The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-01
More Election Expenses.


he spent s. 81, of this amount S. being for
lie m hire, and the remainder for travelling
expenses. Other expenses follow: Rich
ard n. Cromwell, for House of Delegates
spent $40; William H. Smith, sheriff,
S3eS.22; Edmund X. Schroyer, surveyor,
$22.5 SO.
John A Heard, the Socialist candidate
for State Senator, filed list of the ex-
penses for the 10 candidates of his party.
The statement shows that the expenses
consisted in payments for printing Of litera-
ture. campaign buttons. etc. The amounts
paid by each candidate for these different
items are carried out to the mills, and the
total shows that each candidate paid the
sum of s. I9 as his share
Fred. w. Cramer. the successful candi-
date for the office of county treasurer,
spent S54,45. OF this amount SIPS was
paid the Der8ocratic County Central Com
mittee, postage S257. 40. Printing, etc.,
cost slightly over $50. John w. Hotter,
for county commissioner spent $50: Chas.
T. Pagan, sheriff $685.; w. o. Werten-
baker, House of Delegates. SS3. 90; !. P.
I. Matthias, S244 So.
MIR. Morris A. Soper. Republican can
didate for Acknowledgement at the late
election, spent SI76.63 in the campaign.
according to his sworn statement filed as
required by the Corrupt Practices act
The money was spent as follows: Trans
portation, SS4 %; meals and boad, S22. IS;
taxlcab hire. SG.e5; advertising $40; cleri-
cal services S22; postage S., and telephone
70 cents.
The treasurers of the Democratic and
Republican County Central Committees
have filed with Mr. Hsrry w Bowers,
the Clerk of the Circuit Court. of this
county, their expense accounts incurred
as result of the recent campaign in the
county One thing is noticed, and that
IS, that both parties almost the same
amounts. the totals running in each case
near So. 800
Colonel E. Austin Baughman, treas
urer OF the Democratic County Central
Committee, submitted statement show
ing that he had collected the sum of
s., O4S so. The report shows that each
member OF the committee in the county
contributed 81 and from this source S247
was raised. Blair Lee contributed 5000.
and Murray Nandver. the treasurer of
the State Central Committee. sent 81 900
to be used i'll this county The candi-
dates paid from $40 to $50 each. Quite
number of the leading Democrats in
the county contributed sums from SIS
down to so cents each.
sCoioneI Baughman's statement shows
lhai he spent S.. 3ot Is, over paying his
cJilecllo b. S25z 40 Money was sent
INTO tbs -JGi len districts in sums OF
lrom SIS 10 Si25 --cil, The treasurer
safes tn u i1...-i .e n@er amount him
self ana tn sucCe NJ candidates OF his
pirlV have asreed 4, repay him the
money advanced. Ia amounts which
went to pay the cost OF The barbecue,
held on the fair grounds. are set forth.
these accounts being scattered through
the whole report.
Mr.. Willard n. Nusz, the treasurer OF
the Republican County Central Com
mitteee, shows that he collected S..
3o4. so and paid out the sum o. s.,
POS a. thus leaving balance of SII 50.
The statement says that Edward A.
Toms, CLERK at the headquarters, is
owed SIS. this being the only outstand-
ing debt remaining unpaid. The state
nent OF Mr.. NuSz covers IL typewriter
pages. and sets forth in amounts from a
lew cents up TO SIS or more, the items
tor which the money was spent There
was no parcellng of money 10 the several
districts for use by the committeeman,
this evidently being sci forth in the
report OF MIR. Nusz, as there are more
than 100 messengers named to whom
money was paid, and there are also a
number OF small amounts set forth as
being for teams and similar expenses.
All.Voters who were brought home to
ny III IL,
amount paid for the car fare of each
The money raised for the management
of the campaign was raised BY contribu.
tons ranging from $500 down, paid by
the candidates for the offices, and by
the contributions from the various Re
publican Office holders OF the county and
from the leading Republicans throughout
the county.
On Tuesday morning, County Clerk
Mr.. Harry w Bowers, received the com
missions for eight OF the persons elected
TO office at the recent election. The com
misso1s were for the following:
County Commissioners = J. Stewart
Amman and John W. Hotter
Sherif-Charles T. Pagan.
Judges of the Orphans Court-AIbert
w. Ecker, John w. Mumford and John
c. Castle. No one was designated as
the chiel judge.
County Treasurer-Fre d erick w.
Cramer
While the officers whose commissions
have arrived, may swear IN at any time,
yet IT is probable that none will take
the oath OF Office before Friday, the Gus
tom being 10 lake charge of an Office on
December Ist.
Chairman Hanna, of the Republican
State Committee, recently filed with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Hartford
County, at Belair, where he resides, a
statement of the receipts and disburse-
ments for the gubernatorial campaign,
Just ended. The report shows the total
receipts of $22.S5S. So and dlsburse-
ments amounting to S43,So7.55. or this
sum, individuals to the number Of nearly
400, contributed $3I,o33 so Among the
contributors and their contributions were
William P. Jackson, SI4, 600, and Robert
Garrett. John w. Carrot: and William
n. Jackson. 81 900 each, and Charles J.
Bonaparte $500.
Nearly $50. 900 was spent in aiding the
Baltimore City Committee aud the coun-
ties. Another So, 900 was spent in print
ing and advertising and the remainder
for meetings, headquarters. etc The
committee a year ago wound up the
campaign in debt about 81 600, and the
campaign just closed finds a debt of
about IS. ooo
The memorable campaign of 1885, is
repued to have cost the Republicans
over $I25,ooo.