The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-27
CUNNINGHAM
| SPENT S1,5bl.O8
Campaign Account of
Lieutenant Governor.
HE VISITS MONTGOMERY
Expresses High Appreciation Of
Loyalty Of His Friends.
Several Candidates Have Failed to
File Expenses OF Their Mana-
gers as Is Required by the


| 1t cost Lieutenant Governor r.. NJ.
/ Cunningham only S1,56I0s to make
the race for Governor in the recent
primary
Dr. Cunningham came to- Montgom.
cry yesterday TO file his expense ac-
count in person and to spend the
| day among his Montgomery friends.
He Is in the best of health and the
remarkable campaign he passed.
| through has left no effect upon his
health or spirits
THE campaign left me with no re-
grets,y said DIR. Cunningham II miss
represented no man did no man a
wrong My campaign was as clean
and as honorable as l could make it,.
people and no regrets disturb my con-
tentment.
THE only money spent was money
! that was absolutely necessary in q
personal campaign, such as l made. To
the last cent it is set out in my ex-
penses FLED with the Secretary of
State. yt
II would be ungrateful IL did not
return thanks to the newspapers and
to my friends over the State for their
general support. This came volun-
tarily never solicited the support
OF any voter or any newspaper.
am, therefore, peculiarly grateful to
The Advertiser and to the other news
papers of the State which voluntarily,
and OF their own accord. supported
my candidacy. I am grateful to them
especially because some of them did
this at a financial loss. I would re-
turn thanks, too, to my friends over
the, state who, in the face of great
odds, remained steadfastly loyal. Some
of thee friends were SO generous as
to pay for all the expenses of my
meetings and of my trips through the
counties. The memory of their gen.
erous courtesy / will keep with me-"
Letter to McDavid.
DIR. Cunningham accompanies the
statement of his expense account with
a letter to Secretary McDavid in which
he tells him that he had no campaign
committee or organization His let
ter is as follows:
Hon. E. R. McDavid. Secretary of
State, Montgomery, Ala.
Dear Sir:
Complying with Section % of an
Act to regulate Primary Elections In
the State OF Alabama I have the
honor to enclose herewith sworn
statement of my campaign expenses,
as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the office of Governor.
II had no campaign committee or
manager, and therefore, have nothing.
to report under Section "a of that
Act The Secretary OF the Cunning
ham Club of Ensley informs me that
he spent about $136 for stamps and
envelopes.
Very respectfully,
''R. NJ. Cunningham"
The section of the statute required
candidates in primaries to file stae-
ments of expenditures, made not only
by them but by their campaign COM
mittees or other organizations formed
to advance their interests. The candi-
dates In the state primary have so
far failed to mention the money spent
by their campaign committees when
they filed their statements of expen-
ses. DR.. Cunningham especially men,
ton behind his candidacy except the
organization of his friends and neigh
bors in the Cunningham Club of Ems
ley.
Cunningham's Expenses.
His statement of expenses is as fol-
lows:
Typewriting announcement
letler ...S o.UV
Printing newspaper supple =.
ments and pamphlets, an
nouncement letter -. -. 1890
for sending out
supplements and printing
announcement letter (com-
plimentary) -. -. -. -. 334.75
Printing 'Ensley Cunningham
Club" letter -. =. -. 49,. 10000
letters -. =. =. 500
Newspaper engravings -. -. 4.44
Advertising appointments (pa-
pers and circulars) -. -. $40