The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-06
All But Seventeen Per Cent of
Amount of Assessment.
COMMITTEE REPORTS,
Not Satisfied With Expenditure
of Funds.
Detailed Statement by the Com.
mittee Given Out.

The executive committee of the Re-
publican county central committee In a
circular letter sent to all of the candi-
dates today offers to return all but II
per cent of the assessment money nut
up by the candidates for county offices
on the Republican ticket. The letter
is signed by Reese Van SAINT, secretary.
and states that the action is the result
of decision on the part of the execu-
tive committee.
But the offer does not fully satisfy
the candidates who have been stirring
up the agitation. They have figured
out that 95 per cent Of the $2254 as
sessment money paid should be re-
turned.
The auditing committee had a report
to submit last night to all of the can
dfdates who were present at called
meeting arranged for last evening. The
only legitimate expense that the COM
mittee could discover in connection
with the campaign for this year was
$26.36, though a total Of $3S5.34 was
paid out charged to that account. The
salary Of the chairman, $125, is ques-
toned as also the following amounts:
Salary Of secretary, J. w. Gardiner,
SIS; printing to AL. Bauer, $25; Nellie
Ward, stenographer's fees, 81; services
of A w. Ward, $52: stamps, SIS. the
report also states that $540.96 was PAID
on expenses incurred in the 1906 cam
paign. County Treasurer Stanley Med
licott. and r. I. Thomas, clerk of the
district court, were present and stated
that they thought all of the 1906 cam
paign expenses had been met but IL
they were not they were willing TO
meet that expense out Of their own
pockets without shouldering 1t onto the
candidates of this year. In digging
back in the records the expense OF
Rome Colvin for hack service In lSoo
amounting to something over $500
which showed a payment by the com
mittee was challenged by Sheriff VII,
kerson, who jumped to his feet and
declared that he had met all the eX-
penses of carriage hire of the canol-
dates himself.
The Report in Detail.
Following is the report In detail:
To the Candidates for County Omcers
and Precinct Committeeman.
Gentlemen
Your committee. composed Of the five
undersigned candidates, appointed py
you last Saturday night for the pur-
pose of auditing the accounts OF the
Republican county central committee,
has spent the past three days In going
over the items of expense of the county
central committee for the campaign OF
1906 and the proposed primary s. cam.
paign of 1908, and now begs to submit
the following report for your cons1d-
Grafton:
We found that at the expiration of
H. NJ Philips term as chairman there
was left in the treasury, from the pri-
s797 .92. Against this sum there were
outstanding unpail bills amounting to
500. IS, leaving a net amount in the
hands Of the treasurer at the pegln-
ming of r. S. VanSant's term as chair
man of 1886. OF.
Orr investigation indicates that there
were no unpaid bills left over from the
campaign Of 1904.
At the conclusion of the campaign
of 1905 there was left in the hands OF
the treasurer the sum of 1922. How
ever, there were outstanding unpaid
bills from that campaign amounting to
s54O96. OF these bills S535.96 has been
paid from the funds collected by the
committee for the proposed primary
campaign of 1905 leaving SIS of the
bills of the campaign Of 1905 still I'M
paid. for which amount warrant is out
standing.
The actual expenses for the proposed
primary campaign Of 1908 amount TO
S38534, itemiZed as follows:
1647-1-23-0S, G. W. Bowers, rent
of chairs $50
164S-1- -0s, r. S. VanSant. ex-
penses meeting l.
-os, r. s. vanSant
-0s, Stamps for chair
man -. 500
-08, M.LMoody, janitor 1.50
-0S, Geo. Stone, stenog
rapher $500
-0S Incidentals, Jan.
-lz59
-0S Salary for chair
man ......... -. 1850
1646-1-20-0S, j. W. Gardiner,
stamps, stationery,
pens pencils, etc 1000
1650-1-24-08, Nellie Ward. office
1661-1-24-08, Emehizer & Spiel
man, rent of office
chairs ........ 49,. 80
| 1851 oS. A. D. Bauer. printing 1000
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