The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
LANES MENACE BUSINESS DISTRICT
BOTH PARTIES
FILE RECEIPTS
AND EXPENSES
Republican Expenditure
Much Larger Than
Democratic List.

DSWUSG0SlC &AS0ks
New York, Oct. 2s.-Total re-
ceipts BY the Democratic national
committee to Oct. s, for the conduct
OF the present campaign amount to
$s78.SS1.24. according to an an
nouncement today by Wilbur W.
Marsh, the party's national treas
urer.
This figure, MIR. Marshs said, was
today submitted according to the
requirements of the corrupt prac-
tices of law and filed with the senate
committee appointed to investigate
campaign expenditures in Chicago
today.
The sum collected. the Demo-
cratic treasurer stated, is consti-
tuted almost entirely of contribu-
tons to the campaign fund. with
the exception of $3.50, 900 which was
borrowed. Other sources, which
aggregated collections Of only few
hundred dollars, including the sale
OF the campaign text books, refunds
from advertising, and such small
items.
The statement itemizes monies
received by the headquarters in
New York, Chicago and San Fran
cisco, as well as the women's bu-
reau. OF the total $665,4S1.33, was
collected in New York, while San
Francisco showed an aggregate
fund of but $1,763.9O. The women's
bureau was responsible for the COL
lection of $8,544.5O.
Chicago collections were $53,-
041.10.
Disbursements by the entire Or
ganization up to the same date, as
shown by the statement, amount to
$823.345.09.
Cost Of aWomen's Bureau.
Running the women's bureau for
the entire campaign to date, cost
but $1.339.30. according to the state
ment. In addition to funds already
received, Mr.. Marsh's statement in
cluded memorandum to the effect
that two individuals had pledged
$25.000 each to pay the expense oi
advertising hooks, relating to the
League OF Nations.
Republican Finances.
CkfcAgo, Ill. Oct. 2s.-The Re.
publican national committees cam.
paign to elect Senator Warren G
Harding, president, will cost $3,442,.
S92.32 had been speht up to the
treasurer Of the party, notified the
senate committee appointed to in
the campaign at 100000 additional
a report filed with the committee
here today. OF this sum $3,042,'
S92.32 had bene spent up to the
close OF business Sunday. Oct. "a
and Mr.. Upham estimated the ex.
penditures in the closing week o1
the campaikn at 100000 additional
The total estimated cost of the
campaign-$3. .442, ,S92.32-is consid'
erably in excess of the Republican
budget of $3,079.037.2O presented tt
the senate committee at a hearing
here last August, but Mr.. Uphan
explained that the disbursement:
covered the period from June IA
while the budget included only ex
penditures from July l.
Total Contributions.
Contributions received since
June IA, total $2,914,7O6.0S, or $12S.
1924 less than the amount expend
ed, Mr.. Upham's report shows. O.
the amount collected $1.793,556.5.
was devoted directly to the nation
al campaign under the direction o
the national committee. The re
naming $1,121,149.54 was returnet
to the states in which the none!
was raised, in accordance with al
agreement whereby the nationa
committee solicited all funds fol
both state and national campaign
purposes.
Since Mr.. Upham presented hi
last report to the senate committe,
here on Aug. 30. in which he shove,
IL contributions exceeding thu
$1,000 limit laid own by Chairman
Will H. Hays. there have been Il
more such contributions. today's re
port shows. The Is donations to
tai $52,470.5e.
Among the contributions were:
Some Contributors.
Harding Coolidge Club, Tulsa
Okla. 10000.
Hamilton Club. Chicago, $e.12o. 50
/ Thomas Vach, st. Louis, Mo
$500.
George NJ. Reynolds, Chicago
$2.9oo.
e. E. Painter, sheboysan. wis
$1,000.
A. A. Augustus, Cleveland. Ohio
$500. y
Alfred Decker, Chicago, $3.50.
Senator Warren G. Harding an,
Governor Calvin Coolidge, his run
ming mate, each gave $1,000. as di
Fred w. Upham. the Republican
national TREASURER, John T. Adami
vice chairman Of the national com
mittee: A. T. Hert OF Louisville
committeeman from Kentucky; My
ron T. Eerrick Of Cleveland, for
mer ambassador to France: an