The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-14
How Committees Handled
Coin for Political
Parties.
Details of the Modest Expenses
That Were Incurred and
Met
Democrats, United Laborites, Non-Par.
tisans and Populists Had Money
Left-Republicans Even.

After the heat and worry of the recent
political campaign gentle calm has fallen
upon the contending factions that only
short time ago were strenuously strug-
Cling for office. Some reminders of the
contest have been filed in the office of the
County Clerk in the form of sworn state
ments of receipts and expenditures of the
so.called purity of election committees of
the different political organizations.
These statements make interesting read
ing at this juncture.
The Peoples party committeeman
acknowledged the receipt of $2019 60 and
show expenditures amounting 10 $4,000 rs.
The schedule of receipts shows that the
committee had a sliding scale for the
different candidates. For instance,
Joseph Leggett and F. H. Dunno who
were Endorsed for the Office of Superior
Judge contributed $120 each, while Robert
Ferral gave 500 and w. G. Burke, nomi-
nee for the same Office. gave $50. J. A.
Spinetti, candidate for Police Judge,
furnished 500 for the campaign fund, but
Walter Gallagher, his companion on the
ticket for the same Office, satisfied the
corn mittee's demands with $50. The nomi-
uneuualiy taxed. Sands w. Forman be-
ing let off for $40. though w. I. Hess was
compelled to put up $50. Supervisorlaf
and Senatorial candidates were called on
for S36 and S14 40 each respectively and no
fayors were shown. Candidates for School
Dire ctor and the Assembly ranged III their
contributions from SIS 10 $40.
The statement of the Republican County
Committee is quite interesting. the con-
no rin nd al n
ing widely. The offerings are recorded as
follows:
Charles L. Taylor 1886, A. C. Widber $500,
John Hunt $3.50, c. X. Bonestell $500, J. +.
Finn 1920, Carroll Cook $40. George w. Elder
5000, H. l. Joachimse en- 500 6. "A A. d.S,,
o. K McMurray $50, W. H. steffens, $96, J..
Lsehman $96, Thomas Morton $96, Ed. smith
S96, c. NJ. Depew $96, J. Il. soper $50, F. l..
Turpin.$4O, c. e. Fredericks $50, w. A. Deane
$3.50, C. S. Tilton $120, r. H, Webster $50,
George Pippy $3.50 f. H. Kerrigan $50; W j..
! Lovey $50, j. E. Barry 800, }. Hayes $96, d..
W. Wessenberg 1896, T. q. Warrington 500,
| James H. Daily 500. K. w. Hoffman sos. P.
| Hammond S96, w. II. Powers $50, Z; l.. Head
$50, ]. ]. Woodhouse S., Thomas F. Clark $50,
! g. l. Drucker $20 George A. Kohn $40, J. Hal
] stead $40. Total $49l7.
! 1t is merely an interesting coincidence
| that the expenditures total exactly $4917.
]. NJ. Chretien is paid $500 for services as
/ an attorney and M. l.. Asher is allowed
$500 Tor salary as secretary. For the pay
of watchers employed to see that the votes
were properly canvassed the sum of
/ 1888 rs was allowed.
The Democratic committee reports a
balance of 50 43 on hand, the receipts be-
| ing S4376 and the expenditures $4366 81.
The candidates contributed as follows:
James D. Phelan $3.50, William Broderick
S24O, James N. Block $240. William A. Asmus-
! sen S240 William f. Am brose S240, Harry T.
! Creswell 1900, John c. Bunner 800, Frank II,
Dunno $40, Frank j. Mnrasky 1925, Rhodes
Borden $175, A. A. Sanderson $40. Charles I.
Conlan $40, George A. Proctor $40, J. A.
Spinetti $500. Stephen r. o. Keefe 800, John
| A. Carroll $144, William t. Hess $120, John
OGars $40, Sands W. Forrnan $50, Lawrence
Devany $72, I. A. Haskins $72. p. NJ. Delany
$72, john II. Sheehan S72, DR.. w. Dodge $72
| John Wolfe $72, DR.. T. A. Rottanzi $72, Frank
Conklin $72, James E. Britt $72 Charles
Gildea S40 DR.. C. A. Clinton $72, T. w.
Rivers $72, C. L. Darlington $50, T. A. Burns
500; total, $4376.,
The expenditures are com posed oil
small items. it appearing that the COM
mittee had no need of the services of an
| attorney, although that custom seems to
have become fixture in the Republican
party of this City. The greatest source OF
expense was for advertising, 1854 ~ hav-
| ing gone fer that purpose. From news
| paper standpoint this is a good argument
in favor OF the power of advertising, as
more than half of the nominees on this
ticket were elected against all the other
tickets in the field, and this in City that
is considered safely Republican on
National affairs and actually gave a
majority Tor Mckinley at the time sc