The Washington times., 1914-10-29
SPENDING FREELY
FOR HOUSE SEATS
Candidates Expenses Shown in
StatementS-"UncIe Joe''
Has Spent 81 SAT.
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Rhode Island. one of the wealthiest men
in public life. files a statement show
ing the campaign has cost him so far
only 1929, while his RRepublican "ppo-
nent declares an outlay of $500.
Minority Leader Mann owns up to
expenses Of 81. .226. Congressman Ira
Copley. millionaire Progressive from
Illinois, has spent only $19, but his Pro-
gressive colleague, Mr.. Hinebaugh' ss.b OF
the same State, as put out S340.
Congressman Padgett of Tennessee is
not under expense in the general cleo
ton. but his primary campaign cost
s., 900.
CONGRESSMAN Mondell. Republican
who alone represents the big, but thiniy
populated, State Of Wyoming, has eX-
pended s1.03l.
II Congressman Lathrop Brown, of
the First New York district, is re-
elected, he will have the laugh on his
Republican opponent. Mr.. Brown shows
ponent has turned loose 32.7l4 trying to
get Browns seat
DeWalt Champion Spender.
:. G.. De Walt. Democratic candidate
in the Thirteenth Pennsylvania dis
trict. appears to be the champi N
s9ender. His statement shows an out
Ia- of s4935. John X Stauffer. FOR
rrer Washington newspaper man Is
running against De Walt as the Repib-
l;can nominee. but Stauffer has un-
loOsed the purse strings for only Sl75.57
Ebenezer Hill. standpat Republican
and former member from Connecticut
is putting up a hard fight again Jerry"
Donovan. Donovan is one Of the p c.
turesque figures Of the present House
but In the column where his expenses
=,
d big cipher. The Hill column shows
500 20.
Congressman Albert Johnson Of Wash
iLrton, who started in life as c"b
reporter on a Washington newspaper
and went West to grow up with tho
country and eventually come to Con-
gress, says he has yielded TO date lust
5. OF in his campaign for reelection.
Congressman Fitzgerald, chairman Of
the Appropriations Committee. which
authorizes the spending Of hundreds Of
millions annually, hasn't had to spend
a cent on himself. Congressman
"Fitz" says he paid out ''O' in the nri-
mary, and has so far logged along with
the same figure in the general election
campaign He'll come back. too.
Easy For New York Democrats.
The New York Democrats as a lass.
are able to return without heavy cam
ing, Carew, Patten, Cantor, Bruckner.
and RiOrdan are among the New York
ers who received the nomination on
silver platter, and expect to get the
election in the same way in New YORK
city. They have spent nothing"
Nevertheless. Il few of the New York
ers are "coughiRg up" Congressman
GouIden. from tee Tammany baillwick.
is out $2,572 to date: Congressman Conry
turns in an account for $462; Congress
man Dan Griffin for Sl,l4G, and Con-
gressman Goldfogle for SO
expended S6l, while his Republican OPP
ponent reports an outlay Of sl.2I5. Reu-
ben Haskell. Republican candidate in
the Tenth New York shows inroads
upon his bank account to the amount
Charles B. Ward. who is running
against Congressman Mcclellan in the
Twenty-seventh New York, debts him
self to $500, but Mr.. Mcclellan has
spent lust one s. note on the campaign
The Republican opponent of Congress-
man Ten Eyck. OF New York, has a
campaign bill of $2.6o5, but Ten Eyck is
out only slS.
Congressman George w. Fairchild. q
wealthy New York Republican; has re-
linuuished s, ,O65, but G. W. West, op-
posing Democrat. isn't spending any
thing.
Paynes Expenses SI,23.
DIR. Theron Akin, Independent Demo-
crst, who saw service in the Sixty-sec-
ond Congress, spent 1868 to get defeated
in the primaries. Dr.. Akin was noted