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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
APRIL 26.194
Campus Politics Just'Ain't What They Used To Be'
Fraud, Not-Always-Subtle Mudslinging Have Marked Campaigns Since 1909
"If elected, I will conduct a price-slashing campaign. I will endeavor to bring the price of Spearmint within reach of all, start a campaign to establish a rest and smoking room for men, to raise the price of Bull Durham, and lower the price of Camels."
This campaign polled a huge vote for the dark-horse "Dollars and Cents" party in the 1922 election on the University campus.
There have been others. The "Fairnsquare" and "Status Quo Antebellum" tickets of 1919, the Crimson and Blue ticket, the Rising Sun, the Oread-Kayhawks (a coalition), the Progressives, the more recent Women's Independent Greek Society, the Progressive Women's Cooperative League, and the present day Pachacamac. Progressive Students Governing league, Women's
Greek party, and Independents have campaigned every spring since the beginning of student government in 1909.
Mudslinging has been more subtle on the campus recently, but formerly statements to the press, published propaganda, and other more novel plans were used to express unguarded disdain for opposing parties and platforms.
Formerly, the big contention was in regard to fraternity and non-fraternity representation on the tickets, each party claiming that the other was misrepresenting the fraternity affiliations of candidates in an attempt to hoodwink the non-fraternity vote.
Party workers picked up non- fraternity men in their cars in 1931, and took them to the polls to vote. Approximately 80 per cent of the men voted that year.
The Kayhawker official party, dedicated to "truthful journalism" elucidated upon Hiil problems such as the "liquor situation, student government, barbarians, and other social questions."
Political vandals used eggs as bombs and brown paint to spread "terror" among their political rivals in 1834. The injured party denied that they would send a request to the governor for national guardmen to patrol polling places the next day. At the same election, a state activity tickets at state institu-
senator who had been against havitons was a rally speaker,
The first penalty for dishonesty and fraud in elections was reported in 1929, when culprits had three hours of credit added to their requirement for graduation, and full publicity.
Campus dogs were drafted for the cause in 1922. On election day they appeared decorated with their party's name and colors. The only difficulty was that before the last vote had been counted, a dog had his political affiliations changed several times by other parties wishing free advertising.
This notice was found in a local cafe that year!
"In regard to my name appearing on the Cake-Eater Ticket, I am not withdrawing from this ticket for fear of losing my reputation to any squirrel print that might appear, but simply because I want to see a squirrel in my yard, I graft. I don't want it all. Yours for better government. G. H. Penney."
Jazz bands, parades, rallies, stump speakers, and distribution of peanuts and ice cream bars have been popular methods of reaching voters' hearts. Campaign literature has littered the campus, while ardent workers reactionered as close to polls as they'd stayed. One year the line was so heavy on both sides of Fraser that it extended about 200 feet west, and those who ran the gauntlet received enough cards to "fill a bucket."
didates. Other times the person unfortunate enough to be eligible to and bombarded with propaganda. vote was, sought, by party, officials
Elections usually have a lighter side. The following appeared in 1922:
Some years students could walk unmolested to vote for the can-
"In reply to circulating propaganda which says that Van the Animal man will lose the fraternity vote in his race for dog catcher, Van made it known this morning that he had caught no fraternity dogs or "barbarian" dogs this year.
"A man by the name of Pulley is pulling in the dogs, Van says, and all Van does is to give them board and lodging; takes care of the inner dog, so to speak. However, Van declares that he will faithfully perform the duties connected with his office if elected, and will specialize in corralling country dogs which stray on the campus."
Chiang Postpones National Assembly
Chungking. (UP)—Generalissimo Chiang Kai SHEk today announced indefinite postponement of the first meeting of China's National assembly, and press reports said the government has decided to forfeit Harbin, a major Manchurian industrial city, to Communist troops.
Washington. (UP)—The Veterans administration estimated today that 4,000,000 more jobs will be available by the end of the year—enough to threaten a labor shortage.
VA said the increased demand for labor was indicated by plans for new construction and for increased output of durable goods.
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Linnaean Club Replaces Inactive Botany Group
We Still Have A Complete Selection of SUITS
Moncrieff, Swarthout Retu
From National Music Meet
Dean D. M. Swarthout return recently from Chicago, where he a tended the biennial meeting of Kappa Lambda, national honoraria music society.
Dean Swarthout is past president, general of the fraternity and a member of the Board of Regents.
Ideal For This Time of the Year
Mrs. Alice Moncrieff, School of Fine Arts faculty, and member of the Board of Regents, also was a delegate to the meeting.
Organization of the Linnaean club open to students, faculty, and townpeople interested in plant study, was made at a meeting yesterday, Prgf. A. J. Mix, of the botany department, announced this morning.
All Wool Crepes Gabardines Shetlands and Many Others
The Linnaean club will replace the Botany club, which was inactivated during the war, and will be concerned with both scientific and popular study of plants, Professor Mix said.
Milan. (UP)-Milan's prison rolters—except for a group of 25—today surrendered to police after British army authorities threatened to intervene and smash the uprising among 3,000 prisoners in San Vittore jail.
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Officers elected were Ronald McGregor, president; Dorothy Taft,
Future programs at the monthly meetings will include a speechn by Prof. W. C. Stevens, former chairman of the botany department, on wild flowers and discussions of aspects of plant culture, plant study, and field trips.
Rioters Surrender in Milan
The work of the Campus Planning committee and an explanation of the planting and landscaping that has been done will be given by Mrs. J. H. Nelson at a meeting Monday. A short tour of the campus also will be made.
vice-president; Arleen Hale, secretary-treasurer; Lillian White and Lois Lauer were appointed to the program committee.
LISTEN TO THIS!
"The things I find myself buying ! . . .
"You see, I'm the 'shopper' for the country's Bell Telephone companies. I'm a careful buyer...study markets all over the world...I get the best and know how to save by buying in large quantities from all sections of the country."
"Enough paper clips in a year to fill a freight car . . .
telephone poles by the hundreds of thousands . . tons and
tons and tons of paper for your telephone directories
"That's one reason why our nation's telephone service is the world's most economical as well as the world's best.
"I'm the manufacturer for the Bell System, too. I distribute the telephone apparatus I make, and all manner of supplies that I buy, to the telephone companies. To top it off, I install central office equipment.
"Remember my name . . . It's Western Electric."
Western Electric SOURCE OF SUPPLY FOR THE BELL SYSTEM