Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-04
IMMENSE COST Of
CAMPAIGN SHOWN
Final Statements of Cost Indicate
That 1t Will Run Well Over
a Million Dollars
COM MITTEES REPORT
McCormick's Report Shows That
He Spent Less Than He Did
During Primary Fight

lnb various Is WGil llluo-
trated by the last accounts to be filed
at the Capitol. The time expired last
night and while it may take days to
figure up what amounts were expended
il is safe to say that no campaign in
recent years has been so immensely
expensive. The accounts filed on the
last day may run over S5OO,OOO and
the whole cost of the campaign go
considerably beyond a million and
half
The Republican State committees
account shows expenditures of $23S,201,
with contributions of $15S,896
More than $11S,000 was spent by
the committee for publicity, and some
S66, 900 was expended in aid to various
county committees.
The campaign was planned on an
elaborate SCALE" said State Chairman
Crow in commenting on the account,
land while in the beginning we had in
sight sufficient funds to carry it out,
the contributions failed to materialize
because of the condition of the times.
We had got so far in the campaign
before this was discovered that it was
impossible to change the character
and scope of the plans originally laid
without lessening the force of our fight
almost on the eve of the election. 1t
was. therefore, decided to proceed with
the work and so in debt temporarily.
"I am sure the Republicans of Penn
sylvania will promptly pay this oblf-
cation. and with this belief in mind
the State committee in few days will
send out letters asking for contri-
buttons"
Through w. Atlee Burpee, treasurer
Of the finance committee of the State
committee. the sum of $50, 900 was
collected to help defray the expenses
of the campaign. This is by far the
largest contribution.
The Largest Givcrs
Other large contributions were as
follows: Charles Miller, $4,000; Sen
ator Penrose, $4,000; Frank b.
McClain, $4,000; Daniel f. Lafean,
$2,5OO; Thomas S. Crago, $2,5OO;
James Loughlin, Jr., $4,000; John r,
X. Scott, $500; Henry A. Loughlin,
G. NJ. Loughlin, $2,400; Henry Houck.
$4,000; A. w. Mellon, $4,000; r. b.
Mellon, $4,000; Allegheny county Re-
publican committee, 50 900; e. V. Bah
cock, $4,000; DR.. NJ. G. Brumbaugh,
$1,000; Samuel ID. and j. ID. Lit, $l,600;
f. r. Babcock, $1,000; James Elver-
son, Jr., $1,000; George r. Oliver,
$1,000; r. A. Penrose, Jr., $1,000; M.
NJ. Garland, $1,000; Spencer Penrose,
$1,000; Charles b. Penrose, $500; j. II.
Cummings, $500; William +. Taubel
$500; Edward Morrell, $500; John C.
Bell, $500; c. f. Wright, $500; NJ. j.
Brecht, $500; S. l.. Lane, $500; Sam
uel G. Dixon, $500; John Price Jack
son, $3.50; A. E. Keeport, $3.50; John
r. Virgins, $3.50; John Lehman, $3.50;
~ r. Butler. 5000; Samuel T. Todd,
5000; Chester p. Ray, $500; Thomas
E. Murphy, $500; A. e. Jones, $500;
Samuel d. Foster, 5000; David S. Is,
Chew, $500; J. Herbert Snow, 5000;
Thomas j. Stewart $500; John M
Reynolds, 5000; w. f. Rice, 5000;
Samuel w. Pennypacker, 5000. Joseph
W. Hunter, $500; +. A. Smith. 5000;
Philip II. Johnson, $500; Walter H.
Gather, $65; James A. Carey, $50,
Joseph l.. Baldwin, $50; e. A. Devlin,
$3.50; Harry G. Ransley, $3.50; Roberl
f.. Foster, $50; William |. Schaffer,
$50; John p. Dohoney, $3.50; Bromley
Wharton, $50; Archibald B. Miller.
$50; Samuel b. Rambo. $3.50; Charles
William Fl. Smith. $50: Harry d.
Heller! $3.50; Thomas Lynch Mont
gomery, $135; n. B. Critchfeld, $135,
Morris Wolf, $125; c. A. Emerson. Jr,
S125; Emory b. Johnson, $125; ii. A.
Surface, $125; James Foust, $120: B.
Franklin Royer, $120; James McI<irdy,
$120; c. J. Marshall, $120; Charles d.
Wolf, .S12O; George II. Biles, $12O;
Samuel w. McCulloch, $120; w. Lind
ley Hosford $40; e. l. Simpson, $12O;
William ]. Roney $120; Wilmer r.
Bait, $120: G. Howe Cummings, S1O5,
and S. G. Register, $105.
Brumbaugh Expenses
Statements of campaign eXpendi-
lures and contributions of Governor
elect Brumbaugh and the Brumbaugt.
Citizens Committee were filed last
night by James S. Hiatt, secretary of
the Brumbaugh Citizens Committee
The contributions, all of which were
made to the committee, aggregated
$40, ,9SS.93, DR.. Brumbaugh himself re-
porting none though his personal ex-
penses amounted to nearly $4,000. OF
this amount about $4,000 consisted OF
his own contributions to the State and
Citizens Committees. Expenditures set
forth in the committees statement
totaled s20,S99.61.
Or. Brumbaugh's personal expendi-
lures in the course of the campaign
amounted to $4,949.52, of which ST .0Ot
was a contribution to the State COM
mittee and S3,091.93 to the Brum-
baugh Citizens Committee.
Democrats In Debt
The expense account of the Demo.
cratic State committee showed that
the total receipts were SS1,427.56 and
the total expenditures $S1,392.6O
There are outstanding obligations
amounting to $14.670.6S, so that thu
Democratic State campaign cost
$96,063.2S
There were $3.50 contributors to
the fund and of these 3,150 gave less
than $25 each and 10 contributors
gave 500 each. Among the larger
contributors were: Vance c. McCor-
mick, $4,000; Joseph f. Guney
$4,000; Henry b. Mccormick. 1850;
Democratic national committee, 81 500.
Brooks Lee. S1.500; Miss Anne McCor-
mick, $1,000; Robert S. Bright, 81 900;
Roland S. Morris $3.50: George w
Norris, $500; c. n. Crosby, $500; Ar.
thur b. Clark, 500.
Expenditures were classified an
| proXimately as follows: Advertising
printing. circulars and dissemination
of information, $4,000: postage
$4,000; contributions to county com
mittees $4,000: salaries and clerk
hire. $4,000; speakers, meetings and
travelling expenses, $10000: incidentals
and general expenses. $4,000 tele-
phone and telegraph, $4,000.
The contributions to county chair
men of $4,000 were used mostly fol
watchers.
McCormick'S List
The account of the personal expenses
of Vance c. Mccormick, Democrat
candidate for Governor. showed thai
/ he spent $21,936.64 since the pri.
maries in which he spent $4,000
and of this sum S2,250 was given by
his sister Miss Anne Mccormick. who
contributed $4,000 to her brother.
| primary campaign, and 5000 by James
Mccormick. an uncle. There were ne
other contributions.
| Most of the money spent by McCor
In, ,fttl.