A practical manual on the conduct and management of parliamentary elections for the use of Conservative candidates . f the election. He should, however, pay nothing, ordernothing, and employ no one directly or indirectly in connection withthe election, but should refer every applicant to the Election would also be well advised not to pay or incur any new or 16 PERSONAL EXPENDITURE, Etc. additional subscriptions within the constituency during the electionperiod, in order to avoid any imputation of having done so with themotive of improperly affecting particular votes. Having entered up
A practical manual on the conduct and management of parliamentary elections for the use of Conservative candidates . f the election. He should, however, pay nothing, ordernothing, and employ no one directly or indirectly in connection withthe election, but should refer every applicant to the Election would also be well advised not to pay or incur any new or 16 PERSONAL EXPENDITURE, Etc. additional subscriptions within the constituency during the electionperiod, in order to avoid any imputation of having done so with themotive of improperly affecting particular votes. Having entered upon the actual contest, the candidate shouldthroughout its progress treat his Election Agent with the utmostconfidence, and should not interefere with the details of his work,which are described hereafter, but should confine himself to theproper work of a candidate, namely, visiting or addressing the electors,interviewing deputations, stimulating and encouraging supporters,replying to enquiries and attacks, and generally endeavouring toingratiate himself with the constiiuency and promote the successof his (17) THE ELECTION AGENT. jj The duties of the Election Agent are to superintend on behalf of the candidate every detail connected withthe conduct and management of the election : — To organise and supervise an efficient and thorough canvassof the entire electorate by means of voluntary workers ineach district; To select and appoint all paid officials, including sub-agents (in counties), polling agents, clerks, and messengers;To prepare all necessary forms, notices, returns, &c. ; To organise public meetings and other means of placing thecandidates claims before the electors; To make all payments on account of the election; andgenerally to direct, in consultation with the candidate and the localleaders of the party, the progress of the campaign and the finalarrangements on the polUng day. To do this successfully, he should above all things keep his temperand judgment u
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