Evening star., 1954-10-31
Republicans Show
100000 Edge in
Campaign Spending
BY the Associated Press

stretch Of the congressional
election tests out in front of its
Democratic counterpart in OIL
cially reported spending.
The G. o. P. committee, in a
report to the House, said yes
terday that up to October Is 1t
had spent $1,214.763. The Demo-
cratic group said its expendi-
lures amounted to $1,031, $3.50.
The reports, required by the
corrupt practices law of 1925.
also showed that the Republicans
were ahead in money raising
Contributions to the G. o. P:
$1,356,216; to the Democratic
organizations: $960,134- a def
icit.
Figures Cited.
The National Citizens for Eli
senhower Congressional Com
mittee-a reorganization of 1852
Eisenhower hackers, financed
partly by some of the biggest
names in industry-reported re-
ceipts of $718, ,404 and expendi-
lures of $483,974.
Some Of the other organiza-
tions and their reports. with re.
ceipts listed first followed by
expenditures
Americans for Democratic Ac-
tion-$88.628 and $95,825.
National Committee for an Eff
fective Congress-$78.909 and
$73,378.
United Auto Workers. -CIO po-
litical Action Committee-$298,-
259 and $329.900.
AFL-League for Political Edu-
cation-$333,599 and $429,250;
Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee-$412.951 and
$554,816.
ocratic Congressional
Campaign Committee-$181, 1888
and $17l,425.
Republican Senatorial Cam
paign Committee-$172, ,889 and
$252.3 .351.
Democratic Senatorial Cam
paign Committee-no receipts or
expenditures.
All Must File.
The law. under which the re-
ports are required, calls on each
congressional candidate to make
an accounting, along with all
political organizations that are
Interstate in character or are
branches of national organiza-
tions.
But strictly local organizat tions
are free to support their favorites
on local basis without being
called on for an accounting. And
individuals may contribute SIM
ilarly.
Candidates for the Senate may
not spend more than $4,000 in
their campaigns-on their own
while seekers of House seats are
limited to $4,000.
The Republican National Com
mittee counted among it's largest
contributors-$3.000 each-Rob-
eIt R. Young. Anita OK. Young,
J.HEdward Pew. Miss Mary Ethel
Pew, j. N Pew, jr., and Mrs
Mabel Pew Myrin.
!; Mrs. Robert Montgomery of
New York was listed for 81, 500
and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, jr.,
gave $4,000. Among the other big
contributors were John Ringing
North, W. Randolph Burgess.
Jack F Chrysler. Henry R. Luce
j. D. Stetson Coleman of the
Plains, Va, and Sigurd A. Lar
man of New York.
4 Big Givers Listed.
/ The big givers to the Demo-
cratic National Committee in
GUIDED Marshall Field, $4,000;
Morris L. Ernst. $1,000; Mr.. and
Mrs Michael Strauss, $1,000;
Maryland's former Senator Mil
lard Tydings. $1,000: Thomas
g. Corcoran $1,000 and David E
Lilienthal, $500.
I The Eisenhower citizens group
attracted sizable contributions
from the Rockefellers-Nelson
A., John D. jr., John D. III and
David-$1 900 each and Laurence
$1,000, the Fords-Mrs. Edsei,
$500 and Henry II, $1,000-and
the Sloans-Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
P. jr., $4,000 each.
Former heavyweight boxing
champion Gene Tunney joined
In with a 5000 gift along with
Lowell Thomas, $1OO.
Among the 1000 givers were
listed Harvey S. Firestone, jr.,
Samuel Goldwyn, Harry M.
Warner and Floyd B. Odlum.
Listed as $4,000 donors were
Pierre S. Dupont III, John T.
Dorrance. jr., and Mrs. Evelyn
B. Olin.
The National Committee for
an Effective Congress listed such
donors as Will Rogers, jr., Frank
p. Graham, George D. Pratt, jr.,
Paul Hoffman, Marshall Field
and Samuel Goldwyn.
Chief beneficiaries of the or
ganization included the cam
paigns of Senator Sparkman,
Democrat, of Alabama. Senator
Douglas, Democrat, of Illinois,
Senator Humphrey, Democrat,
of Minnesota, Senator Kefauver,
Democrat, of Tennessee, Senator
Cooper, Republican. of Ken
lucky, Richard Neuberger, Demo-
cratic senatorial candidate in
Oregon, and former Represent
ative Case. Republican, of New
Jersey, in the New Jersey sena-
torial race.
G. ,,Le'e Roznor Tuoe1nu