Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-05-14
FOUR CANDIDATES
HAVE CLOSE CALL
TO GET ON TICKET.
Delay in Mails Nearly
Left Them Out in the
ONE LETTER IS LOST
Candidate Must File an
Affidavit; He Mailed
1t In

tion arising from failure of foui
candidates for nomination to state
office in the June primary to file
statements of campaign expenses by
midnight Friday, as required by law
was cleared up late today.
The statement of Representative
H. J. Drane, one of the four missing,
arrived this afternoon. The post
mark showed it was mailed at Lake
land Thursday, but was delayed in
delivery because he had registered it.
The same delay occurred to the state
ment of J.. H. Swink, candidate for
state attorney for the eleventh judi
cial circuit.
J. H. Jones, candidate for state at
torney for the seventeenth judicial
circuit, telegraphed Secretary of
State Crawford that he had mailed
his statement nj Orlando Thursday.
Mr.. Crawford telegraphed Mr.. Jones
to send him copy and an affidavit
that he had mailed the statement at
the time specified.
The case of Judge G. o. Andrews,
of Orlando, of the seventeenth cir
cult, is not like those of the others.
Judge Andrews. was quoted in press
dispatches today as declaring he had
mailed no statement, that he had had
no expenses other than for one two
cent stamp with which he mailed his
fee of $3.50 to qualify for the prima-
ry. The law declares that candidates
who fail to file statements by the
time specified forfeits the right to
have their names placed on the Off
cial ballot in both the primary and
general election. The office which
Judge Andrews seeks in order to sue
ceed himself is appointive, the judge
has no opposition and the judgesrip
being an appointive position, his
name would not appear on the ballot
in the general election. Legal au-
thorities here declare it makes little
difference whether the name of
Judge Andrews goes on the ballot or
not.
Tallahassee; May 14.-Four candi-
dates for important state offices all
of whom are, under the primary elec-
tion law, required to file statement
of their campaign expenses at least
twenty-five days before the primary
election, failed to comply with the
provisions of the law, according to
records of the secretary of state. yes
terday.
The time limit expired last night
at midnight.
The candidates whose statements
failed to appear at the office of. the
secretary of state by midnight, or
even up to noon, Saturday, follow:
J. H. Drane, of Lakeland, unop-
posed candidate for denomination to
congress from the First Florida dis
trict.
Judge C. o. Andrews, of Orlando,
candidate for another term as judge
of the seventeenth judicial circuit.
J. H. Jones, of Orlando, candidate
for another term as state attorney
for the seventeenth judicial circuit.
]. H. Swink, candidate for tsate
eleventh judicial circuit.
Effect PrOblematical.
Just what effect the failure of
stateemnts to be filed wit hthe secre-
tary of state will have on the pri-
mary election is problematical, but
officials at Tallahassee are general
ly of the belief that serious compli-
cations will result.
Whether or not there are any
means for getting around the pro-
vision of the primary law without
testing the validity of the act re-
main to be seen.
The corrupt practice act of Flor
ida has been frequently criticised as
unconstitutional by attorneys.
Whether the constitutionality of the
act will be attacked by the candidates
Is the one resort to have their
names, placed on the ballot is not as
yet. known.
. In the only similar cases which