People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-11-25
Expense Statements.
)Aily Journal, Monday.

D. A. ESpy, W. E. Wood, J. R. Hes.
kett, DR.. ]. G. Reid and W. NJ. Jackson
have flied sworn statements OF their
election expenses with the county
clerk as required by law.
D. A Espy expended 1920 10 getting
his nomination certificates signed.
Seventy cents of this was spent for
telephone services aud the remainder
went to J. s. Epperson. Espy paid
the MOnitOr-Press $40 for mailing ex-
ira copies of that paper, and gave W.
r. Spicknall $40 at the request of the
Republican county centralcnmmittee.
His travelling expenses were Sl.3O.
MILFORD E. Wood cougheG up more
to the hotel keepers than any other
candidate whose election expense
statement has been filed. His grub
bill while away from home election
eering, was $500. He expended 81 81
for Car fare, and s6.45 for livery hire,
paid E. l. ClineOf the Conway Springs
Star, 81 90 for printing cards, gave the
Western Union Telegraph Co. 30 cents
for message, rode 10 hack twice
and paid % cents at one time and 10
cents at another time therefor, an.
Swered Ivan D. Rogers beckOn on be.
half OF the POpulist county central
committee with $40 bill and a S.
bill, and furnished Lyman Naugle
with $500 for campaign subscriptions
to the Voice. Woods postage ex.
penditures were 60 cents.
j. r. HeSkett was reasonably liberal
with his hnrrel during the campaign.
Heskett believes 10 the efficacy Of road
travel for campaign purposes and his
livery bills, with an occasional dona-
zion for grub, amounted TO S2430,
He gave Lyman Naugle S7.25 in two
i1stallmentS for printing. The Popu.
list county central committee set
Heskett back $500 for a campaign
assessment and A. G. Stacey relieved
nim Of s. for complimentary write
up 10 the trade edition Of the Moni-
Or.PreSS. The >heriff's unsolicited
donation to the Peoples Voice was SO.
DR.. j. G. Reid depOses and, upon
oath, swearS that his election to the
office OF coroner cost him not one cent.
W. NJ. Jackson fled an itemized
statement Of expenses for Car fare and
meals TO the amount OF 1913. Three
dollars and TWENTY cents Of this went
Tor meals. lie paid the Caldwell Adj
vance ana the Conway Springs Star
-ach ,25 for publishing half.tone
IIkeDesSeS of hiuSelf. His omnibus
bill was 90 cents He paid Sl?.65 for
avery hire, used 81 worth of stamps
and patronizad the Peoples Voice job
printery s. 30 worth for cards. His
campaign assessment was $24.
w. s. Nelson, defeated Republican
candidate for county clerk, has filed
his statement Of election expenses.
His bills for horse feed, meals and
lodging while electiuueering 10 differ.
ent parts of the county, aggregate
SlS So, His car fare amounted to oaly
Sl.95. He paid Campbell & Hood Of
the MOnitor-PreSS. 1915 for printing
cards, and $3.50 for publishing, ex-
pended 20 cents for a telegram to
Gregory Allen. and gave $40 to the
Republican county central committee.
Mr.. Nelson's donation to the central
committee to meet a debt incurred
Oy that organization during the cam
paign was S.. His expenditures for
stamps and paper were an
even 81. The total amount of his
expenditures was $44O4.
Geo. 9. StaytOn, Populist candidate
for surveyor, says his election cost
him nothing.
E. L. Cline is the only one of the
Candidates for County High school
trustee TO file a statement OF election
expenses. lie had no opposition, made
no campaign and consequently was at
no eYnense.