The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-18
CORRUPT METHODS
HIT BY THE BILL
Senate Passes Measure that
Provides for Clean Elec-
tons in the State.
palladium Specially

| IlOIlS Ill luC OtdlS.
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indianapolis, Feb. 1S.-A bill intend
ed to prevent corrupt practices in cleo
lions. of which Senator Trayier is the
day afternoon with 2S Democratic
votes and Republican votes. The
opposition TO it consisted Of 1G Re-
publican votes. The bill provoked
small discussion, yet if no leaks or
ways of evasion are discovered, it may
become one of the most stringent re-
form laws on the statute books. The
vote stood as follows:
| For the bill-Aike, Beal, Carleton.
Clark. Crumpacker. Curtis. Farlow,
Terrell. Lleming. Gers. CRUDE. Green
well, Halleck, Harlan, Hauck, Jack
son. Long, McCarty, Netterville,
Parks. lowers. Proctor Shively, Sui
Ivan. Tilden, Trautman. Trayler, Var
ling.
Against the bill-Brady. Commons,
Durre, Gavit. Hanna. Hibberd, Hunt,
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Moore, Rats, Strange, White and
Wood.
Not voting-fiigsins, Kistler, Royse,
SeXon. Stotsenberg.
The Traylor bill prescribes COM
plete publicity of campaign accounts
and restrictions upon contributions,
enumerates what expenses are law
full, and what constitute corrupt prac-
tees.
No candidate for any judgship nor
any judge upon the bench is permit
ted to spend any money or anything
else for campaign purposes. Also 1t
is made unlawful for any corpora
ton to give or lend any aid to any po-
litical party or to any candidate, not
even through the party treasurer
whose accounts are public documents
after election.
Like Maryland Bill.
Following closely the Maryland law
1t permits the spending of campaign
funds or the receipt of them by po
Utica; party only through a duly Sc
lected and authorized treasurer of the
state committee or of the county OF
city committee. The treasurers of the
county or city committees may ap
point deputy treasurers for each voting
precinct. All election expenses must
go through the county party treasur
ers' hands ana they must make them
public by filing an account of them
with the clerk of the circuit court in
must have his report of receipts and
disbursements in the hands of the
county party treasurer within ten days
after election.
1t is made unlawful for any political
committee or officer to solicit any
contribution, payment or favor from
any candidate or from any person who
desires to become a candidate. The
candidate may make certain limited
voluntary contributions to the treasur
en- and all contributions made by an!
other persons within six months be
fore the election must be made to the
political treasurer or agent. There is
; nothing to prevent large gifts prior tt
six months before election not going
through the treasurer. but if the mo
ney is spent within the six months
prior to election the trcasurer's books
must show it..
Candidates are permitted to pa.
, their own personal expenses in cam
. paigning. and these are enumerated
as postage, kilograms, tclephoning
stationary, letters, circular letters
printing. eXpressage and travelling
This viii. cut out the campaign cigal
unless it be obtained through the reg
ularly appointed political treasurer.
Other expenditures which are per
mittcd to candidates, it is provided
may not exceed s25 for each on,
thousand voters in the district up Il
l $4,000: $40 for each additional one
2 thousand up to 100000; and So fo
: each one thousand beyond.
Any political chairman may still
: solicit campaign contributions.
Lawful Expense.
The Lawful expenses which ar,
enumerated are summed up in thu
: hiring of halls. printing circulars ant
ballots, renting rooms; compcnsatin;
. clerks, stenographers. assistants t.
committees, challengers, watchers an,
| neSSenscES, tTdNeliuS COSl, poStdSe
: telephoning. telegraphing, conveyan
ces for sick and infirm.
Corrupt practices outlined. consis
: of vote buying and selling, giving cam
paign funds to anyone save the au
, thorized party treasurer, except regu
lar dues to political clubs which il
turn act through the treasurers put
ting any political advice or emblem
on pay envelopes. threats by employ
ers 10 influence votes. and attemptin:
to vote in any other persons name.
, Within thirty days after election thu
defeated candidate may file com
plant of any fraud with any circui
judge. and if the court sees sufficien
evidence to warrant il. a judicial in
quiry is TO be started and the othe
candidates to be brought before tn
bar. The penalty for vioiation of TIL
act is fine of from $500 TO 81 900 o
Jail sentence of not more than on.
year.
Ohio and Illinois are not the onl
states in which they buy votes" dc
clared Senator Traylor. They bu
them in Vanderburg county. Indiana
have hoard IN this IpSiap