Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-01
CAMPAIGN COSTS
REACH S13,0DO,0()D
Nearly $1,000, 900 Reported
by Republicans, $3,430,4 94
by Democrats.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Expenditures of more than $l3,-
100000 had been recorded today in
Americas costliest presidential cam
paign, as the Republican National
Committees final report before cleo
ton showed it had spent almost
$7.O00,000.
Listing disbursements Of $780,
086 in the 10 days ended October rs.
the Republican committee disclosed
that it had spent Sc 1888, 663 since jan
uary l. Additional spending by con-
greSSional and senatorial committees
boosted the party's total to 7,488, 718.
The combined outlay of the two
major parties climbed close to $11,-
100000, as disbursements by the DEM
ocratic organizations increased today
to s3,430,494. The Democratic Ma
tional Committee spent $3,406,50l of
this sum, while the rest was paid out
by congressional and senatorial COM
mittees.
Minor parties and independent
groups-Such as the American Liberty
League, the United Mine Workers, the
National Union for Social Justice and
the Good Neighbor League-have list
ed disbursements Of well over $1,000
600 in their reports to the clerk of
the House.
Other Expenditures.
Spending by individual candidates
and local organizations raised the
campaign total still higher.
Expenditures Of both major parties
in the entire 1882 campaign were only
s4,378,000, while Sill $4,000 was spent
in the 1923 election, the most expen-
sive on record.
The Republican National Commit
tee recorded contributions of Sc, $685.
232 for the year, including 1,198,279
since October 10. Collections by other
committees brought the party's total
income to $7,444,395.
Donations since October 10 included
$4,000 each from Raymond S. Pruitt
of Chicago and L. A. Young of De-
troit, and $4,000 each from Julius
Forstmann and Harris Dunn, both of
New York City, and William Randolph
Hearst, San Simeon, Calf, publisher.
The Massachusetts, Republican FL
nance Committee turned over $685.
600 to national headquarters, while
contributions of other State organi-
cations included 500, 342 from the New
Jersey Republican National Finance
Committee, $4,000 from the Indiana
Republican Victory League and $780,
600 from the National and State FL
nance Committee of Pennsylvania.
The National Committees report
showed a S266, 523 balance on hand,
and an income of $4,000 from the
sale of participation certificates at
about 81 each.
Labor Party Donations.
The American Labor party. sup
porting President Roosevelt in New
York State, reported disbursements Of
$l33,534 up to October ~.
Its contributions of sl12,673, COL
lected chiefly from trade unions, in
cluded gifts of S23,5l5 from the In
ternational Ladies Garment Workers
and S11 500 from the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America.
The Union party. backing the presi-
dental candidacy of Representative
William Lemke, listed total expendi-
lures of s5e,612 and receipts of s55,-
742. In the four-day period from
October "a to 20. Richard w. Wolfe
of Chicago contributed $500 to the
organization and L. Frazier Of Bis
marck, N. Oak, gave S100.
Expenditures of $52,788 were re-
ported by the Roosevelt Agriculture
Committee, together with receipts of
s64,182, of which 100000 came from
the Democratic National Committee.
The Jefferson League for Liberty
balanced its books for the year, re-
porting receipts of $448.25 and ex-
penditures of exactly the same amount.
The Communist and Socialist par
ties have not yet filed their final re-
ports, although the Communists have
listed expenditures totaling $17,779 up
to September IS. Socialist disburse-
ments up to October IS were $4,000.