Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-09
CAMPAIGN EXPENSE BILLS.
Congressional Campaign Committees
File Reports in Washington.
HUNDRED THOUSAND IS SPENT
More Than Three-Fourths of This
Amount Is Disbursed by Repub-
Iicans-Where the Money
Went.

WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-The republican
congressional committee received. 81. 4si- and
S'sbursed ST4.S73. while the democratic con-
gressional committee received 81. .790 and
disbused t27.TTl during the recent campaign.
according to reports filed today with the
clerk Of the house OF representatives.
The largest individual contribution to the
republican fund was made by Representa-
tive William b Mckinley, which amounted
to 5000. A contribution OF $3.50 was re-
ceived from the treasurer Of the Union
League club Of Philadelphia The repubr-
can state committee Of Louisiana con-
tributsd 5000; former Secretary Of the
Treasury. Leslie NJ. Shaw, as treasurer Of
the Manufactures Club OF Philadelphia
81 $50 and John Pitcairn Of Pittsburg. 5000.
The national committee gave $751;
The largest individual contribution to the
democratic fund was 1900 from W. c.
Beer Of New York City.
Travelling expenses during extensive
speaking tours were contributed by Rep
resentatives Champ Clark OF Missouri. A. s.
Burieson OF Texas and Ollie James Of Ken
lucky.
From the sale Of 30 campaign text books
the republican party received slO7. The
democratic report does not show any re-
ceipts from this source
Hitchcock Gives Five Hundred.
Only one member Of President TafGs
cabinet Is shown to have contributed any
thing TO the republican cause. Postmaster
General Hitchcock gave 800.
The diplomatic corps is represented by R.
C. Kerens OF St Louis. ambassador to
Austria Hungary. who gave $500. and David
Jayne Hin OF Rochester. who gave 800
Charles Ryer Norton. secretary TO Presi-
dent Taft contributed SiO0.
Senator Root made a contribution OF $500
his being the only name representative OF
OF the United States senate.
| Under the head Of disbursements. the
democratic report shows no extraordinary
( expenditures. Expenditures Of 500 each are
shown for the campaigns in the Third con-
greEsional district Of Kentucky, the Ninth
Missouri, Second Nebraska, Seventh Mis-
sourt. Sixteenth Missouri and Eighth Mis-
souri,. In Kansas $500 IN disbursements were
reported. while 500 was expended in Iowa.
These amounts DO not include travelling
| expenses Of speakers
Republican Bill for Speakers.
The republican report shows many large
expenditures IN comparison with democratic
disbursements
! Under the head OF expenses OF speakers,
it is shown that Representative Mckinley,
received, 5000; A. c. Rankin Of Chicago,
ST. IA; Rev. DR.. John Wesley HIN OF New
| York. $3.50. and many other amounts be-
tween $50 and $500. The republicans ex-
pended $1,000 cash IN the Sixth Kansas.
Ninth Iowa, Tenth Kentucky. First Auchi-
gan, Fourth and Fifth Minnesota, Second
II Tennessee and the Seventh, Thirteenth
Fourteenth Fifteenth and Sixteenth Mis-
sourf districts The republicans lost -four
seats IN the districts named.
In nine other districts the expenditur,
OF $50 each were reported These were tn,
First and Sixth Iowa. Ninth and Eleventh
Kentucky. Sixth and Fifteenth Ohio. Firs
and Second Oklahoma and Second Wee
Virginia.