NORRIS SPENT ONLY $2,920 IN CAMPAIGN
NORRIS SPENT ONLY $2,920 IN CAMPAIGN Report Shows His Campaign Fund Was Only $2,920; All But $200 Was Given by Others (Special to The Progressive) LINCOLN, Neb.—Senator George W Norris, in...
...2 Dudley B. Kimball, Boonlon, N. J...
...Philadelphia .. 100 Mrs...
...Cooke...
...circulated extra copies of Labor In '; 1 ite ia his behalf...
...The statement filed concerning Senator Norris' candidacy lists the following persons as the contributors of his $2,920 campaign fund: George W. Norris, McCook $ 200...
...Bronson H, Cutting, N. M...
...1,000 .tudson King, Washington, D. C...
...10 W. S. Martin, Pasadena, Cat...
...Cash...
...According to the report, Senator Norris contributed only $200 to the fund himself, and only $2,620 was actually expended...
...The disbursements of the fund as reported are almost all in small sums for such items as room rent for campaign headquarters, telegrams, express, typewriter rent, transportation, telephone messages, and for services rendered by individuals...
...10 W. L. Craddock, Mexico, Mo...
...10 Donald W. Pierce, Alliance, Neb...
...J J. C. Stierle, Marshfield, Wis...
...The law does require, however, that candidates for all offices file a report of expenses, showing receipts and disbursements...
...1,000 M. I...
...500 Allen Cozier, Washington, D. C...
...10 E. Schnack, Omaha, Neb...
...10 Total ...................$2,920 Mr...
...One of the larger items was an attorney's fee of $250 paid for legal services in protesting before the secretary of state and the Nebraska Supreme Court against the filing of nomination papers by another George W. Norris, an obscure chain store grocer whose candidacy had been sponsored by the big interests of the state in an effort to confuse the voters, and so defeat Senator Norris...
...25 Emma Grab, Omaha, Neb...
...Norris' report stales that the cost of printing and circulating extra copies of Labor, national Railroad Brotherhoods publication, in Nebraska in his behalf was not included in his report because this was done voluntarily and without request or solicitation...
...During the campaign, labor organizations supporting the candidacy of Senator Norris...
...All But $200 Was Given by Others (Special to The Progressive) LINCOLN, Neb.—Senator George W Norris, in opposition to the huge Nebraska power trust and the millionaire interests of the state, won the Republican senatorial nomination in the recent state primary with a campaign fund of only $2,920, according to a statement filed with the secretary of ! state here in accordance with state election laws...
...No limitation is placed upon campaign ependitures of candidates for the office of United States Senator by the Nebraska corrupt practices act...
...5 John A. Ross, Terre Haute, Ind...
...10 Joseph W. Gantz, Cincinnati, Ohio...
...25 V. S. Sen...
...2 Logan A. Rogers, Martel, Neb...
...Clifford Pinchot, Miil/ord, Pa...
Vol. 1 • August 1930 • No. 38
