Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-08

| The republican congressional committee
received s17.461 and disbursed s74.373.
while the democratic congressional COM
mittee received s27.7ao and disbursed
s27,771. during the recent campaign, ac-
cording to reports filed today with the
clerk of the House Of Representatives
These reports were made in accordapce
| with the act of June 25, 1910, providing
| for publicity of contributions made for
| the purpose of influencing elections at
| which representatives in Congress are
elected.
Had Money Left Over.
OF the amount contributed to the re-
publican cause $4,000 was cash on hand
at the time the publicity act was passed
The democratic balance on hand at that
time was only $13,"5S. The act requires
| division of receipts, showing contribu-
tions of 500 or more and contributions
| in sums less than, 800. In the former
class the republican report shows fifty
| two items, making up all but s2,4O2 of the
total receipts. In the hundred-dollar class
the democratic committee reported thir-
teen contributions, amounting to $3.50,
white luc dSSIcSdle VI VI
less than one hundred dollars was $1O.-
1885, the remainder being made up by
cash on hand.
The largest individual contribution TO
the republican fund was made by Rep
resentative William B. Mckinley of Illi-
nOis, the chairman of the committee,
which amounted to $500. A contribu-
ticn Of $3.50 was received from the
treasurer Of the Union League Club Of
Philadelphia. The republican state come
mttee of Louisiana contributed $2,LOJ,
former Secretary Of the Treasury Leslie
NJ. Shaw, as treasurer of the Manu1ac-
turers' Club of Philadelphia, $3.50. and
John Pitcairn of Pittsburg, $1,000. All
1T the remainder was made up from
contributions OF less than $1,000 The
national republican committee gave 1887.
Largest Democratic Giver.
The largest individual contribution to
the democratic fund was 1000 from w.
c.. Beer of New York city. Col. A. d.
Martin and South Trimble, both of Frank
fort, KY. and J. c. Mayo of Paintsville,
Ky, gave $50 each.
Ine democratic state committee OF
Georgia contributed $3.50. Travelling ex
penses during extensive speaking tours
we're contributed by Representatives
Champ Clark Of Missouri, 4. 8. Burleson
of Texas and Ollie NJ. James OF ken
| lucky.
From the sale of 215 campaign text
books, the republican committee received
$lO7 The democratic report does not
show any receipts from this source.
Only one member OF President Taft'S
poh 10 r0nfrihtlfGn
anything to the republican cause. Post
master General Hitchcock gave $500, and
If others of the PRESIDENTS onicial family
opened their purses, they gave amounts
OF less than 500.
Some Diplomatic Cash.
The diplomatic corps is represented by
r. c. Kerens of st. Louis, ambassador
to Austria Hungary, who gave $500, and
David Jayne Hill Of Rochester, who gave
500. Charles Dyer Norton, secretary to
President Taft, contributed 500
Senator Root made contribution of
500, his being the only name represent
ing the United States Senate. AS
the law does not require the pubncatiOn
of the names of small contributors, 1t
does not appear how many members OF
that body contributed to the cause of
| the other branch OF Congress.
HOW Money was spent.
Under the head Of disbursements, the
democratic report shows no extraordinary
expenditures and no large sums other
| than those covering rent printing and
| where the salaries and expenses of d
number of employees had been combined
into one item. Expenditures OF 500 each
are shown for the campaigns in the
third congressional district of Kentucky
! the sixth New Jersey. the third Massa-
| chusetts, the ninth Missouri the eighth
| Tennessee, second Nebraska seventh
| Missouri, eighth North Carolina six
teenth Missouri, eighth Missouri and 10th
! North Carolina. In Kansas $3.50 In dls-
| bursements was reported, while 500 was
| expended in Iowa. These amounts do not
! .lciuoe travehng expenses OF Speakers.
| The republican report shows many large
| expenditures In comparison with demo
! cratic disbursements. The printing bills
! were far larger and the same was true
! of items for rent, telegraph and tele-
| phone service and salaries.
What Speakers Were Paid.
Under the head of expenses of speakers
! it is shown that Representative Duncan
| E. McKinlay received $1,000: A. c. Ran
kin Of Chicago. $1.774 Rev. DR.. John
Wesley Hill Of New York, $2,25O, and
many other amounts between $50 and
$500.
| In twelve districts the republicans ex-
pended $1,000 cash, losing six districts
and winning six. These districts were
the sixth Kansas. the ninth Iowa, the
| tenth Kentucky. first Michigan. fourth
Minnesota, fifth Minnesota, second Ten
| nessee and the thirteenth. seventh, fif-
teenth. sixteenth and fourteenth Missouri
districts. In spite Of these expenditures,
the republicans suffered net loss Of four
seats In the House in the districts named
/ In nine other districts expenditures OF
$500 each were reported. These were the
/ first and sixth Iowa, the ninth and elev-
enth Kentucky, sixth and fifteent. Ohio.
nrst and second Oklahoma and second
West Virginia.
l In the ninth Wisconsin 500 Was spent
+, Contributions were reported Of $n,CU
to the republican state committee of
North Carolina: Of $l.S00 to the re-
publican state committee Of Missouri and
$500 toethe republican state committee OF
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