Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-14

IL couNTIEs
Two joint candidates may spend one
9nd half times us much as single can.
didate Y
Three joint candidates may spend twice
as much as u single candidate
-Four joint candidates may spend two
aud twothirds as much as Single candi.
date.
LEGITIMATE EXPENDITURE.
. Not only must the expenditure as a
whole be kept within the maximum, but
certain important items are indirectly
limited in amount by the compulsory sim
pliiication of some necessary parts of the
apparatus of elections. OF this character
are the restrictions now imposed on the
number OF paid employees and hired com.
mittee rooms.
EMPLOYMENT
Corrupt employment, i. e.. the employ
ment for reward of persons whose services
are not really required, and are only en-
listed for the purpose OF securing their
own votes or influencing those of others
has always been, and still is, form OF
bribery
The two following kinds of disoualifcn.
Fon for employment should also be borne
IN mind by candidates and election agents:
ta.) Ii candidate personally engages as
agent for the management of the election
wlthln seven wears previous to such ell.
gagement been convicted or reported guilty
OF any c0r17tDt practice the election Of such
candidate shall be void.
This section is not confined to cases in
-. which the candidate in person engages the
agent; it applies also wherever the engage.
ment can be shown to have been entered
into with the candidates knowledge aud
consent.
tb.) No returning officer nor his deputy,
nor any partner or clerk of either of them
may act rs agent for any candidate in the
management or conduct Of his election.
Any such person so acting is guilty Of
misdemeanor.
4 Hitherto there has been no limitation
Aupon the engagement of paid employees for
Legitimate purposes, although persons so
fempioyed were disqualified Gf eleetors)
from recording their votes.
NOW, however, to engage or employ any
person., whether an elector or not, for
'l'dymeat or promise Of payment. in any
capacity or for any purpose except such as
jare mentioned in, or authorized by. the
flrst and second carts of the First Schedule
NOf the Act. is to be guilty of illegal EN-.
iployment; all offence which, IL committed
by the candidate himself, or his election
agent. or any suh-agent in bis district, is
~ illegal practice and may void the election
Two general remarks may be made with
there Is absolutely no limit or restriction
upon the numbers of grdtidtoHs or voiiln.
Ietr pOrkcrS whose services may be enlisted
Tor any lawful purpose in connection with
she election. The policy of the act is, not
20 put an artificial restraint upon the
Nigonr and effectiveness of electioneering
operations, but to substitute as fur as n
reasonably possible, voluntary for paid
Iabour. secondly, to employ man means
90 hire his services, and when candidate
or agent contracts, for instance, with a
master printer or advertiser Tor the print.
ing or advertising in connection with the
election, the candidate or agent cannot be
SAID To employ" the servants of the
printer or advertiser. Thus a printers
man by carrying proof to, or delivering
bundle Of placards at committee room
That being part of his ordinary and regular
work, does not become u ''inessen-
ger within the meaning of the act
Nor would the clerks of contract
ing printer, part of whose ordinary
business it is to address and post printed
matter, become. by reason of performing
such services in carrying out their em-
ployer's contract "clerks' within the
meaning of the act, though, of course all
Sums paid by the election agent TO their
employer would have to included in the
return. On the other hand, the restrictions
imposed on employment cannot be eyaded
by delegating the work of the election to
political associations. If, for example,
such an association has a staff OF maid
clerks and messengers, the use of their ser.
vices on behalf of a candidate in matters
leiatins TO the election constitutes "em-
pioyment," and their number will be
counted among the persons employed il
the question whether the scale prescribed
ny the act has been exceeded should after
wards arise. For the same reason the
sum saved to the candidate bv the em-
ployment of such persons is an election
expense" which must be included in the
return and will be counted for the purpose
Of ascertainng whether the maximum cx.
penditure allowed Dy the scale has been
passed.
No elector who renders paid service in
any OF these capacities may vote.
II ne votes, having been So EMPLOYED
within six months OF or during the cleo,
tloll, he is guilty of Il misdemeanor, and
on scrutiny his vote will be struck off.
RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE To ALL COMMIT.
TEE ROOMS.
Premises which come under any of fire
following descriptions, or any part of such
premises, may not be used as commtttee
rooms, although no money is paid, or
agreed or Intended to be paid, for the use
OF them
o. Premises on which the sale, by
wholesale or retail, of any Intoxicating
liquor is authorized by license, whethp Of
the license be for consumption on or off
the premises.
The term license is used in its widest
sense To- include not only justices bit at.
excise Incense, ANA no premises in which
Intoxicating liquor is sold, under any KIM
of license, can be used for a committee
room.
this includes, e. e., alehouses Ii. e., nil
9rdinnrr hotels. inns and puD.ic houses,
beer houses, refre,hmGht hVUses with !,
wine license H. C., most cnutertl5uprs'
shopsI, grucers and Other shops with off
licenses, and the premises OF wAulcsl I'D
brewers and spirit and wine merchants.
t2.J Premises where any Intoxicating
liquor is sold or is supplied 10 members 6l
Il elnb, society or association other than q
permanent lI0'iiCd club
"A bona .f,tc club may lawfully provide
Intoxicating li9npL for the CuIIsumntiun al
its own members without 4 license bGl
the premises uf such ciuDS may nor be
used for committee rooms, unless the e. MI
ispOAhicGi /. e., an association the nrn
bership of which depends Oh the political
views Of the member, ana permanent. l.. e.
not established with view to the partlCu
lar election.
it Is possible that the exception OIL
permanent political clubs from the pro
hl6ited classes OF premises mas tenn
election agents 10 mAko a more rXtensiV,
Use than they otherwise would of tUt
buildings OF such clubs for the purpose o
committee rooms. Il should, therefore
be borne III IN nj thar the association OF ,
candidate VIII. Il club, and the use BY hin
OF its rooms, tor election purposes. il at
tended with the risk. when mus alwav!
be carefully weighed, Of making the cid
and Its members agU,tS u ne cqiiditiJt.
who may thus become Liable for llert
practices OF which he has no co.uisl.lg
and winch il is very difficult To turcsce o