Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-11
BLAIR LEES EXPENSES.
Has Cost Him $I,I42.5O to be
Candidate for Senate.

Senator Blair Lees statement OF
the receipts and expenditures in
volved in his campaign for the nomi-
nation as United States Senator was
fled with the Secretary of the Sem
ate in Washington Tuesday. With
the exception Of 81, ,142.5O spent in
advertising in various Baltimore
newspapers. Mr.. Lee had no expendi-
sures. OF his receipts he says:
81 have received no contributions
in monies or things Of value in sup
port Of my candidacy. ! have made
no promise or pledge TO anyone rela-
tive TO the appointment or recom-
sndation to appointment OF any per-
son to any position for the purpose OF
procuring the support OF any person
10 my candidacy for the state nomina-
tion.
Mr. Lee then adds 70 his sworn
statement the following note in which
he explains why he delayed fling his
state nent with the Secretary Of the
Senate until the present time, al
though under the law Ii should have
been filed on August 81.
IL is deemed appropriate to make
statement in connection with the FL
ing of this report. According to the
writ Of election of the Governor Of
Maryland, pursuant TO which the sue
cessor of the late Senat ir Isidor Ray
ner is to be elected at the general
election in Maryland. November q,
1918. and the opinion of the Attorney
Gensral Of Maryland in the premises.
the laws governing the nomination
and election of state officers are APP
plieable to the nomination and elee-
tion Of candidates for United States
senator
Under the law governing such
nominations the date of the primary
vas fixed for September 8, 1918. At
least two days prior to said date,
candidates for nominations were re-
quired TO properly file their nomina-
tion papers. The law provides that
in the event that only one candi-
date for any political party COM
plies with the law by filing his GER
tifcate of candidacy in the time
required that he shall be the nominee
Of said party, and his name shall
not appear upon the primary cleo
tion ballot.
The state convention of the va.
rious political parties which are
held under this law are made the
instrument through which the dele
gates thereto strictly as a minister
al act caused the result Of prima-
ries to be recorded aud its proper
officer TO properly certify the name
Of successful candidates to be placed
upon the general election ballots.
t'rhe undersigned was the only can
didate of the Democratic party filing
certificate of candidacy within the
time provided by law, or at all, and
therefore bis name does not appear
on the ballot for the primary of Sep
tember, 1918.
Since August l3, 'e3, the under
signed has been in fact a candidate
Of the Democratic party. The date
Of the state convention of that party
is subject to be designated by Hon.
Murray Vandiver. chairman Of the
State Central Committee Of said
party, winch date has not yet been
formally announced, although il is
generally understood that he will call
said convention Of September f6,
1918.
1t was impossible prior to August
s, 1918, at which time / became, in
fact, a candidate of the Democratic
party to know that ] would be unop-
posed, and that no contest would take
place in the primary Of September 8,
1918. The ministerial act Of far
nishing the certificate Of nomination,
under which authority my name will
be placed upon the general election
ballot as the candidate cf the Demo-
cratic party, will be performed
through this convention when called
as above stated. This report il, there
lore, filed on this date.