The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-22

governor may nor spend more than
$4,000. One candidate for the United
States senate in The primary race last
summer spent S4f00 IN one day for
postage Candidates for any office for
which the elettors of the entire state
shall vote. Including an other state
officers. the limit is s 500, supreme
juices, $1,000. inembcrg Ot congress.
$500 district Judges $500; state som
aiprs and members of the legislature
who're Che district 90 larger than one
county $780, where amy office is com
fined 30 4 single couuy 800; candi.
latea in = single district oF subdi-
Wstin ~ county &l0e ineyois in
Cities of $4,000 or more. 5000: All other
cfitea ia cifieB ef like p0pub ton 81 50.
mayors in cities of less thau $4,000
population, 300. and for an other Of.
fiCes iu such cities. $50
Political Advertising Restricted.
The law assists the candidate in
Keeping down his expenditures by putt
ting the "lid" on newspaper publicity
and naming restrictions calculated to
prevent the vast majority of candidates
from going into the newspapers at an.
pa viii discourage the puff for which
the candidate himsoif pays line rates.
Added 20 this Il VIII discourage what
The legislators termed "a perniciOus
influence exercised by the vested in-
terests" in I've defeat or success OF a
particular candidate or set oil candi.
dates Tho sGction of the law cover.
ing this feature ye9ds
Every newspaper. journal or other
publication accepling or printing polit-
teal advertising on or for any political
office. shall publish, together with such
political ADVERTISING, at the top there.
of. the name OF the person. firm or
cooperation ordering said political adj
yertsing aud the price charged there.
fOr provided that If such advertis.
ing rs printed free then said notice as
printed shall so state"
a violation of this section is made a
misdemeanOr
So great has been tho objection to
This feature of the new law, together
Rith the small lhnit for campaign ex-
penses applied TO certain offices. that
sentiment is already crysianzing for n
revision OF these features by the next
legislature Senator Davis. of Bris.
tow win offer to take the expense
limit of and contrt5 conditions by pub
licity. requiring every successful and
defeated candidate 20 publish an item
ized statement OF every cent he eX-
pended during the campaign
Primaries Are blanket
In the coming primary election an
persons are presumed TO nominate a
candidate for The United States SEN
ate, congressman in each of Tie five
districts, two members of the state
gupreme court one member OF the
7tate corporation commission, prosi5en-
tial electors. a state representative
from each district one-half Of the state
aenators and precinct and state com
mitteemen.
The election IS OF the blanket va
riety, in that the candlate receiving
lhe highest number Of votes wins the
nomination. There may be no non.
partisans voted for Ia the primary. bnt
independent candidates are required to
'be Of proper township and they must
prepare their petitions and file them
IN the same manner and at the same
lime as rolnired of party candidates.
Names OF non-partisan or Independents
candidates may 20 on the ticket la
The general election.