Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-21
Nebraska
CANDIDATES GIVE EXPENSE
Reports Are Being Filed in Office Of
Secretary of State.
SIX HUNDRED TO HAMMOND
MctcaIte Went slightly over This
Figure In hts Effort 70 Land
Ahead of Governor
Morchead.
-rrom a staff CorrespondentN

tFrom staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Aug. 0-(Spccial) --Candi-
dates for office have begun to report
their items OF expense to the secretary
OF state as required by law. All of these
with few exceptions show that the largest
item was for printing and advertising,
So for tho following have reported:
Ross l.. Hammond reports that he spent
Sel6S in his quest for the republican
nomination for governor. Mr.. Hammond
was lucky in having a newspaper and
print shop belonging to a company OF
which he is part owner and therefore the
item OF S2O6.24 for advertising and printing
pratly goes back into his own pocket.
George e. Hail. who wanted the demo-
cratic nomination for state treasurer and
got II. paid out Se6ti3 for tho campaign
He reports Si25 of the amount for print
ing and advertising. Mr.. Hall has been a
candidate twice before but did not land
The Cost to MRupin.
Win NJ Maupin got there this timee and
he did it on an expense OF S97O6' or the
amount spent Sl2 was paid the World-Her-
aid and s. to a Bohemian paper for adj
vertising. All the rest OF Maupin's news
paper brethren charged him nothing for a
boost
w II. Young OF Fremont who was a
candidate for the republican nomination
for railway commissioner and failed to
make it, placed $g76 in the political hopper,
Sl47 of it for printing and advertising
James Pearson, who wanted to land the
democratic nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor and failed TO do It because two
other democrats wanted the same job and
there is no provision in the constitution
for three lieutenant governors. spent 5000
about 81 of it being for advertising
MetcaIfe's Expense.
Richard l.. Metcalfe, who came all the
way from Washington with his three sons
as assistants for the purpose OF landing
the democratic nomination for governor,
spent S6479O in the vain effort to round
up more votes than Governor Morehead
could. He spent S2lS95 for printing and
$2O950 for postal cards and stamps. As
he draws $4,000 n year from Uncle Sam,
It was right that he should invest heavily
in Uncle Sans postoffice supplies.
Henry c. Peterson spent $3.50 trying to
land the republican nomination for rail-
way commissioner As he did not spend
very much, in this progressive age, where
man must pay for what he gets, he did
not get very far.
Charles w. Pool is another newspaper
man whose popularity with the press
gang enabled him to get a lot OF good
advertising because he was a good fellow
and popular with the b'hoys. He admits
he spent s64.4O, of which $3.50 was for
printing
What Il Cost DeIxelI.
James E. Delzell spent s2S5 to capture
the nomination from nine other fellows,
who thought they wanted to represent
the First congressional district in Wash
ington, via the republican party. He ad-
vertised in thlrty-six newspapers at a
cost of $10s.67.
Addison Wait, secretary OF state for
two terms, was so cock sure he could
make it again tina. he spent $252S0 in the
effort. He gave the State journal 500, 20;
the Lincoln Herald, s23; the Lincoln STAR
$500; the Omaha News, $40 and The
Omaha Bee, 1885. other papers received
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