The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-01
MUST SAY
HOW MUCH.
Candidates to File Statement
of Expenses.
ARE SLOW IN COMING IN
Only a Few for the Legislature Have
Reported, but They Appear to Have
Spent but TITLE Money--Hlgh.
est Account Sent in is SIT.

There seems to be some confusionin Ger.
tain quarters concerning the exact
effect OF the Barksdale pure election bill
upon candidates for office, and there are
those who believe that simply rcfranlng
from spending money constitutes a COM
plianco with tho statute.
This is erroneous and secretary Of the
Commonwealth D. Q. Eggleston yesterday
expressed a desire that the matter be
more clearly brought to the attention Of
the public.
The law provides that each candidate
/. for office, whether In a primary. conven'
4 tlop or general election. shall thirty days
/. thereafter file with the secretary Of tho
Commonwealth a sworn statement as to
money expended.
Mr.. Egglcston said the candidates for
the Legislature wore slow II, making their
returns and that the Board OF Canynssers
could not Issue certificates to those elect
cd In November unless the law was COM
piled with. Only sevcn or eight OF the
legislatures nominees have SO far report.
+ cd. -5 II, :Ii
The secretary says the highest expense
account reported by any one was ST, and
It ran from that down to be much
smaller sum.
MADE MANDATORY.
@ The scctloBs OF the statute relating to
the report to be made is as follows:
Il Every person who shall be candidate
Ecfore any caucus or convention. or at
envy primary election, or Mt any election
tor any State, county city. township.
district or municipal Office. or for senator
or member OF the House Of Delegates OF
+ Virginia. or for senator or representa-
tive In the Congress OF the United States,
shall. within thirty days after the cleo
{ tion, caucus, convention or primary cleo
tion held 10 I'LL such office or place. make
out and file with the officer or board
empowered by law to issue certificates
OF election to such Office or place. and q
duplicate thereof with the clerk Of the
county or corporation court for any
county or city In which such candidate
resides, statement IN writing. which!
statement and duplicate shall be sub
sscrbed and sworn to by such candidate
before an. officer authorized to administer
oaths, setting forth in detail all sums
Of money contributed dlsbursed, expended
or promised by him, and to the best
OF his knowledge and belief by any per-
sons or person In his behalf. wholly or
in part, endeavorlng to secure his nominal
ton or election to such Office or place;
I nd also all sums OF money cOHtrlputcu,
y dishursed, expended or promised by him
In support and In connection with the
Nomination or election OF any other
persons at such election, primary or
nominating convention. aud showing the
dates when. the persons to whom and the
purposes for which all such sums were
paid expended OF, promised.
Il A sWEEPING OATH.
II Such abatement shall also set forth
that the same Is as full and explicit az
aTlant Is able TO make II; and, he shall
also, before some officer qualified to ad-
minister oaths. take, subscribe to and file
with said statement the following oath:
4 do soemnly swear that the statement
herewith filed embraces all money spent
BY me or in my behalf with my knowl.
edge and consent, by my adherents and
friends: that have neither directly nor
y Indirectly arranged. encouraged nor con.
nived at the spending OF any money
other than ms shown In my said state
ment: that have not repaid any money
20 spent or claimed to have been SO spent,
and that will not do so. and that l
have not violated any OF the provisions
OF this act In letter or In spirit. So help
me God.
No officer or board authorized by law
to Issue commissions or certificates OF
election shall issue any such certificate
or commission to any such person until
such statement and oath shall have been
no made, verified and filed by such per-
i sons with said officer