The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-30
Progressive Reports Show 4
Saving in Late Campaign.
FI6HT COST LESS THAN $4,000
Party Will Close Season
With $3.50 Still on Hand.
Most of Candidates Paid Their
Own Expenses.

The state wide campaign Of the Pro-
gressives has cost about $2.SOO ana the
state committee will close headquarters
after the election Tuesday clear OF all
1ebts-a record almost beyond the
dreams Of the most optimistic Kansas
politician. The financial statement is
sued by Chairman U. s. Sartin includes
a conservative estimate Of the ex-
penses for the closing week of the cam
paign II is probable that neither the
Republican nor Democratic state COM
mittees will make their financial re-
ports until next week.
No assessments against candidates
were made by the Progressives. They
trusted to the patriotism of the indi-
vfdaul voter and a final analysis OF
their faith 3: ows 1t was not misplaced.
A total Of $3.111.7l was received by the
state committee since the August pri-
maries. The expense Of the campaign
to date-jncluding an estimate for the
closing days Of the fights Just 49,
SS1.47, leaving a balance on hand Of
$2sO.27.
Most Of the money received by the
Progressives came in the form Of small
donations. In the main these contr1-
buttons were in sums of less than $40
and several hundred contributors are
included In the list Of party patriots.
Ten .men-Victor Murdoch, H. Lassen,
A. A. Hyde. William Allen White, Rev.
''Billy" Sunday. F. c. Niles. James L.
1siead, Mrs. NJ. M. Murdoch, Henry j.
Allen and Z. B. LaDow-each contrib
uted 800. Cyrus Leland, former Re-
publican national committeeman, con-
tributed SIS and Charles HI. Bacon gave
$50. Senator Loring TrOtt, Norris L.
Gage. Edmund b. Osborne. ]. H.
1-andon. aud Sheffield Ingalls, gave $50
each. There were So contributors OF SO
each and 81 Bull Moosers gave IS each.
Wilson county Moosers gave $50. Green
wood county Progressives, $40. w. c.
Smith contributed $40. J. ID. Rippey. $35.
A. NJ. Breese.s SIS. and Andrew Ben
son, $50. Contributions of SIS were re-
ceived from ]. NJ. Chisham, w. w.
Mills. c. X. Raber, c. ]. Spurlock, F. ].
Atwood. c. +. Little. w. Z. Lutz. Nor
man L. Hay. Clyde NJ. Reed, A. Holder
man. II. NJ. Payne. c. 8. Gibbons and
Mitchell county Progressives. I. F..
Benest. r. II. Ridgley, r. A. Wharton
and A. r. Kinkel each gave SIS, while
oforrowville Progressives gave $50 and
A. w. Rice sent contributions totaling
e4102 and Wamego Progressives gave
ST.
Chief among the committees ex-
penses were travelling expenses for
speakers. printing. postage and clerk
hire. Clerk hire totalled 1851. go. Most
Of the candidates paid their own trav-
cling expenses during the entire cams
paign and a number Of these candi-
dates have been on the stump almost
constantly since the party council.
At Republican headquarters today, it
was stated that a statement Of COM
paign contributions and expenses would
probably be ready for publication
Monday These items have not been
compiled by the Republican committee.
Chairman Ganord explained. owing to
the fact that a. number of statements
for printing and travelling expenses
had not been received. A similar con-
dition confronts the Democratic COM
mittee and their statement may not be
ready before Monday