The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-31
FUND OF s5sl,032
TO REPUBLICANS
Statement Shows $558,3I1 OF
Amount Was Spent.
CHARLES TAFT GAVE MOST
Brother Of President Sent $4,000
Francis Leland OF New York
Second and Andrew Car
nesle Third. s.-..

Washington, Oct. 2s.-Contributions
totaling $591.032 and expenditures OF
$55S,3l1 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 $25, 900
contribution and an additional one Of
$4,000.
Big Gifts by chIeasoans.
The contributions received through
the Chicago headquarters totaled
1881.
The largest individual Chicago con-
tribution was $4,000 by Harry r.
Moore. Walter II. Wilson turned in
$3.50, George F. Merritt $4,000.
Charles G. Dawes $4,000. and Frank
lin MaeVeagh $4,000. ,a. .-..
Contributions of $1,000 each were
made by George n Reynolds, II. NJ.
Byllesby l. Co, Frank o. Lowden, D..
r. Forgan and Robert T. Lincoln.
Gifts OF 5000 each from Russell,
Brewster & Co, Henry ]. 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 +. Bs
ker OF New York $4,000. William
Nelson Cromwell $40 1000. Otto +. Ban
nsTd OF New York gave $1,000
A lumber OF persons, in the diplo
matic 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.
Thomas j. O'Brisn, 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 Siam,
gave $3.50: Mrs. Whitelaw Reid OF
Manchester. Mass, Is listed as giving
81, 900.
Secretary Meyer of the navy heads
the cabinet with $4,000 Attorney
General Wickersham and Postmaster
General Hitchcock each gave $1,000.
H. c. Frick Gives $4,000.
H. C. Frick OF Pittsburg made two
contributions OF $1,000 each. Miss
Katherine Elkins contributed $25,
while Mrs. Myron T. Herrick, wife
Of Ambassador Herrick, is recorded
as contributing $3.50.
Mrs. i. Anderson OF Brookline,
Mass, appears as giving $1,000, and
Mrs. Larz Anderson of Cincinnati $50.
"Es. asa busuuSii VI SlhSiiHdli, W.
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 s4.730, "as treas
urer," and $1,000 individually.
The largest aggregate expenditure
given by the report is s7S1S3 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.