Okolona messenger., 1920-06-10
CAMPAIGN WILL
Be COSTLY AFFAIR
ESTIMATED RACE FOR PRESIDENT
WILL ENTAIL ENORMOUS
EXPENDITURES.
S25,OOO,OOO is THE ESTIMATE
Claimed That Preparations Are Being
Made BY Both Parties To Open
Huge BarrelS-InVestloatIon
May Not Be Made.

Washington. twenty-five million
dollars is the estimate of the amount
Of money that probably will be spent
by all political parties in order to
elect the next president of the United
States.
This figure--considered an underes-
innate, at that-embraces every class
of expenditure not only in the nation
al, but in the state committees. The
writer is assured by the persons who
are likely to be in on the financing of
the national campaign when the con-
Ventions have nominated their candi-
dates that in all probability the ma
tional committees themselves will not
spend more than few millions each.
Indeed, it is questionable whether the
Democrats or Republicans will show
on their official records more than $5,-
| 100000 each.
But throughout the union in the
states it is fully expected that many
millions of dollars will be spent and
there is no real way to get at the facts,
because the federal government has
no jurisdiction over state elections. 1t
is In making the canvass for state Off
l4fs that money is spent for the top of
the national ticket and for congress
sional candidates.
The truth is that the present inVesti-
cation of expenditures in the primary
campaign is making the seasoned fl
nanciers of political campaigns smile.
A mere half million dollars is nothing
compared to the big sums that will be
spent in these identical states,
Preparations are being made for the
most lavish expenditures in the his
tory of American political campaigns.
The investigation thus far shows that
large sums of money are being spent
for publicity and advertising, but that
! fabulous amounts are put in the hands
of party workers" Some states have
laws which limit the expenditures in
state campaigns; but the laxity of the
more populous states, where the big
electoral votes come from, enables the
| pOllLlCldn u ldy AAS pIhAo oO Ih"I AS
does not come under the jurisdiction
of the federal government
But II anybody supposes that all OF
this is going to happen without some
spectacular Intervention, such as came
in the primary campaigns, he is very
much mistaken. The senate commit
tee may not have made up its mind as
to what it will do during the summer,
but it seems certain that as soon as
the conventions have chosen their
men, and an extra session Of congress
is called, there will be pressure to con-
tinue the Investigations.
Some Republicans have said that II
would furnish a splendid opportunity
TO investigate the Democratic nominee,
inasmuch as too much publicity has
already been given the financial Of
forts of the various Republican aspir
ants for the presidential nomination
But it is hardly likely that the Dem
ocrats. who are in possession OF an
other investigation branch of the gov
ernment. would let the matter resi-
there. II Attorney General Palmer is
not the Democratic nominee, or II he
resigns to make the campaign and an
other attorney general is appointed
the chances are that the Democrats
will do little investigating, too.