The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-28
G. 0. P. SPENDS
OVER 3 MILLION
II Costs Money to Run for
President Of These
United States.
SOME CONTRIBUTIONS

Chicago, Oct. es.--yThe republican ma.
tional commlttee's campaign 70 elect
senator Warren q. Harding president
viii cost ss.4ts.s9s.a2. Fred w. Upham.
national treasurer OF the party. notified
the senate committee appointed 20 In
vestisate campaign expenditures in q
report flied with the committee here to-
day.
OF this sum ss.oa2. ssa.sa had been
spent UP TO the close OF business Sum
day. Oct "a, and Mr. upham estimated
the expenditures In the closing week Of
tho campaign at 100000 additional. The
report shows that S30i.3SS.9 was spent
filed with the clerk OF the house Of
representatives In Washington and Oct.
"a. the date OF todny's report. The
total estimated cost Of the campaign--
$s.4f2. sa2.3e--is considerably IN excess
OF the republican budget Of sa,079.0S7.2 20
presented 70 the senate committee at .
hearing here last August. hut Mr.. Up-
ham explained that the disbursements
covered the period from June II, while
the budget included only expenditures
from July I. Abont 5000 nm was spent
between Jur "a and Iuiy I. Mr.. Uphnn'e
ONCE estimated, leaving the estimated
srproxinateiv ss.9as00o. about $4,000
In excess OF the estimated budget.
Contributions received since June IA
total 1914. TOO o. or s1ss, 1865 less than
the amount exnended Tomato. Mr.. Up-
hams report shows. OF the amount COL
lected. s179s 5KsEf was devoted directly
to the national camrnign under the
rectior OF the national committed. This
remaining si,feii.a54 was returned n
The state IN which II was raised. in
nccordapee with nm agreement wherehv
the national committee solicited oil
funds FIR both state ana national CAM
rniRn PURPOSES.
Senator Warren q. Harding ana Gov.
Calvin Coolidge. HE running mate. each
gave 81 on0. as did Fred w. UphRm.
the republican national treasurer: John
r. Adams, vice-chai-man of the ma
fIonai committee: A. r. Hert, OF LOUIE
VILE. committeeman from Kentucky:
Mvron r Herriris. ~ Cleveland former
ambassador 70 France. and Charles Y.
Taft, Of Cincinnati brother Of ex-
Freslaert TAFT. Thnre are several hum
tred 81 0h0 contributions.
Mr.. urnham's ONCE estimated there
were Approximately 80 1000 contributors
4, the ramne'~n chest. The chess
smellert contributions listed .hre ~ ~
cents T-tc~p are thousands ~ 2s. 80 ~
certs ard 81 Donations. es Wen ns large
numbers N oda cents. Eleven f.hicaro
women rave 90 certs each; why. no
ono in Mr.. Upham's office knew.
with his rc-ort Mr.. Unham nied
sworn afaA,vit answering series or
written uuestlors Put 70 hin, BY tne
senatorial comm'ttes. The affidavit sets
forth that tho .ar,onrt 10 he evperded
~ the national COMMITTEES for the fur.
Their rnrrnses AZ tia ca,nnai~n does NOT
exceed the sum of st0n, onn. which " tire
asrvrawnte sim ,uexrhnded ~ the aT,-
prnnrsat'on rrcyided for IN che nideef
AZ the cnmmittee." Ono of the n,ies-
lions nsted nv the committee ia: sHsve
YEN. IN the fo~ercing statements, truth 4
fully and fully set forth AL moneys
mid or promised. whether the promise
he n an exnress SIM, 81 rn"nev or an
agreement 10 pnv nm Indefinite sum, Or
~ contribute with others tn any fund
~ funds now hei-~ collected or 70 be
hereafter coi'ectedr
Mr.. unham answered In the nnrm.
alive Tho rcnort shows M pledgea ~
ala TO make up any deficit that may
exist after the election. hut the ant
Gnvit states that "the committee does.
however contemplate the continuation
cf It's aamnaign for funds with which
to direher~e itS unnaid dehfH !"