The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-11-25
PARTY CAMPAIGNS
COST S6,7OO.OO
1rGasurars File Statements of
Receipts and Disbursements.

Over $1,000 was expended by the
various parties in Morris county in
conducting the campaigns previous to
the last election, according to the
statements filed with the county clerk
by the treasurers of the respective
campaign funds. Almost all of the ex-
penditures were for advertising and
printing, clerical work, rent of halls
and headquarters rooms, the hiring
of bands and travelling expenses. The
democrats included in their list of
expenditures an item of SIS paid to
detective who was at work in Nor
ristown for day or so previous to
election looking for violations OF the
election laws.
Stephen G. Griffith, secretary and
treasurer OF the republican county
committee, was the financial man for
the republican candidates. He re-
ports receiving total OF 3,446S0
and disbursing $3,287 so. The candi-
dates of the party contributed to the
campaign fund. The largest outside
contribution was from James H. Nc
Graw who handed in $500. Charles
b. Bradley, chairman of the repnbli-
can county committee; former State
Treasurer Daniel S. Voorhees, and
John H. Capstick each contributed
5000. Former Judge Alfred Elmer
Mills, Otto H.. Kahn, d. Hunter Nc
Alpin, H. A. Hutchins, John Claflin,
former Governor Franklin Murphy
Edward Ehlers and Oliver c. Billings
each gave $100 towards the expenses
of the campaign Fifty dollar CON
! tributions were received from Charles
Datr 4 Toh
Mulligan, of Dover; John o. II. Pit.
/ ney, E. T. H. Talmadge, Ransom II.
| Thomas, former Senator Thomas j
Hillery and Thomas d. Leonard
Alexander c. Humphreys, Livingston
/ Whitney, John J. A. owens, Charles
| w. Armour, A. E. Outerbridge, Peter
David +. Barkman, Joseph Whitman
ing contributed $25 each. Then there
are number who put up sums rang
ing from $40 down to So.
According to the report of Treas
urer Eugene S. Burke the democratic
campaign committees receipts were
| 2,430.22. General Edward p Meany
was the largest contributor to the
party funds, his donation being $500
| tributed to the campaign expenses,
having designated the committee Is
treasurer as their disbursing agent.
Other contributors were Robert d.
Foote, $225; Congressman William E.
Tuttle, 5000; Prosecutor Charlton A.
Reed, Surrogate Augustus Barley
Judge Joshua r. Salmon and w. B.
Cutter $1O0 each. Mr.. Burke, $91.67;
p M Chamberlain, &c. W. McAlpin,
Morristown Treasurer Clifford s.
Rutan, Mayor John j. Todd, of Nor
ristown; Thomas H. Hoagland, Coun-
ty Engineer William e. King, $25
each. Then there were a number OF
contributions of lesser sums.
Isaac d. Lyon, disbursing agent for
the progressive campaign committee,
reports receiving $906.S0 and expend-
ing $S9S.74. The largest contributor
was Charles w. Ennis with 500, ex-
cepting the party candidates. DR..
Humphreys contributed $50, Robert F
Dram $35 and A. j. Drake, Stephen
S. Day, G. M. Vincent, Frasier So
field $25 each and ]. j. Langdon $40.
Then there We're small contributions
dwindling down to 50 apiece.
William M. uQimby, treasurer of
the prohibition campaign committee,
handed in statement setting forth
that the receipts were $133.12, the
largest item being from collection
taken at the Labor day rally, and ex-
penditures of $120.07.
Senatorial candidates filed state
ments as follows Charles A. Rath-
bun, republican, $421.75; James j.
Lyons, democrat, ,$397.55;l James c.
Timmins, socialist, nothing; Theodore
F. Crane, prohibition, $40; John A.
H. Hopkins, progressive, $500.
Assembly candidates: Harry Mutch-
Ter and George w. Downs, republi-
cans, $50 each; Joseph D. Budd, demo-
,crat, $19.33; Joseph J. Mooney, demo-
crat, $201.35; Frank H. Pierce, pro-
gressiye, $35; Edward H. Lum, pPo-
gressive, $3.50; Joseph w. Williams
and Wesley T. Logan, prohibition,
nothing; William H. Matthews and
Mendall H. Schaenen, socialist, moth
ing.
For county clerk-E. Bertram Mott,
republican, and progressive, $400.O5;
Edward d. Neighbour democrat,
$255; Benjamin Shekerjian, prohibi-
tion, nothing; Charles P. MacFall,
socialist, nothing.