Show a AI AIt t r l it ii 1 1 Q Q now How much was spent by and nd for Congressional candidates during the 1952 election campaign A Campaign A expenditures reported to the Senate and House totaled not quite 56 58 million About three-fourths three of this sum was spent to help Republicans Because of numerous exemptions showed allowed by br law actual expenditures were were higher In addition campaign money moner spent on state and local levels was not reported to Congress Q Q now How much did labor organizations organisations spend on the national level hethe tm he the 1952 Congressional campaigns campaigns' A The A-The The 10 labor groups which reported to Congress listed expenditures of led by Labors Labor's league for Political Education which said it had spent is the political arm of the American Ameri Ameri- can Federation of Labor Q To Q-To To which party did labor give most of 01 Us Its financial support In la the fh 1952 Congressional campaign A Democratic A-Democratic candidates were the main recipients of labor campaign funds given directly to candidates according to the official reports filed with Congress All but two of the 21 Senatorial candidates who received financial help fr from m labor were Democrats George S S. S Counts Liberal N. N y Y and William Langer R R. N. N D D. were the exceptions Seventy five of the 80 House candidates whose campaigns campaigns cam cam- directly received monetary nourishment from labor were Democrats five live were Republicans Q Was Q-Was Was labor successful In electing the candidates It supported for Congress In 1952 1953 A Eight A-Eight Eight of the 21 Senatorial candidates and 42 of ot the 80 House hopefuls hopeful who received direct financial support from labor as reflected j in official reports to Congress were elected Thus the over all success score was 50 of rich Cop 1969 J Quarterly |