Devils Lake weekly world., 1912-07-19
PUBLICITY PAMPHLET DID NOT
CUT MUCH ICE WITH NEWS
PAPERS OF STATE.
EXPENDITURES OF SOME SHOW
UP COMPARED WITH
OPPONENTS,

According to Section z f Chapter
129 the 1911 Session laws, the same
being known as the "corrupt practice
act" the time for filing the statements
Of expenditures in the recent primary
campaign expired with the closing Of
the Secretary of States office for the
day Of July l1th. Up to that time
nearly all the candidates had fled their
statements as required by law. But un-
der section II of the same law "delay
in making such statement beyond the
time prescribed shall not preclude its
acceptance or prevent the insertion Of
the name upon the ballot, if there is
reasonable time therefor after the re-.
ceipt of such Statements" Under this
section, the Secretary of State is auth.
orized to accept statements practically
up till the time when it becomes nee.
essary to prepare the November bal
lots.
In looking over the statements Of
expenses now on file in the Secretary
Of States office, one is struck with the
reasonable amounts spent by the candi-
dates. Another thing is noticeable
and that is that the newspapers and
printers seem to have secured their
share Of the money expended by the
candidates, despite the notion that was
spread abroad that the State Publicity
Phamphlet would interfer with and
take business away from them. Ny
In the gubernatorial race, L. B. Han
ma makes oath that his expenses were
$7o1.15, and Of this $5o.50 went for
newspaper advertising and $3os.45 for
printing and stationery; ia. Buchan-
an certifes that he spent $7s2.75 Asof
which printing amounted to $270.50.
G. "A. johnson spent $246.43 Of which
$s4:93 was newspaper advertising and
$54.50 was printing. Herman T. Midi
bo spent $15.65, Of which $3.15 was ad-
vertising. Mr.. Midtbo in a sage com.
munication in connection with the fl
ing Of his statement makes this com
ment: II can console the boys by
saying my system is the only one that
leaves No sting if defeated and gives
the greatest Joy if successful" but
how Mr.. Midtbo is certain Of the Joy,
except on faith, is hard to see. F. o.
Hellstrom the democratic nominee for
governor, spent $737.se, Of which
$2s4.os was printing and $1os.7S was
advertising. George P. Jones, his op.
ponent, spent $164.6o of which about
800 was printing, but he seems to
have done no advertising.
Among all the statements fled the
most candid and exact was that fled
by Carl .. Jorgenson. Following him
II. j. Bessessen was even more de-
voted to minutise every item being
spread on the record in full detail.
In the judiciary the two candidates
for Supreme Court went lightly. Judge
Bruce expending $2570o, Of which
$500 was for the Publicity Pamphlet
and need not have been listed. James
E. Robinson acknowledges having
snent $125.21, exclusive Of his expendi-
ture in the state Pamphlet which was
$27500. Judge Pollock of Fargo spent
$3.50; Judge Burr Of Rugby, $13.s5;
Judge Kneeshaw, Of Pembina, spent
$10.50. Two candidates spent not q
cent-Judge Leighton of Minot being
one and the other being Chas. E. Wolfe
Of Wahpeton, candidate for judicial
honors in the Fourth district, and who
adds to his statement: "No money
" other thing of value was expended
or promised, not even postag. stamp.
The nomination came unsought and un.
solicited In the three districts where
fights were waged, the following are
the amounts expended: Sixth district,
Winchester, $41o.26, Nuessle $597.74;
Second district, But.z $4,000, Cowan
$91.42; Fifth district, Csombs $71e.5e,
ccftey $270.70.
BIDS WANTED.