Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-02
1T COST S10,338,5O9 To
ELECT NEXT PRESIDENT
Senate Committee Says Vast Sums
Used Arc Growing Men
AGO to Country.
hy Associated Press. ]

WASHINGTON. March 1.---campaign
Iosts or eiecting President OF the
United states In 1920 were $IO,33S.-
ou?. as estimated by special SEN
ate committee created to investigate
them which today iiled its report
WIN congress. or this amount Re-
publican campaign organizations spent
SS.io0,I3?, while Democratic cxpendi-
lures We're k2.237,770. The commit
tee compilation also took into ac-
count the expenditures made by or
IN behalf Of all candidates for the Re
publican and Democratic presidential
nomination and of national. state.
inittecs OF both these parties. neglect
INK amounts spent by candidates and
presentations of minor political par
Senator'S Kenyon. Iowa: Edge. New
Jersey. and Spencer. Missouri IRepub-
licansb. and Pomcrenc, Ohio. and
Reed. Missouri. Democrats, signed the
report. which WAS Unanimous While
stating their conclusion that The cX-
pcnditurc of these vast sums IL n
present and growing menace TO tho
nation. no recommendations for con
rrcssionai action were made except
that the suggestion was made tina.
elections committees OF the next Con-
srcss should consider the question.
constitutional difficulties may inter-
v"nc 10 prevent iegiSlatio on the
subject. tn" report said. hut Congress
should take proper steps to submit
q constitutional amendment dealing
oss1ry."
National Organizations Use Most.
Will" the largest sums of cam
paign oNpondlturcs found were ihosn
Of the fatlonal Organization which
th" committe" said was S5.3ig729 for
u" R"nnhiican party and sl3iS2Ti
Tor III" Democrats. candidates who
sought presidential nominations from
tn" conventions accounted for II to-
tai Of 81 aSO.033
Major-General Leonard Woods Of
forts TO secure tn" Republican nomi-
nation involved expenditure of 81 -
1903. he committee found. while
tor Frank o. I.owSlcn. the total wns
$4,000; for senator Johnson. OF Cal
slI&,n"". and for President Elect
Harding. $4,000 Expenditures noted
in behalf Of other Republican canHi-
dates ware $1,000 for Senator roin-
dexter. Washington: sfS. 600 for Vice
President Elect Coolidge. and $4,000
Cor Dr, Nicholas Murray Butler. OF
New York.
Attorneys General Palmer l.d Demo
cratic candidates in expenditures. the
amount being fixed at $50, QUO. Will"
Governor Cox. who secured I'll" nom
nation. spent $4,000. James w Ge-
rard former ambassador to Germany.
was listed at $4,000. and Senator
Owen. Of Oklahoma. ut $685. Two
candidates In behalf OF whom no
were William q. McAdoo. Democrat.
and senator France. Republican. Of
MnrVlHnd
Many dinculties were found in
getting complete fluctuations and
avoiding Implications. the rcport
said but the amounts w"r" give"
as showing the situation fairly and
Accurately"
Srmnt"rinI Expenditures sTOU,oDO.
Something over 100000 az tho
total went into senatorial and CON
grcSsional contests. the committee"
found. OF which only sci moo was
spent ~ Democratic nat!on1! orgHn-
2at!ons Arcatcd for the purpose. The
Hcpubli"nn conversational committee
spent s375.!Ga while the q. o L. sem
atorIai organization spent s32S.9SO.
Through state committees. tn" re-
port said. the Rcpuhlicans spent an
n~grnrstc az SCOTS. 0iO against sSsS.-
2"S for their Democratic competitors
The larger Rcpublican stat" cxpcndi-
lures wcr" in New York si79.0o0 In
diana. s?i5.G00; PENNSYLVANIA. $3.50,
nnO: MassaChuset Sl33.000. and
Washington. sliSoO0. Democratic
state expenditures were greatest In
Indiana. s1l.6a2; New York, $4,000:
Kentucky. s62 93o: Ohio. s5S.SI5:
MARYLAND, SUISSE, and PENNSYLVANIA
s5S5l2 Several state committees
representing both parties, failed to
h'c reports, th" committee said. and
amounts turned 20 states bv national
y,,,, 49, it,rI