Evening star., 1936-10-31
.,988,663 SPENT
BY REPUBLICANS
Final Prediction Report
Shows $1,302,0s6 0c-
t0ber 18 to %.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The Republican National Commit.
tee reported today 1t had spent ST..
302,08 in the 10 days ended Octo-
ber %.
Filing its last prediction report
with the clerk Of the House, the
committee revealed that its total dis
bursements since January / amounted
to s6,988,6
Expenditures by Republican sena.
torial and congressional committees
brought the party's total outlay to
$7,488,718.
This figure did not include spend
ing by individual candidates or local
party organizations.
A similar report filed yesterday by
the Democratic National Committee
showed total party expenditure OF
$3,430, lis, while the National Com.
mittee spent $3,406,5 sol since Jans
uary I.
Contributions to the Republican Ma.
tional Committee amounted to s6,'
933, ,232 for the year, of which $l,198..
274 was collected since October l9
Today's report showed a balance on
hand of s266,523.
$58,020 From Certificates
The National Committees income
included $4,000 from the sale OF
participation certificates, usually 70,
81 each.
individual contributions included
$4,000 from L. A. Young, of Detroit;
$4,000 each from Julius Forstmann
and Harris Dunn, both of New York:
$l5,552 from the New Jersey Repub.
lcan National Finance Committee;
and $4,000 from the Massachusetts,
Republican Finance Committee.
The American Labor party, organ.
lied to support President Roosevelt in
New York State, reported it had spent
Sl33,534 up to October 81.
The Landon and Knox Campaigp
Club Of the District of Columbia re.
ported receipts of s14,723 up to Oc.
to5er 29. Contributions of s8.945 wer
recorded by the Republican Stau
Committee for the District of Colum.
bia, which received s4,50O from the
Landon and Knox Campaign Club
Neither organization gave its tota
expenditures.
Most Expensive Campaign.
Reports earlier yesterday by Other
organizations-including the American
Liberty League, United Mine Worker
and Good Neighbor League - hstee
large expenditures. indicating the cur
rent campaign will be by far the mos
expensive in American history.
Another development during the da,
was statement by the special Senati
Campaign Funds Committee thai
Democratic headquarters had deniet
accepting any contributions in 9Th,
guise of advertising" in the partyi
national convention book, as alleeet
by Republican National ChairmaI
John Hamilton.
Robert Jefterys. secretary of tn,
Senate group. said W. Forbes Morgan
Democratic National Committee treas.
urer. also denied that any pressun
had been exercised upon any corpora
ton or prospective advertiser"
Morgan asserted that at least z
firms which purchased space in tn,
Democratic book also advertised il
the Republican convention book. HI
contended the price of 50, 500 per pag,
charged for advertising in the Demo
cratic publication compared favorable
with rates of leading magazines.
Both Hamilton's complaint ant
Morgan's denial will be considered b,
Senate Investigators in their nen
meeting November 9, Jefferys said.
The Democratic National Commit
tee report disclosed unpaid obligations
OF s469.782 and additional borrowing
OF SIS, 1000 from Samuel Kramer q
New York and $4,000 from Richarl
j. Reynolds of Winston Salem, N. C.
Largest contributions by individuals
were listed as $4,000 from Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Clayton. Lookout Noun.
tain. Tenn; $4,000 from Mr.. and
Mrs. Cameron Morrison, Charlotte
N. c., and $4,000 each from Raymond
E. Buck. Fort Worth, Tex, and Lau'
renee c. Steinhardt, American Min.
iSter to Sweden.
The International Alliance of The.
atrical Stage Employees and Movins
Picture Machine Operators of the
United States and Canada contributed
$4,000, while the State Democratic
Organization of Alabama gave s34..
$50. Clifton H. Scott, Arkansas State
finance director, turned over s32 500
to the national committee. and the
Florida State Executive Committee
$500.
Other contributions included: James
w. Gerard, New York, $2,500; r. w.
Bingham, American Ambassador I'd
Great Britain, $4,000; Mrs. Henry
Morgenthau, $4,000: Floyd Odlum
New York. $4,000; Lewis S. RoSenstieL
New York. s7,5o0; Fred Pabst. Mil.
waukee. $4,000: H. Bayard Swope,
New York, $1,000; Jesse H. Jones,
chairman of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp, $4,000; Marjorie
Post Davis, Roslyn. N. Y, $4,000, and
Richard j. Reynolds, S. Clay Will
liams and James A. Gray. all Of
Winston Salem, $4,000 each.