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Show Democratic Chairman Gives Names of Campaign Cam-paign Contributors Washington, Oct. 14. William F. McCombs of New York, chairman of the national Democratic committee, told the Clapp committeo investigating investigat-ing campaign funds today that ?20S,-000 ?20S,-000 had been contributed to the fund this year in behalf of Oovernor Wilson's Wil-son's nomination "I began this campaign for Governor Gover-nor Wilson In May, 1911," he said. "For tho first month or two the campaign cam-paign was directed from my own office of-fice and I paid tho expenses out of my own pocket Then I established headquarters head-quarters in New York. I think I spent about ?1 0,000 ravself." Here .Mr. McCombs produced a list of contributors to the Wilson fund Following were the principal pre-nomlnation pre-nomlnation contributions Frederick C. Penflold, $12,000; William Wil-liam F. McCombs, 511,000; Charles N. Smith. ?1,000; Charles R. Crane 10,-000; 10,-000; N. J Barrett, 32,500: 'f. B. Robert, ?2,500; George F. Handel, $2,-500; $2,-500; R. MacGJll. $2,500; Abraham J. Elkus. $12,500; Marvoy Thomas, $6.-000; $6.-000; James D. Pheland, $1,000; Daniel Dan-iel Fellows Piatt, $2,500; Henry Mor-gonthau. Mor-gonthau. $20,000; Cleveland H" Dodge and Princoton friends, ?S5,000; Irving Irv-ing T. Bush, $1,000; Joseph F. Guffey a Princeton friend of William F. McCombs, Mc-Combs, $1,850; Samuel Untermcyer $7,000; Colected through William G. McAdoo. $3,600, of which amount Jacob Ja-cob H. Schlff gave $2,500. Mr. McCombs testified that the $12,G00 credited to Frederick C. Pen-field, Pen-field, was all the money that contributor con-tributor had given. Senator Dixon, of the Roosevelt forces had testified he understood Mr Penfleld had made "huge contributions." Some Other Witnesses. Senator John H. Bnnkhead, manager mana-ger of the Underwood oampalgn, Lieutenant Governor Hugh Lu Nich-ola Nich-ola of Ohio, manager of the Harmon campaign, and Vice Chairman William G. McAdoo of the Democratic national committoe. Alton B Parker, Joslah Quiucy, of Mass , Roger Sullivan of Illinois, and Fred C, Penfleld of Pennsylvania, Penn-sylvania, were tho other witnesses to testify todar Whilc his prepared statement totalled to-talled onlv $193,5C5 Mr McCombs said the total expenses for the campaign cam-paign had amounted to $208,193. Ho said that represented all the manor expendod and that no other funds had been collected and disbursed to his knowledge Questioned about the contribution of $86,000 credited to "Cleveland H Dodge and friends," Mr. McCombs produced a letter from Mr. Dodge giving giv-ing tbe contributors as follows . Edward W. Sheldon, '51,000. Thomas D. Jones $10,500. David B. Jones, $10,500; Cyrus H McCormick. 512.-G00, 512.-G00, and Cleveland S. Dodge, $51,300. McCombs 3ald that iha greater part of his funds wore expendod for publicity. pub-licity. "Wo had to acquaint the people of the United States with Governor Wilson," he said, 'and a wide campaign cam-paign of educators was ncceaaar 'Thore is not a dollar In that statement state-ment which reflocta any promise, ex pressed or Implied, on ray part. No representations wore made to anj ono to Induce him to contribute except ex-cept thai this countrv needs a man like Wilson for president of the United States" CO |