Arizona republican., 1904-12-10
COST OF THE CAMPAIGN
The Filing of Expenses by Late
 County Candidates.

Though the time fixed by law, De- cember 8, for the filing by candidates of statements of their election expens- es, has been passed, many of them have not yet been brought in. But those already filed show that political contests cannot be held for nothing.
 According to the statement of the democratic county committee there was received for campaign expenses from the candidates $4940. All of this was expended and certain obligations not yet discharged were incurred. That fact, however, is not set forth in the statement, neither is the incident of a young man who went to the committee the day after election with a bill for $6 for horse hire. He said he handed the document to one of the head men of the committee who received it smil- ingly, O. K'd. it with a flourish and tossed it into waste basket.
 Here is one item from the state ment, fireworks, red fire bombs, etc, $31." The democratic committee was to a certs n extent a godsend to journal ists, for the statement shows that there was expended for newspaper sub scriptions the sum of $S5.50.
 The sinews of war of the republican county central committee amounted to $3,276 and of this nothing was left for the beginning of a new campaign. It cannot be charged that the prohibition party did great deal toward corrupt ing the voters of the county for the whole corruption fund was only $3O.3O- The individual statements of the pro hibition candidates show that they spent nothing on the side.
 Here are figures sent in by some of the republican and democratic candi- dates: J. w. Crenshaw. democratic candidate for probate judge, contribu- ton to the central committee, $500; spent in various but legitimate ways $169.2O. J. c. Phillips. republican can didate for the same office, got off with less than half that expenditure. His contribution to the committee was S235 and he spent on his own account $51.3o.
 J. E. Walker, the democratic candi- date for sheriff, gave the committee S1 500 and spent $120.94 under his own supervision. He is supposed to have invested the four cents in postage stamps. w. w. Cook, the republican candidate, paid into the committee SS25 and he put s2O5.45 where he thought it would do the most good.
 Other candidates showed the follow ing expenditures, most of the money going directly to the committees. Sup ervisors, w. T. Cummins, democrat, $219: T. N. Clanton, democrat, $272-50; c. s. Steward, republican, $1Sz.75.
 County recorder, c. r. Leonard, dem ocrat. s5S7.25; w. c. Foster. republican, $3OS. .75.
 For treasurer Carl Hayden, demo- crat. s69S 50; J. A. Marshall. republican. s2s5.50.
 Superintendent of public instruction. A. H. Fulton. democrat; $339.5
 District attorney, A. c. Baker, demo- crat, $313.
 For assemblyman. F. A. Spaulding. republican, S92.25. Mir. Spaulding ap- bends note stating that this amount does not include the value of his time.
 The Phoenix precinct candidates paid the following sums:
 For justices of the peace, J. H. Rob ertson, $1O9; J. M. Burnett. S154.5S; c. w. Johnstone, S11225; J. w. McCor- mick, $52.50.
 For constables, Lee Redwine, $39.75; Harry Troops, $52.75; Simon Robles, 5000.
 The foregoing figures may be studied with profit by those contemplating en- tering political life. It will be observed that in most cases the majorities have gone with the heaviest expenditures just as Napolean said God is on the side of the heaviest artillery.