The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-10-28
STATE or KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF LAWRENCE

| COUNTY OF LAWRENCE
The affiant. D. b. Adams after being
| duly sworn deposes and says; That
some several days after the primary
lelection Walter a. Arlington came in
| to the Clerks office and asked for a
blank upon which to file his expense
account; that he told Arlington that
! he did not have any blanks and that
The had asked several Of the attorneys
| and they said that they did not be-
lieve, according to Section 1b65b, Sub
Section A. that there should be any ex-
| peEse account fled until 10 days be-
| fore the final election and none OF the
attorneys seemed to know anything
| more about It until some OF them re-
ceived letter from Frankfort calling
their attention to Section lb65b, Sub.
Section 6. which requires expense ac-
counts to- be filed within 80 days after
the prSrary and the aGiant states that
! he published notice in both papers
notifying the candidates.
The affiant further states that II was
lnot his duty to furnish blanks upon
which to file expense accounts, but did
sead and get some from The Standard
Printing Company on June % 1921.
ttAtAf iAN
Furnished to Mr. Arlington one dec
llaratien paper and two expense ac-
count blanks which did not cost Ar
rington anything
The affiant further states that in The
d1nversation which passed between
MIN and Arlington that Arlington ask
cd when he should ala his nomination.
papers, and the affiant Adams told him
ne did not know just when, but thought
1t was either 10 or 80 DAYS but did
not read or pretend TO read anything
about the nomination papers. but did
read Section 1565b sub. Section in
regard to expense accounts.
The affianr further states that one
of the candidates told him that he met
Walter A. Arlington near the city linn
its and Arlington asked him why he
was going to Louisa so late on Satur-
day evening and he told Arlington that
he heard that was the last day for I'LL
ing nomination certificates and If he
did not file on that day he would not
get on the ballot. and Arlington asked
him how long he would be gone and
ne told Arlington just long enough TO
come TO the court house and back; Ar
rington said well. If he would hurry
he would wait for him and said that
when he got back Arlington asked him
what he found out about his certificate
and he said, My certificate is on file
in the Clerks Office"
The affiant further states that III. 3.
Hewlett came in a time or two and
asked about expense account blanks
and that he told him he did not have
hem at that time but would have in
some more in a few days; that when
they did come in the said Hewlett got
one and went before r. c. Mcclure and
filed 1t out and brought it in to file Is
on the Ord day OF September, 1921;
that the said Hewlett did say that he
hoped this would be the last filing he
mad to do for a while and Adams told
him that he had to file another ex-
pense account is days before the cleo
ton and his certificate OF nomination
Adams said he thought they had to be
| filed 80 days before the election. but
did not tell him positively, but only
that ne Thought So had heard
some Of the members Of the Board Of
Election Commissioners say that they
thought they had to be filed 80 days
before
The affiant further states that even
though the two candidates, Arlington
and Hewlett were here around the
court house during the last week for
filing that it was not his duty TO get
out and hunt them up and ask them TO
come in and file, as they had from the
25th day OF August until the oath day
of September in which to file their pa
pers, and that they did not have to-
carry them until the last day before
they could file them.
d. B. ADAMS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
by d. B. Adams, Clerk Of the Law
renee County Court, this the 27th day
az October, 1921.
w. J. ROBERTS,
Clerk Lawrence Circuit Court
State Of Kentucky
County Of Lawrence.
The affiant, Nova " iiiiafiis, Deputy
County Court Clerk toffice deputy) af-
ter being duly sworn. deposes and
says that on the 26th day OF Septem
Der, 1921, that Mr.. w A. Arlington
l,sEe into the office ant. presented his
certificate OF nomination TO be filed
and said 81 hear ! am too late and
afiiant said, eThey say you are, don't
know. and Arlington said, Well n
heard about It Saturday evening, Sept.
"a but did not come back IN
NOVA WILLIAMS.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me
this, the 2Tth day OF October, 1921.
w. j. ROBERTS,
Clerk Iawrence Circuit Court.