The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-29
UPHAM SHOWS figures
HARDING CAMPAIGN COST
4 WILL RUN HIGH
Contributions of Twenty-Five.
Cents Are Listed BY the
Committee
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Associated Press Dispatch1
Washington, October 2s.-Neither
the American Federation of Labor's
bipartisan campaign committee. the
Nonpartisan league and the farmer
labor party, has fled statements COW
ering expenditures in the present
political campaign. it was stated to-
day at the office of the William T.
Page, clerk Of the house of repre-
sentatives, under the corrupt prac-
tees act.
Reports on campaign expenditures
must be filed mot less than ten
days" before the election. Supple
mentary reports are required from
each Of the organizations coming
within the statute. six days after the
fling of the first report. 1t was ex-
pected that the supplementary state
ments from the republican and dem
ocratic national comMittee's, pre-
sented today to the senate campaign
investigating committee at Chicago.
would be filed today.
League Not Bound.
Minneapolis, Mimi, October o.
Because it is not political party, but
simrly a farmers organization, the
national Nonpartisan league does not
have to file statement Of expendi-
lures in any campaign, Oliver s. Nor
ris, publicity director announced to-
day.
1.-THE Nenpartisan league simply en-
dorses candidate already in the pol
itical race without regard to their
party designations and camraign ex-
penditures OF these individual can !
fiidafea are governed by the law with
- ftfs the speetfNe candidate Is al.
yiliated," Mr.. Morris explained.
Chicago. October 2S.-The republi-
an national committees campaign to
elect Senator Warren G. Harding
resident, will cost $3,442,S92.32, Fred
Upham, national treasurer or the
arty, notified the senate committee
ppointed to investigate campaign ex-
enditures, in report filed with the
committee here today.
OF this sum $3,042,S92.32 had been
spent up to the close Of business Sun
day, October "A, and Mr.. Upham es-
timated the expenditures in the clos
ing week of the campaign at 100000
additional The report shows that
1901. 30S. SO, was spent between Octo-
Der 10, when a report was filed with
the clerk OF the house Of representa-
tives in Washington and October "a,
the date of today's report.
The total estimated cost of the
$3,442,892.32, is consider.
ably in excess of republican funds or
SO ,090, 037.20, presented to the senate
at hearing here last Au
gust, but Mr.. Upham explained that
the disbursements covered the peri
cd to June IA, while the budget In
cluded only expenditures from July
/. About 100000 was spent between
June IA and July /, Mr.. Upham's Of
ice estimated, leaving the estimated
disbursements from July to Novem-
Der 2, approximately $3,243, 900, about
1852, 900 in excess Of the estimated
budget.
Received Large Amount.
Contributions received since June
IA, total 1914, 706.0S, or $128,1S624
less than the amount expended, Mr..
Upham's report shows. OF the amount
collected SLOTS, 556.54 was devoted d.
rectly to the national campaign un-
der the direction Of the national COM
mittee. The remaining, $1,121. 1884.
was returned to the states in which it
was raised, in accordance with an
agreement whereby the nationaf COM
mittee solicited all funds for both
state and national campaign purposes.
Since Mr.. Upham presented his last
report to the senate committee on Au-
gust 80, in which he showed sixteen
contributions exceeding the $1,0O
limit Laid down by Chairman Will H.
Hays, there have been sixteen more
such contributions from individuals
and two from clubs today's report
shows. The eighteen donations totals
$52,470.50, and include: e. e. Panther,
Sheboygan. Wis, $4,000; Howard
Hedgers, Aberdeen, $1,000; r. S.
Lewis, Fargo, N. D.. s1,100.
Small Sums Given.
Mr.. Upham's office estimated there
were approximately $4,000 contribu-
lions to the campaign chest. The
smallest contributions listed are Of
twenty five cents. There are thou
e nds of twenty five, fifty, seventy
Il e cents and $1.00 donations, as well
as large numbers in odd cents. Eleven
{ licago women gave sixty two cents
Q Oh, why, no one In Mr.. Upham's Of
fees knew.
Mr.. Upham fled a sworn affidavit,
tswering a series of written ques-
IONS put to him by the senatorial
ommittee. One Of the questions ask
by the committee is:
Have you in the foregoing state
tents thoroughly and fully set forth
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