Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-11-14
LANE PAID
OUT LITTLE
OREGON sENATOR-ELECT PAID
LITTLE FOR EXPENSES.
$425 FOR TRAVELLING EXPENSES
Probably Cheapest Winning Cam
paign in History of Country
Certainly Cheapest in the Annals
of Oregon Politics.

| united states senate as cheaply as
DR.. Harry Lane.
Aside from his travelling expenses,
for which he does not have to ac-
count under the law, it cost him ex-
actly $35. The travelling expenses
covered so days, at little less than
$5 day, or $425. The total cost of
electing Harry Lane to the senate
does not amount to $500. In the
old days single member of the leg
islature would scorn less than $500
for his vote in a senatorial contest.
Il got the senatorship at a bar
gain" grinned DR.. Lane, looking
like cat that has just swallowed a
canary. But l haven't made any
profit on it."
Well" was suggested, 'the sal
airy of senator for six years is $45,-
900, which is retty good return for
$35 in cash and the pleasure of TAX
ing vacation throughout the state
at cost OF $425."
DR.. Lane smiled some more.
There is only SIS that l have to
make an accounting Of continued
the doctor. "Of this, $40 was con-
tributed An old Irishman, Jerry
Nunan, of Jacksonville, sent me $40,
and | wouldn't have accepted it but
for the kind letter that accompanied
it. Jerry is an old patient of mine,
was dangerously i'll. Then John Van
Zante came in one day and handed
me a twenty. l didn't want to take
it, but John insisted, and / couldn't
refuse such a nice fellow as John
Van Zante, so | handed the money
over to Judge Seneca Smith to be
used, but just then in came bill
for SIS for printing my cards, and
as didn't have much change, l took
back the Van Zante money from
Smith, dug up the $40 from Jerry
Nunan and contributed $35 from my
own pocket and paid the bill. And
that is every cent that the law says
must be accounted for.
Ergo, l spent $35, and must file a
statement.
"Oh, yes-I bought $40 worth of
stamped envelopes, but the law says
a man can answer his correspond
ence, and that's where those envel-
opes went-some of 'em are being
used now to answer letters of con-
graduation.
Travelling in Oregon isn't SO ex-
pensive. l was out 80 days and did
not spend S. a day Now, l don't
want you to get the idea that | ho-
boed it when making my campaign,
for l didn't. It's true wore out my
shoes, and see (business of pointing
to footwear) I've had to have new
soles put on. Jim Mahan of Burns
gave me an automobile ride of 900
miles in Harvey county and around
in that section, and this didn't cost
me cent. We were given lunch
sometimes, and sometimes we could
mt find place to eat at all, SO it
cost us nothing for grub. There was
a Mr.. Harper, in Tygh valley, who
| in cd hot oh CO. ot
house, and when | was in Astoria
Mr.. Comstock gave me his room, and
the other trips there the boys paid
for it.
Lots of people had me stay over
night and gave me breakfast and
supper, so my travelling expenses
were pretty low.
What / spent on the campaign
was for actual railroad fare and sus-
tenance. And l didn't ride in any
Pullmans.
Before l started campaigning
was offered an automobile, but
didn't accept it because l couldn't
afford to pay for the gasoline. AS
had no money to advertise meet
ings, l went into towns and had to
rake up a crowd. 1 walked every
town up one street and down anoth-
er, shaking hands with every man
Jack that l met. That's where my
shoes wore out, tramping the streets
but it was good exercise, developed
my muscle and l returned at the end
of the campaign six pounds heavier
than when l started.
80, simmered down, my cash out
lay was $95, with an outside capital
of $40 contributed. The travelling
expenses and those envelopes don't
count. All told, it cost less than
$500 for me to be senator.
ut costs money to get to Wash
ington, but guess I'll have no trou-
BILE borrowing the fare, as my credit
ought to be pretty good"
The election of Lane gives the
democrats in the senate majority
of one vote.