The advocate., 1894-10-24
NEW BALLOT LAW
HAs BROUGHT ABOUT SOME sBRI-
GUS COMPLICATIONS.
sOOundrslly Politicians Take Advantage
Of It In An Effort to Deceive
the Voters.

ITWTODUT M,
on the cases mentioned below, rendered their
decisions as follows. Mention is made else
where In thisi OF the appeal from their de-
cision.l
In the Matter Of the Nomination Papers
OF Cyrus Corning, OF al.
On the Ath day Of October, 1894, there
was filed, under section 5, Of chspter 70,
Of the laws Of 1893, commonly called the
Australian Ballot law, petitions for the
nomination Of Cyrus Corning for COVER
moi, NJ. A. Pratt for lieutenant governor,
Fred Anthony for secretary OF state, s.
T. Cherry for treasurer, Fl. A. White for
attorney general, Alexander Young for
auditor, Eta ssmpls for superintendent
OF public instruction, and W. II. Ben
ninRton for associate justice Of the su-
prome court, and designated such nomi-
nation as a Populist State ticket, to be
voted for at the general election 1894.
On the 6sh day Of October, 1894, John
w. Breidenthsl and r. FL. Sempls, un-
der section 10, OF said act, fled obisc-
tions to the nomination Of said Corning,
Pratt, Anthony, Young, Cherry, Semple,
White and Bennington, for the reasons
that there is q political party within the
state Of Kansas, which by q state con-
ventlon duly called and held had nomi'
mated candidates for the state offices to
be voted for at the ensuing election,
which political party is known generally
Rs "Psople's party" or Populist party,
and that by reason Of the filing Of such
nomination papers, would confuse and
mislead the voters Of the state, and tend
TO prevent full and intelligent express
sion Of the peoples choice for such state
officers, and for the further reason that
many Of the persons purporting to have
signed each and all OF such nomination
papers as appears from the face Of said
papers, have not been signed by the in
dividuRl electors but by persons sssum-
ing and pretending to represent him, but
without having any authority 80 to do
and Rs to such persons such names are
forRoriss and that the requisite number
Of 500 Of the legal voters Of the state Of
Kansas have not signed the nomination
papers and each and all Of such nomins'
tion papers only present the appearance
Of having been signed by the legal mum
bsr OF electors by reason OF the sale
Forgeries and unauthorized signatures
And further, that none of said nomins
tion papers contain the names OF 5O(
qualified voters Of the state who have
added to his signature a statement oi
his place of business and postoffice ad
dress within the. state. And further
that none Of such nomination papers are
signed by 500 qualified electors of the
state % required by law. Under section
10 Of said act, which reads Rs follows
"The certificates Of nomination and nom
nation papers being so filed and being
in apparent conformity with the pro-
visions Of this act shall be deemed valid
unless objection thereto is duly made in
writing" Such objections or other ques-
tions arising in relation thereto in the
case Of nomination Of state officers or
officers to be elected by the voters Of the
division less than the state and greater
than q county, shall be considered by
the secretary Of state, auditor Of state
and attorney general, and the decision Of
RmRlority OF these officers shall be final.