The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-04
CAMPAIGN MUST.
BE A CLEAN ONE
CHAIRMAN CUNNINGHAM HAS
HIS ATTENTION CALLED TO
4. -..E.. A Law. H. q.
The Pledges to Be Filed-No Whis1
key or Dishonest Influence to Be
Used-statement With the
Clerk Of Courts This
- - Time

State Chairman Willie Jones sent
to County Chairman S. S. Cunning
ham a copy Of the law making it
misdemeanor to buy or obtain through
any dishonorable influence the votes
of the people for any candidate.
The Herald and News printed this
law a few weeks ago, and as the cam
paign is about to open it will do no
harm to print it again and call
special attention to it.
The law makes it necessary for all
candidates to file statements as to
their expenses with the clerk of the
court or the Secretary Of State, con-
tanning an itemized account Of the
money spent and how it was spent.
1t would be well for all candidates
to read this law and to keep it in
mind.
So far as this county is concerned,
there has never been any complaint
about the improper use of money in
primary elections, but in some of
the counties it is getting to be quite
burden for the candidates and hence
the passage of this law in 1905.
Dear Sir: You will please call to
the attention of all candidates in the
Democratic primary in your county
the following act of the legislature,
approved March 6, 1905, and make
it your personal business to see that
every candidate files a pledge with
the clerk of court Of pour county as
required by said act:
Section l. Be it enacted by the
general assembly Of South Carolina:
AT CT before every political primary
election held by any political party,
organization or association. for the
purpose of choosing candidates for
Office, or the election of delegates to
conventions, in this State, any person
who shall, by threats or any other
form of intimidation, or By the pay
ment, delivery or promise of money,
or other article of value, procure or
offer or promise or endeavor to pro-
cure, another to vote for or against
any particular candidate in such cleo
tion, or who. shall, for such considera-
ton, offer to so vote, shall be guilty
Of misdemeanor.
"Sec. 2. Every candidate offering
for election, under the provisions Of
I .InH Ill
pledge and file same with the clerk
of the court. Of common pleas for the
county in which he is candidate, un-
less he should be candidate in more
than one county, in which case he
shall file same with the secretary Of
state, before he shall enter upon his
campaign. to wit: {, the undersigned,
Of the county Of - and
State Of South Carolina, candidate
Fer the Office Of -, hereby pledge
Hat L will not give liquors for the
n'rpose of obtaining or influencing
VI tes, and that I shall, "at the COLI
clusion Of the campaign and before
the primary election, render to the
clerk of court or (secretary Of state
as hereinbefore provided) under oath,
an itemized statement Of all moneys
spent or provided by me during the
campaign for campaign purposes up
to that time, and I further pledge
that will Immediately after the pri-
mary election or elections, that T am
candidate in, render an itemized
statement, under oath, showing all
further moneys spent or provided by
me in said election: Provided, That
a failure to comply with this provis-
ion shall render such election null
and void, in so far as the candidate
who fails to file the statement herein
required, but shall not effect the val
idity of the election Of any candidate
complying with this section: And,
provided further, That such itemized
statement and pledge shall be open
to public inspection at all times.
4j j"Sec. 3. That any violation Of tho
provisions Of this act shall be mis-
demeanor; and any person, upon con-
victibn thereof, shall be fined not less
than $100 nor more than $500, or be