New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-19
TIE COST OF RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
INTERESTING STATEMENTS FILED AT ALBANY
by CANDIDATES SUCCESSFUL AND


Albany, Nov IS (epcciaD.-The secretary of State
has recevc1 further statements OF interesting nature
resoertlng the election expenses OF candidates lOr
Congrcssmnn, Presidential Elector, ana Judge OF 'he
supreme Court. one of the Democratic cahhlda'c'
FOR Congressman, Simon j. schcrmerhorn Oh hoitT-
DAM schenectady County, was surprisingly generous
I'm payIng for "lcgitimatc campaign expenses lie
sw,ars that he gave 81 900 each TO the chairneh oil
the Democratic County Committees In schenectady,
Montgomery and Greene ana 81 800 each to the
chairmcn of the Democratic County Committees In
Schoharie and OtsegO. Moreover, he spent S2'o III
uniiorming various political clubs. 800 on newspapers
s.43 % for printing and $lG for distributing pastors
This makes total expenditure 10y Mr. seh"rmcrhoFh 9"
s5534 % Erastus F. Beadle. Mr. ech-Tmerhorns
Republican opponent, EXPENDED Only Ti'"VV "''oi"
Ing to his sworn statement
Edward NJ Mcintyre Of Clyde Democratic Presi-
Dental Flector says he sent 500 TO the Democratic
State Committee. Edward A. Mahar OF New ork' il
Democratic Presidential Elector says he sent 500 to
the Democratic state Committee. Edwin G. :. Miller,
OF Buffalo Democratic Eector, sent $500 to the
Democratic state Committee fcnry 4. Bacon. Demo
cratic candidate for Congress Ia the SulnVanOTalsc-
Rockland district sent II 900 10 the Democratic state
Committee which doubtless put the money In that part
OF the district in which it would do the most good
James W. Covert, the Democratic candidate for Con
gress In the LIST District, says he gave 500 10 Inc
Queens County Democratic Committee. $500 TO The
suffolk County Democratic Committee, 500 'ach 10
two rival Democratic Committees IN Long Island C'y
and had other expenses which brought mp his total
expenditures to S2.2l9 so. Henry W. Bentley,
Democratic candidate for Congress IS the HerklIner-
Oneida district, says he has sent $500 10 the On"ld"
County Committee and $50 TO the lerl,imer County
Committee, and had other expenses which raised his
total outlay to II $50 "a. Charles ID. Haines. the
Democratic candidate for Congress IN the Rensselaer,
Columbia district, says he has expended 500 In paying
his travelling expenses, cigars and other Incidental
EXPENSES that he gave $500 10 "poltcal oreaniza-
tons and that In all, his expenditures amounted 10
81 ,775 le.
The total sum paid ont by the Democrats named
amounted to $14.2l5 -. For party that was plead
Ing poverty Ills exhibit Is astonishing.
Frederick 7. Morris. the Republican Presidential
Flector the Ist District, swears Tint he expended
1893 toward paying election expenses. samuel "
Brown the Republican candidate for Congress In The
With District. says that he expended S211 DO
Christian Knck and William II. Walker, both Rcpub
Hcan Electors. OF Buffalo. each expended 5000
Henry W. sage, OF Ithaca. who headed the Republican
Electoral ticket, expended - 500 George Is. sloan
Of Oswego, another Republican Elector, spent 5000
f. G. :. MILLER, a Democratic elccior, contributed
$500 10 the State Committee. William Bones. Re
publican elcctor contributed 800 each 10 the National
and state committees. John G.. Barry. OF Cortland.
Republican elecor. swears he had no election cN-
penses. William A. Kelly. Democratic candidate for
Congress IN The XXIvh District. expended sSl.
Warren p. Hoover Republican candidate for Congress
IN the XXXlNth District, expended s7lo. OF which
$500 went TO County and City committees