Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-30
CANDIDATES FILE
THEIR PRIMARIES
RACE EXPENSES

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bly,, expended $25 to be defeated, not
including what he explains in the fol-
lowing note appended to his affidavit:
"Note-Trolley car fares and steam
car fares used in going from my home
In Bloomfield to headquarters in New
ark about 1920 and a plate at dinner
with Governor Wilson, September 10,
1911 $3.50 do not, l conceive, count as
campaign expenses in aid Of my cleo
ton"
Mr.. Boardman also adds that he
doesn't think 81 paid for an ad. in the
Bloomfield Citizen to advertise a Will
son League meeting was an expense
in aid of his election"
Lentz Account Is $11.75.
Carl Lentz emptied his pockets of
S11.75 in the race for the Republican
county committee.
1t cost Frank l.. Driver $102.50 to
miss a freebooter nomination; George
J. Anthem distributed $3.50 to fall short
of the same goal, Hugh Gallagher, in
the same race, bulled expenses to
$195.75 and lost; Louis e. Voorhees,,
likewise an "also-ran' for freebooter.
made things look like a Jackpot by
extravagantly disbursing $685. SIS. on
the other hand. it didn't cost John Nc
Carthy a cen to get a Democratic
nomination for freebooter.
John Hemsath, Progressive Republi-
can, who lost. confessed to squander-
ing $25, and John Howe. also for free
holder, placed $3.50 on himself without
getting a look-in.
G1-l Ii XVirFaaI- 4ff1IA1 "a l..ar ~.
a Progressive Republican entry in the
freeholder sweepstakes, at a cost OF
$3.50. John Bull, Independent Repub-
lican, dropped $14S.42 to be among the
vanquished in the same entries.
S. j. MeeSer, Wilson Democrat, spent
500 to lose, and DR.. Dawson, Progress
sive Republican, $50 for the same sort
of amusement.
Freehoiders Spent Most.
Assembly candidates were not so lib
eral as those for freeholder. For in
stance, John A. Matthews ran off with
a Democratic nomination without
spending a cent. Frank Fetridge
didn't let it cost him anything to lose
a Progressive Republican nomination.
John M. Klein, Progressive Republican,
however, spent 800 and these other los
ers the following amounts: w. p.
Macksey, Wilson Democrat, $25; George
l.. House, Wilson Democrat, $16.72;
John II. McCook. Wilson Democrat,
1888; John A. McFadden, Wilson Demo-
crat, SIS; G. w. Hallgring, Progressive
Republican. $25.
Forest P. Kaiser, Independent Demo-
cratic candidate for sheriff, spent $3.50;
Valentine Kane, Independent Republi-
can for sheriff, 500; John Hopkins, a
candidate for constable $25. won;
George V. Tucker, Progressive Repub-
lican candidate for alderman in the
Eleventh ward, a winner, $70.32; and
Charles A. Simpson, another candidate
for alderman, $1.50.
Candidates for the county commit
tees were more prompt in fling state
ments than those for other offices.
Among the candidates for aldermen
who filed their returns before noon
time were Michael F. Mullen, who was
a Democratic candidate in the Fourth
ward, but not elected. His statement
was that he personally spent $4S.50 and
received a donation of $40 from Isaac
Stone.
Thomas ]. Les, jr.. Democratic can
hlhdAt " " lldl IA hAAS - 1850
showed that he did not pay anything
personally, but received 800 from
Frederick j. Fischer, and of that
amount he spent $4S.36 for printing,
and returned the balance to Mr..
Fischer.
Martin George, who was a candidate
for alderman in the same ward, paid
500 to the Woodrow Wilson League.
Daniel Hopper, who ran in the
Eighth ward. paid $25 to the Pro
gressive Republican Leagues general
fund, and that was all.
John f. Tobin was the Democratic
candidate in the same ward, but he
had no expenses. He ran as a mere
matter of form, as a Democrat is sell
dom or ever elected in that ward.
John J. McGovern, who defeated
three other Democratic candidates in
the Seventh ward, paid out 81 for
printing.
John +. Fitzsimmons. the successful
Democratic candidate in the Twelfth
ward, paid out $3.45.
William j.. Marshall, Democratic
candidate in the Eleventh ward, spent
nothing.
Anthony r. Finelli, Democratic an
didate in the Fifteenth, paid $40 for
printing.