Evening star., 1924-10-21
Total of $685. 8,44O Collected
to Date, Democratic Treas
urer Declares.
McADOO BACKER is BIG
CONTRIBUTOR TO FUND
Ryan of Anaconda Copper Identi.
fed on List-Other Wit
nesses to Appear.

Contributions totaling $54S,440 have
been made to the Democratic national
campaign fund todate, James w. Ge-
rard. the party's national treasurer.
testified today before the Senate in
vestigating committee.
Mr.. Gerard estimated that the final
total of the campaign would not ex-
ceed s75O.000.
Identifies Contributors.
Going over the list of contributors
most of which was made public last
night in New York, the committee
members asked the Democratic treas
urer to identify some of them Thom-
as l.. Chadbourne of Greenwich. who
contributed $4,000, was identified as
a banker. Senator Caraway, Dem
ocrat, Arkansas, developed that Chad
bourne was a chief supporter of Will
liam q. McAdoo in the pre-convention
organization.
John D. Ryan. $4,000" read Chair
man Borah from the list. who is
Ryan"
He is president of the Anaconda
Copper Company" Mr.. Gerard replied.
c. w. Watson, who contributed So
600, was identified as a former Sem
ator from West Virginia
II think he is coal operator" said
the witness.
Untermeyer Gave $1,000.
Samuel Untermeyer who also con-
tributed $4,000, was identified Us "a
New York lawyer" He has agreed to
assist Frank T. Walsh, counsel for SEN
ator La Toilette
Edward T. Stotesbury. Philadelphia
banker, and Samuel NJ. Vauclain, presi-
dent of the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
are other Philadelphia witnesses. Sena-
tor Borah said subpoenas had been is
sued for them. Nathan T. Folwell. treas
urer OF the Manufacturers Club. Phils-
delphia. also is to be questioned on the
basis of a letter sent by the finance
committee of the club to its members
soliciting funds for the Republican cam
paign and emphasizing what was de-
clared to be the Importance of keeping
a protective tariff act on the statute
books.
Seek 10 Get Facts.
Chairman Borah plans to keep the
investigation to the purpose OF devel-
oping the source of campaign funds
and the purposes for which they are
expended. He is determined, he said,
to fellow every lead in this direction,
to get at all the facts and. once hav-
ing established that man made a
large contribution, to develop whether
he had a selfish interest in so doing
Grundy in one of his letters stated
that he was authorized by the Repub-
lican national committee to make col
lections in Pennsylvania outside of
the Pittsburgh district" Senator Bo-
rah said he would seek to find out
who was charged with the collection
in that district
During the inquiry into the alleged
Republican "Slush" fund, Frank p.
Walsh of Kansas City, personal coun-
sci for Senator La Toilette. probably
will be given the right to cross-ex-
anime witnesses, Mr.. Walsh will
have associated with him Samuel
Untermyer of New York. whom he
has described as a supporter of John
w. Davis and the Democratic ticket.
After the La Toilette charges are
disposed of, 1t iS the intention of the
committee. as expressed by Senator
Borah. to go into the question of the
source and the amount of funds which
have been expended by the American
Federation Of Labor on behalf Of the
La Toilette Wheeler ticket
Chairman Borah said also that he
would telegraph to Gov. John J.
Blaine of Wisconsin for the facts as
to the charge of Chairman Butler of
the Republican national committee
that the La Toilette forces in that
State are seeking to raise fund Of
100000 for use in the congressional
election in Wisconsin.