New-York tribune., 1906-11-22
STATE ELECTION COST.
EXPENDITURES
S312246 25.
Republican Committee ReceiUed
Contributions from 8 300 Persons.

The Republican State Committee in the recent
campaign spent $312, ,246 %. The largest con-
tr1outons were from Ex-Governor Levi P. Nor
ton and j. P. Morgan & Co. who contributed
SZooOo each. State Chairman Woodruff
tributed $4,000 and lent the state committee
$4,000 More than $500 persons contributed to
the campaign fund. More than 100000 copies
Of circulars and pamphlets containing extracts
from Secretary Roots speech were printed in
the closing hours of tho campaign.
The report of George R. Sheldon. treasurer of
the committee. was filed in the office of the
Secretary of State at Albany yesterday by
Lafayette B. Gleason. secretary Of the COM
mlttee
The report shows total receipts of 1898 923 go.
OF which S313.92 40 were personal contribu-
tions. The state committee treasurer holds a
cash balance Of S21. .61T So against which are
outstanding bills payable. rendered but not yet
20 KID, amounting to S1I.O45 IL. and bills
payable. not yet rendered but estimated. to the
amount of 81 100 leaving an estimated unex-
pended balance of $191224
Some of the contributors were:
il B MasRhH HSns sS sS HaEvey e Fa Fisk Sens 800
Blake. 5000; John B Mcdonald 1900; Henry ,'F r
seRy S joh3 AaoRn dae5 wsoR9 g. Wi %a@ M9oTs R
Clyde .9 90 g 500 H Black. s2509 " K Vanderbilt.
Tinan. s go: estate Of Frederick billings, 500;
governor G nc Frenk w Higgins IL d s25ooi . Berwind
H9skay 3Sd s Co 2t1S. SoS9; J. o M sellgmeh : Co.
@ Edwin M eSgadnda GSaG so so oSfsr Earnsv sE9g
Wnsl1T e S L929E a$ & Co SCSC. SG Br9wn @ Brothers
Ford, $3.50; ". E. Corey. $2,000; Lazard Freres,
F % 6 Bourne G s9oo Frank A. u Muhsey SsS 2 S Fred ed
erick G Stevens $1oeO: w Thomas s. so: John D.
jacob scG sS @ Nsson M cTomwe SShwan @
J9hH Jacob Astor sSS o o ARdrew carnegie $500;
c., 5000; Cornelius Vanderbilt. $1,000; John F.
John G. Waenmeier. jr.. candidate for state Treas
urer, $1,000; Merton E. Lewis. candidate for State
dldate for state Engineer; 81 coo; Julius ii Mayer
e snsIa T. D RG9se Ge5e so 500 eIer, r. HdHXemeyeT $500
500; L NJ Bigeiow sos R. Fulton Cutting. 500:
69 ames 5eTseTs @ Clark podse Goo co 8 $780, M M
SSSy,s $500 HsdenoS5s 95 TRam2nn u GS 500 500 MaTTa W
BaTb9uT SSS FEa6cis Gran ABPlston sSo
Richard hyde s56O Warren / Greene $500 soUT +
Wilson; $500: Emerson Mcmillan. $500; Walter c.
Hardne, $500; Redmond s Co; $500; Kuhn, Eddy
& Go. $500; George w Aldridge: $500; W, Baird
$500 Geore sFS Moran $500 6ossss
sP s5eo HonaHs iona : g. ssoo %adso cohsa
s0g L. o ao W Sgo Fl Renos s'eTR s5GO S9gO : M
madge $500 a G. Smith 4dd $500 Frede1IG TIiiI. Potter
Townrd Carroll $500 clark Dodge & Co $500:
shsq9n sSS & SoS sanoTa aiDz z5G0 Barring sdH
Hqntingons 500 q F, p KiIboufne fg6o $500; Hal
Wilbur 5000. Contributions of $3.50 each were made
by Rothschild Bros. & Co. o. Fl. Kahn, Percy
hVSS Co., %TTs john II Msee. Sp LadIaw al { Co Frede1ck
chntze Richard 1 YGgns F. A CersoR G 6
Merriam Van Emhqrgh & AttorEburyi H NJ HYDE HYDE.
Charles F Homer. Keech. Low & co. Tower &
Sherwood, Frederck yiet3r & AcAeliS + G. F2hne.
f's1 Fl Woinwrisht ISbn W PEentlce, seth L2w Mar
Wtherbee. George P. Butler : Bros. F. R. Cilnni
c. " MoTry { Co Frank Frank + P Psrey @ ,ofI n
Weir. Wlir"'S! Norman mann r Ra1m GcSTge Crocker W H.
diillesnie. T 4 McIntyre s Co, II J. Donaldson. II.
1oseEh S0'ff II choate oats G NJ Pratt Harold / Pratt
Carroll Dunham. William l. Bull and Clifford
Pinchot.
The report as filed is record of daily ex-
penditures. and the amounts expended for speci-
fed purposes are not classified.
Secretary Gleason. speaking of the report.
said:
We're contributed TO the various county committees
county of New York aud $4,000 10 the county Of
Kings. AS there are over lorty-hye hundred eec-
an allowance of about SCI 30 for each election dis
trict for meetings. a canvass registration p,Ir-
poses and necessary expenses OF Election Day for
In addition to the amount distributed to the
chairmen OF the county committees as above stat
;rs b%, the rbairncn of the different county com
mittees for the purpose Of distributing and posting
cred at Utica on November /
Speakers salaries and expenses cost the COM
,,itea SO; $50 a. while the expenses Of meetings.
which included contributions to organizations and
clubs rental of halls, music transparencies. stere
opticons trucks. decorations. etc, footed up
Nh expense OF tho Hughes special trains includ-
,,T rofIroad fare. hotel bills, accommodation
and meals and salary OF the superintendent ot
train amounted 10 s., f+S e2.
c'he bills paid by the commtttee for printing sta
ti0rery adVertsing Autographs. buttons distribu-
,ion ~ rewspa pers. mailing publications. express
eSa etc amounted SSS.032 81 to which should be
aSdad the unpaid bill. amounting about $4,000
The documents printed in the English language
VARYING from a single page dodger &c a pamphlet
- fwenty-four pages numbered. all told SOIe Oll
or these 3l99Ooo contained extracts from Mr..
Eoot,s sneech; S.44SO00 related other pripcipal
seves of tho campaign; 1S12O00 IN the form OF
cards and s9Oo0 posters showing the reduce
tion in taxation under Republican administration
in each county Of the state outside OF Greater New
York The documents printed in foreign languages.
nnnbered all told. l,S5O0o0 pieces or these 6a5 OO
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