The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
RUSH ON LAST Day TO
file ELECTION EXPENSES
Democratic and Republican State Com
mittees-Gives No Figures Up to
Noon-Democrat Financed "Inde-
pendent Republican Committee

I This is the hast day for the fling of
expense accounts of candidates in the
last election, and as consequence
there was rush at the State Depart
ment Shis morning that kept the force
busy. 1t was expected that the accounts
of the Democratic and Republican State
committees wonld be fled early, but up
to noon they had not been received. and
Chief Clerk Thorn was considering the
! sdvtsability of sending out tracer for
them. The following had filed UP to
noon:
Arthur r. Rupey, of Carlisle, can
didate for Congressman at large on the
Washington party ticket, had no re-
eefpts and spent s5S7a5. He gave $50
each to the Dauphin, Lebanon and Cum
heriand county committees and $3.50 to
the State committee. 70 the stationery
room at Washington ne paid SS6 for
maps of the war zone. The main ex-
penses were for postage. He declared
that the account covers his candidates.
an the Washington, Bull Moose and
. Roosevelt Progressive tickets.
j. Edward Jones, treasurer of the
Twenty y-tifth Ward Democratic com.
mittee of Philadelphia. received
sS65.0O, and spent it for watchers.
w. D. Bentley, treasurer of the Dem.
oerattc campaign committee of Lock
Haven, received $S15.
Spent All But If Cents
Joseph L. Galen, treasurer of the
campaign committee of the Democratic
Club of Philadelphia resolved S162
oil n,tf al 4.
expenses.
). L. Gibson, treasurer of the Palmer.
McCormicS League, Erie, received ST.
412. OF this f. G. Garman gave 81, ,0OO;
D. o. Hopkins, $3.50, and J. s. Killing,
VINO has been prominently mentioned
for a place IN the Brunsbaugh cabinet.
as Attorney General, gave So. The
money was all spent for dissemination
of information.
ID: .. Jones, treasurer of the Wash.
ington party, Allegheny eounty, re-.
eeived S11, ,S55.7S. OF this William
Finn gave s9,159.7S; A. p. Moore.
$1,000; r. E. Finn, $500: VI. H. Ken
nedy, 500; l.. P. Schneider. $500;
Paul Ache, $500; II. d. w. English,
s1OO, and Hale Hill, Of the Auditor
General 5 Department, s100. He spent
81 ,s12.4O for ordinary expenses.
Henry Miller, treasurer of the Kew.
stone Party State committee. received
SS45.21, and paid it for Headquarters.
F. j. German, who was acting treas
ures for the same party. received
S11II1, of which Frank J. German
gave sSS and D. Clarence Gfbbonev
$50. The money was spent for clerical
work.
John MeCafferty, Thirty-sixth ward
Palmer Mccormick League of Philadel.
phia, received $3.50, and spent it all
for division expenses.
John F. McDevitt. Eighteenth ward
Palmer Me Cormiek League, of Philadel-
phia, received Sis, and spent it for
watchers. etc.
Paul Guselman, Forty-second ward
Palmer r-McCormiek League. of Phila-
delphia, got $50 and spent it all for
watchers.
5. c. Stewart, treasurer of the Clear
field County Democratic Committee, re.
eeived s2,212, of which $500 came
from Democratic State Chairman Nor.
rls. The money was expended for of
fice expenses, watchers and getting out
the vote.
Democrats Backed Strain
X. NJ. Seitkler, treasurer of the In.
dependent Republican Committee. which
had offices in Harrisburg, in charge of
). ID. Strain, received s1.03S, of which
1878 came from Warren VsnDvke.
secretary of the Democratic State Com.
mittee. He spent all but 81 which
was returned to Secretary VanDyke.
William H. Garner. treasurer of the
Beaver County Protective Union, got
sS25, which he paid to Richard
Campion, treasurer of the State Union.
Philip ]. Barker, of Erie, treasurer
of the Vance Mccormick Committee
received s1s9.55. All was spent for
rent, bands and holding a meeting.
Edward J. Hogan, of the Fortieth
ward Palmer-MeCormick League. of
Philadelphia, received $50 and spent
1t all for watchers and hall rent.
John a. Aulenbach. Reading. treas
urer of the Socialist State Committee
reported that his expenses were less
than $50.
Robert S. Frazer, candidate for
Judge of the Supreme Court, received
nothing. and paid to his campaign man.
ager, Alexander Gilflllan, 1854.
Farmer Creasy's Expenses
William T. Greasy, Democratic can.
dictate for Lieutenant Governor. cor
defeat, as he says in his report, only
received 50 from Warren S. Hoover.
He paid out S1S4.19, giving $40 to the
Columbia County Democratic Commit.
tee He still owes $40 for clerical as.
sistance
Samuel R. Jamison, Twenty fourth
ward Washington party committee.
Philadelphia, received SSS2.34 and has
balance of S42.
Harold S. Beitler. treasurer of the
University of Pennsylvania Alumni
Brumbaugh Committee, received
sS12.75. He paid S163.30, and his
unpaid bills amount to s209.25.
William F. Murphy, treasurer of the
Democratic campaign committee of Lu-
zerne county, which declined to act
with the regular committee, got 1851.
and paid it all for office rent, dissent
nation of information and watchers.
w. s. Linderman, treasurer of the
Brumbaugh citizen committee of Ale
gheny county, received s660.97, and
paid If all for eXnensps