European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday november 3, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 election May be costliest in history spending through september up 15% Washington a Money ii calling the shot in tuesday s elections As Senate candidates in sparsely populated South Dakota spend about Sis for every Likely voter and those in California and Georgia pull in More than $50,000 in contributions daily. Costly television ads. Which in some states have supplanted More traditional forms of campaigning have stretched the fund raising abilities of candidates and the creative talents of National political parties trying to funnel More Money to their candidates. Driven by the High stakes eight for control of the Senate the election is headed toward being the Cost Liest in history. House and Senate candidates entered the last three weeks of the Campaign having already raised some 1344 million and spent $300 million. Spending through september was up 15 percent Over 1984, the Federal election commission said. The 1984 congressional races ended up costing 1374 million Overall $26 million of that in a single Senate contest in North Carolina. In addition to expenditures by the candidates the National democratic and Republican parties have kicked in $1a million to help with to and other expenses. The gop was out spending the National demo cratic organization 2-to-l. And special interest Politi Cal action committees elbowed their Way into an eve bigger role than in the past contributing Clou to 30 percent of the total Money congressional candidates had raised by oct. Is. A handful of candidates topped $1 million in Pac Money led by sen. Steve Symms a Idaho who by mid october had ,2 million from pics. Even in the House where campaigns have tradition ally Cost less several candidates had spent More than ii million by mid october led by rep. Jack Kemp r-n.y., who raked in More than 12 million to defend his Seal in the Western pan of the state. The most expensive Senate race was in California where Republican rep. De Zschau led by spending More than 19 million in his bid to unseat Democrat Alan Cranston who had shelled out $8.6 million with nearly three weeks left to Campaign. Zschau s financial machine was generating Money at a rate of More than 150,000 per Day while in Georgia gop sen. Mack Mallin Gly was pulling in Money at comparable Pace in his fight to fend off democratic Hep. Wyche Fowler. Ii South Dakota s Senate Ace the $4.8 million the party lineup in Congress 1962 "64 -66 68 70 72 74 76 78. To u2 84 1962 -64 6 "66 70 72 74 76 78 w 82 84 com go Tramunt do sum nne Price tag As of mid october worked out to nearly 115 for each of 326,000 people Likely to vote in the contest Between Republican sen. James Abdnor and demo cratic rep. Tom Daschle. The figure was based on voter turnout in 1984, when the Senate candidates there spent $3.45 per voter. The previous per Voler Cost record was set in North Carolina s bitter 1984 Senate race when gop sen. Jesse Helms and than gov. James hum tog Eicr spent ill per vote. As in other states South Dakota s emphasis on Campaign Cash was reflected in to ads that dominated the Campaign. The overwhelming percentage of Campaign dollars now goes to television said retiring sen. Charles Mathias r-md., Long an advocate of spending Reform in order to pay for television Lime and technical expertise the candidate s role increasingly has be came that of  some of the nation s biggest pics invested heavily in television wailing unlit the final Days of the Campaign to dump hundreds of thousands of dollars into so called Independent expenditures ft1 commercials supporting their favorite candidates. The Auto dealers and Drivers for free Trade for example bought $400,000 Worth of to time to Bac Republican sen. Paula Hawkins in Florida but later scaled Back the ads when it got complaints from Pac contributors supporting Hawkins opponent gov. Bob Graham. The realtors association Pac bought heavily in to for democratic rep. James Jones in Oklahoma and republicans rep. Ken Kramer in Colorado and sen. James Broyhill in North Carolina. Although gop Senate contenders Ted democrats 3 Lo-2 in fund raising the National Republican Senatori Al committee worked out a Way to make sure its Candi dates did t come up Short. Thus a new twist on the practice of earmarking contributions saw the gop committee soliciting j6 million by mail and sending in on to candidates. The committee told donors their Money would be divided among candidates in specific Stales. Gop Alert for fraud democrats for intimidation Washington not demo cratic and Republican officials said saturday that they have made elaborate preparations to assure that All votes tuesday Are counted and counted equally. Republicans say they fear that democrats Are planning to vote tombstones and otherwise engage in widespread Vole fraud while democrats say they expect republicans to try to intimidate Black and other minority voters in predominantly demo cratic precincts. Both parties Are relying on prompt Legal action. An honest election can est be assured by a Legal team pre pared to act both through the count organization and from centralized Points about the state said John p. Frank general counsel to the arizon democratic party in a memorandum to the democratic National commit tee. Advance planning is imperative to heighten the likelihood thai the polls Wilfork fairly he wrote. Temper he and diplomatic firmness at the poll by lawyers sent out for the Pur pose will solve most problems. Legal action either during the Day of the Vot ing or the night of the count May be  or warned however that we  be i rigger Happy with lawsuits be cause the courts will not be involved in trifling or fact bound  some polling places he added the voting authorities May be so partisan thai they Wilt unreasonably obstruct inc  the antidote he said is to Appeal to tweet  republicans say they expect the democratic Vole fraud where it has occurred before in major metropol Itan areas and in the South. The noted that this past week the Phila Delphia i Ulrici attorney announced the arrest of three democrats on charges of Vole fraud while in Chi Cago a Federal investigation found that forged ballots and discounting had accounted for 100,000 bogus votes in the 1982 elections. Vote fraud is the democrats dirty Little secret said Bill Greener Deputy chief of staff of the Republican National committee. They steal elections. On election Day Well have the ability when people Tell us Hal More votes were Casl in a Chicago Ward than the number who live in that Ward to go to the Legal authorities and say let s not let those votes out of our sight Well have an operations Center at the inc manned by lawyers capable of responding to reports of irregularities in voting Greener continued. We Hope to have poll watchers in every District in the country and not let the democrats vote  democrats meanwhile say they fear that republicans plan 10 Challenge legitimate democratic votes in close elections. In new Jersey and Texas they say the gop hired uniformed off duty police officers to patrol nor Mally democratic Urban polling places and Cany signs warning Thaer fraud was a crime punishable by imprisonment. In addition democrats say gop poll watchers have frivolously challenged voters in Urban precincts to Cre ate chaos Stow the process and make other voters leave the polls rather than wait. Our Goat is to anticipate and pre vent any Republican Effort to intimidate voters said Jane Barman chairman of the National lawyer s Council the Legal Arm of the party s National committee. To ease their minds both parties have made plans that include local poll watchers networks of local lawyers and speedy Access to National experts on election Law. Officials of both Par lies have made arrangements in All so slates with judges who can be called onto handle election Day complaints. Both parties plan to install hot lines that Wilt enable local lawyers to reach Legal experts stationed Al their respective party Headquarters. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 ears ago today. Nov 3 1946 the University of Minnesota will test a revolutionary new theory on the cause of cancer. Theories believe certain body cells change into parasitic cells that no longer possess their original fundamental characteristics. 30 years ago today. Nov. 3, i9j6 Israel radio reported from Jerusalem that Egypt had surrendered All forces in the Gaza strip. However egyptian president Gamal Nasser told his nation in a radio broadcast we will never  20 years ago today. Nov 3, 19s6 Nasa test Pilot William Dana at Edwards fab calif., Success fully flew the rocket ship xi5 to the astronaut qualifying Altitude of More than so mites but was not awarded astronaut wings because he was a civilian. 10 years ago today. Nov. 3, 1976 rhodesian government troops launched commando raids on seven Mozambique based guerrilla Camps while Black and while leaders met in Geneva for a conference to pave the Way for majority role within two Yean