Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-24
Democratic Committee An
nounces Some of the Ex-
penses Of Political Battle;
Republican Expenses Less
ADVERTISING is \
PROMINENT ITEM
Newspapers, Street Cars,
Magazines and Billboards
are Used to Set Forth
Political Arguments.

are Used TO OeI I VI vi
Political Arguments.
New York, Oct. 23.-Directors OF tne
three chief national political commi.' Y
tees hold widely different views as ~
the hest method of running a htel'
at,Ire campaign according to ln1oIla'
ton obtained from headquarters mere
showing where hundreds OF tnousanus
~ dollars have gone this year.
Il, magazine. newspaper. billboard. pos
ter and street car advertising, thius.-
s ing mon the voter the name, acnleve'
nents and promises of President lalt'
has been the chief and most expensive
feature cf the republican ha'ion"'
committee canvass.
Tbe production and circulation oi
..literat,,ra" arguments and news let.
tars Of an educational nature ior
which no money had to be paid Ior
nmhjiration. had absorbed the greater
/. mart of the cash collected by the pro-
4 pressive national committee.
a general political campaign Win
ona.halq IF the total expenditures de-
,,atadE to advertising and publicity work
and fully one-afth given 70 lhe .aates a.ate
ing expen:cs of speakers caiua sta.
and special organizers, mas sst,c cna.
lied the activities q the ue li'osi e'.1
national committee. !.
JIntil the preliminary expendl.uIe y
statemeats are made TO the paDlic'
,ata this week, a summary OF the eA,
-enditures from the republican anu
n ~oeressive committees will not oe
y H--ailahle.
Democrats Spent s55o.ooo.
4 rorgh estimate given out at demo
cra.ic headquarters showing where ap-
nro~iynatrIv $3.50 900 has gone since
fha presidential fight opened IN July,
f..rais;,al basis. however, for cam
ar.san. os to methods in the dlferent
.ol;tira, camps, in campaign Wnlcn
as seen conducted more nearly upon
r,nas os business eff fficiency' than any
that has preceded.
az tho fetal democratic expenditures
oho,,+ saao 600 will cover the activi-
ties Of the publicity end" 1t is said.
This 1h includes $4,000 for direct adver-
+;s;no in publication; $4,000 for
Il boiler plate VI tiio ~
fnrn;she the small country news
papers, and large sum spent IN pun
li,hing. mailing and circulating hter-
{. lre.
The amount spent by the republican
committee for the direct advertising
work is not vet available. but Secre-
tarv James A. Reynolds stated yester.
.day that cne-f1fth of the entire amount
spent bv the republicans has gone INTO
advertising contracts with weekly
magazines: and one-tenth into poster
and hill board advertising. Ihe com
mittee has followed "a budget" OF es-
Inmates prepared by Mr.. Reynolds al
the beginning Of the campaign, IN
which over three-fifths Of the total was
set ide for advertising purposes or
all kinds
The republican committee made
six weeks advertising contract win
certain weekly magazines lncludlng
agricultural papers and newspapers
Sunday supplements.
Another advertising contract made
by Mr.. Reynolds covers 22,551 bill
boards in states from coast to coast;
and still another contract provides for
the display Of advertising slides IN
1900 moving picture houses through
out the country.
The democratic committee has also
patronized the moving pictures and
has spent about $4,000 in this form OF
advertising. The progressive commit
tee on the other hand has received
money from certain moving picture
concerns. photographers and phono-
graph companies for the privilege OF
reproducing views and remarks OF
Colonel Roosevelt. The democratic ma
tional committee spent about $4,000
for campaign buttons and the republi-
can committee about $4,000.
Governor Wilson's special trains,
expenses of other speakers tours and
of national committeeman and like
travelling expenses have cost the
democratic committee s50,OO0. Neither
President Taft nor Vice President
Sherman has cost the republican CAM
paign in the way of travelling ex-
penses. The progressives have paid
out substantial sums for this class Of
campaign work, Colonel Roosevelt's
kwestern tour having cost about
$4,000.
The democratic and republican
|headouarters in New York are each
spending more than $500 day for
postage, and from $50 to 500 day
Tor kilograms; and like large sums are
being spent at the Chicago head
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