Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-10
WHAT POLITICS COST.
Statements Flied BY Committees and Individual
Candidates,

Wednesday was the last day, rs pro-
vided by law, for political candidates 10
nie their expense account. The repub-
iican and dem@cratic committee officials
| have made their accounting to the regis
ter OF deeds, but there are many nomi-
nees AMI those who We're candidates be-
fore the convention who have paid no
attention to the law, which provides
that every person shall. within thirty
| DAYS after an election, file with the
county clerk aud register If deeds an
itemized statement Of his expense, and
| TOR ta'iure of winch a penalty of from
| Slo0 TO $500 shall be- imposed
The republican campaign committee
| filed as the law directs, an itemiZed
statement of receipts and manner of
disbursement To the fund there were
Contributed bv candid dates the sum of
SSUO, and the disbursements were $7S7
The main items in the bill of expense of
conducting the campaign were for hotel
bills at time OF convention and during
the canvsss $240, hall gent $50. livery
Sl20 bands $50 printing 500, contribu-
tion to tate cemnsigu fund 500, cam
paign buttons 81 postape 81 bulletins
kilograms and telephone services $40
bill posting $40, with miscellaneous ex-
pense $3.50
Assemblyman Dahl makes statement
that his expenses in the last campaign
were $125, of which $22 10 were expend.
ed before the nominating convention,
Sll, 30 for cigars etc, after the same,
and $50 paid to the committee cam
paign fund
Register of Deeds Mork paid Sill, II
into the fund and 81 AZ for cigars aud
pears the day of the conv vention,
S j, Seversou reports that IL cost him
Si6S TO re elected sheriff, $1s5 of the
amount being campaikn assessment
Frank Mains put up $40 for the privi-
| ege OF being cler of the court 81 30
of the amount for cigars, the balance
going to the republican committee.
County Clerk-eleet Marshall gives his
expenses in the campaign ut Si00, $SS OF
the amount to COMMITTEES, and the rest
| for incidental expenses before and fol.
Owing the convention.
| District Attorney Bennett places his
expense for re election ut $50, itemized
az whole $45 to the committee $40 foI
| livery II so for cigars and like sum
| for incidentals
Treasurer Lier gave up $74 of his good
| AANhN1 w dhdih btfC NhN RAAfAiStsH ~
administering and caring for 800. 00(
Office at the munifcent salary of $500
He paid $2 80 for cigars, the balance
went to committee expenses.
County School Superintendent Gard
ner contributed $50 as his share Of the
necessary campaign expense. and pai(
| S. for cigars. apples and inc!dentsls.
The democratic campaig" official. re
port the ex enditure of sl49 in thei
fruitless struggle for suprsmacy, tn,
items being made up of hall lieut., bands
livery printing, etc Capt Silhaugl
and G. NJ Bait, Jr., are the only indi
vidual candidates on their ticket VIII,
filed statements of expense The for
mer says he spent 500 in bis good-natur
ed effort to beat Congressman Babcock
and the latter had no expense asid
from $40 contribution 10 the cam
paign f.hd. The statement of our demo
cratic brethren is incomplete. falling {
show from what source its campaig
funds were derived In this respect th
republican statement complies with thu
law