The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-09
WHAT It COST THEM
Candidates Make Return of
Their Expenses.
CITIZENS IN DEFAULT
Make No Statements of Their
Disbursements

I According TO the statements fled with
the county clerk, TIE recent city election
cost the Republican city central commit
tee re sum OF s.. .2sas4. and in addition
to this. some Of the candidates spent
small amounts o. the side after paying
their assessments. The citizens com
mittee perhaps did not know that they
were in it and failed 10 make the neces-
sary statement which would account for
for the money that came into its hands.
The Republican committee made q
complete account covering several pages.
The statement shows where every cent
came from and just what it was paid
out for. A very large part OF the ex-
pense wss for teams and men employed
IN the bringing OF voters to register and
then getting them 10 the polls on election
day. The American king is a very i'm
portant parsonage and ne holds the des-
TIMES OF the country IL his hands but it
takes considerable coaxing 10 get him
to exercise the perogatives belonging 20
his station. The servant whom he elects
actually has 10 put Up the money 10
bring him to the polls.
There has been a good deal said about
the amount OF money used by the citizens
committee and statement from It
would have made interesting reading,
but it seems that the fellows who have
been guessing at the. amount viii be al
lowed to keep on guessing.
There is no way Of telling what George
Young. the citizens candidate. spent in
the campaign for the reason that ne has
failed 10 file his statement with the
county clerk B. F. Mclean, the Re
publican candidate spent IN his campaign
$3.50 and this amount includes his assess
ment by the central committee. Wilbur
B. Jones, the law and order candidate,
fled his statement which shows that
his entire campaign expenses were $3.50.
II was mostly for printing and circulat-
ing campaign documents.
J. G. Mccoy, the law and order candi-
date for police Judge. spent $3.50 IN his
campaign. He did not have 10 hire very
many workers. He did his own cam
paigning. J. L. Leland. the Republican
who was elected county clerk.
spent s120. A. Z. Helm. the citizen can
didate. elected to the ofice OF city attor-
ney. put up s131.75 Judge OF the city
court, Edward z. Harvey. contributed
s157.50 TO the Republican side, while
Judge 0. D. Kirk. his unsuccessful oppo-
nent says his campaign cost him even
ss4 Henry schad parted with sos OF lbs
good money getting reelected marshal Of
the city court. while r. S. Ben won out
In the fight for clerk of the same court
X
l62 80 in his successful race for police
judge.
Statements fled by some Of the candi-
iates Of the city council shows that they
lid not make a very extravagant cam
1aign. ". C. Mckee states that he
spent SO n the good cause TO have the
honor Of representing the Fifth ward
otto Weiss did not win out in the race,
but he showed his good intentions and
lis statement shows that he spent $2S. 3.
+. Giles Smiths election cost him $25 in
ash and a good deal OF labor. James
Burton was elected to the city council
rom the Sixth ward and he makes the
ltatenent that it did not cost him
,ent. S. 3. Kernan says it cost him
1880 for the honor OF being a member Of
he city council. while Prof. Isely broke
nto the same body for So and schen
vas returned for SO
OF the men elected TO the honorable
.osition OF member OF the board Of edu-
alton. I. W. GIN. Fred L Bell, T. J.
'ossitt, NJ A McClellen, John ". Mar
in and Dr. Levi Homer state that they
pent nothing in the campaign h II
irafton states that he spent S2.25.