Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-12-12
CANDIDATES MAKE
THEIR STATEMENTS
Various Sums are Spent BY Them
at Election lime.
COMMITTEE TREASURERS
FILE THEIR STATEMENTS

ftLt iHElh oiAlEMtNlo
Republicans Had Only $500, While
the Democrats Had Nearly Three
Times That Amount--Cost Hobbs
More Than SiIer--vanMetre Only
Spent s76.o5 in His Short Campaign.
| The time for the filing OF the ac-
counts OF expenses of candidates dur
| ing the recent campaign has expired
and W tn one or two exceptions they
have made their affidavits ANA tnsir
statements are in the hands of the
county clerk.
A great many OF the minor candi-
dates certify that they had no ex-
pense in connection with the race for
Office. Some of them had small ex-
pense for toll and meals and a little
car fare. Other candidates spent con-
siderable for postage and printing ana
the receipts at the postoffice ought
to be swelled considerably when the
report goes in for the year. Nearly
all the statements show that the can
4 didates contributed TO the executive
committees. Magistrate j. D. Smith
swears he spent &c cents for postage.
The Good Government Leagues
statement shows that they expended
$3.50. This amount was contributed
by five or six people. the heaviest
contributor beipg Hon. ]. j. Hetze',
who is credited with s1O.5s
i According to the statements made
by the treasurers Of the two political
parties, the democrats spent sS62S2
and the republicans S300.s This shows
that the democrats were much bet
ter supplied with the munitions of
war than the republicans and may ac-
count for the former party carrying
Il a EVQltg was NChNtoVOl w nav
a republican majority OF 400.
The democratic statement, over the
signature OF the treasurer, H. S.
Cushwa, is very complete and IL got.
ten up in admirable shape 1t sets
forth the contributions of all the dem
ocratic candidates to the committee
and gives detailed statement of all
the expenses The largest items are
for postage, printing, clerk hire and
Office rent, together with the other ex.
ipenses Of the committee. 1t shows no
outstanding Indebtedness.
In marked contrast is the report OF
Tire republican treasurer, W. Z. Ont
lcalt On his statement appears only
1.-THE names of two contributors DIR. G.
w. Daniels, 800 and /. W. Wood,
I'chairman. two contributions of 500
each. There is an expense account
FOR postage, printing, Office rent and
clerk hire that exactly balances with
1.-THE receipts.
i Nearly All the candidates on the re-
publican slice certify tfTat they paid
certain amounts TO the executive com
lmittee, but in the treasurer's state
Iment there is no credit for these. The
aggregate Of these is more than the
total amount of the money received
lpy the treasurer Of the committee.
1t cost f. A. Hobbs s202.3S as
lsgainst his opoTrent, Lee Siler. WIN
ispent s1e0.5S.
1t only cost l. d. vanMetre s76.o5
in his ten days race against e. B.
Kestering, who spent sS1 80 to be
elected sheriff
Ttscost Wilbur II. Thomas s1S460 to
DE defeated for prosecuting attorney
by Allen B. No5l whe only spent st7s-
50.
1t took S209 TO elect L. Dewitt Ger
hardt clerk of the circuit court while
Taylor jefferson only spent s40.75 for
his defeat
Jacob Sites spent 1921 10 be de
feated for the Legislature.
DR.. Daniels spent 500 All Of which
he gave 10 the executive committee.
| ]. NJ rayne democratic candidate
for county commissioner spent SIC.
All these statements wiz be record
by the county clerk just as soon as
the rush is over