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Show PRIMARY ELECTIONS PBDVE TOJE COSTLY Reports" of Congressmen Show Much Cash Expended to Secure Nominations. By International Mown Service. WASHINGTON, Oct 7. Some conspicuous con-spicuous examples of tho avorago amounts of money spent in the congressional con-gressional primaries in different Btatos are theso from the records of tho house of representatives: Alabama, ten .districts, .avorago .$2200; Florida, four districts,, avorago $5750; Georgia, J2 districts, average jflSOG; Illinois, 27 districts, average $787; Tndlnna, 13 districts, avorago $6154; Now York, 43 districts, average $14.09; Pennsylvania, 3G districts, average $1996.03. New York has a smaller average expenditure ex-penditure for nominations than any other state. Of tho 43 districts in tho Empire state quly 8 reported candidates candi-dates spending anything, and 1, tho Thirty-first, had no roport from any candidate Tho heaviest expenditure was that of C. M. Hamilton, in tho Forty-th ird , $1 775. The district which spent moro money in choosing nominees than any othor in tho country was the Thirtieth Pennsylvania, in which John Dalzoll sought to return from the district now-y now-y constituted in which he lived. The total was $9908.52, divided among John Dalzoll, Republican, $3755 ; E. P. Douglas, Eopublicau, $4S92.45; M. Clydo Kelly, Republican, $1201.27; J). 3. Forrereo, Democrat; rt t C..H.. rrr.n. n n .1 r1 r J. J-. UUIIIIJ, -LVIJJ Jt.Ul(U .Villi, . .1, Merrick, Socialist, roported. no expenses. ex-penses. Sponkcr Clark, like Sorono Pavmc, ro-ports ro-ports spending just $50. Former Speaker Cannon reports $197.10. Minority Mi-nority Lender Mann reports $2S4.74, and George E. Foas of Illinois, moro than any othor candidato in tho stato, .$2137.49. The most spent in Indiana was by Dr. M. E. Foster, rop-resouting rop-resouting tho Twenty-third district, $3SS. Floor Leader Underwood reports spending $250. Tho law requiros representatives' ex-ponso ex-ponso shall bo filed with tho clerk of the houso of representatives within fifteen days nftcr the dato of the primary election or nominating convention. conven-tion. Many candidates havo failed to roport ro-port as prescribed by law, |