Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-03
REID LIMIT FOR
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Senate Committee Fixes | II
Cents Per Capita as Ma
tional High Mark
LEADERS OF BOTH
SIDES SUPPORT BILL

WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 3.
Limitation Of campaign contribution
/ 70 one and one-half cents per can't;
o. the total population Of the Unite,
state and drastic provisions relatin,
10 political advertising in newsna
i pers and other publications are pro
posed IN the revised Corrupt Practice,
i pm completed by a subcommittee o
the Senate Committee on Elections
/ The bin may be placed before ia,
Senate today.
Senators Reed. Walsh and Kenyo,
coliaborated with Senator owen. au
thor Of the original bill, in the fina
draft. Senator Owen said that lead
ers q both parties had agreed to ex.
pedite passage Of a bill along The
lines proposed
The per capita basis would lirnit
contributions to a national commit
zee II Presidential campaign to ap-
proXlmately $1,000 900. No individual
would be permitted to contribute
more than $4,000, and contributions t0
any campaign fund you'd be pro-
To Deny Use OF Mails.
The bill provides that any person
or corporation Withdrawing or threat
ening to withdraw patronage. adyer-
Using or otherwise from any publica-
ton for the purpose of influencing
its attitude shall be guilty of a fell
ony. To newspapers or periodicals
charging more than ordinary com
mercial rates for political adyertis-
ing or refusing non-tbellous political
advertisements at such rates would
be denied the use of the mails for
thirty days.
The measure also provides that no
publication shall publish any politi-
cal matter. except that written by its
own employees, unless the matter is
signed by the real name of the author.
and that no political advertising mat
ter shall be published unless marked
as such with the name OF the candi-
date or committee presenting 1t.
Another important provision would
prohibit contributions to a national
committee within ten days of a gen
eral election, and would require a
complete report Of contributions and
disbursements to be filed with the
clerk of the House OF Representa-
tives ten days before election Elec-
ton betting and the advertising OF
betting odds would be made a felony.
Financial contributions to State and
county political committees also
would be limited on per capita pop
ulation basis State committees would
be restricted to five cents per capita
up to the first 100000 inhabitants.
three cents up 10 the second 100000,
and two cents per capita over the
first million. County committees
would be limited to three cents per
capita for the first $4,000. two cents
per capita in excess of $4,000 to 100,-
600 and one cent above 100000.
Campaign Expenditures Limited.
Candidate for United States Sena-
tor and Representative at Large
would be limited to campaign expen-
ditures Of $4,000 each in States of less
than one million population. and not
TO exceed two mills additional for
each inhabitant in excess of one mil
lion. District candidates for the
House OF Representatives would be
limited to an expenditure Of $4,000 in
all cases. Senatorial and Congress
sional candidates, however, would not
be required to account for personal
expenses, which would include trav-
cling, hotel, postage, stationery. tele-
graph and telephone charges.
The bill would limit all personal
contributions to a Congressional or
Senatorial campaign to 500 and all
other individual political contribu-
tons TO anything but a recognized po- !
litical committee to $50. 1t would be
unlawful for a candidate to make I
promises Of appointment to political 1
Office.
Transmission or State political !
funds from one State to another |
would be limited to $1,000 for each |
Senator and Representatives and I
members of Congress would be pro- /
hibited from soliciting campaign |
funds State committees would con /
tribute to national committees pro- /
vided the contributions did not swell I
the national funds above the legal /
The purposes for which disburse- +
ments Of campaign funds may be
made as Set forth by the bill, include 1
travelling expenses OF candidates 7
speakers, members or political com
mittees and their assistants, fees for (
entertaining candidates on the bal |
lot clerk hire. telephone. telegraph. !
postage, freight and express charges. I
printing and stationery. Office rent
and public advertising.