The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
BIG SUMS SPENT AS
ELECTION EXPENSES
Republicans Democrats and
PrOhibitiOniStS' Statements.

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That thousands of dollars was ex-
pended in Morris county in aid of
the election of party candidates is
evidenced by statements filed with
County Clerk Mott by party treas
urers. The republicans lead in the
amount expended according to the
for all the republican candidates for
statement.
stephen c. Griffith was treasurer
county offices and also for j. Fred
Runyon, candidate for mayor All
the money received and expended by
the Morris county organization passed
through his hands. The democrats
had no general disbursing officer,
Eugene S. Burke filing a statement
as treasurer for Edward j. Neigh
Dor and Augustus Barley Cyrus T
Loree filed a statement for the na
tional prohibition party. The So
cialists and progressives had no Of
ficial treasurer and in the case of
the former expended no money while
the progressive candidates made their
own personal expenditures and no
statement being required by law OF
money collected and spent by their
county organization none was filed.
For the republicans Mr. Griffith re-
ports the receipt and expenditure of
S4,410. His report shows, as do
those of others filing, that the money
was spent for advertising andprint-
ing, auto hire and other travelling
expenses, the hiring of halls and
bands, clerk hire, buttons, stationery,
fireworks, etc State Treasurer Daniel
S. Voorhees, heads the list of con-
tributors with $500, like amount
being sent to Morris county by the
state committee. e. b. Mott con-
tributed $3.50, Richard H. Williams,
$3.50; Postmaster Charles McCollum,
S150; l.. A. Waters, $3.50; James II.
McGraw, Dean Sage, C. M. Decker,
John Claflin, Adolphe de Barry former
Governor Franklin Murphy, DIR. d.
| H. McAlpin, G. G. Frelinghuysen, H.
A. Hutchens, II. Leroy Whitney and
A. e. Mills 500 each; Thorn Kissel,
SIS; Pierson & Surdam, $50; J. j. A.
Owens, Frank Kinnicutt, John Multi
gan, w. II. Frapwell, j. Il. Cleary,
Edward S. Hance, $50 each; VanCleV
Mott, $40; G. Fl. Bennett, $685. Wal
ter S. Kemeys, A. E. Outerbridge, e.
f. Ferris, e. l.. Dobbins, Charles M.
Lum, j W. Roberts. r. H. Thomas
George G.. Palmer, Oliver c. Billings,
Thomas ID. Leonard, w. F.. Redmond,
Joseph Whitman and the Dover "Ad-
vance," $25 each; T.. j. Connolly,
$40; J. b. Byram. SIS; II. e. Girls
void, II. G. Pitney, jr., r. II. Kissel,
William Shippen, Alfred Gilland and
James j. Lidgerwood, $40 each.
Mr.. Burke, for Messrs Neighbour
and Barley, reports the receipt and
disbursement of $1,70S.20. Among
the contributors were the following
NJ. L. Hoagland, $780, Sheriff G5llen
$3.50; T. H. Hoagland, 500; r. D.
Foote, 251.90; G. w. McAlpin, $50;
Romeo Robinson, $25; Coleman F,
Randolph, $685. S. Valentine Farrelly-
$40; Mrs. A. H. Tiers, $156; e. S
Burke, $121.02. The democratic can
didates for freeholders all reported
personal receipt of $25 each from the
'Non-Partisan Committee OF Morris
Plains" believed to represent those
antagonistic to the county tuberculosis
hospital site.
William NJ Quimby, for the nationa
prohibition party candidates, reported
expending $103. The largest con
tributions were:-E. II. Tomlinson
S25; G. II. Loree, $40; prohibition al
lance, $40
Statements of expenses as filed by
the county candidates were as fol.
lows:-
For urrogate-Nathanie C. Toms
rep, $340; Augustus BARLEY, demo.
| $273 .05; William H. Linder, pro-
$100; Charles M. Quimby, nat pro-
and Mendell M. Schaenen, Soc, moth.
ing.
For assembly-W. Reginald Baker
rep, $40; Harry w. Mutchler, rep
nothing; James J. Lyons. demo,
$191; Edward D. Neighbour, demo.
S119; Frazier and Sofield, pro-, S31
Clarence A. Sharp, pro, $104.9S; Gy.
RUS I. Loree, nat. pro, nothing; Jo-
seph w. Williams, nat. pro. Sc;
William Stanlick, SOC, $1.0S; James
G. Timmons, Soc, nothing.
Coroner:-Fred C. Reeves, rep.
nothing; Lawrence J. Welsh, -,
Joseph r. Williams, pro-, $40 ]. Bart
ley King, nat. pro-, and Frank \.
Rinehart, Soc, nothing.
For freeholder. for three years -
Harvey l.. Mills, rep, nothing; Au-
gustus Munson, rep, 800: John X.
Cook, demo, $165.46; John ]. Cum
ningham, demo-, 1885,; Alexander
7. Crane, pro-, $76.51, of which $50
was contributed by Isaac " Crane:
Lewis X. Larrison, pro, SCI; August
Molitor, Independent, $151; William II
Matthews, Soc, and Bordeaux ".
Stokes, soc, nothing.
Two years-Calhoun Orr, rep, John
c. Welsh, rep, nothing; Christopher
Kelly, jr, demo-, $17S; John p.
Lyons, demo-, $184.20; j. Dixon
Thompson, pro-, $12; Charles B..
Whitehead, pro, $50; Ernest Dal-
man, Soc, and Charles w. McCul-
logh ,ssoc., nothing.
One year--George Estler, rep, moth
ing; William Dee, demo-, Si6S; Will
lam Jones, pro-, $1.45; Daniel G. Nc
Mickle, Soc, nothing.
Candidates for local offices have
filed their statements with Town
Clerk Nathaniel C. Toms. For
mayor John J. Todd reports the .ex-
penditure of $221.S0 of which he re
ceived $50 from Charles X. Deve-
reaux, secretary of the state demo
cratic committee; j. Fred Runyon
expended SIS. Arthur S. Pierson, in
dependent and progressive, expended
$48. 40.
Only few of the candidates for