The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-27
NINE FAILED TO FILE
CANDIDATES HAVE NOT COMPLIED
WITH LAW. ~


Win Inc CLOSING Oh the OllCe VI oSN-
rotary of State Il. r. McDayid yester-
day afternoon, the thirty day limit set
by law In which candidates for nomi--
nation at the Safe Democratic primar-
| Ter, August 81, should have filed am
davits of their expense accounts during
the campaign. expired, leaving. OF the
entire list OF aspirants to political hon
ors, nine who had failed to comply with
the election law.
| Opposite the list of names on which
the candidates are enrolled, blank
spaces are left against nine of the can
didates, all others having been filed
lin with the dates on which the expense
accounts were filed. The nine VINO
were found TO have delayed or neglected
too long were:
| w. E. Sorsby of Jefferson; candidate
| for Secretary of state
Charles A. Allen of Montgomery;
candidate for State Treasurer.
w. NJ. Selden Of Marengo, and John
b. Ward Of Henry. candidates for Com
missioner of Agriculture and Industries.
J. A. BiIbro of Etowah; candidate for
| Associate Justice of the State Supreme
Court.
r. j. L6we, of Barbour. and Henry A.
lSkeggs of Morgan; candidates for AS
lsociate Railroad Commissioners.
Jesse F. ,Stallinss of Jefferson, and
| John b. Knox of Calhoun; candidates
| for alternae United States Senator.
These men, according to the statutes,
have failed to comply with the law, as
their accounts were not filed within
| thirty days after the holding OF he pri-
mary. 1t is thought probable. however,
that any affidavits of expenditures from
any of these candidates which may
lhave reacher Montgomery, as shown by
| the postmark. before midnight last
night, will be regarded as having been
| fled within the prescribed time.
| An argument arose in the Secretary
of States office yesterday over the date
on which the time limit expired, be-
| TWEEN two State oficialA,A The conten-
ton of one was that tl& thirty days"
| of the statute meant oke month from
/ the date of the primary, which would
make the last day of grace. September
l27 The other held that, as there were
Ithirty-one days in August. the thirtieth
day after the primaries was Sept 26, or
yesterday. An appeal to Attorney Cen
| eral Wilson for an unofficial opinion in
the matter, showed that his comprehen-
| sion of the law made yesterday the
closing day.
The first of the candidates to file an
| expense account was s. M. Adams, can
didate for Commissioners of Agriculture
and Industries, who placed his AFFIDAVIT
In the hands OF the Secretary of State
! September T.. William C. Fits, candidate
for alternate United States Senator,
filed his September 8. Following him,
| September ~, came General Nv. w.
Brandon, candidate for State Auditor;
Frank n Julian candidate for Secretary
of State; H c. Gunnels, the nominee for
Superintendent of Education; j. A. b.
Lovett, candidate for Commissioners OF
Agriculture and Industries, and John
In, Tyson, candidate for Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court The complete
Hist of the candidates who filed affidav-
its and tn dates on which they mace
their reports follows:
For Governor-B B. Conner, Septem-
Der 25; r. NJ. Cunningham. Septem-
her 26.
For Lieutenant Governor-Henry B.
IGray September II; Emmett A. O'Neai,
September "a, and supplementary ac-
lcount, September 26; D. j. Meador'
ISeptember rs.
For Attorney General-Alex M. Gar
ber September Il.
| For State Auditor-William w.
Brandon, September IL: Horace Hood
iSeptember Is: c. B. smith. September
26.
For Secretary of state-F. N Julian
September 12: A. F. McGehee, Sep
TENDER Is.
For state Treasurer-w. D. Seed
September 81.
For Superintendent of Education-H
G. Gunnels, September IL.
For Commissioner of Agriculture and
Industries. A Wilkinson. Septem-
her IT; s. M. Adams, september Z; j,
A. B. Lovett, September IL; James
lCrook. September 20.
For Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court-John R. Tyson, september IL
S. d. Weakley. September 20.
For Associate Justice of Supreme
Court. r. DowdeIl, September Is
r. c. Mcclellan, SEPTEMBER 25; w. l..
Parks, September 10; Thomas w. Cole
man, September 26.
For Associate Railroad Commission
er-Charles Henderson, september "a
John G.. Harris, September 20; H. c
Compton, September IA; G. F. NIGEL
! derry, September 20; W. S. White
! September Fl. -.
For Alternate United States Senator
John H. Bankhead, september "a
Joseph F. Johnston, September 20
} william C. Fits, September s; VIII
liam C. Oates. September Is.
An explanation of the reason for thu
delay of Hon. R. H. clarke, who diet
lin ST. Louis, Tuesday night. was re
= ceiVed in a letter from his brother yes
Iterday, which was filed IN lieu of TN
- required account
e All the Democratic nominees 70
f Congress have filed their reports. A
the following dates will show, mum
Der of these were nominated in tn
q spring primaries.
. First District-G. W. Taylor, Sep
TENDER IA
n Second District-A. a. Wiley, Apri