Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-21
HOW THE CAMPAIGN
 SHALL BE FINANCED
Question With Which Both Party Committees Are
 Laboring

Both the republican and democratic county organizations, the central committees, are burning midnight oil in order to see their way clear in guiding the political ship between the Scylla of defeat and the Charyedis of violating the general election law, which has the laws of Moses and Hoyles rules ol bridge whist skinned and mounted when it comes to speci- fic directions.
 The general election law provides that any person or organization who shall ask. solicit, demand or require Of any candidate any money or thing or value to be used in aiding in the election of said candidate or any can didate shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor It is further provided that it shall be a misdemeanor for any person or organization to receive any money or thing of value for this purpose.
 It is allowed. however, for candidate themselves 10 get together and decide how much each shall pay towards the campaign fund. And they may name an agent. which may be a person or a committee. to eXpend the fund in any legitimate manner to secure the election ol said candidates
 Thus is it a violation of the gener- al election law for a central commit. tee chairman or any other person to ask any candidate for money assis- tance towards defraying campaign expenses.
 Both of the central committees have ? lave consulted legal authorities on the qeustion and have been advised of the meaning and intent of the law The plan that will likely be followed is this: The candidates will meet and estimate the campaign fund and each will voluntarily agree to pay a eer. tain sum. Then the candidates may designate the central committee or a member of the committee or any oth- CT person as their agent to handled the fund thus raised. After election this fund must be accounted for. The law is specific and says tbst the accounting must be detailed, saving where the money came from and co whom it went in the expenditure col amn. If carried out to the letter, the law requires each candidate to give the names Of persons to whom be gave cigars during his campaign for election.
 That the republicans intend to obey the law 10 the letter is indicated by the fact that they will call @ meet ing Of their candidates to make the proper provision for financing their campaign, notwithstanding the fact that such a meeting has been held already at which several not eandi, dates were present. The law provides that no one except candidates shall be present or participate in such meeting
 This provision of the general cleo ton law makes it possible for the poor man. even though he be as poor as Job to run for office. If he SO chooses, he need not pay one cent towards Q campaign fund. On the other hand, there is no limit as to the amount he may voluntarily con tribute 10 the campaign fund Only corporations gre barred from con tributing.
 The desired end may be obtained. however. by the candidates themselves [ voluntarily contributing and the cen tral committees may be named as agents tor expending the fund. The two parties, however, are obeying the letter as well as the spirit of the general election law.