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THE WISCONSIN IDEA

least, enlarge the class from which the public servants may be selected, and not limit it to persons of very large wealth only."

The following are the purposes for which money may be expended:—

"Disbursements authorized by candidates. Section 94-6. 1. No candidate shall make any disbursement for political purposes except:—

"(1) For his own personal hotel and travelling expenses and for postage, telegraph and telephone expenses.

"(2) For payments which he may make to the state pursuant to law.

"(3) For contributions to his duty registered personal campaign committee.

"(4) For contributions to his party committee.

"(5) For the purposes enumerated in section 94-7 of the statutes, when such candidate has no personal campaign committee but not otherwise.

"2. After the primary, no candidate for election to the United States senate shall make any disbursement in behalf of his candidacy, except contributions to his party committees, for his own actually necessary personal travelling expenses, and for postage, telephone and telegraph expenses, and for payments which he may make to the state pursuant to law (1911 c. 650).

"Disbursements authorized by committees. Section 94-7. No party committee nor personal campaign committee shall make any disbursement except:—

"(1) For maintenance of headquarters and for hall rentals, incident to the holding of public meetings.

"(2) For necessary stationery, postage and clerical assistance to be employed for the candidate at his headquarters or at the