Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24

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Assemblyman Bray continued the
quizz:
M Bray-''Was the amount YOU
spent limited by the extent of your
possessions or by what You thought
was reasonabIe?"
Mr. Hatton--"Perhaps by what we
thought would be necessary 10 carry
on fair campaign. We had talked
the matter over before we started
out on our work. It did not sesm
That we would have 10 spend as
much as We did"
Neal Brown Scintilates.
ASSemblyman Whitman examined
Mr., Brown. The assembIyman tried to
get from the democratic candidate an
estimate as 10 what a fair campaign
would cost. -..r, Browns expense ac.
count was Only little over a thou.
sand dollars. The examination revert
ed to opinions of how campaigns
should be conducted rather than what
means he had employed to got his
nomination He averred that he did
not have any campaign. All he did in
the counties, he said was writing let
ters TO friends
Senator Husting interposed asking
! IL Mr.. Brown thought il proper to pay
an assemblyman for campaigning for
a candidate Mr. Brown evaded the
question.
Assemhlyman Bray followed in the
quiz
Mr. Bray--'If the assemblyman was
an old time friend Of yours, would that
make any difference in the payment
for his work?"
MIR. Brownie doesn't make any
moral difference whether the man YOU
buy is a friend or not"
Mr.. Bray-"What would be fair
sum to spend in Marathon county,
MIR Brown---"Iou can spend in Mar
athon all you want There are enough
people there to take your money"
Mr.. Rray-"Well, what would fair
amount be?'
Mr.. Brown" There are 60 polling
places in the county, I believe. A
thousand or 1880 would be fair
SUN. Il must be remembered however
that you can run n poverty campaign
and an opulent campaign Mine was
a specimen of the poverty brand.
Mr.. Brown refused 10 testify as an
expert in campaigning. Replying to
further questions of the assemblyman
he declared that speaking campaign
was vastly less expensive than one
| in which a man has to depend on
friends for educating the state.
MIR. Cook Laid Down Rules.
Mr. Cook read an interesting let
ter that he wrote to his manager, W.
c. Cowling, containing the stipula'
tious under which the young man was
to undertake the campaign. The
chief conditions were:
1. To preserve the reputation OF
the candidate and the manager.
2. To guard the expenditures.
3. TO keep a strict account OF all
receipts and disbursements
His salary was $40 per month and
expenses, the term of service not &c
exceed twelve months.
Mr.. Cowling handled most OF the
money. Up to August 30, the young
manager received and disbursed S2S,
I500. This is the amount sworn to in
the affidavit filed shortly after the
close Of the campaign. The addb
tional items are $11,S50 for claims
that had been under dispute at the
time, ard $l,943 spent by the candi-
date personally. He averred thar
when he entered the campaign he did
not expec. TO put more than $4,000
into the venture
The reason expenses assumed the
linordinate proportions, he said. was
that the primary campaign election
eering was different from previous
methods Assembyman Ingalls, ques
toned him.
Mr.. Ingalls-"Was it your idea e
spend that much money legitimate
Ily?'
Mr.. Cook--'1t never occurred 4
me that 1t would be that much"
Mr.. Ingalls-"Do you understood
that you had an organization in ev
cry county?"
Mr.. Cook---.I do not
Mr.. Ingalls-'But in some you
had?"
Mr.. Cook-"Yes.'
Mr.. Iugalls-"W What do you under
stand by an organization?
Mr. Cook-"An organization means
a good deal more than II did at one
time Previously It meant the co
ordination Of forces in county for Z
political party, Now !. means con
troll OF forces for each candi date o
the party. There are many cand
dates in part now. and competition
has become keen. You cant depent
upon the county organization to taxi
care of you Every man has to havl
an organization of his own
Asked to estimate the expense o
organizing a state, he said that hi
experience shows that legitimate ey
pcnses would vary
, Mr. Ingalls, What do the clement
Of expense depend on?"
Mr. Cook-"On the number OF meI
, seeking the office, how much a can