Arizona republican., 1902-12-05
RUNNING FOR OFFICE
What It Costs to Do Politics In This
 County.

The time has arrived when candi- dates and political organizations are ex- pected to show their hands. Under the law every candidate and central com mittee was expected on or before yes terday to file with the board of super visors a sworn statement of their cam paign expenses. Most of them had re- cpOnded at , o'clock yesterday when the usual office hours of the board closed. though it is quite possible that the missing affidavits were sent in be- fore midnight
 Among the missing CT uEaCcounted for at the hour named was the state ment Of the democratic county central committee In fact that was the prin- cipal document around which public interest centers for if it is made cat without clerical errors it will perhaps cast some light on the controversy be- tween the central committee, or some members of it, and one Samuel Dysart. i candidate for county assessor.
 Mir. Dysart it will be remem- bered, was harpooned in the con- vention and yet if report be true played the part of lamb all through the cam i paign, giving up a fleece to the shear i CTS whenever it was called for with the 1 understanding that when it was woven into the cloth of victory he would get a su't of official clothes that would keep him warm for a couple of years any ! how.
 Just why the statement of the demo- cratic committee has not been filed can be accounted for only on the ground fhaf 10 ba i,-r,,a, ie too I,,e,- .1 ,.,. it out for surely he would not be back ward in giving credit to so faithful democrat as MT. DysaIt
 On the contrary the most complete and interesting stater- ont is that of J. E. Bark. chairman of the republican county central conmittee It shows that he has given the subject careful and prayerful auto -tiOn and has lived up so closely to the law that he almost broke through it in spots. One entry in straight English announces that he spent & for cigars to be used in the committee rooms.
 Had he not tried to buy republicans with those cigar it is likely fewer of them would have voted the democratic ticket. Another announces that he paid an old bill that was held over the committee from two yeas ago when the election law ys nothing about the committee having to pay the bills of it's predecessors. As the law was made by a democratic l. -islature it is pre- sumed that that body expected the committees to r. udiate all old bills. Another instarc of how some people can work gar from behind the table and in front = is shown by the statement that -ir. Bark paid s4OO for a livery rig used at the funeral of a member of the family of a prominent democrat. The head CT the family also worked the democratic side of the fence for 8 and probably voted the demo- cratic ticket
 MT. Bark accounts for the receipt and disbursement of S3.5S7.25 There are 2O4 items entered accounting for the disbursements and all give accurate details, the document covering several sheets of paper. It is too long for re- production unless some one is willing to pay space rates for it's publication. Every hotel. railroad, restaurant, livery barn. etc, in the county got some kind of action on the central committee and 1t all seems to be legitimate. too. more's the pity for it makes campaigning come high
  entitled to the plum for economy. Their expenses were pToportionately about as large as their vote. all going to show that 1t takes money tn run poli- tics whatever banner the running is under. But the prohibition statement shows that the editor of the Search light had cinch on it's sack even if it was only little one. One entry is "advertising in the Searchlight, S91.97 and another entry for the same is mostly included in items that went to MT. Tinker of the Searchlight. making a total of s1S394 Mir. Tinker's Searchlight got about all there was from which it is deduced that it's bril- liance was very effective.
 But politics are not expensive to everyone contrary to the general be- 1 lief The following named gentlemen | announce that they shinned through l the campaign without it's costing them | a nickel c. R. Sturdevant. I. w. | Clark, A. Hunsaker, F. T. Pomeroy | William Biltcliffe. Perry Mumma and | J. T. Priest.
 w. w. Cook announces that he land l ed the sherin's office for $597e5 while l sam Stout announces that he was up against if for s1564 and then got it where the chicken got the ax Didn't even spend his own money or much of it. for I,500 of it went to the support of the central committee which though. it could name the high card.
 4. T, Edwards took %240.s5 worth of pin money and made fly at the office