup
port of Gov. Wilson.
REPUBLICANS GIVE $5s1,o32. 20
Supporters Of Third Termer Back
Him With 1904 ,244-List of
Individual Donors.


chief clerk of the House yesterday. Rolla
c. Wells, treasurer of the democratic
| campaign committee. said that contribu-
tions to the presidential fund of the demo-
cratic party this year totaled $67s,3 ,364.
The statement showed also that expendi-
lures aggregated $562. .61s.21. including
$4,000 sent to Chicago from the head
quarters in New York, and there are out
standing obligations of $55,149.
The progressive party filed its state
ment yesterday, showing contributions Of
$3O4,244, expenditures of $292, ,341 and out
standing obligations amounting to $41,341
All told 52.303 contributions were re-
ceived by Mr.. Wells of the democratic
committee, and of these 52,246 were for
amounts of 500 or less. Gov. Wilson, the
nominee, gave $500. Herman Ridder of
New York, as treasurer of the national
committee. turned over $2S, S25 as the sur
plus of the Baltimore convention
among the Larger Contributors.
Judge j. W. Gerard of New York was
the largest individual contributor to the
Wilson fund with $4,000.
Charles r. Crane Of Chicago and Jacob
H. Schiff of New York each contributed
$4,000. in two payments of 5000 each.
Sampe1 Untermeyer of New York gave
$4,000, as did Frederic c. Penfield of Ger
mantown. Pa. and Henry Goldman and
Henry Morganthau of New York.
Among those who contributed $1,000
were Cleveland H. Dodge of New York
Rolla c. Wells of st. Louis, treasurer of
the committee; Thomas B. Lockwood of
Buffalo, Hugh Wallace of Tacoma, Wash :
Charles r. Smith of Menasha, Wis: c.
i 4 Dol n
livan of Chicago. Nathan Straus of New
York and former Senator Clark of Mon
tana.
Other contributors were David NJ Hy-
man of New York. s.. 800: Mrs. N. McCor-
mick Blaine, $1,000; Senator O'GOrman of
New York, $1.OCO; William Church Os-
borne of New York, $1,000; Herman A.
Metz of New York, $1,000; Mayor Car
ter Harrison of Chicago, 800. and DR..
]. B. Murphy of Chicago. who recently
attended Col. Theodore Roosevelt in that
city, $1OO
The statement shows that the chief
items OF expenditure were for printing
postage, newsl aper advertising, salaries
the presidential nominee. Some money
was spent for organization work in Iowa
Nebraska and Maine
Items in Republican Fund. i
Contributions totaling $591, ,Os2.2O and
expenditures of $55S,311.25 in the repub
lican presidential fund were disclosed in
the financial statement of the republican
national committee filed today with the
clerk OF the House of Representatives.
Charles p. Taft, brother Of the Presi-
dent, appeared as the largest contributor.
Ehe report shows that he gave sJOUOO
In two $4,000 contributions to the New
york headquarters and $4,000 to the chi
T1olx iptr
,ty COO 'o'"' u
Francis L. Leland of New York was
second, with one $4,000 contribution and
another $4,000 contribution, both to the
largest contributor was Andrew Carne-
gle, with one $4,000 contribution, and an
additional one of $4,000
j. r. Morgan & Co. were credited with
contributing So go, GeOrse F. Baker of
New York $4,000. William Nelson Crom-
vel $1,000 and Harry NJ Moore of
Chicago $4,000.
A number Of persons in the diplomatic
corps are listed among the larger con-
tributOrs. Larz Anderson, minister to
Belgium. gave $4,000. Huntington Will
son. assistant secretary of state Is list
ed as giving $1,000.
Thomas J. O'Brien, ambassador to
Italy. is down on the list with a con-
tribution of 81 600; Fred Carpente~, for.
merly President Taft's private secretary
and now minister to Siam, gave $50;
Mrs. White'aw Reid "of Manchester,
Mass" is listed as giving $1,000.
Heads the Cabinet List.
Secretary Meyer of the Navy Depart
ment. heads the cabinet with $500; Sec.
retary MacVeagh gave 5000; Attorney
General Wickersham and Postmaster Gen.
eral Hitchcock each gave 81 900.
Henry w. Taft of New York another
Ir,f knr Df -
to 7. Barnard of New York contributed
5000. Among the other contributors are
Paul Warburg, New York. $1,OCO; Union
League Club. Philadelphia. $4,000: Clar-
ence II. Kelsey, New York, 5000; T. F:
Cole of Duluth. 5000; r. A. c. Smith of
New York, $500; Mrs. Russell Sage of
New York, $1,000: Charles p. Warren of
Detroit, 5000; Fred NJ. Alger of Detroit.
$4,000; Charles G.. Dawes Of Chicaao.
s. 900; Walter II. Wilson of Chica %.
5000; George Merrill of Chicago. $1,000;
w. X. Bixby of st. Louis. 1900; Charles
ID. Norton of New York. $1,000; G. n.
Bliss of New York, 5000: Mrs. A. Van-
derbit of Newport, 500; w E. Chandler
of Waterloo, y. H., sol; Mabel T. Board
man, $25.
81. c. Frick Gives So, 900.
II. c. Frick. the Pittsburgh steel mag
nate, made two contributions Of $1,000
each. Miss katherine Ellxins Of Elkins.
w. Va, contributed $25. while Mrs. My
ron L. Herrick, wife of Ambassador Her
rick, is recorded as contributing $3.50.
Mrs. l.. Anderson of Brookline, Mass,
appears as giving $1,000 and Mrs. Larz
Anderson of Cincinnati, $40. Mrs. Asa
Bushnell of Cincinnati, Ohio. contrib
uted So: Mrs. Marshall Field of Chi
cago, $50. and Mrs. r. C. Kerens. whose
address is given Philadelphia, Pa,
gave $500.
A group of contributors from Honolulu
sent $3.50. Among other large givers
We're J. G. White of New York. s.. 500:
Senator Sanders of Tennessee, 5000:
Otto S. Suefel of st. Louis, $1,000; r. T.
Lincoln of Chicago $1,000: T. X. Med
ringhaus of st. Louis. $1,000; p. III. Nc
MILAN of Detroit. $1,000; d. r. Forgan
of Chicago. $1,000: c. s. Shepard of New
York. $1,000; c. II. Kelsey of New York,
$1,000 (additionaD: George Eustis of
Washington, $1,000; A. Lewisohn & Son
of New York, $500 w. A. Warburs of
Baltimore. $500; Arthur C. James of
New York. 5000: A. B. Juillard & Ca. of
New York. 5000: Edwin Gould of New
York. 5000: Senator Murphy of New
Jersey, $500; ]. w. Selignaan & Co. of
New York. 5000; F. Q. Brown of
New York, 5000: Joseph H. ChOate
of New York, $1,000: Charles Godham of
New Orleans. $1,5OO: G. l.. Stone of Bos-
ton. 5000; j. Fleischman of Cincinnati,
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