The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-07
SPENT
$4,000 IN EFFORTS
TOWN IN ELECTION
Byrne Receives Reports From
Congressional and State
Office Seekers
P. W. LANIER SPENT MOST
Three Aspirants to District
Bench Report That They
Expended Nothing

Candidates for state and congress
sional offices personally spent more
than $4,000 to further their candi-
dacies in the fall campaign, accord
ing to reports filed with the secre-
tary of state.
Democratic candidates reported a
total expenditure Of s4.236.24 TO,
printing, livery. and advertising
Contributions to the Nonpartisar
League campaign fund took consider
able of the S2,533.3l the Republican
candidates reported they spent for
election purposes. Candidates for
district judge spent s3508.24.
Six Communist candidates report
ed they expended a total of $62.15
The Communistic expenses ranged
from a report of no" expenditure
by K. P. Loesch of Montpelier to a
report by Andrew Omholt of Minot
that he spent $25.65.
The most spent by any single can
didate was that of P. w. Lanier of
jamestown, Democratic candidate for
U. S. senator. who reported eXpendi-
lures of $1,000. Lanier. who visited
some 70-odd cities and villages by
airplane during the campaign, re-
ported that it cost him $500 for the
airplane and pilot, and an additional
$500 for miscellaneous items, includ-
ing board for pilot and himself and
repairs, during the tour. In addi-
ton he spent money for advertising
matter, automobile trips, and gaso-
line.
Nye Spent S575
Lanier's Republican opponent. Sem
ator G.. P. Nye. reported his expenses
as being $575. Of which $3.50 was con-
tributed to the campaign fund.
A $3.50 contribution to the cam
paign fund was listed as part of the
S458 which Governor-Elect William
LANCER reported he spent to further
his election in the fall campaign.
Travel cost LANCER $16O, he reported.
while s48 went for advertising. His
Democratic opponent, H. c. DePuy
of Grafton, reported S64.89 in ex-
penses.
Republican and Democratic con-
gressional candidates and amount
spent are: Democrats, r. B. Murphy.
S720, and w. D. Lynch. $828.75; Re-
publicans. j. H. Sinclair, $780, Will
liam Lemke, S188.50.
Running for secretary Of state.
Robert Byrne. Republican, spent SIS,
while the Democrat, S. F. Casey.
spent SIS. R. A. johnson spent S170
in his campaign for election as lieu
tenant governor and Ole H. Olson,
Republican, expended $21.66.
Other candidates expenses were:
Railroad ommission-Ben c. Lar
kin, Republican, sl7550: A. L. Chap
man. Democrat, $3.50.
State auditor-Berta E. Baker, Re-
publican, $3.50; Grace Hopes, De-
mocrat, 81.
Commissioner of insurance.. A.
Olsness, Republican, $50; Perry R.
Benner, Democrat, $3.50.
Attorney General-A. j. Gronna,
Republican, 1928
State treasurer-Alfred S. Dale,
Republican, $20215: william Schantz
Democrat, $84.
Commissioner of agriculture and
labor-John HUSKY. Republican, $72;
John Magill, Democrat, 500.
Judge Candidates Report
OF % candidates for district judge
ships, three judges, R. G. McFar-
land of Jamestown, N6o,.fov, r Mo
Bride of Dickinson. and F. M. jack
son of Hettinger, reported they spent
no money. The other candidates
and amounts each reported they
spent:
M. j. Englert. Valley City, $6780.
Daniel B. Holt. Fargo, $368.65.
P. G. Swenson, Grand Forks.
s241.25.
T. H. Thoresen. Grand Forks,
s210.95.
c. w. BUTTE, Devils Lake, $154.70.
G.. Crimson, Rugby. $47.7O.
William J.. Kneeshaw, Pembina,
$3.50.
o. S. Gunderson, Christine, $34.77.
William H. Hutchinson, La Moure
$685..
George NJ. McKenna. Napoleon,
$442.56.
Fred JanSonius, Bismarck. $3.50.
F. B. Lambert, Minot, 1924.
H. E. Johnson, Minot, $1,000.
John c. Lowe, Minot, $597.53
George H. Moellring, Williston
1910.
H. L. Berry. Mandan, $3.50.
Frank T. Lembke, Hettinger, $3.50
Thomas H. Pugh, Dickinson. $3.50
Ten Of % candidates for the state
house Of representatives who filed
reports said they spent no money
IN the campaign. Three of five can
didates for state senator said they
spent no money to further their
cause. The other two reportiuR Spent