Two points: (1) how did they know if you had voted for the "right person", and (2) handing out beer in return for votes is a serious electoral offence called "treating". I'm surprised that it wasn't illegal in 1935, today it could get you fines, imprisonment and the disqualification of the candidate. Maybe it was illegal and simply overlooked, but if the "right person" won it would be asking for the "wrong person"'s agent to report the offense to the returning officer.
