Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-17
National Publicity Law 0rganIzaIiOa
Determining to DO Away With
Election Corruption
.0AE WANTED IMMEDIATE ACTION
Convention, However,, Decided It
Would Not Be Good Policy to Act
Hastily in the Matter-William J.
Bryan and Other Distinguished Men
Address the Gathering.
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NEW YORK, April ia resolu.
,ioh finlcn1od 10 secure the publica.
tion oil the contributions made To the
Republican and Democratic commit
zee al the last national canvass was
| offered today AT u special meeting
OF NE National Publicity Law Or
ganization. II was entirely uncxpcct-
ga anu caused Al lively discussion
lsle meeting had been called by
| president Perry Belmont tn further
/ tne movemcn, for an effective ma
tionnl, nubicity law which would re-
Hulre. public record or campaign
contrlputlonS and expenditures. The
/ resomlion. which WAS offered by Alex
ahuer Ir2uD. of Connccticut n Nom.
peI OF INC Democratic national com
mlttee. requested the chairmen and
/ secrctarIcs of The ,lSepublcan ana
democratic committees of the lust
| oational campaign 10 make public ali
thoir accounts OF the canlpaipn.
8 This resolution WAS offered nv Ar
4 Troup after he had uuotcd from u
newspaper from Washington In wnic,,
l Twas stated that President Roose
VI wanted toe campaign books
toif llled IN the neSts-c Campaign. 3. ri
$500 ne PUBLIC Wnnts the books df.
ti'the last campaign onenod." exclaim.
ch MI Troup, who added thar I'm 1aE,7
me President had Indignantly denied
mat large sums of money had been
contributed 10 the Republican cam.
paign fund
Al this moment Senator Chandler
INTERRUPTED Mr.. Troup Il think Won
are doing the President an Injustice.
ne said. Il wish TO appear as his
defender in this respect
Thon Mr.. Chandler went on 10 cx.
pam that what the President had
denied was that contributions huI
neeh made on the strength of prom
iscs TO do something.
accept the correction" resumed
Mr.: rronp, but Mr.. Cortelyou knows
inherently. He should not have de-
ceivod the President. He shonIo
nave tod nim What the President
uiliiils ne was III utter ignorance OF
'ne chairman OF his national com
mittec knew about
Did Not Want to Act Hastily.
Mr.. Troup proceeded TO offer his
resolution. 1T first he included only
me Republican nationai committee
Dut ut the suggestion from a mem
per that this would be Il partisan
movement, Mr. TrOup changed his
resolution so that il took in also the
democratic national committee. This
Grange was accoptd by many Nom.
DOS us being wisely reasonable.
Mr. Iroup wanted the resolution
auohled Immediately but seyera
Speakers expressed the opinion AT
nasty action would not be good policy.
",.ii'uall! 4 compromise was reacn-
w. ana the matter was referred 10
me executive committee. with The
understanding that ii would make a
report at some future meeting OF the
association TO be called by the presi.
dent.
A statement that he intended 10
prosecute all people who used large
sums of money at the next eloction
IN his safe. was made nv GovernoI.
Wa!held, OF Maryland. In a yigor.
Gus speech Governor Warfold declar.
ca that he stood firmly opposed to
ne corrupt use of money in elections.
ne sald he wanted a bill passed IN
MS state limiting the amount or
money which any candidate could
use.
Mr.. sryans Views.
William j. Dryan. Tie DrIucfno1
speaker ut today's meeting urged 'ho
passage of law by Congress pro.
Sidins for 4 public declaration both
ny the donor and the recipient OF all
campaign offerings. He wanted all
VIOLATIONS of this law punishable as
criminal offenses. BY this means
alone he held, could HE secret con
'flbutlons given for sinister pur
pose be stamped out and grcat
nihdrance to honest politics be over
. thrown.
Other speakers were Samuel Com
pers, the president of the American
Federation of Labor and Former Sen
ator Chandler Of New Hampshire
Pians were formed for renewing
enorts at the next Congress for Il
publicity law of national scope.
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