The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-19
Office Seekers Will Not Even
Be Allowed to Hire Convey
ances to Take the Voters to
The Polls.
GIVING OF MONEY Is
A SERIOUS OFFENSE
Assessment of the Candidates
Will Be High as Expenses of
The Election Reach a Large
Sum.

The Republican committee rules,
relative to the use Of money or any
other thing which might influence
voters to support certain candidates,
are very strict and prohibitive. Even
the ue of carriages by candidates to
haul voters to the polls is tabooed.
The committee reserves the right to
withdraw the name of any candidate
from the nomination even though such
candidate should receive the majority
Of the votes. Notices to such effect
were sent the five candidates for may
or, six candidates-at-large, fifteen
candidates for council from the diff
ferent wards. and Baltz Bescher. can
didate for clerk.
From now on the candidates may
pay their assessments to Chairman
George Ferling, Of the city commit
tee.
To Draw for Places.
The last day for paying the assess
ment will be April %. On the evening
of that day the candidates will meet
at the Pythian Temple, with the COM
mittee and draw for places.
The expenses of the primary will be
heavy, according 10 chairman >Ferling
The assessment Of each candidate will
not be made public by the committee.
Unless council takes action next
Monday night to abolish the office of
police Judge, after the expiration of
Judge Converses term, December 81,
the Republican committee will place
any ones name on the ticket who de-
sires to be a candidate for the office.
One of the committee members stat
ed today that it was not probable that
council would delay action on the
matter.
The rules of the committee which
the candidates must pledge them
selves to abide by are:
candidates' Pledge.
I, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to abide by the following rules adopted
by the Republican City Committee of
Richmond, Indiana:
In presenting myself as a candidate
to the Republicans of this city. here
by pledge myself to support all nomi-
nees at the general election, Noyem-
Der 2, 1909. The use of money or
other thing of value. directly or indi-
rectly, in any manner, for the purpose
of influencing or with intent to inf1u-
ence voters in this primary election,
and all treating by candidates is pro-
hibited.
Any candidate who shall directly or
indirectly. either by himself or through
or by others. hire or employ any per-
son to work for him at the polls on
election day. or who shall, directly or
indirectly. by the use of money or
things of value, or by the promise of
any reward, money or thing OF value
whatsoever to be afterwards paid or
delivered to any person, whomsoever,
any person
attempt to influence or induce any one
to vote for him. or who shall, during
his canvass resort to the common
practice of treating" voters, is here
by declared ineligible as nominee
for any Office at such primary.
Any candidate who shall use any
such methods or means as above set
forth, shall thereby forfeit his right
to become nominee for any office.
at such primary even though he shall
receive a plurality or majority of the
votes cast, and in such event the can
didate receiving the next highest num-
Der of votes, and who has not violated
any provision of this rule. shall be and
become the nominee for such Office.
Each candidate to be voted for in
-
ing his name printed on the ballot.
must give his assent to this rule in
writing, and agree to be bound by its
provisions. The City Republican
Committee reserves the right to deter
mine the eligibility of any candidate
or nominee at this primary.