The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-01
PRIMARY ELECTION
AAEAVY EXPENSE
COST AS MUCH As A YEARS SAL.
AR,Es-PooR MEN BARRED
FROM STATE OFFICES.
(Boisc Statcsman)

(Boisc Statcsman)
Statements made by the various
candidates Of their expenses in thu
campaign before the primary election
bring out number of interesting fea
lures Of the primary system. Accord
ing to the statements Of the 80 c.rd'
dates for state and district offices
they spent total Of $27,S14.55. The
candidates for the various elective
state Offices found the campaign cos
them $22.ss0.s2.
From the other side of the slate:
The total amount Of the yearly salar.
les Of the state officers. senator's, c,n-
gressmen and members Of the supreme
court is $36.525.
This does not take into conside,a
ton the money spent by candidates
for county offices in every county in
the state. Since their accounts are
filed in their counties 1t is Impossible
to obtain an exact total, but a cor-
sentative estimate bases their expenses
throughout the state at $4,000. TIL,
estimates made by the candidates "a
not take into consideration tn" amount
expended for them by their friends.
County Must Pay.
The cost Of the primary election es.
timating upon the basis to Ada county,
Is in the neighborhood of $4,000. All
of this cost is borne by the counties.
The expense to the state is practically
nothing for, with the exception of GER
tifying the state vote and issuing the
certificates OF nomination the county
conducts the whole election.
Thus 1t is estimated that the cost Of
the primary to the counties and to the
candidates was in all $97,s14.55.
Following the total expenses of the
candidates for each Office, those Of the
successful nominee and the salary
which Is attached to the Office which is
sought:
Cost Exceeds Salary.
United States senator-Six can]-
dates expended $S24O.16 James H
Brady, republican nominee, paid out
$14l942; J. H. Hawley, democrat,
$77536. The salary is $500 year
Congressman Ten Candidates;
total spent, $4726.14. Republican NOM
inees. Addison T. Smith. $91293: R. M.
McCracken, $512.25. Democrats Jas.
H. Forney, $153.sO: Miller, $45s. Sal
AIRY, 1880 annually.
Supreme court - Five candidates;
total spent $1S41.77. Nominees, w. E.
Morgan, $50315; E. A. Walters, $372.45.
Salary, $4,000 year.
Governor-Seven candidates; total
spent, $401044 Republican nominee,
J. NJ Haines, $124S.54; dem ocrat, M.
Alexander, $1O25.5O. Salary, $4,000 a
year.
Lieutenant governor Six candi-
dates spent 1926 Republican, H
H. Taylor ss9.ss; democrat, J. W
Tanner, $3.50. Salary, $3.50 per day
during the session Of the legislature,
not to exceed $3.50 for the session.
Have No Opposition.
Attorney general-Two candidates
without opposition spent SIS. ]. H.
Peterson, republican nominee, and w.
E. Lee, democrat, $39 each, the amount
Of the filing fee. Salary, $4,000 q year.
Secretary OF state-six candidates
spent 1864. Republican, G. R. Barker,
$227.70. Democrat, w. T. Dougherty.
$3.50. Progressive, S. T. Jordan, $29.
Salary $4,000 year.
Auditor-Three candidates without
opposition spent 1856. Republican, F
l.. Huston, $59.25. Democrat, A. I.
LeHuquet, $3.50. Progressive, c.
Van Deusen, 1925. Salary, $4,000 a
year.
Treasurer Six candidates spent
1929 %. Republican, o. v. Allen,
$6ss.22. Democrat, L. M. Caps,
$1,000. Progressive, c. o. Broxon, $50.
Salary, $4,000 yearly.
Mine inspector Four candidates
spent $15o.55. Republican, R. N. Bell,
$425 Democrat, J. H. Nordquist
$25 Is. Progressive, J. w. Caples,
$2e.10. Salary $4,000 yearly.
School Observation-Disclosures candi-
dates, unopposed. spent 1860. Re-
publican, Bernice Mccoy. $43.57. DEM
ocrat, c. W. Morrison, $23.12. Salary,
$4,000 year.
Judges Spend Money.
For many OF the Offices on two OF
the tickets, the democratic and the
progressive, there was little or no OPP
position and the totals are smaller
than might be looked for were the Of
fees as eagerly sought after on all
parties.
Competition in most districts was
more keen and the candidates for the
district bench spent in all $542S.sS.
There are nine districts in the state
In several Of which two Judges sit, and
the salary is $4,000 year.