The Indianapolis times., 1930-05-01
SPENT FORTUNE
FOR ILLINOIS
Senate VOTES
Mrs. Ruth Mccormick Lists
Personal Expenses
at $252,572.
COSTS S24,493
Daughter of Mark Hanna
Defends Expenditures
During Campaign.

BV thHed Press
WASHINGTON, May IA quar-
ter of a million dollars of her own
money was spent by Mrs. Ruth
Hanna Mccormick to win the recent
Illinois Republican senatorial nom-
ination over Senator Charles
Deneen, according to her testimony
today at the opening of the senate
primary campaign investigation.
Deneen spent slightly less than
$4,000.
Mrs. Mccormick total listed per-
sonal campaign expenses since July
l, 1929, amounted to $252,572 while
those from the date she filed for
the nomination totaled $233,971.
Deneen listed his from the date
of filing and said they amounted
to $24,493.
Members of the committee de-
clined to comment upon Mrs. Nc
Cormick's expenses, although it was
recalled the senate passed a resolu-
ton of censure upon former Sena-
tor Truman H. Newberry (Mich)
for spending $685. 900 in his primary
campaign, although it seated him.
Few Contributions
The first prominent woman sena-
torial nominee said she used her own
money almost entirely, receiving only
a few contributions from relatives.
She insisted she did not know how
much her expenses had been because
there is no law stating when a cam
paign begins. She urged the COM
mittee to recommend such a law.
Therefore, she divided. the amount
Therefore, she divided the amount
advanced by Deneen she spent
$233,971, while he spent $24,493.
These merely are personal organi-
zation expenses which will be en-
la1ged later when the committee as
certains expenditures made by the
various Independent groups which
were working for each candidate.
Among Mrs. bMcCormick's largest
expenditures was $26,556 for print
ing; $107,518 for the county budgets
for all counties outside Chicago, the
largest county expenditure being
$4,000 in Sangamon; $19,856 for
field workers; $l2,432 for postage:
SILL ,401 for advertising and $4,000 for
the Negro department.
Take Up Pennsylvania
After hearing Mrs. Mccormick
and Deneen the committee adj
journed until next week when it is
expected to go into the PennSylva-
mia situation.
I'm my campaign I had to make
an appeal to approximately 10000
voters scattered in 102 Illinois
counties" Mrs. Mccormick said.
Il was running Independently Of
factions, but had serious machine
opposition in all of those counties"
She said she perfected a personal
organization Of her own, with la
Dor committee, a woman'S organi-
zation, a foreign language citizens
committee and others. She said it
was necessary to circulate printed
material, carry on extensive corre-
spondence by direct mail, hold meet
ings in all parts of the state and
make systematic campaign by
radio.
Mailing Expensive
"One of the issues in the CAM
paign involved an intricate prob
lem in our foreign relations, which
made the task of informing the
voters of my attitude on the ques-
ton most difficult one,' Mrs. Nc
Cormick continued. The mailing
of one letter each to all the voters
of Illinois would cost approximately
$4,000.
THE present investigation un-
doubtedly will be useful in directing
attention toward the whole subject
Of primary election methods and
the lack of proper legislation.
THE public is aware, of course,
that a candidate either may pay
campaign expenses out of his own
pocket or may collect money from
individuals, groups or organizations
for campaign purposes.
In the latter case he places him.
self under obligations which may
I9lder his freedom of action in the