Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-29
CANDIDATES PUBLISH LISTS
More Paid Out in the Sixth District
Than in Any Other.
LEWIS ACKNOWLEDGES $496. SO
Wagaman, His Republican Oppo-
nent, Admits Spending $3.50, and
Socialist Swears to $129. SO.

according to the statements of the can
didates in the six districts filed with the
clerk of the House of Representatives.
The statements are required by the cam
paign publicity law ten days in advance
of the day of election.
Over in the sixth district which COM
prises Montgomery, Frederick, Washing
ton. Allegany and Garrett counties. the
money spent in the campaign is larger
than in any other district of the state
from which the returns are now in. Rep
resentative D. J. Lewis, democratic can
didate to succeed himself, acknowledges
that he has spent $4,000. while Charles
d. Wagaman. his republican opponent,
swears he has spent $3.50 S l.. V. Young
who is running under the socialist BAN
ner. has used up $129.s6 in his cam
paign.
Lewis Explains Two Checks.
In saying that he has received no Con-
tributions for his campaign Representa-
tive Lewis explains that he received two
checks Of 500 each from Woodbury.
Blair and W. A. Henry of Connecticut.
These, he says. he Endorsed over to T. b.
Beall. treasurer of the democratic state
central committee of Alegany county,
dHN " tiit w ISOil, dIfu Lewis
Club of Hagerstown. Another check for
$40 from Stanley N Becker he says he
Endorsed over to the democratic treas
urer for Montgomery county. His eX-
been made to treasurers of democratic
committees. t. B. Beall of Allegany
county. j. Dawson Williams, Thomas ].
Browning. John B. Sweeney and DIR. e.
H. Conley.
Young Gives List of Contributors.
Mr. Young. the socialist candidate in
the sixth district. gives a long list Of
contributors to his campaign The larg-
est are $40 each, from John ". Linn and
H. Henderson, and $500 from c. W.
Staub. He also records $3.50 received
from c. l.. Miller as the proceeds from
the sale OF pennants, post cards and but
tons. The items of expenditure also are
small.
Representative Thomas Parran. republi-
can candidate in the other district of
Maryland-the fifth-which touches the
District has written none" in the blank
spaces for contributions and expenditures.
Frank 0. Smith. his democratic Oppo-
nent, reports an expenditure of $40 % In
his campaign. Contributions to his cam
paign have been $25 from A. NJ. Wells
SO each from A Wells and NJ D. eSpick-
nall, and 81 from w. B. Hunter.
Mr.. Smiths itemiZed account of eX-
penditures indicates that he has been
circularizing the district in his own be-
half. For printing circular letters he says
he expended $3.50, and for printing cards
and similar campaign material. $5.25.
In the fourth district Representative ].
c. Linthicum, democrat, admits he has
spent $50 toward his reelection, and ia
cob f. Murback, his republican opponent
has turned in a statement showing his
expenditures to date to be S1S6
Third District Bills Small.
Representative George. Konig demo-
cratic candidate to succeed himself in the
third district, says he has spent $75 in his
campaign. Albert NJ. Sproesser, repub-
lican candidate in the same district, spent
SIT, showing a neck and neck race in this
particular
l.. Sparks, republican candidate in the
second district, is out $50 90 he reports.
Martin o. Huffman, the socialist candi-
date in that district, has reported that his
only expenditure-andt that for 10 cents
was for making the statement that he
had spent nothing otherwise In the cam
paign.
Representative j. Harry Covington,
democrat, has expended S6O6 46 in his
campaign for reelection.
Only one of the prohibition candidates
in Maryland has filed statement of ex-
penses so far. and he is Rev. Charles NJ.
paign have been more than score, and
he has received $19.75 by collections"
The minister seems ia have run a modern
campaign, for among the items of ex-
n so1 ass and So 'G for hire
| Contributions TO the national prohibit
ton party's campaign were $2H035.38,
according to a report Treasurer f. +.
to the clerk of the House Of Representa-
tives. The expenditures are placed at
$1S. 232.41. No contributions over $1,000
| were received, according to Mr.. Faris.
and his report assured the clerk that he
would send any other details desired.
F. j. Gould Gives $4,000.
The campaign committee of the Union
League Club Of New York today re-
the republican campaign to the amount
of $1S.745. The largest contributor was
Frank j. Gould, who gave $1,000 Sen
Baker and "a friend Of the cause mot a
corporation nor ofhceholder)" each con-
tributed $1,000 The disbursement report
showed that the club had given to the
republican state committee $500 and to
the republican national committee $3.50
and had on hand s., 459.
Murdoch Kenrick, as treasurer of the
national republican congressional COM
mittee Of Pennsylvania, reported contri
buttons Of $17,325S4 and disbursements
Of $12,24A.29.
The socialist campaign committee in
the twenty-eighth Pennsylvania congress
sional district received contributions of
$641. % and had been promised $500 by
the national socialist committee. Blair
Lee, democratic leader in Maryland, sent
in two reports. As treasurer of the dem
ocratic auxiliary committee of the state
of Maryland for campaign purposes he
reported contributions of $11,79O.41. AS
treasurer for Maryland for the campaign
committee of the national democratic
committee he reported contributions of
$2376.5O and disbursements of $2.3765O
to the same persons as are reported as
contributors.
Virginia Democrats Generous.
Representative Flood Of Virginia. as
treasurer Of the national democratic con-
gressional committee. filed a statement
showing he had received contributions of
$40, 92355. and that South Trimble. in
charge Of western headquarters. had re-
ceived $lO,4 867O. 1t was reported that
Mr.. Flood disbursed $1O.533.57 and Mr.
Trimble $637O25.
Thomas +. Ryan was the largest single
contributor, with q total Of $4,000. Next
in size was the $1,000 sent by the demo-
cratic congressional auxiliary committee
Of Washington. d. c.
Former Speaker Cannon has reported
one contribution Of $10O from +. d. Stout
Among his expenditures. which total
s. O12.62 $13O was spent for q special