The sun., 1916-10-29
REPUBLICANS RAISE
FUND OF $1,667,757
Hughes Alliance Also Reports
Contributions Amounting
to $172,9OO.
MUCH MORE TO COME
Many Large Subscribers, but
1926 in All Participated
in the Collection.

/ Total contributions Of s~i,es7.757 are
reported by the Republican National
Committee in the statement OF receipts
and disbursements filed yesterday in
! Washington by Cornelius N. Bliss.
treasurer of the committee. The state
ment covers the campaign up to and In
Guiding October 90. The disbursements
In that period have amounted to s1.57S.-
ga.
The amount given In his statement
does not by any means represent what
the Republicans will receive In this
campaign. From an authoritative source
II was learned yesterday that the total
reached by election day probably will
be somewhere In excess Of $4,000. 900.
This will he with possibly one excep-
ton the largest amount ever raised by
the Republicans. In 1912 the Republic
can campaign fund was a little less than
$1,000. 900. and in 1908 It was N.S5b.o0o.
II. p. whitney IL Leader.
Harry Payne whitney appears as the
largest contributor to the Republican
fund. his contribution amounting to
$50. 900. r. T. Crane, Jr.. Of Chicago.
Arthur Curtlss James and George F.
Baker. Jr.. Of this city. both bankers.
each gave $4,000. the next largest
amount These. the largest subscrip-
tons to the Republican fund. Republic
ans yesterday contrasted with the
largest Individual subscription to the
, Wilson fund. that Of Cleveland II. Dodge
Of 10000. The total fund Of the DEM
Gratis amounted to $1,000. asa.
Treasurer Bliss. serving for the first
time in the Office his father occupied in
several campaigns, has. II was said. been
II anything overscrupulous In trying to
observe N law respecting campaign
contributions and also In the matter of
disbursements. All contributions about
which the slightest doubt concerning
their propriety has arisen have been
promptly returned. The Republican
managers In consequence believe that
the statement filed yesterday will be
proof against all criticism.
There Are 22.226 who Aided.
In filing this statement Treasurer
Bliss gave out the following statement
Il am to-day Ming in Washington a
report OF the receipts n disbursement
OF the Republican National Committee
from the opening Of the campaign to
the close Of business on the 23d instant.
The report shows 22.226 separate con
trIDutOTS ana CcItTluutlonS dssTesdtiHB
3l.667.7572s.
"A unique feature Of the financing OF
this campaign by the Republican Ma
t!onal Committee has been the success
OF the effort to populirize the giving OF
contributions to the campaign fund.
Whereas four years ago the contributors
to the Republican National Committee
numbered slightly over 1000. this year
the total number Is 22.22S. For some
time past $40 checks for sustaining
membership contributions have been
coming In at the New York headquar-
tiers at the rate OF about nve hundred a
day. On october 20. the last date COW
cred by this report. We received at the
New York headquarters over 1900 such
$40 checks"
List Of h Contributors.
The following Is a list Of all con
tributions for mounts OF $1,000 or
over:
New Jersey Rep. State COMMITTEE. ...... 81. 90
X T. Crane. Jr. tChicago,..,.."....... 5000