Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-29
REPORTS SHOW
MONEY SPENT IN
LAST CAMPAIGN
G. 0, P. Fund Made Up Of
Contributions Ranging From
Two Bits to a Thousand
Dollars; Cuttings Help Moose

Santa Ie. Nov. 2s.-contributions
as small as twenty-five cents. and
most Of them less than sic. furnished
the campaign fund for the republican
state committee this year. according
TO the official statement Of Chairman
Ralph c. Ely, made this forenoon. Tho
contributors number more than 200
and the total contributed was 81.
Sl2.62, a sum smaller than the com
mittce has had for many years In a
state campaign. The largest indIvid-
uai contributor was Joshua Reynolds,
$1,000. Il. c. Hernandez contributed
$500; Hugh II. Williams, $780, state
Sen. h. +. Pankey. $3.50: 4. ID. Burns.
5000; Il. L. Ervlen, $3.50: w. ID. Muir
ray, 5000; Jefferson Reynolds. T. II.
O'Brle1. Charles A. Spiess. c. ]. Rob-
erts, B. G. Mossman. Frank A. Hub
bell, Il. NJ otcro. II. j. Hagerman,
800 each; Frank w. Clancy, 5000; J.
Van Houten. s25; II. II. Kelly. $250
A. u. Fail. $3.50; T. u. Catron. $780,
c. Springer. S200; ]. II Van Houfen.
$500: the rest being below 500 each
and quite a number as small as TWEEN
ty-five cents. The majority OF the
contributions were from Spanish
American citizens
The expenditures were ss3s25 for
speakers and their expenses; $l,0g2
for publicity: S355.50 for the collec-
tlon bureau: $3,2S322 for correspon-
dence or the famous mail order"
which brought such splen-
did returns on election day; S2,S01.62
for office expense. Next 10 postage,
the largest single item was paid to
the New Mexican Printing company,
s520.30 for printing.
According to the sworn statements
of Treasurer w. ID. Murray, of the
republican central committee, and OF
II. III. Dorman of the progressive state
committee, II cost about thirty cents
per each republican vote cast to run
the campaign, and about 81 vote to
run the progressive campaign. There
Is another contrast between the two
statements. The sum OF $7,S72.62 OK
pended by the republican central com
mittee, was contributed by a very
large number of people, the funds of
the progressive committee were prac-
tieally contributed by one man or the
of his family. The republic
can statement shows a slight deficit,
the progressive statement shows
$21S.47 on hand.
The progressives raised Ss,359.I1
for their campaign. of which 81 ,996.y6
was contributed by the chairman, b.
NJ. Cutting, $1,000 by o. NJ Cutting.
and 500 BY Olivia Cutting. The other
were Rail Hanna, $50;
S. G. Morley. 49, Fred Fornoff. s25;
T.. X. Paul, $s James A. Massie. SIS
refund by y. Il. Garcia, $37.15: cash
$25; O.. O. Gragg. s10 +. w. Camp
bell. $25: H. Il. Cartwright and BROTH
or. $40: cash, $40; c. A White. $685.
and Juan Martinez. s25.
The New Mexican Printing com
pany absorbed the largest sum ex-
pended, $6i9.25: for postage and ex-
press little over $500 was spent: for |
buttons almost 500. while |
the rest went mostly for hall rent |
brass band, travelling and office OK
pense.
Many of the candidates at the last
election have filed their final expense
accounts as required by law. with Sec
retary of State Antonio Lucero. Sew
aral Of them make the notation: I'm |
he also ran class"