The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-17
limit FUNDS OF
; CANDIDATES FOR
SENATORIAL T0GA
Wares Expenditures Must
Be Held Within $25, 900
in Final Race.
Times WdshiRGton Bureau.
1922 NeD York Avenue

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Wil'
liam S. Ware, Republican candidate
for the United States Senate from
Pennsylvania, cannot legally spend
more than $4,000 on his final cam
paign.
Neither can Smith or Brennan,
Illinois senatorial nominees, shoot
larger bankrolls than this without
violating the Federal corrupt prac-
tees act of 1925.
Under the terms of this act, which
passed Congress as Senate rider
to the postal salary increase bill,
and which was signed by President
Coolidge, Feb. 2S, 1925, candidates
for the House of Representative are
limited in most cases to eXpendi-
lures of $4,000 while most candidates
for the Senate must not spend more
than $4,000 in the final elections.
Can't Exceed $4,000
In populous States, however. an
alternative proposition is provided
by law, whereby the amount spent
hnay be equal to the sum obtained
Wly multiplying three cents by the
total number of votes cast at the
last general election for all candi-
dates for the Office which the candi-
date seeks. But in no event" says
the law, shall this amount exceed
$4,000 if a candidate for Senator,
or $4,000 if a candidate for repre-
NokS 101n 70 or
missioner"
State laws in sixteen of the thirty
three states holding senatorial cleo
tons this fall, are more stringent
than the Federal statute. Maxi
mum expenditures for both primary
and election are as follows in the
following states: California, $1,000;
Connecticut, $3.50; Indiana S6,250;
Kansas, $1,000; Maryland, $1,7S0;
Massachusetts, $15,OOo Missouri,
s14.079; New Hampshire, $4,000;
North Dakota, $4,000; Oregon, $500;
South Dakota. $4,000; Utah. $4,000;
Wisconsin, $500; Alabama, Ar.
kansas. and Iowa, $4,000 each.
The Federal limit Of $4,000 expen-
ditures in the final election will ap-
ply to those seeking senatorial jobs
from Arizona, Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana. Nevada,
South Carolina, Vermont and Wash
ington.
Likewise It is the Federal limita.
ton on the cents per voter basis.
which allows Illinois senatorial can
didates to spend as much as $4,000
in the final campaign; Kentucky
nominees, $3.50; New York, SIS, 900
North Carolina, S14,S10; Ohio, $25, 900
The Federal law provides for pub
licity of contributions and expense
accounts.
\. 1t is believed by close students of
aw that a new measure passed by
y Congress at the next session. regu-
lating primary as we'll as election ex-
penses, will not be declared uncon-
stitutional by the Supreme Court.
Newberry Case
The decision of the Supreme Court
in the Newberry case hinged on a
technicality, it is declared whereby
the court, by a vote of five to four,
decided that Newberry could not be
convicted since the Federal corrupt
practices act Of 1910 limiting expen-
ditures by a House or Senate candi-
date 'in procuring his nomination
and election to $4,000 and $4,000,
respectively" was passed prior to
the ratification Of the Seventeenth
Amendment, which provided for the
direct election Of United States Sena-
tors.
Had trainers of the corrupt prac.
tees act of 1925, taken advantage
of this loophole in the Supreme
Courts decision in the Newberry
case, it is believed that they might
have safely included Federal limita-
tons in primary campaigns as we'll
as in elections, and. thus have pre-
vented the huge expenditures in II.
linois and Pennsylvania this year.