The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-10
PUBLICITY PLEDGE
New Republican Treasurer to Be Guided by New York
 State Law.
TEXT OF THE STATUTE
George K. sheldon Not Gloomy Over Outlook for Campaign Con-
 tributIons.

New York, July a-"I have always believed in publicity with respect to campaign expenditures" said George R. Sheldon, the new treasurer of the republican national committee today, He added: In the approaching cam paign 1 will be guided solely by the publicity law"
 Mir, Sheldon's opinion of publicity at this time will do good in dlspelllng cx- aggerated ideas on this subject. "of course" he said, there are objections on the part of many givers to having their names published, The reason is that they immediately become target. For the same reason many large donors to charitable objects arc unwilling that their gifts should be known to the pub lie, am not alarmed over the outlook for raising money for our expenses in tho coming campaign They told me could not raise money for the Hughes campaign. but I did. I got all we needed"
 Mir. Sheldon left for Hot Springs this afternoon to confer with Mir Taft.
 The treasurer will act under the New York state law on campaign fund pub lclty, which says:
 Section 203-Every political commit tee shall have a treasurer and shall cause him to keep detailed accounts Of all money or its equivalent received by or promised to. and of all expendi- lures, disbursements, and promises of payment or distribution made by, the committee or any of It's officers or members, or by any person acting un- [ der It's authority or In it's behalf. No member thereof or other person acting under It's authority or in It's behalf shall receive any money or It's equiva- lent, or expend or disburse the same, until the committee shall have chosen treasurer There shall be filed in tho office of the secretary of state within five days after the choice of treas urer a statement signed by at least three members of such committee. giv- Ing the name and address of the treas urer chosen.
 Sec. 205-Every payment required to be accounted for shall. unless the to- tai expense payable to any one person be not in excess of s, be vouched for by receipted bill stating the particu- lars of expense and every voucher, re- ceipt, or account hereby required shall be preserved for fifteen months after the election to which 1t relates.
 Sec. 2o6-The treasurer of every pos litical committee which, or any officer, member or agent of which, In connec- ton with any election. receives, ex- pends, or dlsburses any money or its equivalent, or incurs any liability tc pay money or It's equivalent, shal within twenty days after such election file a statement setting forth all tho receipts. expenditures. disbursements and liabilities of the committee, and o every officer, member, and other persor I in its behalf. In each case 1t shall in clude the amount received, the name of the person or committee from whom received, the date of it's receipt, thu , amount of every expenditure or dis , bursemcnt exceeding &, the name O the person or committee to whom | was made, and the date thereof: anC unless such expenditure or disburse
 ment shall have been made to another political committee II shall state clear , ly the purpose of such expenditure ol
 disbursement The statement to be Al
 ed by a candidate or other person no
 a treasurer shall be in like form as tha
 hereinafter provided for. but in state
 ments filed by a candidate there shal also be included all contributions mad
 by him.