The Detroit times., 1910-07-26

FALL PRIMARIES
DUE TO Be DRY
CAMPAIGN
New Law Prohibiting Treating by
or On Behalf Of Candidates Will
BE Strictly Enforced-Boon To
Office Seekers.
Posters and Autographs Are Also
Barred, and All But Newspaper
Advertising Prohibited.

It's going to be pretty dry cam.
paign. fellows, as far as the primaries
are concerned; that Is, provided the
new law Ia observed. And * II isn't
observed, 1t IL going to be pretty near
W as lively as 1t IL dry, for the men
who fail to live up to the requirements
OF the new statute, because the author.
tiles charged with its endorsements
propose to do their duty even though
some OF them are candidates them
selves.
The word dry" is used advisedly.
No more may Ward Heller Bill Jones,
with impunity, step up to the bar
around the corner and say to the as
sembled mob OF hangers on:
Step up, boys, and have a drink
on the next sheriff"
This Is to be q treatless campaign,
for the law states explicitly that lit
shall be unlawful for any candidate
for nomination, after he has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
any office included in this act, in any
store. saloon. hotel. hall or other pub
lie building, public street or place
within the territory from which he
seeks a nomination, directly or indi-
bought for, or given to, any elector re-
siding therein any spurious, malt,
brewed, fermented or other intoxicat-
ing beverage"
II is equally unlawful for any per-
son to buy a drink ON behalf OF any
candidate to help or injure the can
didacy OF any man. Under this law
one can't even intimate, in buying a
Ing r.f f<r fxf. nd uyhT N
to be an elector, that the drink Is pur-
chased with the idea OF influencing his
vote for or against a certain candi-
date.
II one should happen to remark be-
tween drinks, with the very best OF IN
tentions. We'll, Bill Brown is pretty
good fellow and | guess I'll vote FOR
him." or How do you stand on the
mayoralty, old pal?' the remarks
might be construed as a violation OF
the law and the speaker would be
liable to the penalty imposed, a maxi
mum fine of $500 or six months i'm
prisonment.
So IL behooves the elector as well as
the candidate to be well on his guard
In the coming campaign, If he doesn't
want TO run the risk of being 'jerked
up"
The candidate is particularly up
against II. He cant hire workers for
D consideration; he can't offer induce
ments OF any kind to voters or hold
out any promises of reward; he can't
display any posters, Autographs or
hand-bills; he can't advertise in any
magazine, bill OF fare, program. or
through any medium except
bona fide newspaper which has been
in circulation at least three months
previous to the primaries. The candi'
date may use personal cards. but they
must not under any circumstances be
more than four inches long nor more
than two and one-fourth inches wide.
And II he uses a half-tone likeness OF
himself II must not exceed an inch
and-a-half in width and two inches In
hight. And even the newspaper ad-
vertising is surrounded with the strict
est limitations as to rates. space, etc
But the law Is not without its advan-
tages. Just think Of the saving to the
man who is running for Office. With
no liquor to buy, no workers to pay
no advertising to settle for TO speak
of. even the humblest can get into the
race for political honors and stand an
equal chance with the man who has
thousands at his command At least
that is the theory Of the new law
Whether 1t will work out just that way
remains to be seen.
For the information OF the public
generally. City Clerk Charles A.
Nichols has made compilation. under
the authority OF the common council.
of all the laws passed by the last leg
isfature affecting the city Detroit,
Including the amended primary law,
and Is now distributing copies gratis
ut behooves every candidate and
every elector to famillarize himself
with the provisions of the new prim-
airy law" said Mr.. Nichols, for | un-