The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-31

mittee received $1,017,255.32 in
for both national and
state campaigns between June IA
and Aug. 26, Fred W. Upham, Re-
publican national treasurer, told
the senate committee investigating
expenditures today. OF
tnis sum, he said. s61s,013.54 was
for the national campaign and
1899, 241.7S for state purposes.
With his report Mr.. Upham pre-
sented to the committee the names
Of 1859 contributors who had do
mated to the fund and fixed their
average contribution at $S2.11.
Mr.. Upham also presented a
budget showing the committee had
planned to spend s3,079.037.2O.
Gives Figures.
A sheet read into the record by,
Mr.. Upham showed, he said, the
amount collected in each state for
state and national campaigns, with
the state totals.
The list includes:
States To Natl CON- To States Totals
Illinois .s34, 81 $31. 621 81 see,317.12
Indiana. 2,202.ss 11,150.2O 1883 oS
Iowa :. 6.746.3O 16,593O5 1850 as
Wisc'n 14,310.91 14.634 80 2S,945.5O
Missouri 1.795.s7 22.36495. 24.160.92
Eleven States Fall Below.
Eleven states, Mr.. Upham said,
have failed to raise enough money
to care for their expenses, and the
difference has been forwarded to
them by the national committee. In
two other states, Nevada and New
Hampshire, all money raised in the
state has been spent for the state
campaign. Nevada raised $90O.S6
and New Hampshire. $1,6S6.S2.
The eleven states which received
help from national headquarters
are: Alabama, Arkansas, Colora-
do. Connecticut, Idaho, Kentucky.
Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico,
North Carolina and Utah.
Forced to Borrow Money.
The Republican national commit
tee, the treasurer said, has Dor
rowed money to meet current bills,
as contributions were coming in
very slowly. He offered figures
showing that about quarter of a
million dollars of the amount al
ready contributed is still outstand-
ing in unpaid pledges. His state
ment of cash receipts and disburse-
ments listed $46O,O00 as borrowed
The national committee has loaned
100000 to the congressional cam
paign committee and $4,000 to the
senatorial campaign committee, he
said. The state committee Of
Maine has borrowed $4,000, Indi-
ana $1,000, North Carolina $1,000
and Maryland $1,000.
The national committee has 1885,
1851 on hand.
Denies Subterfuge.
Early in his examination Mr.. Up
ham denied that there had been
any cases Of subterfuge in con.
nection with the limitation Of indi-
vidual campaign contributions to
$1,000. He told Senator Kenyon
who brought up the topic, that
there were eight gifts Of more than
$1,000 but that none of these ex-
ceeded $2,5O0..
Il know of several cases in which
husband and wife have each given
$1,000 but there Is no subterfuge
in that" said the Republican treas
urer. "Since the women have been
given the ballot they have evinced
great interest in the campaign"
Money Wasted.
The Beals prize Of $4,000 for the
best platform written by a new
voter came up. Senator Reed raised
laugh by inquiring whether the
committee gave that much for thu
platform adopted by the Chicago
convention and asking whether this
would not constitute "a clear dem
onstration that money contributed
70 political committees II wasted,