Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-31
EXPENSE ACCOUNTS
IN AT WASHINGTON
Senator Hitchcock Submits
Items and Receipts for
Campaign.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
tFrom Staff correspondent.)

Washington, Oct. 30.-Special Tele-
gram. "A number Of interesting, not
to say peculiar items are found in
Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock's sworn
statement filed with the secretary OF
the senate under the corrupt prac-
tees" act which requires that candi-
dates for federal office and the COM
nlittees Of political parties shall file
ten days before election an itemized
account Of the contributions received
and their disbursements.
Mr.. Hitchcock gave dollar to the
switchman's ball, A. L. Short, being
the solicitor. He gave several sums
to certain persons because he was So
.licited, but these sums are small, ex-
ccedingly small in comparison to what
Mr.. Hitchcock gave to the national,
state and county committees. Mr..
Hitchcock received in the way of con-
Etributions $247,50, as follows:
H. M. Davis, Ord, $40; B. B. Brew
ster, Chadron, S.; W. A. Cameau,
Chadron, SIS; Eben d. Warder. Chad
ron, SIS; ]. F. Coad, South Omaha,
SIS; w. P. Dunning, Spaulding, $40;
]. P. Robertson, Broken Bow, $50;
Charles Krumbach, Shelby, $3.50; c.
Weber, Spaulding, S.; T. R. Porter,
Omaha, S.; R. L. Duckworth, In
d:anola, $685.
What He Has Spent.
Mr.. Hitchcock has spent up to date
$5,48l.84 and he has given his word
that he will spend $l,37l.52 additional.
Fe therefore accounts to the secretary
of the senate as having spent, up to
the time of making up his affidavit,
$4,853.36. He paid the World-Herald
| $3.50 for printing the poll list. He gave
81 900 to the state national commit
tees. He gave $3.50 to the Nebraska
state committee, $3.50 to. the Douglas
county committee, $100 to the Lam
caster county democratic committee,
| $50 to M. L. Corey, president of the
Young Mems Democratic clubs, $l00
additional to the Lancaster county
democratic committee.
What he promises to spend in the
$l,37l52, which appears in large type
on his formal statement OF receipts
and expenditures includes $3.50 for
Douglas county democratic commit
tee, $809.54 for advertising in county
newspapers and $l685o for plates in
a ready news print with headquarters
in Omaha,
Mr.. Kennedy's statement Of his ex-
penditures had not been received up
to o'clock today. The law provides
that the formal statement Of receipts
and expenditures on the part of can
didates for federal office shall be
mailed not later than midnight on
the tenth day preceding election.
Congressional Expenses.
Tabulation of expenditures OF can
didates for representatives filed in
clerks office Of the house, shows the
following
First district: Mcguire, $4ol.35;
Reavis, $298.70. Second district: Lo-
beck, $224s0; Baker, $346.s0. Third
district: Stephens, $305; Warner,
$3i2,25. Committee, $246. Fourth dis
trict: Stark, $f6l.98; Sloan, $s2s.
Fifth district; Shallenberger, $500,
Barton, not received. Sixth district,
McDermott, 1884; Kinkaid, $369.89.
The national republican congress-
ional committee reports that 1t con-
tributed $500 to the First district,
$l,500 to the second district, $1,000 to
the Third district, $500 to the Fourth
district, $i,500 to the Fifth district.
The national democratic congress
ional committee makes no report,
satisfying itself by stating that all
disbursements in the way of "help" for
congressional candidates, was made
through the national committee Of
that party.