The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-03
Meet With State Committee in
''Star Chamber" Session at
the Capital and Enter viq-
orouS Protests.
WAS FIXED At ONE
TENTH TOTAL SALARY
This Figure Found To High and
; a Quarter is Said to Have
Been Dropped-Bryan Not
to Be Campaign Orator.
palladium Specially


indianapolis, June s.-If ever see
of men had their lips sealed and pad
locked they were the members of the
democratic state committee and the
state candidates who met here yester-
day afternoon to discuss campaign
plans. Not man would tell = thing
or say word about what happened
in the committee room or discuss any
thing that was said.
We cant talk about what was done
at the meeting" said Ed Hoffman.
committeeman from the Twelfth dis
trict. Things are done In the COM
mittee that We do not want to become
public"
Other members talked the same
way. But tip leaked out that the
question of campaign assessments on
the various state candidates was dis.
cussed and that some changes were
made. At former meeting Of the
committee the assessments were lew
led. They were fixed at ten percent
of the total amount of salary which
each candidate will receive II he 10
elected. For instance. II the term Of
office is four years 4nd the salary
5000 year. this would make = total
salary Of $4,000 for the term. and the
assessment would Be I'm Detcent Of
this sum, or $1,000. At the time these
assessments were levied members OF
the committee denied that the assess
ments were made on that basis. but 1t
turns out to be true. nevertheless It
is known, too. that there was consid-
cradle complaining among the candi-
dates over the size of the assessments.
Some of the candidates were Of the
opinion that they had been touched
up" pretty strong-in other words.
that the assessments were too high.
Plan TO Raise Funds.
1t was learned, last night. that the
subject of assessments was one OF
those discussed at the meeting. It
was said, however. that the discussion
was confined to plans for raising .
campaign fund. and that the question
Of assessments was not touched.
In spite OF this denial. however. one
member of the committee did admit
that changes were made in the a.
sessments in few spots. 1t is under
stood that the committee decided that
some of the assessments wern little
too high. and that they were reduced.
But, on the other hand. two members
of the committee laughed when they
were asked about this action.
1T would be better to say that the
assessments were too low" said one
member of the committee. "But II
anyone said changes were made. he
misinformed YOU"
objsct to Assessments.
The state candidates had . meeting
of their own at the Denison hotel II.
ter the meeting Of the committee. and
the story was that there had been .
row over the question Of assessments
and that the candidates met by them
selves in order to make some plans
of their own. Some Of the candidates
are not wealthy. and an assessment Of
81 900 to $500 is pretty big price
for them to pay for the election when
It is considered that they had to spend
lot of money In making . campaign
for the nomination and that they Will
also have to spend another lot Of
money between now and the election
in making campaign. All Of this
will be in addition to the assessment
levied by the committee.
But. II they can't pay the ASSESS
ments they ought not to take the nom
ination," said one man. Running for
a state office II no Job for poor
man.