The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-31
Le,nke Declares Doyle's Managers
Violated Corrupt Practices Lalus
q. @. P. Chairman Replies
to Challenge to Prove
Charge Of Political De-
bauchery by Producing
Two Documents.

Documents showing that the "joint
campaign committee" which Ia man
aging s. J. Doyle's campaign for gov
ernor. not only Illegally collected poll
teal contributions from banks and
other corporations, but is attempting
deavor 70 induce editors to violate tho
corrupt practices act were made pub
lie last night by William Lemke. chair
man Of the Republican state central
COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Lemke made public these docu-
ens' ss m r iesTsr po,s ,ca to gent nss1g
campaign manager. that Mr.. Lemks
substantiate his charges that the Doyle
oampalgn committee was attempting
o corTupt the electorate Of thiS state
"sesioitor" Got Money
oMe oS Mr.. .lsmlese documents
y dated end numbered recsipt,
slaned BY "a authorized "soliettor"
of ths 1Joint Finance COMMITTEES
g o;mc.r.stc .,Ssas c'cts:. va..., cen..Isfss X.si
tion,' which proves that nsensy
was solicited from and paid BY
banks into the ~foint commitAoe'o"
campaign fund. This 10 . plain
and deliberate violation Of the COR
rup< practices aot. which torbide
ths % solicitation u,, Or paymsnt d cs
banks or other corporations.
A photograph Of this receipt 10 pub.
lshed. with this article. The name OF
the bank. the city in which it i 10.
Gated. and the name OF the solicitor
were blocked out Of this photograph at
this evidence may be matter OF court
record In the near future and that he
does not care to make public ell the
facts In his possession until that time.
Promised Editors Pay
The second document made pub.
lie by Mr.. lemks 10 letter issAod
from the "ioint campaign commit.
tees" headquartsrs, bearing the
signature Of Theodore q. Nelson,
papers in the state snclosina "edi-
torial suggestions" and promising
the publishers Of these papers pay
" they would insert these "editor.
ial suggestions" in their columns.
This is another direct and fragrant
violation Of the corrupt practices act.
according to Mr.. Lemke. who points
out that section is Of this law provides
that mo person shall pay the owner,
editor. publisher or agent Of any news
paper or periodical to induce him to
editorfa1iy advocate or oppose any can
didate for nomination or election"
Act Forbids Paid Editorials
The entire section of the corrupt
practices act. which Mr.. Lemke direct
II charges Mr.. Nelson with attempting
to violate. follows:
Section is. Political Advertising
labelled paid. No publisher Of 2
newspaper or other periodical shall
insert either in its advertising or
reading columns any paid mat
ter which 10 designed to or intends
to aid. iniure or defeat any can
>1sS NAvA~x
ixation or measure before the peo..
pie. unless it is stated therein chat
It is q paid advertisement. No.
person shall pay the owner, edi- |
tor, publisher or agent of any
newspaper or other periodical to
induce him to e edit9rjjaiiy 9!js.s e. edxseate se
Gr oppose any l.etnn candidate ate tor no, .unh
owner, publisher. editor or agent
shall accept such, payment. Any
person who shall violate any OF the
provisions Of this section shall be
punished a. for corrupt practice.
(19tf. Oh. 1927
Doing "Land Office Business
This act also makes it illegal for
any newspaper to insert In either it's
advertising or reading columns any
jure or defeat any candidate, unless
1t Is stated therein that it is paid ad-
vertising.
Mr.. Nelson's letter follows in full:
"Oct. 19, 1918.
Independent Weekly Press, North
Dakota,
Gentlemen:
Owing to sickness interfering with
the work of the Western Newspaper
Union, 1t will be impossible to get !
plates made for all matter which was
Intended for your papers for the week
October 21-26. We are therefore
writing to tell you that you will get
. 3-column advertisement in plate en-
titled "73-cent Taxpayers" and IL help
conditions improve Monday you may
get ! or 2 single columns of reading |
matter.
Enclosed is proof of another s.
column ad which we will ask you to |
set In your shops or to get set at the |
nearest place where you can get the |
work done and also run In same issue |
with the 78-cent ad.
We are also enclosing an article en-
titled 'McKenzie's Pal for Frazier"
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