The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
s35o,ooo SURPLUS IS IN TREASURY: 9o,6O5 SUBSCRIBE Republican Campaign Chairman Reports
 Expenditures BUDGET SYSTEM
 IS EXPLAINED 16 Persons Contributed More Than $10,O0O To
 Big Fund
(Ry Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.- The recent campaign cost the republican national committee 3,O63,9 ,952, Chairman William M. Butler announced tonight, adding that a surplus of $355,- .264, which compares with the deficit of about $2,O00, ,00O in- cured in 1920, remained in the treasury after all expendi- lures 1a1 been met.
 The :impaign was financed by Mir. EuL r. "Of this number S3. 3.209 made il ,,ividual contributions of less than SEQ.
 While the total amount collected Wa, S4,359, ,S2, approximately million dollars of this amount, $956, ,525. Il, was collected by the national committee in as aren't for the local state committees and this money was immediately re- turned to the committees in the states ing available for the national commit Ltc DuuSCL expenditures.
 $3,4O2,853 Available
 'Thus, for the actual expenses of the hational committee, there was collected nd made available 3,402 ,953.71, which with bank interest and small balances o& $16.2036 6S made q grand total of I s.s|sas; Kill ,,s.ssssk 1sf .as ss. nounoed, will file with the clerk of the house tomorrow a final report on the receipts and expenditures of the com mittee darjre the campaign. The names of all contributors, the amounts given by each and detailed tabula- tion of all expenditures will be set forth, as required by law.
 ''The campaign from the opening to the closing day was conducted on a budget program" Mir. Butler related.
 Estimate Made
 Directly following the Cleveland con- yention formal estimate was made, that a total expenditure of three mil lions of dollars was necessary for the successful conduct of the campaign, this amount including the campaign expenses of the senatorial and congress sional committees, which in past years nave Dccu
 Tt is with satisfaction l am able to report that the actual expenditures of the campaign were 3,O63, ,952 "A. This amount was spent by the various campaign divisions as set forth in the following tabulations:
 Publicity bureau, $741 ,27S.49; speak CTS bureau, $366, ,442.78; colored bu- reau, $89, Ill. %; research bureau, SPA S36O4: womans bureau, 4,796 .65 l; labor bureau, $101 ,1SS.31 club bureau, $51, ,266.79; foreign language bureau, $34,O17.25; caravan tour, $33,47O.S5 l; national contributors committee, $144, 99062; farm section, $16,O3S.10; com mercial travellers bureau, $1,263.34 i; service mems bureau, $17,9SS.92; con- gressional committee, SIC, 0,500.00 :; senatorial committee, $s7,OOO; state committees. $686, 300; Washington headquarters, $43.417.72; general ad- ministration, $40, O,045.66.
 Big Surplus
 "Inasmuch as the actual campaign expenditures were only $3,063, ,952. "A, the committee has closed the campaign, not only without q deficit, but with a surplus of $355, ,264.55 available for the routine maintenance of the national committee, thus making unnecessary any new appeals for contributions for substantial period"
 A table classifying the contributors by the amounts given and listing the total for each class, including funds collected for state committees was ap- pended by Mir. Butler as follows: