Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
FOR ELECTION REFORM
Model Campaign Planned by an
 Indiana City's Politicians.
NO TREATING EVEN BY FRIENDS

Neither Party In the Election nt Tip
 ton to Hire Carriages or Automo-
 piles to Get Out the yote-Candi-
 the Campaign.
 Under the law passed by the last gen. eral assembly elections will be held in all incorporated towns in Indiana Nov. (, and it is probable that the most bit ter contest in the state will be that for the mayoralty of Indianapolis, where Charles A. Bookwalter is opposed to John w. Holtzman, the present mayor, who defeated Bookwalter two years ago, says special dispatch from Indi- annapolis to the St. Louis Post-Dis- patch. Party lines have been obliter- ated, and the campaign is waxing warm. But there is another contest which rivals it as matter of interest in the election at Tipton, Ind. The lat ter campaign is also on for municipal offices, and both parties have agreed for the sake of purity of the ballot the usual methods of political campaign will not be employed to aid any candi- dates.
 In one city in the state an election is to be held which will be absolutely honest, one in which neither candidate nor voter can be held up for reproach Tipton, thriving county seat of 4,00O inha bitants, is the place where this wonderful test is being made. No oth- CT place has been heard from where the same conditions have been tried. Tip tonites believe they have started great wave of election reform-if their election proves successful.
 The conditions are almost beyond be- lief, and it doesn't seem as if cam paign was under way. The. peculiar features were brought about through an agreement between J; F. Pyke, chairman of the Republican organiza- ton, and J. O. Behmyer, the Demo- cratic chairman. Pyke is an attorney and Behmyer an editor.
 They appointed a committee of six practical politicians to draft new code of election ethics. This commit tee labored long and with their expert knowledge evolved set of rules which would make a ward heeler" weep bit terly. s .t. s
 When these rules were promulgated they were pronounced impossible, but the citizens were imbued with reform, and the rules were adopted by both parties.
 So it happens that the campaign fund includes only sufficient funds to defray legitimate expenses-hall rent, music, poll takers, printing poll book holders and chalengers. Candidates shall not enter saloon until after the election. All treating, even by friends, Is barred. Election day neither party is to incur expense in getting out the vote. Car riages and automobiles, which in the past have been kept busy on election day carrying the indifferent to the polls, are to be left at home except as, shall be necessary in cases of sickness and physical disability. There is to be no swearing in of voters unless their names are on the poll books.
 Now, as to candidates-for theirs is most important role on election day they are to assemble in given place at G a. m. and march to the polling places in body. When all have voted they are to return to the public square and-the provision is made with special mphasis-remain together until the polls are closed at 6 p. m.
 This agreement has been signed by hundreds of party workers. The sign CTS agree to act as detectives to see that all provisions of the agreement are kept. In order to give the arrangement more weight a Democratic attorney has been appointed to assist the Re publican prosecutor against possible yiolators of regular laws.
 Throughout the state the effect of Governor Hanly's law and order cru sade is evident in the municipal cam paigns, and in many places his views have been lndorsed by Democrats as well as Republicans. At Brazil the Democrats have pledged their candi-