Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
COOK AND HATTON
SPENT FORTUNES
FILE EXPENSE STATEMENTS
SHOWING AGGREGATE OUT
LAY OF OVER $4,000.
HATToN's DOCUMENT GIVES
NAMES OF THOSE WHO PAR
TIcIPATED IN FUND.
Madison. Oct. s.

In sworn statements filed recently
in the Office of Secretary of State
Frear, S. A. Cook of Neenah and
William H. Hatton of New London,
defeated candidates for the republi-
can nomination for United States SEN
ator, acknowledge that they togeth-
er spent over $4,000 in the cam
paign. Mr.. McGovern spent over
$1,000 and Mr.. Stephenson, the sue
cessful candidate, who has not yet
filed his statement, as he has until
after his election to do so, will bring
the total cost of the Wisconsin sena-
torial contest up to probably over
100000.
Mr.. Hatton spent total of $685..
413.OS. Mr.. Cooks total is $29,.
5S7.65.
Mr.. Hatton announced his candi-
dacy Immediately after the election
OF Senator Stephenson by the legisla-
ture in 1907, and began to expend
money in his active campaign with
the beginning of the present year
The first expenditure was made on
January 1, to c. K. Lush, for state
organization and the statement sets
forth payments to Mr. Lush aggregat-
ing some $4,000. w. w. Powell en-
tered the employ of Mr.. Hatton early
in the spring, received his first mon.
ey on April 80 and was provided with
about $1,350 in the aggregate. W.
H. Dick, Mr.. Hatton's business part
ner and campaign manager, received
$1,000 six times during the campaign.
The sum of $2,214.7S went to the
Cantwell Printing Co., and the total
printing expenses, to this and other
companies, amounted to about $4,000.
The statement is full and explicit.
among names appearing other than
those given above are Walter l..
Houser, Assemblyman c. F. Stout.
Assemblyman Theodore M. Thomas,
H. G.. Clark, Senator George B. Hud-
nall, former Assemblyman w. S.
Braddock, and H. ]. McElroy of Mil
waukee, the manager of the Milwau.
kee campaign.
Mr. Cooks statement is by no
means complete and explicit. He
enumerates checks handed by him to
his campaign manager, w. C. Cowi
ing of Oshkosh, amounting to $2S,
500, and personal expenditures of ST..
0S7.65. This brings the total of his
statement to $29,5S765. Mr.. Cook
says that the statement is not com
plete as to expenditures, but that
Mr.. Cowling will file detailed state
ment to show where the money went
In a letter accompanying the state
ment, Mr.. Cook uses this significant
language, indicating an appreciation
on his part that he was entered in
fast company:
There is cause for even more than
regret that it seemed to become nee
essary for me to furnish so large an
amount of money, as / believe / know
how every dollar was earned, and
also know something of how many
worthy homes and institutions could
have assisted with same, but I prom
Used the people when / accepted the
| call, February 10, to become candi
date, that l would do the best
could to succeed, not for self bu
service, and my actions, as far as
have gone into this senatorial con
ltest, have been assumed and per
formed conscientiously by me, the
same is open for proper investigation
and if l have made mistakes in the
expenditure, it has been done will
good intent, and so far as am con
cerned I am perfectly willing tina
the course / have pursued shall b.
Judged by the people" He adds
word of appreciation Of the servic
rendered to his cause by many IN
selfish people,
J. w. Murphy of Platteville spen
only $14 to get renominated for con
gress by the democrats in the thir'
district.
Henry J. Neuens Of Sheboygal
spent s51 81 in his unsuccessful cam
lpaign for the democratic nomination
for commits sioner of insurance.