The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-28
G. 0. P. SPENDS $3,O42,892
AND Democrats S823,345
Republicans Far
In Excess OF First
Campaign Budget


CHICAGO. Oct. 2s.-The Republic
can HationaI committees canpairn
to elect Senator Warren G. Harding
president will cost $3,442s92.S2, Fred
w. Upham. national treasurer Of the
party. notified the senate committee
appointed TO investigate campaign
expenditures in a report filed with
the committee here today.
or this sum, SS,042.S92.32 had been
spent ND to the close Of business sun
day, oct. "a. and Mr.. Upham esti-
mated the expenditures in the closing
week OF the campaign at Si90OoO
additional. The report shows that
ss0l,S ,SSS,9S was spent between Oeto-
Der, when report was filed with the
clerk OF the house OF representatives
in Washington and Oct. "a, the date
of today's report
The total estimated cost OF the
campaign s3.442, ,Ss2 Sis consider
ably In excess OF the Republican
budget OF $3,079.037.2O, presented TO
the senato committee at a hearing
here last August, hi Mr. Upham ex-
planned that the disbursements COW
cred the period from June IL while
the budget included only expendi-
lures from July |. About S2OgOO0
was spent between June IA and July
III. Mr.. Upham's office estimated,
leaving the estimated disbursements
from July 1. to Nov. 2. approximately
S3,243,O00, about 100000 In excess OF
the estimated budget.
Contributions received since june
IA total $2.s14.T06.0s. or si2s,1S6'24
| less than the amount expended TO
date, Mr.. Upham's report shows. or
the amount collected, $l,T93,6565i was
devoted directly to the national CAM
palgn under the direction of the ma
| tional committee. The remaining
$1121,149.54 was returned to the
states in which II was raised, In ac-
| Cordance with an agreement whereby
the national committee solicited all
| funds for both state and national
campaign purposes.
| Senator Warren q. Harding ana
| Gov. Calvin Coolidge, his running
mate. each gave $1,000, as did FREQ
/ w. Upham, tho Republican national
treasurer: John r. Adams, vice.
chairman of the national committees
A, T. Hert, of Louisville, committee
man from Kentucky >Myron I. Her
rick, OF Cleveland, former anpassa-
dor to Fran>sA and Charles TAFT. oi
| Cincinnati, brother OF ex-Presluent
Taft There are several hunureu
$1,000 contributions.
Mr.. Upham's office estimated there
| were approximately $4,000 contripu-
tors to the campaign chest. Th'
smallest contributions listed are o.
25 cents. There are thousands o.
| 2b, so, 75-cent and 81 donations, "
well as large numbers IN ouu cehtn
4 Eleven Chicago women gave o
l A. sEnF M i'm ME-. I'm
hams office knew.
With this report. Mr.. Upham fileS
a sworn affidavit answering q serlei
of written questions put TO MIN pI
the senatorial committee. The atIl'
dayit sets forth that the amount Y
be expended by the national commit
tee for the future purposes or th'
campaign does not exceed the sun
of 100000 which is the aggregate
sum unexpended of the appropriation
provided for in the budget of th'
committee" One Of the questions
asked by the committee is known.
"Have you in the foregoing state
ments truthfully and fully set fortf
all moneys paid or promised. Yhethel
the uromise be of an express sum o.
money or an agreement to pay al
indefinite sum, or to contribute witt
others 10 any fund or funds now be-
ing collected or to be hereafter col
Iected?"
Mr.. Upham answered in the al
firmatlye. The report shows M
pledges of aid to make up any oe'
. ficit that may exist after the cleo
tion. but the affidavit states tina
"the committee does, however, con
template the continuation of its cam
paign for funds with which to dls
charge it's unpaid debts"