Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-01
COST SlO,338,5O9
To PICK PRESIDENT
IN LAST CAMPAIGN
G. o. p. Spent So, 100, 739;
Woods Expenses Moro Than
Million and Three-Quarters.
PR0BERS POINT TO PERIL
~ Assoclated [rssr 70 Every Evenlnr

rs Associated Treas 70 Every Evening
Washington March 1--Campalgn
costs OF eIecting a president Of the
United States In 1920 were sl0.33S, 500,
as estimated by special Senate com
mittee created 10 investigat" them,
which today flied ita report with Con
gress. OF this amount Republican can
didatea and campaign organizations
spent ss,l00.739 while Democratic cx-
penditures were s2.237770. The com
pilatiou took into account the cxpcudi-
lures made by or IN behalf ri ali candi-
dates for the Republican and Demo
cratic presidential nomination and ~
national. state. congressional ard xenA
toriat campaigns. ~ both these parties
nrglecting amounts spent bY csndi
dates and organizations of minor poiiti-
cal parties
stating in 4 unanimous report. that
the expenditure ~ these vast sums is
a present and growing menace 10 the
nation. the committee suggested that
elections committees of the nrxf con-
greFs should consider the question
Constitutional difficulties may inter
Vene 10 prevent legislation on the Sub
iect. the report said but Congress
should take proper steps 10 submit d
constitutional amendment dealing with
the diiil, aify If II is found necessa rs +
" hle the largest sums of campa gn
expenditure found Here those of ,hc
national orga nzafiona. which the com
ifittee said we're s53f8729 for the re
ruhlican party md si.3l92-f for the
Democratic. candidat-s vino sought
presidential nominations from the con
tentions accounted for a total ~ 81
$50 .o33
Major General LEONARD Wood Is effort
q secure the Republican nornina tion ir.-
i VOWED expenditure Of 81 1.773.30a. the
committee found while for Frank ~
/ L"wden the total vas s4l4 000 for Sen
i atpr Johnson of California st940n0
for Herbert Hoover. $4,000 and for
/ President elect Harding $4,000 ex-
/ pcnditures noted in behalf Or other Re
/ publican candidate ties were So 900 FOR
senator Foindextor, or Washington
ses 900 for yice-Pres sident elect Coolidge
and so. 900 for Dr. Nicholas MURRAY
Butler. Of New York
Attorney General Palmer lead Dem
ocratic candidates inexpenditures ths
amount being fixed at $4,000. whils
Governor Cox, who secured the aomi-
nation spent $4,000. James W. Gerard
former Ambassador TO Germany va,
listed at $4,000. and Senator Owen
Oklahoma, at 1886. Two candidates II
behalf Of whom no money was founS
10 have been spent were William q
McAdoo Democrat. and Senator France
/ Republican, Maryland.
Many difficulties were found in get
. ting complete tabulat tions and avoidins
Implications. the report said. hut IN.
amounts were given as showing tn,
situation fairly and accurately"
Something over ST00. 900 Of the tota
went into Sena torial and Congrpssiona
contests. the committee found. OF whicf
only s3i 600 was spent by Democratic
National organizations created for IN,
purpose The Republican Congressional
committee spent $375.61s while n.
Republican Senatorial organizario,
spent s326.sS0.
Through State committees. the repor
said. the Republicans spent an aggre
gate of s207s, 900 against SSSS,323 70
their Democratic competitors. Tn
larger Republican State expenditure
were in New York. s479. 600: Indiana
s2I5 .000: Pennsylvania, S139.000. Mas
sachusetts. $4,000. ana Washington
$4,000.
The Democratic State expenditure
were greatest in Indiana, s14.6s2; NeV
York. s53 600: Kentucky, s62 $50. OhiC
s5S,S15: Maryland s57.SS9 and Penn
sylvania $3.50