The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-10
NOT MUCH In SIGHT
Election Campaigns Have No Charms
for the Festive Bum.
THERE'S A LIMIT ON DRINKS
Candidates Are Not Allowed to
"Spring" Themselves. as Was
the Rule In the Good Old
Days Forever Gone By.

For the information of those who
contemplate entering the political
arena this spring a reminder of the law
passed by the recent legislature is
timely. Thou shalt not Doodle is the
effect of 1T and the penalties for so
much as a suggestion of Doodle are Sc
we're. The attempt of the legislature
TO solve THE money in politics question
was an earnest effort and the result is
a law that. II enforced, will work a
great change in methods of electioneer-
ing.
According to the provisions of this
act, which was approved Feb. 25, 1885,
candidates are prohibited from getting
out with the boys or being good fell
lows, as the custom has it, in the sa-
looms and resorts and other places
where the unattached voter does most
congregaIte. The expense of the candi-
date must be made public in a sworn
statement after the election, made and
hled, in the Office of the county clerk.
and 1t must show that such expense
was no more than actual personal ne
cessities. Zach political committee also
must, under this act, file by it's treas
urer, report of itemized expenses in
q similar manner with the clerk The
candidate for any state Office or for
United States senator may contribute
the sum of $1,000 to a committee, but
Tor any other Office such contribution
snail not exceed 800 and is for the pro-
motion of the principles OF that party
winch the committee represents.
Inc personal expenses of the man
ambitious to become a public servant
are limited in like manner in like sum-
The safeguards thrown about the
ballot box and the approaches to 1t are
IT,
Die. The violation of the law relating to
elections or registration, by an official
Is made punishable by a fine not ex-
ceeding $1,000 or by Imprisonment for
not exceeding five years or both.
EVERY person who wilfully registers,
Knowing himself not to be entitled to
registration, is punishable by a fine not
exceeding $1,000 or Imprisonment not
exceeding five years.
Every person." says the code. "who
with the intention to promote the cleo
ton of himself or any other person.
either furnishes entertainments, at his
expense, to any meeting of electors, or
furnishes or engages to pay any money
or property for the purpose of compen-
sating any person for procuring the at
tendance of voters at the polls, or fur
nishes or engages to pay or deliver any
money or property for any purpose
intended to promote the election of any
candidate, is guilty of a misdemeanor
and punishable by both fine and i'm
prtsonment."
Another section forbids the candidate
from making any offer or agreement to
appoint or procure the appointment of
any person to any office in considera-
ton for the aid of any person in pro-
curing the election of any person
2 Section 80 makes II punishable by fine
and imprisonment for any person TO
make, offer on accept any bet sor wager
upon the result of any election, or upon
the success or failure of any candidate
or upon the number of votes cast either
in the aggregate or for any particular
candidate.
Every person who sells, gives away or
furnishes spirituous or malt liquors.
cider, wine or any other Intoxicating
beverages or any part of any day set
apart for any general special or mu-
nicipal election during the hours when
by law the polls are required to be kept
open, Is guilty of Q misdemeanor
No person shall in order to aid or
promote his own nomination or election
10 public Office directly or indirectly
by himself or through another person,
promise to appoint or promise to secure
the appointment or election of another
person to a public position If he shall
himself be elected to the public office
for which he is candidate, except
that he may announce or define his own
choice or purpose in relation to an cleo
tion in which he may be called to take
part.
All this and much more will be found
in Title ~, section 60 to section III.
inclusive of the penal code to which as
piring candidates of limited means and
unlimited means are respectfully re-
ferred.