Show if ill J jj j PLAN PUB TO 10 PURIFY i U 1 ELECTIONS FAILS FIU I I ii J Jj j House Measures Meas res Aiming at Re Reform Reo j o form in Political P Campaigns 1 Lack Sufficient Votes I I II 4 I LUKE BILLS DISCUSSED I I i NO TRAVELING EXPENSES FOR I DISTRICT ATTORNEYS I Il t 1 t Three bills haying haIng for tor their purpose the I i k purifying of ot elections and political cam cain campaigns I i I went the way WilY of or many another it bill whose intentions are good but whoso whose i r r falling failing Is lack of ot appreciation There I r r were two committee reports on Mr r 4 Marks arks house bill No Ko 2 This mea meas measure I II I j f 4 ure required the keeping of ot accurate nc ac account count of ot expenses of or elections by whom w i i and for what purpose the campaign funds fund I wore were distributed and how and requiring ll a R report re covering nil all of these interesting I ET I details The majority report wan W unta unfavorable I I PL to the bill 1111 and the minority H tI signed slimed by one member was favorable L Some of the members were of the opinion g ion fon that it was wa ys business how 4 iI c campaign funds were expended so long longI longas I as a they th Y were cre expended expanded legitimately Any Anyhow An 1 how It would be 10 impossible to find out i Ij Mi I who spent them and how many man votes otes rJ he lie landed with them There had never ne r II been licen any an scandals or charges of ot fraud or crookedness ss in connection with Uh the k expenditure of legitimate campaign funds in Utah and until such was the rho case callo I legislation of this sort lort would only bur but burden burden AI den the statute books The majority re report report reI I I ir port was adopted M 0 Unfavorable reports were adopted on m n k r Marks house bills 1 and 5 The I he first firstE E mentioned prohibited city officers clerks i 1 F and other S from taking an ac nc j tiva 1 part In any political campaign or orl l i movement The other prohibited the so soliciting soliciting soI I of ot campaign contributions from fromor i or By any city eft officers officer clerk or other uther em i I I 1 r I |