Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Candidates Expenses.

Under the purity of election law, al
candidates are required to file with the
recorder a statement of moneys re.
ceived and expended in their canvass
for public Office. There is perhaps no
provision of the election law that
amounts to such bowling farce as
this. The law is applicable to all can
didates, whether successful or not.
But in practice only the successful can
didates make any pretense of compli-
ance The candidates are not required
to swear to tue statement. Some are
accompanied with an affidavit, others
are without the force of the oath
These statements are required to be
made within not more than fourteen
days OF the election. This limit ex-
pired last Wednesday, so that the
officers elect were careful to have their
statements in the hands o.; the re-
corder before the close of that day.
These statements of expenses show the
cost of being elected to public oFce in
AmadOr county as fOll0wS:
D. A. Patterson, as county recorder
without opposition, spent $75; $50 OF
which went to the county committee as
assessment; 500 to the printers for ad-
vertisiug, and IS to the nominating
convention.
Geo. A. Gordon, school superintend-
ent, paid $40 as political assessment,
$50 for buggy hire, and s32. 50 for
printing; total $50.
w. L. Rose, who was elected Justice
of the peace in Sutter Greek, spent
$3.50, and the printers monopolized it
all.
A. Laverone, elected constable in
township one without opposition, man
aged to pass through the official gate
way with a fee of $3.50 to the printer.
He takes the plum on the economical
record in this township.
Lawrence Burke, supervisor in town
ship 5, is out $2S. SO as contribution
to committee, 81 for printing, and the
James LESLEY, constable of Volcano,
managed to win without cent for the
honor of continuance in the public
services.
Jack Marchant made the winning
race for assessor at a total cost of S125.
S36 of this went to committee, $35 to
tho printarc ond +ba hal,no, Co.. Lo4ol
livery bills, etc.
Fred l.. Stewart seems to be the only
defeated candidate who has filed
statement. His running expenses were
$123.75. Of this $50 went to county
committee, $40 for printing, and the
balance for travelling expenses.
A. Grillo, supervisor in township 8,
made winning run on s43; $3.50 for
the committee, S11 for printing, and
balance for travelling, etc.
G. FL. McKenney, assemblyman-elect,
managed to get through with an ex-
penditure of 500, all for printing.
George M. Huberty, candidate for
coroner, etc., spent S29. so; $40 of which
went to democratic committee, and the
balance for printing and hall rent.
H. Goldner, justice, expended IS for
printing.
A. w. Robinson, justice of Volcano,
reports that he received no money for
campaign purposes, and expended
nothing for his election.
G. P. Vicini, In his canvass for dis
trict attorney, paid out $174.5O; 500
of which went to the county committee,
and balance for printing, livery and
hotel bills.
r. c. Rust, for superior Judge, spent
1854; 800 being contributed to demo-
cratic committee, $36 for printing, and
balance for travelling expenses.
7. K. Norman, in the sheriff's con-
test, expended s204; $40 for assess
ment of county committee, $50 for
printing, and the rest for livery and
hotel bills.
c. L. Culbert, for county clerk, paid
out S175; Sl0O of this went to the coun-
ty committee for assessment, S41 to
printers, and the balance for livery and
hotel bills.