Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-12-09
The Election in
The Ninth

The Ninth
A correspondent Of the Clinch Valley
News, writing from Osborn's Gap, says
that while the outside world is wonder
ing how it happened that the Ninth
District was lost To the Democrats, he
can tell how it happened In his part OF
the district. He declares that it cost
Mr.. Slemp $500 to get forty-elght ma
jority in the Clintwood precinct, and
81 600 in Dickinson county. He fur
Their af1iIms that this is boldly charged
and not denied by Mr.. Slemp's hench-
men. 1.-The way and manner" he con-
cludes, Sin which the Republicans con
Quoted the election here is enough to
bring blush OF shame to the checks OF
al Virginians. They did not seek to
hide their infamous methods, but bold
~ marched the men almost to the bal
lot box and had their ballots marked
by the Republican election Judge and
then paid them in their ill-gotten
gains
We know nothing about the facts al
legged, but If they can be proven. there
is abundance of law in Virginia to pun
'sh the guilty persons. The act APP
proved March "a, 1903, provides that
mo candidate for Congress or for any
other Office shall expend, pay, promise
loan or become pecuniarly liable in
any way for any money or any valu-
able thing TO influence voters i'm his be-
half, or permit the same to be used
with his knowledge and consent, by his
friends and adhercnts in any election
primary or nominating convention; that
NO PERSON shall expend, pay, prom.
Use, loan or become pccuniarily liable in
any way for any money OF valuable
thing in behalf of any candidate for of.
flee at any election, primary or nomi-
mating convention, and that any person
or candidate violating any Of the pro-
visions OF this or the preceding section
shall be subject to fine Of not less
than 500 nor more than 81 900. OF
confined in Jail not less shan one month
nor more than twelve months"
1t Is further provided that "every
person who shall be "A candidate be.
fore any caucus or convention. or n,
any primary election, or at any cleo.
ton for any office, shall. within thirty
days after the election, etc, make on,
and file with the officer or board EN-.
powered by law to issue certificates Of
election, and duplicate thereof Will
the clerk OF the county or corporation
court for any county or city in which
such candidate resides, a statement ir
writing, which statement and duplicate
shall be subscribed end sworn to nI
such candidate before an officer an.
thorized to administer oaths. settinc
forth in detail all sums of money con.
? contributed, discussed, expended O,
hiii, anu 10 lilG BEST al
his knowledge and belief, by any per.
son or persons in his behalf. wholly q,
IN part, endeavoIing TO secure his
nomination or election TO such office q,
place; and all sums Of money contrib.
uted, disbursed, expended or p1om
ised by him In support and in connec
ton with the nomination or election
OF any other persons at such election
primary or nominating convention. anc
showing the dates when the persons Il
whom the purposes for which all sucl
sums were paid, expended or promis
, ed"
1t is further provided that NO per
q son shall enter upon the duties OF an,
Z election office until he shall have flee
such statement"
Mr.. Slemp has handed in his state
ment, showing that he spent DURING
the campaign $11S. 29-all for travel
ing eXpenses.=Times-D isnatcb