The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-01
Sworn Statement of Campaign
Filed With Secretary of State.
Governor-EIect Spent $35 for
Printing and S5 for Postage.
SOME REPORT NO EXPENSE
s. J. MattOx Establishes Record
With Expenditure of so Cents.
Democrat Nominee for Lieuten-
ant Governor Spent $3.50.

Forty dollars was the amount OF
money which Jonathan NJ. Davis,
Democrat, spent in winning the gov
ernorship. His sworn statement OF
campaign expenses was fileC today in
the office of the secretary of state and
shows total campaign cost of $5 for
postage and s35 for printing of cards
Railroad fares and hotel bills are
not included in the expenses of a can
didate under the state law. The stat
utes require all candidates-successf
or defeated-to file their campairn
expense accounts. A candidate is per-
mitted to spend 10 per cent of the first
years salary of the office he seeks in
a general election campaign. Con-
struction of the law is that he may
also spent 10 per cent in the primaries.
Some Had No Expense.
Several candidates for district Judge
ships reported that they went thru the
campaign without expense.
). }. Mattox, Democrat candidate
Tor attorney general, made the record
OF candidates who actually Ioosened
their purse strings. Mattox's cam
paign cost him fifty cents He shot
the entire expense item for postage
stamps. J. w. Howe, Democrat noni-
nee for lieutenant governor, came
$3.50 for his campaign.
A number of Republican state can
didates included their donations to
state committee funds as exnense
Items Few of the Democrat candi-
oates. apparently, contributed to their
committee.
Hopkins Spent $500.
Richard J. Hopkins conducted his
extensive campaign for supreme court
Justice position No. 1, on a total ex-
nRnSn of Sam ss&t.
IS to the effect that he gave 500 to
the Republican state committee and
spent 5000 for printing and postage
Frank J. Ryan who was elected sec
retary of state, made the campaign
at an expense of $l5250. OF this
amount he gave $15Osto the Republic
can state committee and bought $3.50
worth of stamps.
Ed Clemans, who ran second for
secretary of state, spent a total OF
S22S.22 in his campaign OF this eI2
was for printing cards, $3.50 for post
age, $2.S5 for telephones and tele-
grams and the balance for newspaper
w. II. Kemper Spent $7O.25.
w. II. Kemper. Democrat nominee
Tor state treasurer, spent a total or
$7O25 including 1925 for railroad
fare which is an exempted expense.
The balance included S25 to the state
committee, $6 for printing and sta
tionery and $50 for postage.
e. I. Thompson, Republican, re-
elected state treasurer. turned in an
expense account of 1920. This includ-
ed $3.50 to the state committee. 500
for stamps and $40 for stationery.
Charles 3. Griffith. Republican.
elected attorney general. spent a to-
tai OF $3.50 in his campaign. This in
cluded 5000 to the state committee and
s15O for printing and postage.
> j. Maddox, Democrat nominee
Tor attorney general, registered the
nj g "a n
entire disbursement was for postage
stamps.
w. p. DiIIard Spent SG75.sO.
William r. Dillard, Democrat nom-
nee for supreme court justice posi-
ion No. /, spent q total of S675.90.
rhe numerous items were divided be-
.ween postage, printing, clerical help
md newspaper advertising
Otis s. Allen, Democrat candidate
'or supreme court position No. 2, re-
This included S131.O4 for stamped en-
Ielopes, $50 for nomination fee. aud
he balance for newspaper advertising
md printing.
n. A. Turner, Reelected state audi
or. returned an expense Of S2s5. in
,luding state committee assessment OF
$50, printing ss5. advertising $50.
William r. Baker, elected superin-
endent of insurance. spent S247.5O.
This included $3.50 for the state COM
nittee, $67.5O.fOr printing and station
Try and $50 for postage.
Thomas II. McGiIl. Socialist candE-
late for congress in the Fourth dis
rict, reported an expense of $3.50, an
II which was spent for advertising.
Expense of District Judges.
District judgeship expenses In
.loded:
G. NJ. Clark. Eighth Sdistrict. no
]. o. Rankin, Tenth district, s275.7s.
y. j. Carver. Tenth district, $268.27.
= w. Boss, Eleventh district,
J. L. Travers. Fifteenth district. "no
expense"
Willard Simmons. Seventeenth dis
rict, $12.
o. 2. Fuller 7sInteenth district, sac.
G. r. Douglas, Twentieth district,
243.2l.
Fred r. smith. Twenty-first district,
25.
Dallas Grover. Thirtieth district.
As.
l. NJ. Day. Thirty-first district. mo
expense"
Charles E. Vance. Thirty-second dis
ret. SIS.
George F. Beez!ey. Thirty
istrict, 1920.
Charles l.. Spark, Thirty-fourth dis
rict, mo expense"
b. II. wooney. Thirty-eighth dis
rict, $295.50.