The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-22
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tomwtt,se providing foF p'tblicitv ~ ctm.
talen contributions aud e~ttesdltufes Each
l%sItieal committees Interested In tho candi.
ipcv ~ anv candidate fof Office 10 amrnahls
~ the statute and IL Required w Gle within
nfteen days after eiectiun q statement ~
tl f~ereitaa aud expenditures when the
Expenditures have efoeeIed 10p The
statement must contain the hatne " the
f-sraJn ~ COMMITTEES from whom zach con-
trihttiun " received and the date ~ ita
racpira and also tho amouht ~ every 81.
tanditure eGceetina ten dollars, the name ~
the feraon ur committee 10 whom n vas
ma de and tho date thereof II the pS.
lEnditure- did not exceed e70Q The Tact
must he certified under oath The Certth-
Gates are TO he filed with the Secretary
" state and shall be public records Pro-
evenings "a court may liz Instituted To- com
tel compliance With the action
The other hill ~ nm amendment 90 the
Penal Code, introduced by Senator Brlckott
II specifics " hat arr legitimate campaign
EXPENSES, and among other things prohibits
any candidate for a judicial ofhOn from maxi
ing any contribution to a campaign n
except such legal expenditures a. are re-
Tuired, A person violating tho act IL made
guilty ~ n m~isdemeanOr. punishable by
imprisonment for not more than one year
or by a fine Of not less than 800 nor more
than $500. or both.
The things which the BraCkett bill pro-
hihitH are the giving or causing 70 he pro-
vided any meat, drink. tobacco, refresh
ment or provision ct her thanlas a part Of the
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speakers and political agents; or paying or
contributing money except for the rent OF
halls and compensation Of speakers, music
and fireworks for public meetings aud ex-
penses of advertising the arm
The bill also permits payments for PRINT
ing and publication OF posters, banners,
literary material and newspaper adver,,
Using. and for the rental Of offices and
clubrooms, the compensation OF CLERKS
and agents, or attorneys, who do work IN
connection with the election, and the rea-
sonable travelling expenses Of committee
men. agents, clerks and speakers and the
expenses for poll workers and food for
them and election officers and for the hiring
Of carriages for conveying sick and in1rm
electors to the poll.
Gov. Higgins has also signed the Ogdens-
senator Malby. The object Of the bills is
to have the city elections at Ogdensburg
held in the fall when a Governor or q Presi-
dent il to be elected, 80 that the Repubh-
cans will be enabled TO carry the city. Inc
elections are now heid IN the spring anu tno
Democrats nave controLeu ue Guy 10, soIne
years. mainly for the reason that the big
manufacturers there, who control the In
dustries OF the town, are Democrats.
When the bills were pending in the egis-
,ina fnr hold;na tha aiections from sprinR
10 20 4 y,aa 10 Ia wade the slections should
be held in the fall of a year when a Governor
or a President wal not to be voted for and
when there would be no campaign Contri-
tions from outside OF the city and county.
Gov. Higgins filed u lengthy memoran-
DUN explaining ms reasons TOR signing lhs
bills. He said:
The bill provides for the election OF Alder
men by wards. The present charter pro-
vides for the election OF Aldermen on, a general
city ticket, In the fail OF 1905 there shall be
elected a Mayor and Recorder. Tor terms
commencing on June |. 1907, and expiring on
December 81. 1908 lhe terms OF the present
Mayor and Recorder are not curtaheo by
this act, Four OF the e'ght Aldermen Wiil
have their terms cut In two, that Is. one-half
the Aldermen VINO were elected ior iomr
years VIII serve only TWO years IN aoai-
ton TO this the terms OF all the appoihtiVe
ofliclals are adjusted 10 conform 70 the gehersi
provisions OF the Dill
The change In the niethoo OF eiect'ns Aloer-
men restores the Ward SYSTEM wh'eh mas the
sanction oil general custom NO sahetity'
however. attaehes 10 tue "aro sSsteuh' ,h'-
iormity IN charters OF c'''es OF the th'ra c,ass
is not TO De iohnd ana seems lhpract'cao'e
Large villages eject trustees on . genera
ticket; small cities eject Aldermen oy wares
An Alderman In Greater New FORK repre-
sents a constituency numbering on the average
upward OF fifty thousand. As there 10 no
rule OF consistency here. no inconsistency can
arise from my approval of the ward system
for one city and the general ticket system
FOR another,
Nothing in either OF the bills takes from the
naonla of Oadensbura tho right to choose
their e~leotIye officers. When terms of Office
s sre ourt s,lsd the individuals who are anected
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go w, ,nu.roI 70 hovo tho Mnyor ar IN.
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