Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-09-21

following statement dealing Wfth fNA~'
tures q the direct primary electiun.
law:
AS the time foT the manirspal
elections Of December and early szHin9
draws near. g great msny qBeelachs
are coming up il she nsinas of sthe
people a. to tire extent 81 ccrkAin prp-
visions % ghe ias Ar inqurg eane
@ me q few days aso from IN aEiiesal
in North fakima. a city of the thiFa
class. ehere party lines a she doari
aanl political parties b. uos seera e
have been necently drasa in munich
pal elections. explaining mat lasi Year
rhere aere tWo municipal partss. one
having ticket called the Peoples
ticket and the other abe Citizen's lick-
ct he states that q great maay e
the citizens there prefer so cantinne II
the non-partisan aay. So Ear ~ eitY
elections are concerned. and the oliiciai
asks whether or not those ti1kefa cas-
be- legally pat for ard undeF the pro-
visions of The primary iaW.
III would seem that theFe = 10
good reason why taaae Two tirkefs
caruot again be piace8 ufoa ffse ballot,
either uIth ur without daminaFis .fse-
iitical parties placing tickess n tle
field. The law provides that any sas4
Of q ticket. % whatever nasae. nsay y
placed in the field. o. uEaan the bailmts
regularly. when. during The preYiem
year, 4 had received lla fsss ssssss * - -
regular votes 81 the municipalty.
county or state
" Another inquirg MADE by the aszEe
official Is, is q candidate fos munieipsl
office. which has NJ SALARY affaeisax
thereto. rauuired to Enals . deposis 81
> tae. with his aeslaFas sr Z
3ary.
Section 5 provides THAT when
candidate Giles his declaration IL shall
be accompanied by a fee, which fee
shall BE- sl0 for any Office with salary
I or compensation attached Of $1,000 OF
less per annum and when such salary
or compensation exceeds Slas0 per an
mum. an additional sam Of one per
/ cent ~ such excess.
1T seems clear from the above
provision that II would only BE- fair 20
construe this law literally. and that
where an Office has no salary o. COM
I pensation attached. fhe candidate
should not be compelled 20 pay the fee.
Il would not seem proper q compel a
man 70 pas the state or municipality
any money for the privilege q holding
Office. when such ofhce carries 10 sal
ary Or compensation of any kind
81 understand TINS matter Was dis
eussed b. members of the legislature
when the law Nas before that body,
and that this vas really the in1entiea
Of the lawmakers.
An inquiry received By me from
an Official Of Beliingham states that
he expects 20 b. q candidate foT reel
ection and that n looking over the
primary las he is IN doubt as % what
I be would be allowed 70 DO ia the mat
I ter # expenses o. his candidacy.
He states that heretofore Be and
other candidates have been IN the habit
Of distributing personal cards. with
Instructions printed thereon how .
vote for him, and on election day il
Eas TIE custom 20 have q man a each
i polling place distributing cards. aett-
I ing forth the facts a. O. his record and
4 talking for him. These men we're
paid . days wages. He wants 70
know as e whsther the attoTouey gen
eral is Of tse opinion that this ear Be
continued under the neW primary lsE.
''In looking ever the neW law IL
would seen that there is nothing 70
Z prohibit q candidate from employing
sach means for getting votes and 10
spend al the money be desires IL that
way. providing be Is willing 10 make
- asldavit, after b. Is nominated. as
- the amount II money be has person
ally expended 10 BIS can behalf -