Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
COSTS TO BE A CANDIDATE
Cummins and Allison File Statements
Of Their Expenses.
LAST DAY FOR MAKING RETURNS
Cash Premiums AmOuntfnR to Forty
thousand Dollars TO he Paid by
state Fair, which f. 70 BE
Held In August.
(From a staff Correspondsnt.)

FROM a ENatI COTTespondeIAl
DIES MONIES, June B-(Speciall-It
cost Governor Cummlns S4,7ss,15 to conduct
his campaign for the United States senate
and II cost Senator Allison $205O. Both
candidates filed their sworn statement as
required by law with the secretary Of state
today.
Governor Cummins statement is ltemized
as pss.so by himself for travelling expenses
and other expenses incident to the
campaign; and as spent by his committee
s2.9u.s2 for printing. ss4S.s for postage and
ssSs.s7 for clerks and stenogrsphers and
other minor office expenses.
Senator Allison's statement is very brief.
He spent $50 out Of his own pocket and he
gave 5000 to ]. T. Adams of Dubuque, who
managed his campaign. How Mr.. Adams
spent Il or whether he spent more than the
S2.OO0 Senator Allison does not state.
Today was the last cay under the law
for candidates to file their statements OF
expense and a large number of them came
in. Among them were: B. T.. Sweet re-
publican candidate for congress in the
Third district, s1,21s.01: c. E. Pickett. re-
publican candidate for congress in the
Third, s1,5T2.s7; Judge S. F. Prouty. re-
publican candidate for congress in the
Seventh. H,1Se.s5: RominEer. republican
candidate for congress in the Sixth, $500:
]. NJ. Good. republican candidate for con-
gress in the Fifth, A.S29.s3: Walsh, demo-
cratic candidate for congress in the Sec
ond, N,37637; DeArmand. democratic candi-
date for congress in the Second, sl2O.16;
n. S. Ketehum, republican candidate for
state railroad commissioners. f242s0.
Central Committee Meets.
The republican state central committee
met today and selected w. s. Hart of
Allamakee county for temporary chairman
Of the state convention. to be held at Wat
erloo on June "a, and Julian richards for
temporary secretary. All the members OF
the committee were present except Rinniker
of the Eleventh. The standpatters con-
trolled the committee. having six votes to
four of the progressives, and the selections
for temporary officers are standpat. Mr..
Hart is a former member Of the legislature.
Mr.. Richards has been a political newspa-
per writer in Iowa for some years.
In the primary election recently held. the
Allison men carried fifty-seven counties of
the ninety-nine in the state. and it is ex-
pected that they will Control the next state
convention. making it standpat.
Want Western Money.
Unless some western money is put up
the three Iowa men who won out in the
collegiate Olympic games in Chicago will
not have a chance y go to Athens. Greece.
Huff OF GrinneIl. Beard Of Ames and Hag-
gard OF Drake are on the supplemental
list to be taken to Athens. Those in charge
OF the American end of the matter say
that all the money subscribed thus far
towards taking the American team abroad
has been put up in the east, and that the
now put up In order to send the
western men. The expenses from New
York will be $50. Grinnell has guaranteed
the money TO send Huff. The committee
must have the money by tomorrow, as the
boat sails from New York on June "a.
Nye GetS Appointment.
c. L. Nye. one of the leading Methodist
ministers from Iowa, has been made a
director of the Board Of Control of the
Epworth league OF his church. He also
received nineteen votes for bishop.
File Answer.
In federal court TO-DAY the no strikers
in the Iowa Central shops at M~arshaltown
filed an answer denying the charges OF the
employers in their petition for Injunction.
They denied that they had interfered with
the company and did not seek to compel
the road to- abandon its MarshaItown
shops They claim they have not stationed
piekets or attempted to intimidate the men
and are ready to return to work II salts
FACTORY wages are paid to them.
Spend Money on Fair.
cash premiums TO the amount of s40.OOo
VIII be spent on the state fair. which will
De held in August. The speed premiums
alone amount 10 $4,000. On amusements
the fair management will spend $50 coo
The big night scenic spectacle this year
VIII be sherman's ride and is expected to
draw a bia crou-1