New-York tribune., 1922-10-28
RepublicansPay
8 2 1850 to
Hold Congress
$645, ,45l Spent Already by
Three Committees Filing
Preliminary Accounts; II.
b. Mellon Biggest Donor
Eight on List for $40, 900
John ID. Rockefeller Gives
$4,000, Son $4,000;
Drys and Vets Report

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.---Three Re-
publican campaign committees--.thc ma
tional, Senatorial and Congressional
filed preliminary reports with the clerk
Of the House of Representatives to-
day showing that S721,359 had been.
contributed to help elect Republican
Senators and Representatives of which
amount S64p,45I has been expended.
Each committee will file another re-
port prior to final ones after the gen
eral election on November 7. The Dem
ocratic Senatorial committee. the Anti
Saloon League Of America. the Associa-
tion Opposed to Prohibition and some
minor organizations take part in ma
cial statements by tomorrow night
For the first time the Republican
speakers bureau also filed its report
separately to-day. 1t showed receipts
of $4,000 and expenditures Of S11.157.
Heading the list Of ali contributors
was r. B. Mellon, Of Pittsburgh, brother
of the Secretary of the Treasury, who
gave $4,000 through the Republican
National Committee.
John d. Rockefeller was second with
$4,000, and John d. Rockefeller jr.
and son, contributed also $3.50 each
through the Republican Congressional
Committee.
The report OF the national committee
was the last of the three to reach the
House clerks Office, coming by mail to-
night. A copy was obtained by The
Associated Press at Chicago and sent
out many hours before the official docu-
ment was received here by registered
mail.
All told, there were seven $4,000
amount by John D. Rockefeller jr.
They came from Fred Uphani, as
treasurer, to the Senatorial committee
in behalf Of the national committee;
William Wrigley jr., Chicago; DR.. S. G.,
Kennedy, Tulsa, Okla; the New Jersey
State Central Committee; Frederick
w. Allen, New York; d. A. Reed, Pitts
burgh, and Henry r. Lippitt, former
Senator from Rhode Island.
Records of the House clerk show
that the Republican National Commit
tee, in its preliminary report filed oc~
tober 1s, 1920, Presidential year, re-
compared with s421 ,444 to-day. At the
same time the Republican, Senatorial
Committee reportedi receipts of $t79,--
4s5, compared with to-day's showing of
$136,069.
Contributions of 81 900 each were re-
ceived from F. NJ. Kirby, of Wilkes
Barre. Pa; Joseph Bromley, of Phila-
delpha; E. F. Prices of New York;
Joseph 4. Grundy, of Bristol, Pa;
Thomas H. Powers, of Broadmore, Col;
George M. Shaw, of Baltimore; II. W.
Io Wur rdy
Of Washington. and K. b. Mellon, H. B.
Rust and II. NJ. Johnson, all Of Pitts
burgh.
$500 Donations Listed
Listed as having given $500 each
were:
J. A. Manning, New York; G. P.
MacNicholls, Toledo; z. C. Patten.
Chattanooga, and William r. Ramsey,
Those giving $3.50 were r. Fulton
Cutting. New York; Albin w. T. Bot
tomly, Honolulu, and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, New York.
Among other contributors were Will
liam ]. Burns, New York, s100; A. B.
Creager, Texas, S100; David 3. Oliver,
Pittsburgh, S100; Mrs. Larz Anderson.
Boston, s1o0; B. N. Duke, New York,
5000; Angler B. Duke, New York, $500;
MARY Ouke bluuie, new IoIk, Sioo, Hho
T. w. Noyes, Washington, 500,
Seven contributions of $4,000 each
were received from william Wrigley
jr, Chicago; ]. A. Patten, Evanston,
Ill; s. r. Guggenheim. New York;
H. l.. Doherty, New York; Otto Kahn,
New York; Payne Whitney, New York.
and Samuel insult, Chicago.
New Workers. Included
Other contributions included: E, B,
Swenson, New York, S4,5OO; Eugene
Meyer jr., New York, $4,000, H. S,
Wilkinson, New York. $2,00o e. +.
Garry, Chicago, $4,000; G. H. Milliken,
New York, $4,000; r. P. Lamont, Chi
cago, $1,700; Elisha Hanson New York,
$1,000, and F. W. Croll, $1,E0o.
Those listed as having given $1,000
each were:
Mrs. G. A. soden, Chicago; Ira J.
Williams, Philadelphia; Robert Glen
denning, Philadelphia; Eugene w. Fry,
Philadelphia; W. Hinkle Smith, Phil
adelphia; Jules f. Mastbaum, Phila-
delphin; j. H. Weaver. Philadelphia;
Robert E. Tod, New York; r. w. Stew
art, Chicago; Dawson Coleman, Phil
adelphia Edward W., Box, Philadel (
phia; j. Rosenwald, Chicago; Clement
D. Newbold, Philadelphia; Morris r.
Bockius, Philadelphia; W. NJ Ander- |
son, Philadelphia; George H. Frazier, |
Philadelphia; Lynford Biddle, Phila-
delphia; John A. spoor, Chicago; ]. r.
Grunday., New York; Charles D. Hilles,
r. H. Williams, New York; Paul D.
Cravath, New York; c. T.. Mitchell, New
York; r. A. c, Smith New York, and
a May,y clr