Evening journal., 1904-11-08
MILLIONS SPENT
BY BIC PARTIES
National and State Expendi-
lures During Campaign
Amounted to $22, 100000
WHERE THE MONEY GOES

New York. Nov. S.-Conservative esti-
mates Of the total cost TO both great par
ties Of the political campaign OF 1874 place
the amount at 225oO,OOO OF this sum the
Republican National Committee will have
spent about SS.0O0.OOO and the Democratic
National Committee approximately s2,OO0.-
900. The various state Committees Will
have spent the difference between the
total OF these sums and the grand total
The record OF campaign finance shows
that the combined State Committees
usually spend 81 for every dollar expended
by the National Committee. This year,
because OF the stiff fights waged in sew
eral States, the proportion viii be In
creased TO about four and a half 10 every
one.
To the grand total might be added a
large sum spent by-eandidates who have
paid their own expenses during costly
tours OF the State and county.
Much of the Democratic Committees
money has been used in establishing or.
ganizations in states which had been
alrgely neglected in former campaigns
and to meet Republican aggressiveness in
Indiana and States in the Far West. To
Indiana alone the Democratic National
Committee sent upward Of SSO0,0O0. The
State Committee added a generous sum
to this amount. all OF which Mr.. Taggart
has used 10 get out his vote.
Great Sums Spent in New York.
The Republican vNational Committee
has sent hundreds of thousands OF dol
lars into the upstate counties Of New
York, and Governor Oden spent in the
lneighborhood OF s250,000 perfecting his
Organization and arranging his card in
dex Of voters. Into West Virginia
money has poured from both national
lheadqharters. and from the State head
quarters as well. A golden stream has
flowed into Connecticut, New Jersey,
WISCONSIN, Rhode Island. and the noun
tain States from both Republican and
Democratic sources. Accurate details
OF the expenditures cannot. OF course,
be obtained. but neither party denies
that il abs expended hundreds OF thou
sands Of dollars in all the doubtful
States.
The New York Democratic state
Committee. in its effort to perfect an
Organization in this state, spent the
bulk Of its money, and obtained a gem
erous. contribution from the National
Committee. eRalizing that the party
lacked a machine of any kind in many
lparts of the State, William S. Rode,
OF the Bureau of Organization. set
about building up an organization that
would be useful. Mr.. oRdie discovered
THAT this work would necessitate an
enormous expense, greater than the
committee could ordinarily afford. II
twas decided to continue the work, how
ever and the amount of money used
has been estimated at from 100000 to
ls500.0O0. Careful estiamtes place the
total sum spent by the Republican party
i'm the State between 100000 and ST.
loco OOO
In New Jersey and Connecticut the
managers of the Democratic campaign
discovered an almost utter lack of or
lganization and enormous sums We're
lsent into those places to build up a
lmachine. In West Virginia the bulk OF
the Democratic campaign expense has
been borne by the State committee. In
diana was about the only State which
was thoroughly organized.
i WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
In addition to the expenses of organ.
lizatiOn. of getting out the vote and
supplying State headquarters with
funds to meet expenses. the National
COMMITTEE are called upon to meet very
large printing bills and are compelled
to pay a force of men large salaries
They also have to keep an army Of
lspellbinders at work.
1t has been estimated that the two
National Committees this year have
ldisbursed 100000 campaign orators
for salaries and expenses. The printing
bills have footed up more than 800, 900
The bare cost Of maintaining headquar
ters is from $4,000 to $4,000 a week. ex
elusive of salaries paid to heads Of de
partments and their ASSISTANTS
Costly though 1t has been. the cam
lpaigns OF 1904 will not break the record
The expenditures in 1900 were abou
equal in amount to those of this year
and in 1896 the fund of the Republican