Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-11-30
Election Expenses.

Election Expenses.
Amounts Spent By VETS And
"Drys' During Campaign.
The "Wet" forces in Frederick County
filed their statement in court last Satur.
day showing the amount spent for the
liquor cause during the campaign pre-
ceeding the election November 7th.
While many people believed the amount
to be considerable, few, no doubt, were
aware the total would amount to $10,.
459, So as reported to the court by treasur.
er Chas. B. Cox.
OF this sum $500 was collected from
the Frederick County Liquor Dealers
Association, and $9.959,63 received al
various times from the Maryland Brew
ers' Association.
As reported in the Frederick Dailies,
Leo Weinberg received $500 of this
money for professional and legal services;
Sc. Sl3. IA went for advertising in the fol-
lowing papers: Emmitsburg Chronicle.
$3.50. 10; Frederick Citizen, $3,50l.3S;
Brunswick Times, 1924; The News, ST.
sos SO and The Post, 81, l52.07.
Other amounts were spent for distri-
buting literature. postage, band hire.
railroad and automobile fares, attorneys
fees, rents, concessions, etc.
In all probability the wet forces will
not lie down after their defeat in the
county and be content with the saloon
closed, but will make a desperate effort
to get control of the primaries next year
and secure the nomination of wet candi-
dates for members of the Legislature in
hope of having wet delegation to work
for the repeal of the dry laws.
Another hot fight will likely occur be-
tween the wet and dry forces at that
time.
The expense account filed by the dry
forces that 81, 497 80 was spent in Fred
erick county during the campaign. The
treasurer of the dry forces, r. Rush
Lewis, filed his statement Monday with
the court, and it is said to be most COM
plete statement ever filed.
The contributions by districts follow:
Buckeystown, $409 IS.
Frederick, 1869.
Middletown, $238. 70.
Urbana, $79.55.
Liberty, $46.5O.
New Market, SLIT.
Woodsboro, SASS.
Petersville, $48.
Mt. Pleasant, $40.
Jefferson, $lO4.l2.
Mechanicstown, $S5.65.
Jackson. 1913.
townsville. $40.
Woodville, $115.50.
Linganore, $S3.75.
Lewistown, $5S.53.
Tuscarora, $6.05.
Ballenger, $l4l.44.
Braddock, Sc.
Brunswick, Sll3.50.
Walkersville, $27O.
At Large, $347.32.
The amounts expended with county
for advertising is as follows
The Valley Register, $76.l4; Bruins
wick Times, $9S25; Catoctin Clarion,
$26. 70; Brunswick Blade, $50, 80; Emmits-
burg Chronicle, 47.20; The News, $685.
80; The Frederick Post, $4S4. 10; j. Welty
Fahrney, campaign superintendent, for
services from June 7, 1916 to November
7, 1916, $500; Russell E. Lighter, for
services as clerk at headquarters, from
Sept. Z, to the time of filing report, $92
and $l4. 80 to cover car fare; VIM. Wetzel,
for services as clerk at headquarters at
night from Sept. 20 to time of filing re-
port, $88.
The wet and dry campaigns in the diff
ferent units of Maryland, including Bal
timore city, cost $l53. 77OO7, according
to reports filed in the Office of Clerk of
the Court, at Towso
The wet camprign cost $lO5, 500. 81 and
the dry campaign $48, l76.7O. 1t is un-
derstood that the report for the drys on
ly includes Baltimore city and Baltimore
county, and that the amount will be in
creased by reports made in the other
units.
Treasurer Norris for the vets received
STA, S77.37 from the Maryland Brewers
Associs ton, $2l, 500 from the Distillers
and Wholesale Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton, and $9,2l6 from the Maryland Ho-
tel Mems Association. The vets spent
$50, 1874. 80 with the Baltimore newspa-
pers.
For the dry campaign, 1926. 3S was
contributed through the Home Defenders
Association and 1872, 633.83 through the
Anti-Saloon League of Maryland. In all
there were about $500 contributors to
the dry campaign fund, the amounts
ranging from 80 cents to $1,000.
Of the total disbursements SIS, 500 was
spent for advertising.
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