The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-02
CORRUPT PRACTICE
:. Law TO Be TESTED
For First Time in County at
Small Towns Elections
Tuesday Next.

Several spirited contests are antici-
pated in the election Of officials of the
incorporated towns of the county on
next Tuesday Tickets of the different
parties have been known for some
time and as the election draws closer
practically the sole topic of interest
among the voters is centered on the ell
ection in Boston, Centervllle, Cam
bridge City, Dublin, Mt. Auburn. East
Germantown, Milton, Hagerstown,
Whitewater and Spring Grove.
An interesting feature connected
with the elections is that they will
provide the first test in this county CT
the new corrupt practices statute,
passed by the last legislature. Eact
candidate is compelled by this statute
to file with the circuit court clerk an
itemized statement in writing show
ing the expenses of his campaign, and,
in addition, each candidate must swear
whether he has contributed any other
valuable thing. or made any promises
or incurred any liability during ais
, campaign which would likely benefit
him in seeking public office.
They Muse Be Filed.
| Not until such statement is filed
| by the successful candidate for any
office can he receive his commission
or certificate Of election. In case any
one of the candidates should falsify
his itemiZed statement of election ex
penses and promises, he is liable tC
prosecution for perjury, the prosecut
ing attorney being charged to make a
vigorous prosecution. There has beer
no end of complaint by some of the
candidates that the law is burdensome
and nuisance, insofar as it applies
to the incorporated towns. Some of the
offices pay but $40 per anRum.
At Cambridge City the greatest in
terest is taken in the race for mar
shall, the best paid Office in the corpor
alton Daniel Drischel, the present in
cumbent, and who has been in the of
flee for years, is opposed by Willard
Ulerich and Clarence f. Wonnell. Boil
Charles w. Routh and r. H. Ressle
seek the office of town treasurer. F
W. Dirk is nominee OF the Republican,
for clerk The candidates for tow
trustee from the fourth ward are D
C. Hollowell and w. A. Austin, whil
E. D. Filby seeks to be councilman
from the fifth ward.
Fountain City Figures.
A citizens ticket has been place.
in the field at Fountain City. The nom
inees on the citizens ticket were nam
ed by petition while the Republican
held a convention to nominate Fran
Hunt for councilman, to oppose H. S
Macy, the nominee on the citizens
ticket, and the present incumbent, A
j. Gibbs is the Republicans choice TO
marshal, he being candidate agains
Garrett Wetzen. The citizens ticket i
addition to Mack and Wetzel, include
C. N Hatfield for town trustee an
Francis L. Thomas for clerk and treas
urer.
Both the Democrats and Republ
cans are active at Hagerstown. TIL
nominations of both parties were mad
at convention assemblies. The RI
publican ticket includes Frank White
!: sell. treasurer, Mark Working, clerl
: E. A. Dixon, marshal to succeed hin
self, and Davis Nicum and Henry Rel
! logic, councilmen from the fourth an
) fifth wards, respectively. The DEM
cratic ticket includes Frank Geisle
treasurer, Harry Stoltz, clerk, Ben Al
bolt, marshall, Loren Helmsing an
John Clark councilhen from the fourt
and fifth wards.
; The Republican candidates wi
fight it out amongst themselves at Gel
/ terville The job of marshal seems
be popular, George Moore, Joe Da
nell, the incumbent, Charles Richar'
son and Burley Jordan asking tn
place. Bert Bertsch and Earl Lund,
the incumbent, are candidates fc
clerk-treasurer, the two offices in th
town being combined Thomas Stil
son is a candidate for councilman.
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