The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-01-29
LET ALL COME OUT
CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO BE LOOKED
into At HoNSE
and RAILROAD PASSES
LEGISLATURE Want to Find Ozt What
State Onaeials Are Using Them and
Also II Supporters of Candidates
Were Hauled Free Of Charge IN
Last CAMPAIGN.

We're Hauled Free OF Charge IN
Last Campaign.
A resolution to investigate the H.
suing Of Interstate passes and the
contribution Of funds to gubernator-
ial candidates by the railways was
introduced IN the House Wednesday
morning By Representative Former.
Objection to immediate consideration
and it came up again Thursday. The
resolution also provides for invesu-
CATION Of charges that certain rail-
ways hauled candidates' supporters
from county to county free Of charge
and specifies the witnesses to be ex-
amined. The resolution follows In
full:
Be 1t resolved By tho House OF
Representatives. the Senate eoncurr-
ing:
Section /. That a joint committee
composed Of the committee on rail-
roads of the House and the commit
tee on railroads Of the Senate, be
authorized and required to examine
into and ascertain from rne various
railroads OF this State who are au-
thorized to issue passes over the rail-
road lines Of this State, and II any
persons other than railroad officials
are vested with such power: and thar
said joint committee be authorized
and directed to call before them, Tor
this purpose, the presidents and gen.
eral supertntendents Of the railroads
operating IN this State, or such OF
them as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions Of this resolution.
Sec. 2. That said Joint committee
be authorized and required to exam
inc into and ascertain II rasses were
Issued in the year 1919 for any stats
officials, or clerks thereof, or frienos
Of state officials, at the request OF
said officials; and that said joint COM
mittee be authorized and directed to
call before them, for this purpose, all
the state officials Of 1912. and Su-
perintendent Henry A. Williams OF
the Southern Railway company and
p. A. Wilcox. Esq, attorney for the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad COM
pany.
Sec. 8. That said Joint committee
be authorized and required TO exam-
Inc into and ascertain how much
money, II any, wss contributed IN the
political campaign Of 1912 in South
Carolina by the Southern Railway
company, the Columba, Newberry &
Laurens Railroad company, for polit-
ical purposes; aud that said Joint
committee be authorized and direct
ed to call before them, for this pur-
pose. Col. W. A. Andrews, President
W. W. Finley, Mr.. P. A. Wilcox, Nr.
W. H. Lyles, Mr.. Ben Taylor, Mr.. F.
H. Weston, MI. Christie Benet, Mr.. ].
Rutledge Rivers and such other ratl-
road officials or attorneys as they
may deem expedient or necessary.
Sec. 4. That said Joint committee
be authorized and required 20 exam
inc into and ascertain what members
OF this general assembly are attor-
neys for railroad companies, express
companies, banks, cotton mills, co.,
ton mill mergers, or other corpora-
tions: and that said Joint committee
be authorized and directed to call
before them, for this purpose, any
persons they may deem necessary.
Sec. s. That said Joint committee
be authorized and required to exam
Inc into and ascertain II any state Of
lcials or their families have ridden
upon free passes since the nomins-
ton OF said officials IN the Democrat
ia primary Of 1912, or eince their
election in November, 1912; and that
said joina committee be authorized
and directed to call before them, for
this purpose, any persons they may
deem necessary.
Sec. s. That said Joint committee
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Inc into and ascertain II any railroad
company In this state, during tho
political campaign OF 1912, trans
ported from place to place, free OF
charge, the friends OF any candidsts
to attend the various campaign
meetings, or any Of said meetings;
and that said Joint committee 90
authorized and directed to call before
them, for this purpose. Hon. J. Fras-
or Lyon, Hon. A. W. Jones. Mr.. q. A.
Williams. Mr.. P. A. Wilcox, Cen
Willie Jones, Ex-Governor John Gary
Evans. Mr. Christie Beuet. Ar. J.
Pope Matthews and such other oh-
c,als OF the various roads and officers
OF the Democratic psrty. or such 9TH
er persons as they may deem expedt-
ent or necessary.
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