The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-26
MANY CANDIDATES
FILE STATEMENTS
CLEvENTH HOUR ACCOUNTING
GOES ON ALL DAY AT
s CAPITAL.
WILL FILE IN WYTHE.
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS HE
WILL RENDER HIS ACCOUNT TO
CLERK OF THE COUNTY
&. COURT.

The time-limit for the filing Of the
Expense accounts of the candidates
who participated in the recent State
primary under the Byrd law expired
yesterday and all statements but that
OF Attorney General Samuel w. VIII
Hams, who, on the face OF the re-
turns. was beaten by John, Garland
Pollard, were in.
A number of the candidates made
hccountngs at the eleventh hour yes
4erday, and Chief Clerk Hayes. remain
I'd on duty overtime to receive them.
The primary law provides that the
expense account shall be made within
twenty days after the primary election.
and filed with the clerk of the Cir
,cuit court of the county in which
the candidate resides.
Different Interpretations.
Some OF the candidates have COM
piled with new primary law in this
respect and others have followed the
pld State primary law and filed their
4xpense accounts with the secretary
snf the Commonwealth. A few have
done both. Hing their accounts with
the clerk Of the court and the secre-
tary Of the Commonwealth.
,Iucre Williams reached Richmond
Test.1 day f-om his home in Wythe
couf ty. Asked II ne filed hts cam
he had not. but that II would be filed
with the clerk OF the county court of
.Wythe In ample time 81 have been
very busy and have not had time to
get to It sooner" he said.
8. II. Love, of Lunenbhrg county
who was nominated for the house of
jRlelegatee in the recent primary, won
tkhe blue ribbon for economy. Mr..
Love spent exactly eight cents, accord
ing to his sworn statement, and that
WAS for postage.
For House Of Delegates.
Other candidates who filed cam
Paign expense accounts with the sec
fetary of the Commonwealth yester~
N3ay were the following:
!, r. l.. Dodson, house of delegates
trom Danvilie and Pittsylvania county.
'44s5o.
r. c. Cumming. house Of delegates,
King William and Hanover. si2o.To.
B. NJ. Honifant house Of delegates
Powhatan. sl71.5o.
n f Spessard, house of delegates
Craig. Alleghaney and Clifton Forge.
$3.50.
c, Fl. Raiston. Rockingham. house
Af delegates, $3.50,
George y. Keezell. Rockingham.
aouse of delegates. ss4.26
John A. I.ooney, Republican. who
was nominated at a convention rep
resenting the Taxewell- Buchanan dis
trict suent 90 70 secure his nominal
ton. according to his sworn state
ment.
Lewis Fl. Machen. candidate for
lieutenant r. overnor who had already
fIed as statement OF expenses with
the clerk Of TIE Circuit court Of Alex
andria. veste-fa" filed II wtn tr- scc
rotary OF lii, commonwealth. com
PLYING with ho'h the oid aud new
primary LAWS. Mr. Machen's expenses
amounted to 81 .22s,so.
Text OF the law.
Section IL OF the new primary law,
relating TO the expense account Of
candidates. says:
]. Every candidate FOR nomination
under the terms Of this act shall
within twenty days after tho DAY Of
holding the primary IN which he Is a
candidate. file an itemized statement
In writing. duly sworn 10, with the
clerk OF the court Of the county or
corporation In which he resides, set
ting forth each sum Of money and
Thing of value or any consideration
whatever constituted. paid or prom
4sed by him or any one for him with
his knowledge or acqu!escence. for
the purpose OF securing or influencing
.or in any way affecting his nomina-
kion to said once. Said statement
must set forth the sum paid as per-
bonal expenses setting forth fully and
In detail, tho nature. kind and char
hcter OF the expense for which the
kums were expended. II any money
br other consideration has been paid
or promised to any newspaper. maya
kline or other periodical. the name OF
euch Newspaper. magazine or other
periodical must be set forth az we'll
- the amount or thing promised or
bald.
In this statement all sums or other
consideration promised by him and
hot paid shall be included. Such
ktatement when so filed shall imme
diateiy be subjected to the inspection
and examination Of any person and
shall be and become public record.
No oficer shall receive and file any
statement Of any candidate unless II
81 made in accordance with the re-
quirements OF act"
It IL likely that a large number OF
Tho candidates for the house of dele
gates who have not filed their ex-
pense statements with Secretary
James have fled them with the clerk
OF the court In the county in which
they reside a. provided by the law.
There Is no way of knowing at this
time how many have failed to give
m accounting either to the secretary
Of the Commonwealth or to the clerks
Of courts.