The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-09
COST OF CONGRESS ELECTIONS
COMMITTEES REPORT WBaT
THEY RECEIVED AND SPENT.

hrpubiiean Committee Received Sss'soo
snd the Democratic Committee ST.
! syO and spent Nearly All % it-heH.
d v. nm Got g.. $50 for speeenrs.
WARRINGTON. Dec s-1he reports OF
Charles n DUEL. treasurer Of the Repub
licau CONGRESSIONAL committee. and Of
James r Llovd, chairman OF the Demo-
cratic Congressional committee. Of re-
CENTS and expenditures OF the two COM
mittees during the recent Congressional
campaign were made public to-day.
having oesn fled with the clerk Of the
HOUSE ri Representatives, in accordance
with the law of June rs. 1910. providing
for the complete publicity Of campaign
| contributions
! The publication Of the expense accounts
II rhs rwo committees to-day derives
additional interest from the fact that this
IL the fret time such action has been man
datory Consequently there Is no au-
thentIc basis II comparison with previous
campaigns
According 10 the reports the total Of
contributions received by the Republican
Congressional Committee Vas 81. ASo. a3.
while the Democrats received s27. 7so.si.
Consequently II appears that the party
thar had the most money W ASH successful
TINS wear.
The Republican committee spent all
hut 50 rs. So Of rhe total contributions
received; the Democrats spent all but
$40 so Of their fund
The Republican Congressional COM
mi'tee. the report says had SA7 $50 "a
-, 10 mn
supplemented by contributions ranging
from 81 upward The Union Lea gIe Club
Of Philadelphia contributed the largest
single amount $3.50. Representative
William Mckinley 81 Illinois. chairman
81 the Republican Congressional com
mItree, was the largest individual con-
tributor He gave S. 600 The Republi-
can State Committee of New Orleans.
Ia. gave s? 600 and former Secretary
III the Treasury Leslie " shaw. treasurer
Of the Manufacturers Club OF Philadelphia.
turned over 81 $50
John Pitcairn of Pittsburg. Pa. gave
81 no These are the only amounts Of
81 40 or over
Elihu Root gave t50o. Postmaster
General Hitchcock. $500: Secretary 10
the President Norton. 500, Sergeant-at-
Arms Casson Of the House OF Representa-
rires $3.50. John Hays Hammond. 500.
Alexander Mcdowell. clerk Of the HOUSE
Of Representatives $3.50. former Assistant
Secretary Of the NAVY Charles Il
Daring Of Vermont 500; r c. kerans
OF 81 Louis $50; {. H. DUEL OF New
York $3.50. and David J Hill Of Rochester. !
II President Roosevelt contributed
anything ~ rhe Republican campalg On
fund u was less than 500 The names Of
those contributors are not published: but
subscriptions on this basis aggregated
81 iO2 rs
The Democratic committee had s3.:Ss -
on hand when the campaign opened
This vas supplemented by only thirteen
Contributions Of more than 500 each.
S W Bee. .,o g. New fS si.yo cit, Gf
Paintsvlle ky.. $500 Col A. . Martin.
Frankfort ny 500: South Trimbls 81
NeprIckv. eecrstary Of the Democratic
Congressional Committee. $500. Missouri
cls Burton Harrison OF New York. 500.
Bird Coler. New York citv 500. James
+ Llovd chairman of the COMMITTEES,
slno and " q Wood of Flint. Mich 500
The Democratic contributions Of less than
sin1 were Eve times as great As me Re-
publican income from this 50 Irce 'otalllng
SO So 10
IL ia 81 interest that Champ Clark II
Missouri who Il be -he next Speaker
~ the House. according 70 the report
"1n'rrhited only travelling expenses
incurred during a speaking tour Of one
wee outside of Missouri
L n reports ConIain detailed state
msnrs II dlsb,r-emen,s. The largest
single arno In' discussed nv the Repuhl-
can con EressIonal comm Ittee WAS SIS
$50 ~ "a a printing company Of Phila-
d.lphIs One interesting IiSm il a record
If rh~ psvrnenf 81 81 2So 70 the Rev John
Wesley HILL II New York CRY for preach
lns Republican doctrines on the stump
leans A I Rankin was paid sl7Ts - /
the largest single amount outside Of THAT |
PAID for the Rev Mr. Hills SER ices |
RepresAntstIve Duncan Mckinley of /
California received 81 .nOo J Adam Bede
$3.50. and Samuel Janovlg Of New York
$50 The Republican committee ON
Plovsd rhirtv-on~ speakers
Contributions 20 the various State and
district committees nv the Repu blican !
Congressional committee IN all included |
81 North Carolina. 81 500 TO the State !
committee of Missouri. and $500 10 the |
Republican STATE committee Of MARYLAND !
Twenty-Five { congress districts received
separate contributions. twelve Of them of
81 go zach. and The rest $500 each Repuh- h,
lIcan nsIrssnts got no help.
The Democratic disbursement total IL
made up Of a large number Of compare
lively small items The committee gave
financial Aid 10 twelve Congress districts. |
but spent $500 only IN each one
The Rev John Wesley Hill. pastor ~ (
the METROPOLITAN Temple Of This city. |
who So's2 .Sofcr his services on rhe stump.
'ha largest sum any speaker got said
last nj ght that he really didn know how
much Be had received. bur that whatever
II was ~ vas not enough Mr. Hill did |
his stumpInE our n Ohio This wear He
thought ne Rad made about ninety
speeches which according 10 rhe figures |
would amount 20 SIS apiece Last sum I
mer when he was snlighrening Chautau- /
qYss they paid MIN 500 for every speech |
Tina. was more Ike u. he thought This |
wear however he sometimes made ten |
speeches a dsv. which ~ SIS would h. |
$3.50