The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-28
AMOUNT FAR "7KE
IN EXCESS OF
THE ESTIMATE
The Sum of S3,O42,S92.32
Has Been Spent Already
and the Balance of Total
Is the Estimate of the
Probable Expenditures.

Chicago. Oct. 2s-The Republican ma
lional committees campaign to elect
Senator Harding president will cost
t3,442, 1922. Fred w. Upham, nation
u treasurer of the party, notified the
Senate committee appointed to inyes
iigate campaign expenditures in a re
port filed with the committee here to-
lay
OF this sum $3,o42, 1929 had been
ipent UP to the close of business Sun
lay, Oct "a, and Mr. Upham estimated
the expenditures in the closing week
IT the campaign at 100000 additional.
The report shows that 1901 ,3SS.as was
pent between Oct. Is, when report
vas fled with the clerk of the house
# representatives in Washington, and
pet "a, the date of to-day's report.
The total estimated cost of the cam.
,aign--S3 ,422 ,s92 .32--is considerably in
lxcess of the Republican budget Of
s3079,037.20, presented to the Senate
committee at hearing here last Aug
list but Mr. Upham explained that the
disbursements covered the period from
Tune IA while the budget included only
expenditures from July |. About $780,
100 was spent between June Ia and
Iuly /, Mr.. Upham's office estimated,
eaving the estimated disbursements
rom July to Nov 2, approximately
k3.243,000, about $4,000 in excess of
he estimated budget.
Contributions received since June Ia
otal S2.9l4T06os, or Sl2s. 1856 "a less
han the amount expended TO date,
he report shows OF the amount col
ncted 81 l,7e3,556.54 was devoted direct
y to the national campaign under the
Erection of the national committee.
rhe remaining Sl,l2l,l4954 was re-
urned to the states in which it was
aised, in accordance with an agree
nent whereby the national commit
ee solicited all funds for both state
md national campaign purposes
Since Mr.. Upham presented his last
ieport to the Senate committee here
,n Aug 80, in which he showed sixteen
contributions exceeding the 81 900 linn
laid down by Chairman viii II.
HAYS acre have been sixteen more
Z contributions from individuals
two from clubs, to-day's report
ih3sgs. The is donations total $52,-
t7o.F0 and include;
Harding Coolidge club, Tulsa, okla,
10000
Hamilton club, Chicago. S6,l25.50.
James B. Smith, San Francisco.
5000
S. G. Kennedy, Tulsa. Okla, $1,000.
William Sacks. Tulsa, Okla, So. 500.
Percy f. Msgee. Tulsa, Okla, 81. 500 |
Thomas Vach, St. Louis. Mo, $500. |
George NJ. Reynolds. Chicago, $1,000. |
E. Z. Painter, Sheybogan, Wis,
1000.
David H. Morris. New York City,
1900
Duncan Phillips, Washington, D. c.,
1900.
William 7. Curry, Pittsburgh. $1,000.
Ledysrd Cogwell, ir., Albany coun-
y, " Y. $1,000.
In several instances members of the
sme family have given contributions
If 81 900 each.
Senator Harding and Governor Cool
tlge each gave 81 900. as did Fred W.
.iphsm, the Republican national treas
rer; John t. Adams, vice chairman
VI the national committee; A. T. /
Hert of Louisville, committeeman for
kentucky; Myron T. Herrick of Cleve-
and, former ambassador to France.
ind Charles p Taft Of Cincinnati.
brother of eNPresident Taft. There
ire several hundred 81 900 contribu-
lions
Mr.. Uphsm's office estimated there
rere approximately fifty thousand
contributors to the campaign chest.
rhe smallest contributions listed are
II p cents. There are thousands of
Is, 50, IS cents and 81 donations. as
Eellas large numbers in odd cents.
eleven Chicago women gave 90 cents
zach; why, no one in Mr.. Upham's Of
ice knew.
With this report. Mr.. Upham filed a
worn affidavit answering = series Of
rTitten questions put 20 him by the
senatorial committee. The affidavit
,ets forth that the amount 70 he eN-
,ended by the national committee for
he further purposes Of the campaign
locs not eNcced the sum Of s40O .O0O. .
rhich Is the aggregate sum unexpend-
u IF the appropriation provided for !
the budget Of the committee One ,
Il the questions asked by the commit
ee -: IL
Have YOU in the foregoinvg state
nents iruthfully and fully set forth all
MONEYS paid or promised. whether the
,romise-he Of an express sum Of non /
y OF an indefinite sum or 10 1ontrib-
lte with others 20 any fund or funds
pw being collected or 10 BE hereafter
kleeteds- ID
lIr. Tphsm answered in tire afirma- Il