People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-12-13
WHAT 1T COST THEM.
Additional Statements of Election
Expenses.

Expenses.
Since our last report a large num-
Der of candidates have filed the sworn
statements of election expenses as re-
Quired by law.
G. 6. Handy reports that he spent
S13.45 as a candidate for representa-
tive of the 10Th district. He contrib
uted $500 of this to the Popullst
county central committee and the
balance for personal incidental ex-
penses which he itemizes.
L. NJ. Irwin, the Prohibition can
didate opponent, failed TO file any
statement whatever.
Robert B. Brown and VIM. W,
Worth, Democratic and Prohibition
candidates for probate judge, also
failed tOtile their statements as did
S. a. Johnson, Prohibition candidate
for coroner.
Harry ShapcOtt spent 1904 cents
in trying to become clerk of the dis
trict court, but s22.25 went toward
the general expenses of the campaign.
&. VanhOrD went down a little far
ther and gave up $50 70 in the county
commissioners race. He donated
47.OOof this to the general campaign,
while his personal expenses were only
1910.
ChaS. E. Flandr0 was more eXtrava-
CANT than his associates on the Dem
OCratic ticket and spent S1.OO for
cards announcing that he would ac-
cept the district clerkship.
The PrOhibitiOnists were econom-
ical as well as enthusiastic. D. NJ.
Adams, candidate for representative
in the list district, W. H. Schultz,
candidate for district clerk, and VIM.
M. Davidson. candidate for surveyor,
each report that they spent nothing
whatever in the campaign. Henry
Bowers, as a candidate for county
commissioner, spent 80 cents.
The treaSurerS of all the county
committees have filed their state
ments. DR.. B. B. Freeman, for the
Republicans, shows that he received
$1,000 and has paid out $572.49, leav-
ing $3.50 in his hands after all bills
are paid. This money came as assess.
mentS from the candidates. He paid
Caman'S band S125; for work and ex.
penSes on the South Haven tent,
S22.O5; to D. q. Willard for stamps
and postal cards, $3.50; to John W.
Haughey for stamps, postal cards
kilograms, telephones, cash advanced
bills and posting of them and travel
ing expenses, S52.75. The other ex
penditures were for printing, livery
hire, speakers travelling expenses anC
general campaign expenses. No per
son was paid anything for services
rendered or for speeches made. DR.
Freeman files very full and com
plete statement in strict compliance
with the law.
]. W. Haughey, as chairman of tn,
Republican committee, also files
statement. He shows that, includin,
$500 advanced by himself, he re
ceived S231,OO and accounts for it a
follows: During August, paid TO
stamps, kilograms and telephones
500; during September, paid 70
stamps, postal cards and tent, $3.50
during October, paid for tent rent
postage stamps, railroad fare, livery
band, posting bills, postal cards, sui
scription Kansas Breeze and New Era
work, labor, taking down tent and II
turning same to South Haven, ban
expenses, hotel expenses, railroad far
to Wichita, Topeka, Caldwell an
( South Haven, slS6.4O. The amour
paid for each of these items is nc
separately stated as required by la,
j. Q. Shofner received Sl7O66 {
treasurer Of the Populist committt
! and has paid s135.7O out, leavin
s34,96 in his hands. He paid s25.C
to the state central committee; $751;
to Mrs. Diggs and $500 for ice-f,
\ use, we presume, on election nigh
about the time the returns col
menced coming in.
Besides this, ]. K. Moore, the Sc
Rotary of the same committee, shov
Z that he received and discussed s32.;
y He paid Judge G. E. FoOte sl1.5O.
y Geo. T. Pitts, as acting treasurer
y the Democratic committee, receiv
! S95.45 and spent it all. The mon
A came from personal contribution
x Those who paid more than $500 wei
Y Geo. T. Pitts, sll.65; o. j. Hackne
8 sll.SO; John T. Stewart, $1,000 al
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