Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-17
DEMOCRATSH HAVE
MONEY LEFT over
VICTORIES OF RECENT, ELECTION
DID NOT DRAIN PIckLER's
GOLFERS.
s47.ee NOW IN TREASURY
Excess Aount Made up by Generosity
Of Candidates and Friends May
be Used in Banquet--others
File Stateents.

The victories won by the Democratic
party in the recent election cost
$1,947.S4, but everybody is happy, for
the contributions exceeded this
amount and $47.6S lie in the Golfers
presided over by Chairman Thomas H.
Picker. The amount will in all prob
ability be used as a starter for vic
| torious banquet for the winners and
their ardent supporters, or else re-
turned to those uufortunates who
failed to win out in the struggle.
Chairman Picklers report of ex:
Ipenses filed with the county auditor,
gives an itemized list OF receipts and
disbursements. Those who contributed
| follow
| G. B. Melick, $40; C. G. Ayres, $40;
James Huffman, IS; M w. CrisweIl,
$40; T. j. Jaques, $50: DR.. j. c.
Box, $40; Elizabeth Burgess, s25: G.
w. McCarty, $125; G. q. Sparks, $45;
Frank Kussart, $140; William Wilson.
$50; George Phillips, SIPS; Seneca
Cornell, $125; w. W. Jackson, s2O5;
j. V. Curran, $125; Dan w. Hamilton,
500; T. j. Phillips, Sill; S. R. Chea.
die, $40; Michael Schwartz, $40; Dick
Hamms, $40; voluntary subscriptions
$3.50 and subscriptions secured by
Chairman Picker, SIS. The disburse
ments were for clerk hire, bands, halls
headquarter rent, railroad fare OF
Chairman Picker toOskaloosa and Des
MONIES, political Autographs, fire
works, livery, gas and light and polling
of wards.
More of the fortunate and unfortu
nate ones in the recent conflict of bal
lots nave filed their statements OF
expense to County Auditor G. w. Nc.
Carly. Sheriff Elect W. W. Jackson
leads off the candidates with an ex.
rense account of s25455. with Walter
5. Coen and Tom Stodghill followina
with $20S.91 and $4,000 The Socialist
candidates, except C. F. Pool, spent
nothing and likewise got nothing. The
/ accounts cover assessment to the
county central committees, railroad
fare and hotel expenses and printing
and postage The following candi-
dates have fled their statements In
addition 10 those announced previous
! ":
]. NJ. Huffman constable ....s $500
M. w. criswell, constable -. 21.oO
G. B. Melick, justice of peace. $500
G. G. Ayres, justice OF peace. 31.40
Elizabeth Burgess, superinten-
dent of schools ............ 1854
Frank Kussart, recorder 1855. 160.75
T. j, Jaaues, board of super
visors Observation-Disclosures. 1890
w. W. Jackson, sheriff $500. 254.55
William Wilson, board Of super
Vlsors ......,........... 5000
G. W. mccarthy. auditor 1850. 146.5E
A. j. Fairchild, board of super
visors ........ ............. $50;
W. S. Coen. attorney ........ 20S.91
j. A. Ballard, auditor ........ 142.8t
A W. slaught. coroner ........ SO;
Tom Stodghill. sheriff ....... 1880
Edwin DUNCAN, clerk ........ 1411s
E. ]. Moore, representative ;. 134.0t
G. G. Sparks, representative J. 180.SS
G. A. Marble, treasurer ...... 1888
]. w. Jordan, Board of
Supervisors ......... 5000
Esther Nicholson, superinten-
dent of schools ............ 99.7t
W. G. Wyman, surveyor ...... 1872;
M. L. Kirk, justice Of peace -. 14.2;
G. G. Crawley, constable $500. 23.4(
r. N. Wilcox, justice of peace 7.5l
G. P. Fool, sheriff ..... 34.Ot
Leroy Christie, Andrew Johnson ant
Joseph Nevin, Socialist candidate;
have filed statements to the effect tina
they were to no expense in the cleo