Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1884 — ELECTION EXPENSES. [ARTICLE]

ELECTION EXPENSES.

The Republican National Committee Said to Be in Debt. [New York special to Chicago Tribune.] There were rumors to-day that the Republican National Committee is heavily in debt, and has not a penny in the treasury to meet its obligations. It is said that this money, due to many persons, includes arrearages for rent, printing, music, uniforms, torches, banners, and other paraphernalia of the campaign, and also includes money advanced by Individuals for missionary work in the interior of this State. No members of the Republican National Committee could be found to-night in order to throw light on the story about their bankrupt condition. The rumors are freely circulated, however, and no Republicans eould ed who denied them. Dwight Lawrence jstated to-night that the committee was $190,000 in debt. ■