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Show CHICAGO PRIMARY COST HALF MILLION Chicago, March 1 A record was made yesterday In the amount of money mon-ey spent in a primary in Chicago, G9G,500 boing spent by the organizations organiza-tions of the various candidates for office and by the'eity to get out' and care for the vote. This wns approximately approx-imately $3 for every vote cast at the primary. The total spent by the city for rent of polling places, pay of judges, clerks and special officers reached $162,-500 $162,-500 Statements by candidates for the various offices show that approximately approx-imately $534,000 was expended, making a grand total of $G9G,000 as the cost of the primary Prof Charles h. Merriam. who was nominated for mayor b the Republicans, Repub-licans, was born in Hopkinsvillc. Iownin 1871. After receiving degrees de-grees at the state university of Iowa and Columbia university, he spent 'wo years In Berlin and Paris. In 1900 he Joined the faculty of the University Uni-versity of Chicago and has been there ever since In tho department of political poli-tical science. Two years ago he became alderman from the Seventh ward. Other public pub-lic positions held by Prof. Merriam have been as member of the charter convention, the Illinois tax commis-I commis-I sion and the mayor's harbor commis-s.'ou. commis-s.'ou. 00 |