New-York tribune., 1915-03-22
COMMITTEE OF lO7
AGAIN in TRAINING
c. l.. Bernheimer Hints II
Will Take Active Part in
Fall Campaign.
1913 REPORT ISSUED
AS A 1915 DOCUMENT
Delay Gives II Added Force for
Fusion, Says Treasurer-All
Deficits Cleared Up.

Charles L. Bcrnheimcr, treasurer Of
the Citizens Municipal Committee OF
1913, more familiarly known as the
Committee of One Hundred and Seven,
intimated yesterday that that body
would take an active part in the local
campaign this fall.
He made public for the first time the
complete financial report of the fusion
! campaign of 1918. Explaining why 1t
had not been given out before, Mr..
Bernheimcr said in an Introductory
note that the slowness Of presentation
of certain claims had prevented the
books from being closed until June last
year. He added:
"Tn the midst of a partisan state cam
paign scant attention would have been
paid to review that aimed TO create
interest in non partisan municipal
campaign. Accordingly, in order that
the report might have the additional
force that timeliness gives to cam
paign document, it's publication has
been held back until the eve Of new
battle for the perpetuation of the kind
Of government New York City has the
right TO have
Recently the committee met for the
purpose of arranging q dinner at which
Mavor Mitchell and the other fusion
officials might give an account OF their
stewardship. At that time il was stat
ed consideration was being given to
proposition to make the committee
permanent force for good government.
The trcasurer's report Is prctaccd
with a brief history of the organiza-
ton of the committee and its work
leading up TO the nomination of com
plete fusion ticket. The committee
finished its work with q cash balance
on hand, but a considerable part OF
the surplus was handed to other com
mittees associated in the campaign TO
clear up their deficits.
at is cause for congratulations
therefore," says Mr.. Bernheimer, that
the treasurer has been able TO close
the books on city camDalgn with not
a dollar Of debt outstanding anywhere
The net balance, amounting TO
$1079j. has been set aside 10 cover the
printing and mailing of the trcasurer's
report 10 members OF the committee. rs
we'll as to every contributor TO the
campaign fund.
The total amount received and OK
pended was $143, ,6661S. All except
about $4,000 Of that was accounted for
by individual contributions.
Disbursements were divided IN part
as follows: Office maintenance, Sl5,-
ISL; publicity, S20,033; meetings and
branch headquarters, 1850; motion
pictures. S1,169; general campaign ex-
pense, including contributions to Other
committees. detective service. badges,
printing and various paraphernalia'
S6S,S43.
In all there were 1880 individual
contributors. A full list is published
in the report, with the amounts given
by each The largest gift was $1,000
from Cleveland II. Dodge. John ID.
Rockefeller came next with $4,000.
His son gave $1,000. Andrew Carnegie
gave $500
Other large contributions were: T..
Fulton Cutting. $4,000; Adolph Levi
sohn e. Sons. $2,5OO; William Loeb, Jr,
$4,000; Ogden Mills, $1,000; Ogden L..
Mills. 81 900; George W. Perkins, So
600: Rudolf Schaeffer, $4,000; Jacob II.
Schif, $4,000; Isaac y. Seligman, So
/ 600, and William G. Wilcox, $500.