Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-28
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated Press
Chicago, Oct. 2S.-The Republican
National Committees campaign to elect
Senator Harding will cost S3.442, =
S9232, Fred W. Upham, national
! treasurer of the party, notified the
Senate committee appointed to investi- =
J gate campaign expenditures in report
/ filed with the committee here today.
\ The sum Of S3.042, ,S923 80 had been
spent up to the close of business Sun =
day, October "a, and Mr.. Upham esti e
mated the expenditures in the closing
week Of the campaign at S400 900 ad :
ditfonal. The report shows that 1901. =
8SS.98 was spent between October 1S,
when a report was filed with the clerk
Of the House Of Representatives Ia
Washington, and October "a, the date
I Of today's report.
| The total estimated cost Of the cam
paign-S3. .442. 800. .32--is considered in
excess Of the Republican budget of SO. =
\ 079,037 20, presented to the Senate
committee at a hearing here last Au-
gust, but Mr.. Upham explained that
the disbursements covered the period
from June IA, while the budget in :
cluded only expenditures from July 1.
About 5000 900 was spent between
June ii and July 1. Mr.. Upham's office
Nctihiattu' lchNiuk lut estlLluttu uiS
bursements from July l to November
approximately SO .243 900, about 1852, =
600 in excess OF the estimated budget.
Contributions Fall Short
Contributions received since June ii
total 81, ,914. .706. .0S. or S12S. .1S6. "a less
than the amount expended to date, Mr.
Upham's report shows.
OF the amount collected. S1.793.
kEG iauofad Iiractly IN ha n .
tional campaign under the direction OF
the national committee. The remaining
81, ,121, ,149.54 was returned TO the
states in which it was raised. in nc
cordance with an agreement whereby
the national committee solicited all
funds for both state and national cam :
paign purposes.
Since Mr.. Upham presented his last
report to the Senate committee here on
August 30, in which he showed six
teen contributions exceeding the $1,000
II. Hays. there have been sixteen more
such contributions from individuals and
two from clubs, today's report shows
The eighteen donations total $J2,
470.50. and include:
Harding Coolidge Club, Tulsa
Okla, $4,000; Hamilton Club, Chi
cago. S612O50: James B. Smith. Sar
Francisco, $1,000; S. G. Kennedy
Tulsa, Okla, 5000; William Sacks
Tulsa, Okla, s25OO; Percy E. Magee
Tulsa, Okla. S250O; Thomas yach, st
Chicago, $1,000; f. z. Painter, shey
boygan. Wis. $4,000; David H. Morris
New York city. $1,000; Duncan Phillips
Washington. D. C.. $4,000; William T
Curry; Pittsburgh, $1,000; Ledyart
Cogwell, Jr., Albany county, n. Y.
$1,000; Howard & Hedger. Aberdeen
8. ID, $500; John o. Gilliland, Tulsa
Okla. $500; A. A. Augustus. Cleve
land. $500; Alfred Decker, Chicago
$3.50; r. s. Lewis, Fargo, \. d.
$110O.
same family have given contribution
Of $1,000 each. Mr.. and Mrs James E
Davidson, of Bay City, Mich; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles T. Crocker, Sar
Francisco, and four other members o
the Crocker family; Mr.. and Mrs. Fl
+. Hodge. Detroit. and four members
of the Spreckles family, of San Fran
cisco, are in this class.
$1,000 Each From Candidates
Senator Harding and Governor Cool
idge each gave $1,000, as did Fred W
Upham, John T. Adams, vice chairman
of the national committee; A. T. Hert
of Louisville committeeman from Ken
tucky Myron T. Herrick, Of Cleveland
former ambassador to France, ant
Charles p. Taft, of Cincinnati, brothe
Of ex- President Taft. There are sew
eral hundred $1,000 contributions.
Mr.. Cphams Office estimated ther,
were approximately 10000 contributor
to the campaign chest. The smalles
contributions listed are of twenty fy
nf f,ua ~
five, fifty, seventy five cent and 81 do
nations, as well as large numbers II
odd cents. Eleven Chicago women CAV,
sixty two cents each, why, no one il
Mr.. Upham's Office knew.
With his report Mr.. Upham filed {
sworn affidavit answering II series o
written questions put TO him by tn,
senatorial committee. The affidavit set
forth that the amount to be expended
by the national committee for the fur
ther purposes Of the campaign does no
exceed the sum of $400 900. which II
the aggregate sum uncxpended Of tn
!. appropriation provided for in the bulge
of the committee. One Of the Ques
tions asked by the committee is:
Have you in the foregoing state
ments truthfully and fully set forth al
moneys paid or promised, whether tn
promise be OF an express sum Of none,
or an agreement TO pay an indehnit
sum, or to contribute with others u
any fund or funds now being collected
or to be hereafter C0lected:'
No Pledges TO Cover Deficit
Mr.. Upham answered in the afirma
tive. The report shows no pledges o
aid to make up any deficit that may eX
list after the election, but the afidavi
states that the committee does, how
ever, contemplate the continuation Of il
campaign for funds with which to dis
charge its unpaid debts. -
Asked by the committee whether ther
were ANY agreement or agreements
express or implied, made or contem
plated to the effect that any money
ficiencies which may exist betwee
accounted for and the moneys expended
or which may hereafter be expended b,
the committee or any Of its agents o
agencies" Mr.. Upham said he knew o
no such agreements.
Another question asked was:
"Is there any agreement of the char
acter referred to in question numbe
one pertaining to the underwriting 0
obligations which may be hereafter in
CURED by the committee or any Of it
officers or agentsT'
The treasurer said there was none.
In response to another question h
said
81 know of no committee. associa
lions, organizations, or individuals, VIII,
are contributing or who have promised O
agreed TO contribute to the fnancis
AID and DrOseCutiOn of the CamDaiPn fO