Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-05

lie aggregate COSJ OF UnlS
Government will be much highe
two weeks are tabulated.
The Subcom mittee report
showed that on october 81 all
political groups still had an ag-
gregate of $50 million available
to spend. If it was all spent this
would run the cost of the cam
paign to about $18 million.
But the subcommittee report
indicates even that would not
show all that was spent, be-
cause it does not include
information with respect to
congressional candidates. II
also includes only sucn infor-
nation regarding State and
local organizations as the sub
committee was able to get from
a QUESTIONABLE it sent out.
G. o. p. Spends Most
The breakdown of the money
spent between January l and
October 81 follows: Republican,
SIT million; Democrats $3.S
million; labor, $216,3O0; mis-
cellaneous, $451, 300. Total $12.3
million.
The cash still available to be
spent on october 81: Republic
can. $3.50 million; Democratic,
slightly more than 81 million;
labor. $4,000; miscellaneous,
$4,000. Total $5.3 million.
Among the conclusions the
subcommittee reached in this in
complete report were:
That practically all of the
political contributions to labor
should be counted in the Demo-
cratic column.
That the widely held belief
prior to the campaign that tele-
vision costs would soar to I'M
precedented heights this year
does not appear to have been
borne out. Between September
/ and October 81 the expendi-
lures for telecasts were: $l.2
million by the Republicans, and
Sill million by the Democrats.
Sums to Rise
The subcommitte estimated,
however, that between October
81 and today the telecast expen-
ditures would be; Republicans
Sl.3 million, and the Democrats,
$4,000.
The subcommittee reported
that the Republican Party began
the campaign with more than
twice as much on hand as the
Democrats. 1t showed that as OF
September /, the total cash on
hand of the Republican national,
state, local and senatorial COM
mittees was S3.8 million. while
the Democratic committees in
the same categories had a little
more than ST million, and labor,
$714.000.
The subcommittee also re-
ported that between September
and October 81 the Republicans
received SOL million, as against
only $3.7 million received by the
Democrats. The subcommittee
admitted. however, that there
are Implications in these receipt
totals to a degree presently UNI
known. The report explained
that State and local committees
counted some of this money when
1t was collected. then turned il
over to the national committees
where IL was again counted as
receipts. The subcommittee also
said there are more such dupli-
cation transfers between Repub-
lican committees than on the
Democratic side. The report also
showed labor receipts of S535 .00O
in this period. which II said
should be added to the Demo-
cratic figure.
$500 Contributors Listed
The subcommittee made pub
lie a list Of all contributors OF
$500 or more.
The listing is not confined tc
contributions to the national
committees. Although existing
law puts limit of $4,000 on the
amount an individual may con.
tribute in a year to any one ma.
tional committee. there is nj
limit on the total a person may
give to national. state and local
committees. and this list cover,