GOP Campaign Documents Released in N.J. Dispute : Election: The spending reports rebut claims that Gov.-elect Whitman was aided by payments to suppress black vote. But figures are not specific.

Republican officials released campaign finance documents Saturday to contradict claims that they spent $500,000 to hold down black turnout in the New Jersey governor’s race.

The documents from Gov.-elect Christine Todd Whitman’s campaign, the Republican State Committee and the Republican Governor’s Club cover spending from Oct. 1 to Nov. 11. Although they do not indicate that money was spent to suppress voting, they fail to provide all of the specifics.

Whitman’s campaign manager, Edward J. Rollins, had said the GOP spent $500,000 to suppress the black vote in the Nov. 2 election. Whitman, who defeated Democratic Gov. James J. Florio by fewer than 27,000 votes, has said none of the “street money” was used to suppress voting.

Rollins retracted his statement, although authorities now are investigating. Rollins had said Democratic operatives and black ministers were paid to keep the black vote down, but no one has confirmed taking any payments.

The documents show that the GOP spent about $69,000 on “street money,” a term used to describe money paid to people who get out the vote on Election Day.

The documents detail what local GOP organizations received money, but they do not say how those organizations spent it.

Carl Golden, the spokesman for Whitman’s campaign and transition team, said he had no knowledge that any other groups, such as local political action committees or special interest groups, could have spent money to suppress voting.

The spending reports were given to the media but won’t formally go to the Election Law Enforcement Commission until they are due. The campaign’s report is due Nov. 22; the Republican State Committee report is due in January.

Also Saturday, the state NAACP said Whitman should not take office until the matter is resolved. The National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People was holding a conference of its state branches.

Conference President Elaine C. Harrington said this should include “delaying the inauguration and matters relating to the transition until this issue has been cleared.”