The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-22
Politicos Up
In
Fla. Races
Spending Reports Of
Candidates Increase
According To State
Capitol Official

TALLAHASSEE lR-- The tenn
pc, and the spending, of the Florida
political campaign quickened lit
tie yesterday.
The first Republican candidate
for governor. Harry S. Swan of
Miami Shores, sent in his qualifi
cation fees and oaths.
Dan McCarty became the second
Democratic candidate for governor
to qualify. and the first to report
a $1,000 campaign contribution,
which is the most the law allows.
. Sen. Spessard l.. Holland formal
ly announced what everyone knew
that he will seek reelection.
Former Sen. Claude Pepper
came back from trip to Washing
ton to report he still hasn't decided
on his future political course. He
has been discussed as both can
didate for governor and senator,
but he said I'm still struggling
with the matter. 1 viii make an
announcement in a few days"
Rep. Dwight l.. Rogers of Fort
Lauderdale qualified as candi-
date for reelection to Congress
from the Sixth District, and State
Rep. James A. Haley of Sarasota
filed his paers of candidacy for
Congress in the new Seventh.
More than dozen candidates
qualified for the State Legislature.
In his weekly camaign financial
statement, McCarty showed total
expenditures of $1,065.70 - mostly
for staff payroll, radio and news
paper advertising, telephone bills
and postage.
He reported contributions of So,
225, including a $1,000 donation
from 7. L. Howell Jr., Jackson
vile lumberman. He also listed
$3.50 contributions from Charles S.
Tobin of Miami Beach and r. S.
Anderson of Jacksonville, $500 from
Joseph Ciocca of Fort Pierce and
500 each from Tweed McMullen
and Albert L. Rogero of Clear
water, Fritz Leffinwell of Coral
Gables, c. T. Stockton. w. j.
Troup Jr., and James |. Keller
Jr., of Miami; Wyatt B. Rogers
of Fort Lauderdale, J M. Rubin
of West Palm Beach, Dr. Grant
T. Newberry of Panama City, viii
liam Sawyer of Fort Pierce and l..
NJ. Henley, Charles II. Blume and
l.. A. Jansen of Jacksonville.
Alto Adams listed the week S
heaviest expenditure: $5,924.1s
mostly for campaign headquarters
salaries, postage, printing, tele-
phone and telegraph bills. He re-
ported deposits in his campaign
treasury of $1,000 of his own mon
ey, 5000 from c. F. Raulerson Of
Fort Pierce and 500 from S. E.
league of Tallahassee.
Bradley Oldham - the only other
Democratic candidate for governor
who has qualified said he spent
s534.24 and deposited s671 in his
campaign fund last week. His de-
posits included $3.50 of his own
money, $500 from d. J. Lanahan of
Jacksonville and several other con-
tributions ranging from one to so
dollars.
The other reporting candidates
for governor-Dale Spencer. Bruce
Stevens and George Pagliaro-said
they received no contributions
Spencer said he spent SASS. The
others said they spent nothing.
John p. Booth. Republican csndi-
date for the U. S. Senate said he
spent 1851 and made no deposits
in his campaign fund.
The Secretary Of State received
qualification papers from these 9th
err candidates. all Democrats I'M
less otherwise described: c. H.
| (Shag) Taylor of Wauchula for the
State House of Representatives
from Desoto County.
T. E. Duncan of Gainesville for
reelection as state attorney for
| the Eighth Judicial Circuit.
Wilfred c. Warn Of Panama City