Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-02

NORTHUMBERLAND CAMPAIGN
coMsaiTrEEs or coNoREss
Raising o. Furds ~ Representatives
and Organization Headed BY Met<in-
10y Among Present. Political EviIs-
stevens 70 Prsssnt Resolutions at
Chicago Convention.
'pscial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican. 9
Boone, Aug. .2.-Judge ]. L. Stevens,
Of this city. the committeeman from
Iowa for the new third party at the
convention In Chicago next Monday
promises to introduce . resolution
which would make q reform In the
method OF handling congressional cam
paisn contributions. Judge Stevens IN
an interview said that he felt that this
was one Of the great evils OF the
present day politics and that both old
parties were afflicted the same way.
Judge stevens in his Cedar Rapids
speech said that he had prepared 9
resolution asking congress to discon-
! tinue the use Of any part Of its mem
bership in the form Of congressional
campaign committees or otherwise 10
solicit or receive campaign contrlou-
lions and that he would ask the reso-
lutions committee Of the Chicago con-
yention to adopt these resolutions
which are as follows:
"Resolved-That we demand that
congress discontinue the use OF any
part of it's membership In the form OF
congressional campaign committees OF
otherwise to solicit OF receive cam
paign contributions to the end that al
campaign contributions shall only De
received by the congressional district
committees provided by the whole non
Office holding people in the several
conversational districts turnout the
country of the different political
parties.
"Resolyed. That we will not support
for election to congress any candidate
Of either political party who does not
publicly declare and pledge himself TO
stand for the Immediate putting Gus os
business the congressional campaign
committees Of which one has for Its
chairman CONGRESSMAN Mckinley, OF
Illinois. !.
RESOLVED. That we will not support
any candidate for congress in either
party unless he pledge himself to favor
laws which will forbid congressman as
other federal officers are forbidden to
solicit or receive campaign contribu-
tons save as pointed out by the laws
Of their respective states.
JUDGE Stsvsns' Views.
When asked about this resolution
Judge Stevens said:
-
provided by law for q salary on account
Of election expenses. 1t should be taken
from the pubic treasury by law, De-
cause those expenses pertain to COM
pensation as much as board and wash
ing or any other necessary expenses
which should he taken In. consideration
when the salary is fixed. But no con-
gresham should be permitted to re-
ceive and pay out directly or indirectly
for his election money received rom
any person or corporation interested in
fixing tariff duties or any other kind OF
LEGISLATION. The publicity laws passed
In 1910 and 1911 do not cure the evil.
Both old parties collect money thru
this congressional campaign committee.
That il the reason that 1t IL not forbid
den by law and 1t 10 the reason that
many people have suspected nothing
wrong. At the present time We have
two conversational campaign commit
tees distributing the collection OF
Jackpot think the money for elect
ing congressmen should be collected IN
the district from the people and not
from the few who are interested in
federal legislation. Anything received
by q congressman beyond the lawful
salary il graft, and to give q congress
man money with intent to In
fiuence his vote or action, IS
bribery. What 10 the purpose OF
man who desires a very high tartn on
the goods which he manufactures con-
tributing to the campaign funds to elect
some congressman and to defeat
others, II II il not to bride congress-"