Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-14
THEY PAY rHE POLITICAL FIDDLtR
Statiment Of Campaign Expenses Of Different Car
cidates for Offlce in SIate, District and County.

There is an old saying He that dances
must pay the fiddler, and that is az true
in politics as other things. In the fsalm
of state the dancing was done to the fol-
lowing tune; The administration COM
mittee State that $40, 473 60 was oent
to protect the cause and gain renon ina
tion. Stalwarts file no account, butit
is certain that upwards OF 500, 900 was
spent Ia the hope of defeating tho re-
nomination of Governor La Toilette and
other state officers, the largest item of
the La Toilette committee is 81, 6l726
for printing Governor La Toilette per-
sonally spent and contributed to the
campaign y /, 497 49, of which $500 went
TO the state committee Secretary of
State Pouser spent So, 25S in the cam
paign Treasurer Kemp 81, $40; Railroad
Commissioner Thomas 5000. Insurance
Commissioner Host 81, 600, Attorney
General Sturdevant S374.
The repub lean state central commit
tee used $50, coo for the campaign, ard
democrats 81, ,000 S3ohsld stalwart
candidate for governor, reports expendi-
lures of $140; S. A. Cook, before state
convention spent nearly $4,000, and
Judge Baensch 81, 500. The bolting stall
warts file no account of expense, as the
law directs.
Congressman Babcock's statement Of
expense is flied at 81, All, or three fourths
of the entire salary of a congressman for
full term. Those in position to have
sJme idea on the subject believe that
amount does not cover one.fourth Of the
money spent in his interest Judge Ma
honey reports that it cost him SOC to
carry on his campaign for the congress-
ional nomination last winter.
The republican county committee
which conducted the late campaign re-
ports: Receipts 5000, disbursements
$3.50. OF the expense $3.50 was for totel
bills of delegates to county and asfem-
bly, conventions last August. 800 con-
tributed TO the state crmpaign, $5f pos
tage, livery 800, printing $75. natu .ali-
zation papers $50, campaign buttons 80,
telegraph and telephones $40, cigars $50.
hall rent, bands, incidentials about 1850.
1t cost o. q. Munson 1886 to be elected
state senator, $135 of the amount paid to
campaign committees, $45 for cigars,
$15 senatorial convention expense; pos
rage printing, hotel bills and inciden.
tials S4i.
A. d. Dahl paid s105 to the county
committee and $40 for cigars and other
CApeuSc bO Le 6lcCbco IuckuDeE Ot hse6Il-
bly,.
c. q. Ward sheriff-elect, $l57 so to
the committee. $50 for cigars, $76 to
hotels, travelling expense and inciden'
tails.
Register Of Deeds Gilbertson contri-
buted $157 80 to committee and $88 80
for livery. cigars and hotels.
]. j. Marshall, county clerk, paid $94.
so to committee and 81 for cigars.
1t cost D f Mains $103 to be re-elect-
ed clerk of court $S4 Of the amount con.
trihuted to campaign committee.
Torger Berge, treasurer-eleet, paid $S4
to the committee Jut has filed no ex-
pense account with the proper officials.
e b Harkin. the new district attor-
ney paid S7s.7 rs to the committee and
little other expense Alex. Ristow, for
surveyor, gave $26 25 to the campaign
fund and expended IS rs besides.
l. c. Steenberg, candidate before the
republican convention for the nominaA
tion Of register Of deeds, expended e56.
He is the only defeated candidate for
the n mination or election who com plies
with tho law concerning this matter.
Officers Of the democratic COMMITTEES
file statement to the effect that 1t cost
them $l5l to conduct their campaign,
and they have a balance of 81 on hand.