New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-12
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from, Tammanv Democrats 4 full analysis OF this
hin was given in The Tribune OF April l.
LAUGHED OUT or THE ASSEMBLY.

LAUGHED OUT or THE ASSEMBLY.
THE END or MIR CHAPMAN's ANTE-ELECTloN
PURITY BILL.
Albany April II (SpecaD.-The Assembly To-Day
killed without conjunction Mr.. Chapmahs Ere
ton Reform bill. extending the prohibitions Oh ''o
Corrupt Practices act cover party primaries eau
cuses and conventions. The objects Of this Dill
were fully discussed in these dispatches last MOI"
dav and It's radical restrictions on ordinary pre-
election practices were pointed out Under It's
terms no candidate before a convention or caucus
could safely venture to indulge In the customary
amenities of political gatherings and an! resort
to the time honored methods of personal ingrata-
ton would clearly subject an aspirant Tor party
honors criminal Indictment.
The bill also provided that no candidate Tor pun
lie office should spend for election purposes more
than % per of the annual salary OF the once
for which he put in nomination. anu rePuiIeu
that statement OF all expenses incurred in secur-
ing a nomination should be filed in the same way
as election expenses are now sworn to and put on
public record. Party committees and oreaniza>
tons moreover were 20 be obliged to render an
itemized account of all moneys expended by them
for campaign purposes
The bill came up to-day on second reading. and
was at once violently attacked by Mr. Howe, OF
Tioga who declared that IT would upset all estab-
lshed party customs and would deprive candidates
for public office Of rights which nobody had ever
thought Of denying to them. For himself he could
see no harm in paying for the dinners of friendly
delegates to county Assembly convention or In
passing around a few campaign cigars.
Mr. Chapman in defending his bill related
pathetcally how he had been called on last fall
TO nav n bill of 500 for the entertainment Of the
convention at Manlius, which had honOred him
with a nomination. and how he had subsequently
been Obliged TO contribute $500 more TO the onon-
daga County Committee for election purposes
This painful recital did not strike Mr. Chapman
colleagues seriously. however. and a decided dis
position 10 treat the Onondaga statesmans CON
Vention experiences with unbecoming lcvity was
shown Mr. Nixon, Mr.. Stanchiield and others
badgered him with unfecling questions and inter
ruptions until he declared he would give way
longer . . ,
Don't bother him any more" put in Mr.. Aheli
Of Brooklyn He's already given away enough
Mr. Stanchied closed the discussion with an
ironcal speech in which he said that he feared the
Chapman bill would put an end 70 the delghtlul
hospitality practsed by Speaker Fish. for instance
when his enthusiastic Putnam County consttuents
"a hcred annually At Garrison's TO vote him re-
nomination. and would eliminate one of the. most
agreeable features OF political life IN the country
districts. He suggested that an Item or Sbp De IN
serted IN the Supply bill TO repay Nh chapman
the sum he had spent at the hotels in Manlius, ana
admitted that. perhaps. after all. II was money
not very frutfully invested.
The bill was then tabled without roll call. II
has undoubted merits. hut should perhaps have
been drawn with more discrimination and on less