Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-01
CANDIDATES FAIL TO FILE
George Hall and Henry Richmond
Neglect Expense Accounts.
NEW LAW IS VERY EXPLICIT
Political Committees Have Longer
Time Than Candidates to Get
Under wire-French says
Monument IL Completed.
IFrom a staff Correspondent


LINCOLN. April a,-tspecial. 1.-TWO OF
the successful democratic candidates
failed TO file their expense accounts
within the ten days after the primary as
specified by law. They are George l..
Hall, candidate for treasurer, and II. c,
Richmond. candidate for auditor. A third,
J. H. Morehead. candidate for governor,
got in the last minute. special delivery
letter being received by Secretary Of
State Wait about 10 O'Clock last night
A number Of primary candidates on
both ticket in the defeated class have
not filed statements and these are re-
minded that the new primary law changes
the rule In that respect and II Is as much
Incumbent upon them TO make state
ment OF expenses as II Is for the success
full ones. There are two penalties pro-
vided for failure to live up to the law,
One subjects the party. whether success
full or not to penalty not TO exceed
sl.ooo II the statement is not on file with
the secretary OF state ten days after the
primary. The other provides that no
certificate of election shall be issued to
any person until they have made com
plete statement under oath OF money ex-
pended by them or IN their behalf for
both primary and general election ex-
pendltures,
In the case OF political committees the
time for making a return OF expenditures
IL greater than for candidates. The law
provides for making showing OF re-
ceipts before the primary and twenty
days after the primary complete state
ment OF returns and expenditures must
be returned NThe La Toilette league and
the Taft league made the first statement
but there has been no statement OF any
political organisation filed since the pri-
mary. The democratic committees repre-
septing Harmon, Clark and Wilson nave
made no statement Of any kind up to the
present in spite OF the fact that publicity
OF campaign expenditures is the hobby
OF the patron saint of Nebraska demo-
racy.
The statements OF some candidates
would Indicate the parties who made
them, II the showing is correct. could
win a fortune by showing merchants and
other heavy advertisers how they could
place so much display advertising in the
newspapers for the amount returned as
expended in mat manner.
Following were statements OF expendi-
lures: Gatewood, democrat, secretary OF
state, s2425; r. C. Hamer republican.
treasurer. s2s52s, OF which s22b was ex-
pended for advertising; G. W. Whitehorn,
superintendent OF instruction.
no; II. A. webbert, republican. auditor.
,ls7.75: Henry Howard. republican. COM
missioner public lands and buildings,
,2oa50; j. II. Morehead, democrat. COVER
nor, sss275
The Burlington road has increased the
hours OF labor In the shops at Haveloek
10 nine except Saturday, when the usual
half holiday will be observed. Full time
d considered ten hours with half holi-
lay Saturday and they have been run
ming for some time on the eish hour
basis.
The committee having In charge the
lincoln monument matter Is writing to
prominent people 10 procure an orator
or the unwilling exercises. since they
Ire unable TO get Justice Hughes Of the
upreme court. Word received from Mr.
french. the designer. is that the monu-
nent itself is completed and ready for
shipment any time the committee noti- !
les him 1t is ready to receive IT, The
contractors are just finishing up the
cement foundation for the facade and
,ther accessories. and II is understood
he granite IL reay for shipment as soon |
Is 1t is needed. At present rate Of prog
ess, however. II will be midsummer be-
ore things are in readiness for the un-
feiling.
Engineers Price and Roberts Of the
Board OF Irrigation are in Blair superin-
ending the letting OF the contract for a
tate aid bridge near Arlington.
Frederick E. Abbott Of Washington |
,ounty has been commissioned captain Of
Company F. First regiment, Nebraska |
National Guard. to rank as Of date Of
September Is. 1910
Farmers end merchants OF Newark. !
own on the Burlington between eKarney |
md Lowell. have complained to the Rail |
way commission that the boxcar used as
/ depot is inadequate and the business |
Il that point warrants the naming Of an
Igent for that point. The complain sets
ut that the freight receipts at the sa-
on are s.7n per year.