Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
CHARGES BIG SUMS
SPENT IN CAMPAIGN
Democratic Leader Asserts
''SeIfish interests" Are Pour
ing Out Money TO Win.
FILE COMMITTEE REPORTS

Charges Of enormous expenditures
in campaigns for congressional elec-
tons are making their appearances
Homer S. Cummings, acting chairman
of the democratic national committee.
having set the. ball, rolling with the
assertion that the Selfish interests"
are seeking to get control Of the gov
eminent by :electing republican
Congress- and are pouring out their
money to bring about this end.
At the Office Of the clerk Of the
House today returns Of receipts and
expenditures had. been received from
several of the campaign committees
The report of the republican national
committee has not yet como In.
The democratic national committee
showed receipts amounting to $412.-
1913 and disbursements Of $247.1s6.
with ten days OF the campaign still
to run. The democratic congressional
committees receipts were $1s2.soo
and its disbursements were $S2.762.
The democratic senatorial COMMITTEES
had received 500. $50 from Senator
Gary Of Rhode Island and the same
amount from Senator Pittman of
Idaho. both Of. whom are members
of the committee. Its expenditures
were given as $68.
The republican central committee
received a total Of $159.39S and ex-
pended $14o.ss5. The republican sen;
its disbursements were $56,oS5.
The largest contributions to the re-
publican fund was $4,000 by J. s..
Bache of New York. James A. Patten
of Chicago gave $4,000. while the re-
ranging from $50 to $4,000. All its ex-
penditures we're for state campaigns,
except $4.5s5 used for ONCE expenses.
Champ Clark is named among the
five contributors for 500 or more to
the democratic congressional commit
tee.' The money was expended largely
for organization work. the largest
amount in any one state being $4,000
in Indiana: Other expenses included
the printing Of thousands of copies OF
speeches by President Wilson, Chair
man Ferris and NJ. H. Glynn.
The republican congressional COM
mittee's fund was raised largely by
small contributions, few exceeding
$1,000. John D. Rockefeller Is listed
as giving $1,000. and his son as giving
$500.
The National Association Of Repub-
lican State Chairmen also filed its re-
port, showing $3.50 paid by twelve
chairmen, with $425 OF the amount
being spent for office expenses. The
socialist national committee reported
receiptsa of $56,6S5 and expenditures
Of $53,509. The prohibitionists re-
ported receipts of $25.5sS and ex-
penditures of $25,665.
The democratic national committee
report. made by w. D. Jameson. act
ling treasurer. reported total contri-
buttons of $220,13s, in addition to
$4,000 borrowed from the District
National Bank, Washington. d. c.,
and $4,000 advanced by several
democrats.
Bernard NJ. Baruch. chairman OF the
War Industries. hoard. gave $4,000.
and Vance McCornifsk, A. Mitchell
Palmer, W. N. March. E. T. Meredith,
Thomas L. Chadbourne. tr., F. D.
Lynch, Homer s. Cummins, Joseph F.
Griffey and Mr.. Jameson advanced
the $50, 900 loan.
The larger part Of the national COM
mittee's disbursements were $247,186
for state, congressional and senatorial
campaigns The largest item in this
was $4,000 for the Massachusetts,
state campaign. Other state cam
paigns vary from 800 for the Idaho
senatorial campaign to $15, 200 for that
in Nebraska. Ten thousand dollars
wa. sent into both New Mexico and
Colorado for senatorial campaigns.
AID $4,000 for the same purpose into
South Dakota, wyoming, Montana and
New Hampshire.