The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-01
NO TREATING BY FRIENDS
Model Campaign Planned by an
Indiana City's Politicians.

Neither Party In the Election at Tip
ton to Hire Carriages or AutOmO-
biIes to Get Out the VOte-Gandi-
dates Not to Enter IA Saloon During
the Campaign.
Under the law passed by the last gen.
eral assembly elections will be held in
all incorporated towns in Indiana Nov.
Z, 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. Hoffman, the present mayor,
who defeated BoOkWalter two years
ago, says a 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 a matter of interest
in the election at Upton, 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.
Upton, a thriving county seat of 1000
inhabitants, is the place where this
wonderful test is being made. No 9TH
or 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 II cam
naign 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 heller" weep bit
terly.
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-hal rent, music,
DolI takers, printing, poll book holders
and chaIIengers. Candidates shall not
enter a 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
mast have been kept busy on election
dav carrying the Indifferent to the
nolls 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 a
most important role on election day
they are to assemble in a given place
at a. IN. and march to the polling
places in a body. When all have voted
they are to return to the public square
ond-the provision is made with special
emphasis-remain together until the
polls are closed at p. N.
This agreement has been signed by
hundreds of party workers The sign
ers agree to act as detectives to see
that all provisions of the agreement are
kept. In order to give tie arrangement
more weight a DemOc attic attorney
has been appointed to assist the Re
publican prosecutor against possible
violators of regular laws.
Throughout the state the effect Of
Governor Hanly's law and order cru
SADIE is evident in the municipal cam
paigns, and in many places his views
have been Endorsed by Democrats as
well as Republicans. At Brazil the
Democrats have pledged their candi-
dates to refuse to accept railroad
pass.