Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
SHOWING UP WHAT IT COST
Candidates in the Late Election File
Certificates of Expenditures.
ONLY AFeW IMPORTANT ONES ON RECORD
Nan who spent Nothing seems to
Manifest the Most AIncrity in
Making showing Required
by Law.


in the recent election must file their Ger
tifcates showing the expenses incurred 1
conducting their race for place does no
expire until Thursday, quite number Q
the aspirants, successful and otherwise
have filed their sworn statements with tn
county clerk and new ones are coming 4
constantly. Candidates for county office
appear to be required to file certificate
only with the county clerk but judges o
the district court must file them also wit
the secretary of state, and candidates TO
the Board of Education with the city clerk
as well as the county clerk.
The certificate OF L. j. Bcdwell republica
candidate for county superintendent o
schools, shows that he paid $3.50 to tn
county committee, $40 for carriage hire, 81
to j. S. Paul for work, $40 to the Westerl
Laborer, $40 to c. e. Byars, publisher o
a paper at Valley and s63.3O for advertising
and printing, total OF s253.30.
| The statement of II. l.. Drake his op
ponent shows that he squandered fruitlessl
sS9.75, of which $50 was his campaign as
sessment $3.50 to the Royal Woodman, 81
to the South Omaha Tribune, $40 to th
Labor Bulletin and s6.25 for printing ant
distributing cards.
Judge Bakers statement shows an ex
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sessment and $23.75 for cards, the balance
| being hotel bills.
Judge Estelle spent S177.9S, OF which
| $3.50 was assessment and the balance rail-.
road fare and hotel bills.
James w. Carr, fusion candidate for count!
Judge, spent $2S.95, $3.50 Of which was fol
notice in the Royal Woodman, $3.50 fol
railroad fare and hotel bill, 81 for copying
| registration, 81 for work at registration
and the balance for printing and distrib-
| uting cards.
John j. Saville treasurer of the silver
| republican committee, shows that his COM
mittee spent $62.56, of which $50 went to
| George w. Covell for bringing the
mandamus suit relating to the placing u.
Martin Langdon upon the ticket as a popu-
| list.
s. /. Gordon, candidate for police Judge,
sent s25 to the populist central committee.
$3.50 for cards and $3.50 to the Fraternal
Union newspaper for notice, a total of
s32.So.
William F. Johnson of the Board of Edu-
cation blew in 1925 for printing.
For constables the following sums are
recorded; James Brabets cards, $3.50;
Charles T. Ferguson, assessment, SIS cards,
SO, total, SIS; William Hardy, cards, $1.5O;
F. w. McGinns, assessment, $40, cards, 81,
total, s12; Nicholas Halter, assessment, $40,
cards, $3.50, total, $1250
Justices of the Peace-Eben X. Long, as
sessment, s25; printing, $2.25; advertising,
So; total, s3O.25. E. R. Myers, Waterloo,
nothing. William Alstadt, cards, $3.50; car
fare, etc., 81; total, $3.50. G. w. Prichard,
hall rent for discussion of public questions,
$1.70; cards, $6.75; president" $25; travel
ing expenses, 81; total, $34.45. Alvin R..
Hensel, central committee So; work at reg
istration, 81; cards, s1.59; hall rent, 81; to-
tai, $12.50 p A. Anderson, printing cards,
$1.75; express on same, 25 cents; postage, 4
cents; revenue, cents; total, s2.O6. David
Smith, Chicago precinct, nothing what
ever D"
Assessors-Lyman Waterman, cards, 81;
Fac Simile Letter company, $500; total
5000. Henry Arp, no expense. Joseph Car
roll, horse and buggy at primary, $3.50;
printing, $2 total $3.50. A. Mccain, cards
$275. Chris Boyer, central committee, So
c. O'Brien, South Omaha, nothing. Simon
Trostler, $2.65 for cards. w. l.. Crosby
Union, mo money spent" Henry Bull, Chi
cago precinct, mot anything Whatsoever
Overseers-D. V. Shipley Florence, mo
money spent" F. o. johnson, Douglas.
nothing. August Grimm, Chicago, mo ex-
pense whatever" Christ Kuehl, McArdle
nothing SPENT A. Bogart. SO for use of
vehicle. John w. Scrogge and Gregory
Hickey, nothing.
Certificates were filed Tuesday afternoon
by the following:
Willard w. Slabaugh, $3.50, of which $3.50
was assessment, 81 for printing and 50 to
the Swedish-Amercan Publishing company.
Judge Fawcett, $173.44, of which $3.50 was
assessment. SO to the Gretna Breeze for
personal mention and the rest for hotel bills,
printing, postage and livery hire.
William W. Keysor, $169.75. of which $3.50
was assessment. 50 hall rent for the Eighth
Ward Republican club and the remainder for
printing.
Irving F.. Baxter, $212S5, of which $3.50
was assessment and the remainder for print
ing, hotel bills, livery hire and street car
fare This report was an elongated account,
minutely itemized, containing such items as
10 cents omnibus fare, 10 cents for lunch at
Webster street depot. so cents as expenses
Of trip to Papillon and some tickets
bought to a social of the Union Veteran as
sociation for SO cents were charged up to
campaign expenses.
Duncan M. Vinsonhaler reported $1S7.25,
of which $3.50 was assessment and the rest
for hotel and railroad fare and livery hire
Nels p. Swanson for coroner put up $125
assessment S. to the Royal Woodman for
cuts. 81 to the World Herald for cuts and
SIT for printing, $149 all told.
For justice of the peace Michael Cavan-
augh dsbursed $3.50 for cards and $5 for
"incidentals" unitemized.
Miles Mitchell, who was a candidate be-
fore the republican convention for sheriff,
reported expenditure of IS to the Valley
Advocate, SIG for filing petition of eight
delegates and s13 livery hire.
w. S. Babcock for police judge OF South
Omaha reported having incurred no expense.
H. NJ Wood for Board of Education spent
500 to the central committee.
James ]. Casey put nothing into his race
for constable, and Hans Kuhl, for overseer
in Union, was equally economical.
George w. Mccoy, for assessor, got off
with a IS assessment. while Charles l.. John
son. l.. b. Johnson, Joseph f. Vaudeville of
South Omaha and Charles ]. Field of South
Omaha, all candidates for justices, spent
nothing.