St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-16

voter to cast his vote according to his
preference than if the said names had
been grouped as required by law, aId
will tend TO confuse and miSle3d such
voter in expressing his political prefer
ence aud casting his ballot.
And, further, deponent saith, not eX-
cept that he makes this affidavit on be-
half of the Democratic party of the
state of Minnesota and the Peoples
party of said state, and on behalf of the
citizens and electors OF said state gel-
orally, that they may not be obstructed
III the exercise of the elective franchise
in voting for the presidential eject
orS of their choice; and prays that
your honor will grant an order
upon this affidavit reQuir ng the said
secretary of state to correct the error
aforesaid i'll the grouping and placing
by said presidential electors upon the
state ticket and commanding him to re-
adjust them in the form and in the po-
sitiou suggested by the deponent i'll this
atfidavt,or to show cause forthwith why
he should not be punished for contempt
of this court if he fails so to do.
LEWIS BAKER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of October. 1892.
WILLIAM f. HUNT,
Affidavit for Eeighen.
Hon. f. Z. Brown, Secretary of State of
Minnesota.
Sir: Che undersigned, respectively
chairman and secretary of the Demo-
cratic state central committee of Mime
sofa, do hereby certify, pursuant to law,
that as appears by the certificate of the
presiding officer aud secretary of the
l)pmONr1tlp n
Minneapolis, in said state, Aug. 3, 1892,
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for presidential electors and state
0fflcerS, which certificate had been here
tofore duly filed with you, ID. K. 2.
ItIbbS was in and bv said convention
duly nominated as a candidate of said
Democratic party for presidential cleo
tor. That subsequent to said state con-
ventiOn the said democratic state central
committee was duly formed, and the
undersigned were by said committee
duly appointed chairman and secretary.
That subsequently the said d. r. p!
HibbS. candidate aforesaid, rendered his
resignation of the nomination for said
Office.
That thereafter. on Monday, the 10th
day of October, 1892. at a meeting of the
said Democratic state central committee,
the resignation of the said d. r. p.
Hlbbs was presented and duly accepted
by the said committee.
That thereupon the said committee. in
pursuance of the authority in it vested
by the statute in such cases made and
provided. did name, appoint and nomi-
nate William Meighen as candidate of
the said Democratic party in said state
for the Office of presidential elector in
the place and stead of the said ID. r. 2.
Hibbs, resigned. Signed,
LEWIS BAKER,
Chr. Dem. State Central Committee.
2. j. SMALLEY. Secretary.
Dated Oct. 10. 1892.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
~ of Ramsey-ss.
Lewis Baker and P. J. Smallev, each
by me first duly sworn, doth each for
himself depose and say that he has read
the foregoing certificate and knows the
contents thereof, and that the facts
stated therein are true.
LEWIS BAKER,
Z. j. SMALLEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day of October, 1892.
Seal. HERBERT P. PARKER.
Notary Public.
Similar -affidavits follow to cover the
cases OF the substitutes, respectively. of
Dillon for Sackett, ,Stromberg for Brown,
aud Holloway for Oswald.
Exhibit 3.