The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-21
BARRELS or COIN
!: WERE NEEDED FOR
CAPTURING A JOB
City Attorney Jones of DAN
willie. Ill.,, Shows CONNER
sEcialized Methods Used in
Campaigns.


ojected to any public Office In Vermil
lion county, no matter how trifiing It
may be. without spending money with
the abandon Of a drunken sailor. The
system Is SO perfect there IL no es-
csping It.
-''Even before a man has announced
his candidacy, news Of his proposed
announcement gets about. At once
no 10 besieged by the leeches called
voters. who swoop down on him AZ
buxzards after their prey. and cling
TO him with the tenacity of bull dogs.
sucking every cent from him they pos
slbly can. They are interruptions
ed will do anything. tell any lie,
make any promise. to get the money.
:, Crazy on Politics.
81 will venture TO say that the aver
aGc cost to candidates for election ex-
psnses Is $1,000 to $1,000 have
Known men to spend $4,000 to be
elected to a $4,000 Job. The people
are mad. crazy. on the subject of pub
Nc once.
N when n man decides to run for
psblic once he must first get what is
called his organization. There are in
Uanville seven wards and twenty.four
peecincts The candidates first move
= to appoint his ward captains. This
~ may do personally or through a
campaign manager. These ward cap
tAins sell for about $50 apiece. To
them 10 given the campaign money
Necessary for the organization.
"They 60 out and select precinct
Heutenants. which sell at about $25
tRch. These precinct lieutenants in
tprn appoint two assistants. known as
Noll workers and on sale at SO to SIS
apiece. Sometimes n cut rate Ia avail.
GbIe and the sell for IS to SO. Then
must be had u man with horse and
busy to haul the bought voters to
the polls. These sell at about SIS
each for ten hours work.
81 "Well. there you have your organic
salon. Figure that up and see how
much Il amounts to. But don't think
that II all: that Is only the beginning.
The voters must be bought and paid
Tor yet. You have there only the or.
sanitation to keep them In line after
they are purchased.
Had Several Methods.
vote buying IL done in different
Maya From the minute q candidate
eppears In the field It is give. give,
Give. all the time. He Is stopped on
he street by men who say they owe
house rent and while they would like
70 vote for him they cannot do 1t II
hey have to move. That means the
candidate must give them money for
house rent. which ID not for house
mt Mt all.
"Others work the lodge brotherhood
racket. Others need q can OF lard
oome want q new pair Of shoes or q
new hat. The candidate 10 called out
- bed at night-to give away money
Sor votes. At his once. In his home
on tho street. ut the theater, at social
gatherings he 10 accosted by not only
the lower classes but by men as well
~ financially ~ the candidate him
coli. Unbelievable, admit. but true
nevArtheless.
Then comes the work Of that cost
u organization again. The price OF
organisation 10 enough. but listen tc
this: After the organisation 10 com
piete comes the sub-organisation. con
slsting Of the central vote buying of
nee which has its corps OF operators
The cashier 10 high priced man. cost
ing about 800 and his assistants
must DO paid good money or abou,
@s6 Usually there are two of these
acting In conjunction with the organ
isation already bought.
Each Had Cashier.
IAN once 10 opened in an upstairs
hack room somewhere In the ward. In
the once 10 the cashier with his mon
~ stacked around In piles OF hun
deeds Of 81 bills. Tho workers on
the outside 80 among the voters. dick
oring.
"When . voter 10 brought to terms
no IL. given signed slip Of paper b,
the worker. bearing on 1t the amour,
Ne 10 to receive for his vote. This tho
voter takes to the central once, thu
location Of which IL kept secret &c
the cashier nnky know no one come.
to the window who has no bushes,
these.
Tho cashier never sees the man hi
buys. The wooden shutter In the dool
10 opened just far enough for the Sill
Of paper to be showed through. II /.
examined by the cashier and II fount
MI right. the wicker Is opened agar
just far enough for him to slide the
cash through to the voter.
Tho prices paid for votes thus pur
chased 10 all the way from 81 to s:
apiece. In some Offices business 1.
conducted more openly. There are
those which keep \ record of all trans
actions. The workers and the cash
iers are given n printed list Of voters
Each checks against the other, mark
ing on the names as the votes ar,
purchased. setting down the amour
paid opposite each name. This Is To-
Sthe beneft Of the candidate who want.
T. check UP hi, organization and Sc,
that nothing Is gone south with.
On Election Day.
you think that IL pretty sti0. bu
the end 10 not yet. Listen to this: Oh
REST kmo neAlIn 70 MOTHER AND CHllD.
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