The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-04-04
GOVERNOR TRAMMELL MAKES
MORE RECOMMENDATIONS

ed IN MS platform anu dlSO III III"
speeches the necessity of perfectlng
the primary and election laws so that
campaign expenses would be reduced
to a minimum. and that every feature
OF fraud and corruption would be elm
mated. Today the governor gives
out for publication his proposed rec
concentrations upon this subject, as
follows:
Limit Campaign Expenditures and
Prohibit Corrupt Practices
The primary and election laws
should be so perfected that all oppor-
tunity for fraud and trickery in cleo
tions shall be removed, and cam
paign expenses reduced to mini
mum. believe that very large
majority of the people of this state
are heartily in accord with the idea
that the man and not the dollar
should triumph. and will welcome for
all time to come law that will stamp
out the idea entertained by a few
that public office is a chattel to be.
sold at public cutlery to the highest
bidder The law should be such that
a poor man who is upright and capa-
BILE may run for public office without
financial embarrassment, and the
electors of the state may have the
privilege of voting for such man.
free and interrupted ballot is the SUI
preme safeguard upon which rests the
permanency of our free institutions
and the hope of the future destiny of
our state and nation. | respectfully
recommend the enactment of a pri-
mary election law which will provide:
/. A specific limit or maximum
which may be spent by or on behalf
of or in any manner in furtherance OF
the candidacy of any candidate for
each of the elective offices-federal
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 characterization 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.
g. That no candidate, citizen, polit
ical committee or club or other organ
ization of persons, shall be allowed to
employ political speakers or political
workers, and shall not be allowed TO
compensate any such speaker orr
worker, directly or indirectly, or tol
pay their travelling expenses or other
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. The 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 secre-
tray of state at Tallahassee.
>. That sworn detailed, itemized !
statements of expenditures made, of
contributions received and of out |
standing obligations in any wise per I
tanning TO a candidacy for public Of |
flee. by candidate or his campaign !
manager or campaign committee, |!
shall be made in duplicate if such can
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and one copy thereof shall be filed /
with the clerk of the circuit court OF /
the county where the candidate re-
sides. and the other copy shall be filed 7
with the secretary of state at ITALIA !
hassee not more than thirty-fve days
nor less than thirty days prior to the
date OF the primary similar state .
ment 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 I
covering all such items shall be so
made and filed. Said requirements to
also apply as far as practicable to the |
second primary. That if the candi- I
date aspires to an office to be voted I
upon by the voters of only one coun-
~. such statements shall be filed only
in the county where he resides.
6. That upon every piece Of liter
allure 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 a club or a committee. |
the names of the chairman and the |
secretary shall appear.
:. That every candidate campaign /
manager. campaign committee or poll |
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