The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-14
LIABLE TO A FINE
More Than Dozen County Can
didates Didn't File Expenses.
Total Expenditures S4,OS9.92-
Raub Will Do Nothing.

| More. than a dozen candidates who
ran in the recent primary are liable
to fine not to exceed $1,000 for fail
ure to file the expenses of their cam
paign.
Nearly all Democratic candidates
neglected to file their expense ac-
counts. In the Republican ranks Il
candidate for county clerk; several
candidates for legislature, and several
others failed to comply with the law.
Raub VIII Do Nothing.
'T will do nothing about it," said
Kenneth Raub, county clerk, today.
IF some one wishes to file a complaint
against any of them, well and good"
| The total expenses of the candidates
as placed on file in Raub's office were
i $4,0s9.92. County officials admitted
today that no doubt more money was
i spent, mot by the candidates individ-
ually but by their friends"
The itemized expense accounts show
| that the primary campaign was gold
en- egg for certain Topeka churches.
"charitably" inclined organizations by
the candidates ran into hundreds of
dollars.
RaIston Spent Most Money.
The expense items would indicate
that W. c. Ralston. candidate for coun-
ty clerk, spent the most money.
$29s.s6. and to the observer that race
was not nearly os exciong as half
dozen others. J. D. NJ. Hamilton, who
he spent $279.s4.
Mrs. Ora L. Scudder, candidate for
clerk of the district court, ran fourth
in large expenditures. Her sworn
statement showed an expenditure of
S26265. w. Z. (BilD Anderson took
oath that he spent only $176.96 in his
race against Mrs. Scudder. Frank G.
Dreaming, candidate for county attor-
ney, made the third largest expendi-
ture, according to the sworn state
ments. His expenses were $26s.4o.
Dreaming Likes Music.
Drenning's expense account revealed
that he has a strong taste for band
music Donations, to band concerts
appeared several times in items of
expenses jotted down by Dreaming.
Sam Carroll, candidate for judge of
the court of Topeka, expended s1.S4
to eleemosynary institutions. The var
ious sums expended by the candidates.
according to their statements on file
in Raub's office, follow:
J. c. Sinner, candidate for county com
date Of county coroner, S49.s1; Oran Lay
ton. candidate for register of deeds, sos;
Ed. Buckman, candidate for county COM
didate for clerk of the court of Topeka,
Of the court Of Topeka. $45; A. D. Bauer
candidate for Legislature, $40; Tinkham
veale, candidate for county attorney.
S24S96; Douglas Graham. candidate for
county clerk, $22570; Dr. H. A Alexander.
candidate for county coroner, $4,000; Bob
Miller, candidate for sheriff, $245.50; Ken
meth Raub. candidate for county commits
sioner, $s1.255; Ora L. scudder, candidate
for clerk of the district court. S262.65;
Clyde Cowgirl, candidate for judge of the
court of Topeka, sos; Sam Carroll. candi-
date for judge of the court of Topeka.
1854 II o. s: True. candidate for state SEN
ator 50; Mike Morrisey, candidate for
marshal court of Topeka, S55.42; Paul
Heinz. candidate for Judge of court of
Topeka. $159S4: ". E. Anderson. candi-
date clerk of district court. $176.9e: Rad
NJ. Lee, candidate county attorney. $227.9
v: c. Ralston, candidate probate judge.
$29S.s6; c. W. Hixon. candidate marshal
court of Topeka, $35Os; J. y. NJ. Hamil-
ton. candidate probate Judge. s27as4:
Frank Leech, candidate sheriff. $225.44;
Frank Dreaming. candidate county attor-
ney. $269.40: C. n. Searle. candidate legis-
lature. $3.50; ". f. Schoch, candidate
state senator. s4650: George G. Hannah,
candidate sheriff, s120Ss: II. W McAfee,
candidate county commissioner, STAG.