New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
PIVOTAL STATES TAFTS $2O,035 TO FIGHT RUM
Prohibition Party Has Spent
1922 Of Its Campaign Fund.
COST OF CONGRESS SEATS
Committees and Candidates Re
port Expenditures Ranging
from $4,000 to Nothing.

Washington. oct. 2S-ContributIons 10
the national Prohibition party's campaign
were $50, 035 IS, according to report the
treasurer. II. +. Faris, has telegraphed
from Trenton, Mo, TO the clerk OF tho
House of Representatives. The expendi-
lures are placed at 1lS.232 A. No contri-
buttons over $1,000 were received, Mr.
Faris stated. and his report assured the
clerk that he would send other details
desired
The campaign committee OF the Union
League Club Of New York reported to-
day Il had received contributions for the
Republican campaign 10 the amount of
tls7i5. The largest contributor was
Frank ]. Could, who gave 900 Senator
Root, Emerson McMiihn, @. II. Baker and
"a friend OF the cause (not a corporation
or officeholder)" each contributed $1,000.
The disbursement report showed that the
club had given to the Republican State
Committee $500 and 10 the Republican
National Committee 1880. and had on
hand S.479.
Murdoch Kendrick, as treasurer Of the
National Republican Congress Committee
OF Pennsylvania. reported contributions
Of S7,325 "a and disbursements OF Sl22H o..
The Socialist campaign committee in the
2Sth Pennsylvania Congress District re-
celyed contributions of ,64l "a and had
been promised 500 By the Socialist Ma
tlonal Committee.
Blair Lee, Democratic leader in Mary
land, sent in two reports. AS treasurer
Of the Democratic auxiliary committee
OF the State OF Maryland for campaign
purposes he reported contributions OF
81, 80 IL. Az treasurer for Maryland for
the campaign committee Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee he reported
contributions OF $3.50 80. and dIsburse-
ments Of 1886 80 70 the. same persons as
are reported as contributors
The report OF contributions and expen-
dltures OF the Democratic National Con-
gress Committee was sent by Representa-
tive II. d. Flood, OF Virginia, treasurer.
IL showed that contributions of $40, 925 Is
had been received by Mr.. Flood and slO,-
466 70 by South Trlmble, IN charge OF
Western headquarters. Mr.. Flood report
ed that he had disbursed SO, 5.32 81 and Mr..
Trlmble $3.50 % ........ ,,.... .....
The largest single contributor was
Thomas f. Ryan. who gave 500 to Mr.
Flood. No other contribution exceeded
81, 600 except one Of 5000 by South Trimble
as treasurer Of the Western headquarters
and 1900 by the Democratic Congress
auxiliary committee of Washington.
Scores OF reports of expenditures and
receipts were sent TO tho clerk by Con-
gress candidates. Representative Serene
l.. Payne reported he had expended in
his district In New York 81. go. through the
county committees.
Ex-Speaker Cannon reported he had re-
ceived one contribution Of 800 from II. d.
Stout. His expenditures were S3,0l2 60. all
OF which was given 10 county committees,
except 800 expended for a special train
and another item recorded In this way:
October, 1912 travelling. expenses and
subsistence OF secretary. tls TO-
Speaker Champ Clark reported he had
received ;s5 and expended s5i7.
w. Bourke Cochran, Progressive Con-
gress candidate In New York City, report
ed an expenditure OF 81 ,459. Amos Pin
chot, Progressive candidate In the 18th
New York District, reported an expendi-
ture OF S1S7 25.
]. Still Wilson. Socialist candidate IN
the 9Th California Congress District, re-
ported receipts Of s2,290 Sc and expendi-
lures OF sl,432 s.. Victor Berger. the only
Socialist in Congress. reported that he
had spent nothing. 1.-THE rules OF our party
not permitting It."
Howard sutherland. candldate-at-large
the item for contributions wrote In his
report: Nothing. Nothing In sight. and
nothing promised