The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-17
$4,000 VOTES COST
MOSS 80 CENTS EACH
Spent S8.775 on Campaign
Swami and Perkins Paid
Nothing.
AL SMITH DID LIKEWISE

Frank Moss spent ss.775 out Of his
own pocket In his campaign for the DIS
trict Attorncyshlp. He spent $1.9os OF
this in competing with Charles A.. Fer
kins for the Republican nomination In
the primary contest. which Mr.. Perkins
won. He paid out ss.Ss7 m trying 10
beat Judge Edward Swami and Mr.. Per-
kins after the primaries. As Mr.. Moses
total vote was about $4,000 the expert.
ence cost him nearly 80 cents a vote
The figures are taken from sworn
statements which Mr.. Moss has Med
witt the Board OF Elections. The
statements record 'all the moneys re-
ceived, contributed or expended by" the
candidate himself. as distinguished from
his campaign committee. The committee
statements have to he filed with the
Secretary of State in Albany.
Mr.. Moss made affidavit that he per
snnally received no money either for
his primary or his election campaign.
His largest payment WAS $4,000 to
Isidor Wells, treasurer OF the Frank
NlOSS l<tstEut. NIIiDHk Inv othS e'o
bursements were: To Dr. Abrahams.
treasurer OF Mr.. MOSES campaign COM
mittee, $500; to lsidor Wells, treasurer
Of the Frank Moss League, $3.50. which
was "A hall interest In a contribution
made by the law firm Of Moss. Marcus 4
Wells to Bella Tokaji. for the Amert-
can party, S2O0.
swami spent NotbisE.
District Attorney Perkins reported
that he made no personal contribution
for his campaign and that whatever he
received was turned over TO his cam-
paign committee. Judge Swami said
lie spent nothing and received from the
Edward Swami Business u Profess
sionAl Mems Committee $51O.9o. which
was spent on printing. stationery. post
age photographs and distribution. OF
course the Board of Elections has no
statement from the Moss, Perkins OF
Swami campaign committees.
The affidavit OF Alfred T.. Smith; Sher-
iff-elect. says: II received nothing. con-
tributed nothing and expended nothing
in the primary campaign. II contrib
uted nothing and expended nothing In
connection with the general election" He
testified further that the money was all
handled by John +. Gilchrist. treasurer
OF his campaign COMMITTEES.
Frank X. Bowers. Republican candi.
date for Sheriff. received no contribu.
lions and gave $1,000 to his committee
George Il. Medalie. Republican candidate
for Justice of the Eighth District Munich.
pal Court, spent $3.50 m took In
nothing. Albert Iiitchie. Democratic
candidate for Justice OF the Ninth Dis
trict Municipal Court, received nothing
aud spent $552.SS.
rsua nic Expenses.
Manhattan the most expensive campaign
was that of William II. Chorosh Of the
Thirty-third district. the only Progress.
sive In the present board. who wal
defeated by =. Friedlander. Democrat
Mr.. Chorosh received S1,Oss. Of which
s496 came from himself. and spent the
same amount. Frank Schuler. Progress
sive, Eighteenth district. received $40
all from the Progressive county com
mittee, and spent ss7S. He vas beaten
by Thomas NJ. Farley, Democrat. Alder.
man Daniel VI. Bedell. Republican. who
was defeated by T. a. Williams. Demo.
crat. in the Seventeenth district, received
nothing and spent $3.50. In the Twenty.
iuliu WI ~ Siii
crat, received nothing. spent 1915 anC
wa beaten by Sidney C. Crane. Repub'
lican.
Henry II. Curran, vice-chairman OF tn.
Board of Aldermen, Republican, received
and spent $3.50 in the Twenty-sixth dis
trict and was reelected. Frank l.
Bowling. minority leader in the board
Democrat. received $50 and spent $50 il
the Seventh district. Thomas II. Kelley
Democrat, Tw~enty-tirst. received nothing
and spent S3S3.
Nearly all the Socialist candidates re-
ported that their campaign cost nothing
An exception is .Adolph Held. who spen
$f02 of his w money In the Fourtl
district.
or the Assembly candidates Benjamin
8. C~atchings. Democrat, Twenty seventh
district, holds the high record. He re
csived s2s5 and spent 1919. He wal
defeated. Joseph Steinberg. Progressive
Republican. Twenty-sixth district, re
ceived nothing and spent $%03. He wal
defeated by Meyer Levy. Democrat. wht
received nothing and spent S43S.
Most OF the expenditures by Alder
manic and Assembly candidates, as re
ported to the Board Of Elections, ar,
we'll below $500.