The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-08

pI0tIsl0H LOT equlpplng the prison
farm Of 16.867 1-2 acres In Bradford
county, and providing for its use. as
was contemplated by the Acts Of 1909
and 1911
Limit Campaign Expenditures and Pro-
hibit Corrupt Practices.
The primary and election laws
should be so perfected that all on
portuniTy for fraud and trickery in
elections shall be removed and cam
paign expenses reduced to the mini
mum. l respectfully recommend the
enactment Of primary election law
which will provide:
1. A specified limit or maximum
which may be spent by or on behalf
Of or in any manner in furtherance
or the candidacy OF any candidate
for each of the elective offices-feder-
al, state and county.
?. Specifying clearly the purposes
for which it will be legal for any can
didate, or for any person or commit
tee or club or other organization of
persons, TO expend. directly or indi-
rectly, the amount authorized by law
TO be spent in behalf OF the candida
cy Of any candidate for Office.
8. That no candidate, citizen. po-
litical committee or club, or other or
ganization of persons shall be allow,
ed to employ political speakers or po-
htical workers, and shall not be al
lowed TO compensate any such speak
er or worker, directly or indirectly,
or to pay their travelling expenses or
ether expenses.
4. That sworn statement of all
campaign expenditures made by any
citizen or association OF citizens or
club shall be made in duplicate and
filed within six days from the date of
the expenditure. One copy thereof
shall be filed with the clerk of the
circuit court of the county In which
the expenditure was made, and one
copy shall be filed with the secretary
of state at Tallahassee.
J. That sworn detailed itemized
statements of expenditures made, OF
contributions received and of out
standing obligations in any wise per.
tanning to a candidacy for public Of
fee, by a candidate or his campaign
manager or campaign committee,
shall be made in duplicate if such can
didacy is for q state or national Of
fee, and enc copy thereof shall be
hled with the clerk of the circuit court
of the county where the candidate re-
sides and the other copy shall be filed
with the secretary of state at Tai
lahassee, not more than thirty-hve
days nor less than thirty days prior
TO the date af the primary. A similar
statement shall be so filed not more
than twenty-five nor less than twenty
days prior TO the day of the primary,
and another such statement shall be
so made and filed not more than
twelve nor less than eight days prior
to the day OF the primary. Within
ten days after the primary another
statement covering all such items
shall be so made and filed. Said re-
quirements to also apply as far as ap-
plicable TO the second primary. That
if the can didate aspires to an office
TO be voted upon by the voters of only
one county, such statements shall be
fled only in the county where he re
sides.
g. That upon every piece of litera-
ture or campaign article published
and circulated the name of the per-
son having it published or circulated
shall thereon appear. If published or
circulated by club or committee,
the name of the chairman and secre-
tary shall appear.
T. That every candidate, campaign
manager, campaign committee or poll
tical club, shall at least six days prior
To the day OF publishing or circulating,
any charge or attack against can
didate, serve copy of the same on
the party against whom the charge or
attack is to be made and If the re-
ply to such charge or attack contains
any charges that do not directly arise
from the attack which is being an
swered, a copy of the reply shall be
served upon the party to whom reply
is being made at least five days prior
10 its publication.
g. That all persons who upon a
promise of pay or for pay does any
speaking, or political work, for or
against candidate shall be punished
by heavy penalty,
8. That an appropriation Of a rea-
sonable sum shall be made for the
purpose Of the detection of violations
of the primary law.
All other provisions necessary TO
give US a strong primary law should
be added.
Voting In Primary Elections.
The primary elections, being re-
stricted to the white voters. mere ir-
regularities in marking the ballot, if
the intention of the voter is crearly
indicated should not be cause for
throwing out the ballot. The pri-
mary law should be so amended as
to provide that where voters In
tention is clear Oh the ballot, the vote
should be counted, though technically
there might be an error in the mark
ing of the ticket.
travelling Men and Railroad EN-
ployees Right to Vote When Alb
sent From Home.
Many travelling men and also con
siderable number of railroad EN-
ployees, who are qualified voters OF
this state. are often deprived of the
privilege of voting on account of their
absence from the county in which
they are registered, upon the date oi
the primary or election. That they
may be allowed to vote when absent
from their home county, l recommend
the enactment of law providing thai
travelling man or railroad employee
or other voter who is required to be
absent from his home upon present
ing his registration certificate, his
poll tax receipts, and satisfying the
election officers as to his identity
: and that he has not voted in his home
county or any other county or pre-
cinet and will not be able to do so
shall be allowed to vote for nationa
and state officers at the place where
he may be. and. that his vote shal
be restricted to such officers, the Law
: should provide that he shall be fur
, nished with only that potion of th'
ticket covering national and state of
III.