The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
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money expended was all for campaign
expenses, such as Office rent, travelling,
distribution of literature, holding meet
ings and clerical services.
Pinchot Spent $40,275
Clifford Pinchot, Washington party
candidate for United States Senator,
spent $49,275.95 and received no con-
tributions. He gave the Washing
party State Committee $500 and spent
$164 for personal expenses. The rest
OF the money he handed over to P. s.
Stahlnccker, his fiscal agent, who paid
$42,736.63 for the general election ex-
penses, and $5,S75.43 for primary elec.
tion expenses. Mr.. Stahlnecker's ex-
pense sheets show that he spent the
greater part of the money for legiti-
mate campaign expenses, travelling, ad-
vertising, contributions to small clubs
throughout the State, clerk and office
hire, postage and expressage.
Henry Houck, Republican candidate
for Secretary of Internal Affairs re-
ceived no contributions and spent
$2,194, of which $4,000 went to the
Republican State Committee and the
rest for personal expenses.
James E. Clark, candidate for Judge
of the Superior Court, received 5000
from personal friends and paid
$2,203.22 to William l.. Adams, his
campaign manager, who disbursed
$1,254.65 for campaign expenses
advertising mostly-and still owes
$1,033.63.
Frazer Contributed S1,574
Alex. Gilfllan, treasurer of the law
yers' committee supporting Robert s.
Frazer for Judge of the Supreme Court,
filed an account showing that he got
$S,902.19, all contributions, Judge
Frazer giving $1,574.SO; J. R. Mellon,
$500; w. l.. Mellon, $500; r. B. Mel
Ion, $500; A. w. Mellon, $500; R. P.
and M. R. Wallace, $500. The entire
amount was spent in advertising and
travelling expenses, clerk hire, etc.
There is an unpaid bill of $300.62 from
Allen & Coll, Pittsburgh law firm, for
legal services, which is disputed, ''the
services not having been authorized,''
according to the statement.
John R. X. Scott, Republican candi-
date for Congressman-at-lar received
no contributions and spent $3,050, of
which $4,000 went to the Republican
State Committee, $500 to the Four
teenth Ward Republican committee and
$50 for advertising. He still owes
$220 for advertising in coal region
newspapers.
Charles S. White, treasurer of the
York county Democratic committee, re-
-,
cluding the local candidates, and spent
S2,949.34, with unpaid bills amounting
to S133.
William S. Adams, campaign manager
for James E. Clark, for Superior Court,
got $2,203.22 from Clark and spent it
all, but owes $S25.
Frank NJ. Trexler, candidate for Su-
perior Court, received no contributions
and spent $5,116.46, of which $4,000
went to the Trexler campaign commit
tee. The rest was in personal ex-
penses.
John G. Hinchley, treasurer of the
Lawyers Republican Association of
Philadelphia, received $3.50 from the
Republican State Committee and spent
it to pay the expenses of the Philander
G. Knox meeting at the Academy of
Music.
Kunkel Campaign Cost $S,416
Charles G. Stroh, treasurer of the
campaign committee which backed
Judge George Kunkel's candidacy for
the State Supreme Court bench, filed a
report showing the receipts and ex-
penditures were the same, or exactly
$S,416.12. The bills remaining unpaid
amount to S1,569.S6. The contribu-
tions were made up as follows: From
IS lawyers, $6,450; from SO laymen,
$1,91O; postage returned, $56.12.
The expenditures included these:
Clerks salaries, $917.S4; Office rent,
s165.67; kilograms, $26.67; postage,
$2,264.64; advertisements, $1,757.54;
travelling expenses and dissemination
of information, $1,260.S6; stationery,
$62.5O; printing, s1,S77.5O; express
age, s26.7S; postage overpaid, s56- IL.
The unpaid bills include: Charles
A and Samuel Kunkel, $46.5S; Tele-
graph Printing Company, $1,495.63;
Scranton Tribune Republican Truth" "
$12; s. R. Murray, 1855.