Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-18
MEREDITH SPENDS
HUGE sum in RACE
Defeated Democratic Candi-
date for Governor of Iowa
Hands Out S36,352.
WHAT IT COST HARDING


candidate for governor on the demo-
cratic ticket, spent $36,352.2o in his
campaign, SO expense charges filed to-
day show.
w. L. Harding OF Sioux City, gov
ernor-elcct, spent $6,77077. The re-
publican state central committee
spent $25,ol2.4l and the democratic
state central committee $4,000.
Meredith received in contributions
$50, and Harding $685., Of which
$1,000 was contributed by his father,
O. B. Harding of Sioux City, and
$1,000 BY H. H. Lamreaux of Clrero-
kee.
Meredith's biggest expenses was
printed matter, which cost him So,463;
county workers cost $4,295; state and
democratic committee, $3,043; bill
board advertising, 1920.
The republican state central COM
mittee's largest expenses was S7,247. IS
for organization of republican clubs,
Printing cost. $6,l53, advertising, $3,-
081.69.
A supreme court ruling, handed
down late today, reversed and re-
manded for new trial case against
George Pierce of Sioux City, former
police chief. Pierce was convicted in
lower court Of conspiracy.
National Guard Vote Close.
The National Guard vote for con-
gresham in the Eleventh district
gave majority of twenty for Steele,
the canvass of the poll books revealed
today. At last reports Scott, the re-
publican nominee, had a lead over
Steele in the total election vote Of
seventy-two. The National Guard
vote will therefore cut down his plur-
atty to fifty-two. The National Guard
vote for governor, as shown by the
official count today, follows: Harding,
1,4S8; Meredith. 802; Bashor, /; Elett,
2; Dowler, l. For president the vote
gave Hughes 1,l08 and Wilson 1,l00.
For judge of the supreme court,
Deemer, 846; Evans, 7o9 and Theo-
philus, 403.
To Banquet Harding.
Several state officials are planning
on attending the Harding ratification
banquet to be held at Sioux City on
Wednesday evening, November %. A
committee from the Rotary club Of
Sioux City is in charge of the banquet.
Charles A. Rawson, chairman of the
republican state central committee,
and other members of the committee
will attend. The state central COM
mittee has a meeting in Sioux City
on Tuesday. Senator Kenyon and
Frank Gotch are to be present. The
\ committee in charge Of the banquet
has decided on maximum Of $50
admissions of which $50 will be set
aside for out of town guests. Ne
braska and South Dakota are to be
represented at the banquet. Cover
nor-elect Harding returned to Sioux
City yesterday from a.business trip in
eastern Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Harding
expect to go to Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, for a weeks vacation.
Iowa Democrats Spent $z6,5l1,
The. democratic state central COM
mittee spent $26,5l1.88 and received
S26,95l.7l in its Iowa campaign just
closed, so the official statement filed
by Democratic State Chairman j. w.
Reynolds with the secretary of state
today, shows. There are few bills
still outstanding, the statement
shows. The Meredith-Wison spe-
cial cost $3,l24.52. Salaries amounted
to 10000 Postage, $2,468.98 County
assistance. $500. Congressional
candidates assistance, $2,400. Mered-
it'll headquarters, $2,413.35. The
Meredith campaign committee CON
tributed $2,225.85 and Z. T. Meredith
gave $500. The Iowa Democratic
club contributed $l7O25 The ma
tional committee $4,000. No state
ment has been filed as yet by the re-
publican state central committee John
]. Clarkson Of Abba, democratic can
didate for attorney general, spent
$780, John B. Keefe of Sioux City,
candidate for auditor of state on the
democratic ticket, spent $3.50. Repub-
lican Congressman William R. Green
Of the Ninth district expended
$l,026.56.
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~ = So"''oi Nepoi'' =.
Al,1lost quarter Of million dol
iars iess money VIII be asked OF the
coming legislature Tor support OF the
state institutions by the board OF con-
troi tnan was required two years
ago nc annual report OF the board.
just made to the governor, fixes the
r
amount necessary Tor me biennial
period ending June ~, l9l8. at