The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-18

Temple, Texas, Aug. H.-Forme
Governor James f. Ferguson seri
ously questions the campaign ex
pense of William P. Hobby OF Beau
mont, who has just defeated him 10
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor, in detailed statement which
he has just issued, as follows:
Four years ago when out of m,
own private estate spent approx
imately $4,000 to further my cam
paign for governor, the politician!
and political preachers of the state
held up their hands in holy horror
and said that | had bought the OF.
flee. AS the records show, in accord
ance with law | filed statement
showing just how | expended the
money. Just before the primary cleo
ton, July 27, The Dallas News came
out in big bold cartoon calling at
tention to the fact that vote for
Hobby would be vote for law and
order.
After the election the Dallas News
away over in the middle of its pub
lication, in type you would have to
look close to find stated that Hobby
had spent at the Dallas, San An
tonic and Houston headquarters ap-
proximately $77,O00.O0 in his race
Tor governor.
Let us examine the law and S, !,
whether the Hobby campaign crowd
have complied with the law in re-
porting their campaign expenditures.
Article 3l46 is as follows:
Art. 3l46. Expenses Of manager Of
political headquarters, etc, statement
Of required, etc. 49, Every person who
manages any political headquarters for
any political party, or for any candi-
date before election, and every clerk or
agent of such manager for such head
quarters or candidate and every person
whomsoever who expends money
gives any property or thing of value
or promises TO use influence, or give
future reward to promote or defeat the
election of any candidate, or to promote
or defeat the success of any political
party at any election, shall, within ten
days after such election, file with the
county judge of the county in which
the political headquarters was located,
and with the county judge of the county
where such manager, clerk, or other
person, as the case may be, reside, an
itemized statement Of all monies or
things Of value thus given or promised
for what purpose given or promised, by
whom and to whom and what influence
was promised. by whom promised and
to whom said promise was given. He
shall also state whether he had been in
formed, or has reason to believe, that
the person thus aiding or attempting to
defeat a party or candidate was an of
ficer, stockholder, agent or employe Of
or was acting for or in the interest of
any corporation; giving his name, and
if so, of what corporation; and he shall
If he has no positive knowledge state
the source of his information or the rea-
sons for his belief as the case may be;
all of which shall be sworn to and sub.
scribed before the county judge, who
shall file and preserve the same, which
shall at all times be subject to inspec-
ton of the public. I'D Sec S9)"
By carefully reading this statute,
it appears that the law requires: first
that the man who manages the cam
paign for any candidate and every
clerk or agent of such manager who
eXpends money shall make oath to
the amount of said money and for
what purpose it was expended and
by whom supplied. Such manager
together with any other person who
gives money to such headquarters
or manager shall file their affidavit
Of all the monies received and given
to aid in the election of said can
iidate for office.
The intention of the law is plain.
The legislature wanted the people to
know wheer a man got his money
that he expended in a political cam
)aign. That is the publc's business
which involves the purity of the bal
lot, and any candidate for office
who does not supply this informa-
ton openly violates and deiies the
laws of this state.
Now here are the affidavits made by
he Hobby campaign managers at Dal-
las:
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND
DISBURSEMENTS
"By the State Headquarters at Dal.
as. Texas. of the State Executive Com
nittee created for the purpose of fur
herring the candidacy Of the Honorable
William II. Hobby for Governor of
Texas. at the primary election held July
18th. 1918.
TO the Hon. Q. u. Corley. County Judge
of Dallas County. Dallas. Texas.
Dear Sir:-In accordance with the !
statutes OF the State OF Texas govern
ng such matters. acting for and on |
'chalf OF the State Executive Commit |
ee. created for the purpose Of promo;- |
ng the candidacy of Honorable WI |
lam Il. Hobby of jefferson County. |
'eNas. for the nomination OF the Demo /
ratio party for Governor at the pr- /
nary election held July 81. 1918. I re-
pectfully file herewith a statement Of l
he Receipts and Disbursements cover.
ng the operation OF the state Head /
uarters at Dallas. Texas as follows:
Receipts
voluntary contribu-
tions by individuals to the
campaign fund and remitted
TO said office by those in
terested from various sec
tions Of the state It's $50 as
4.