The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-10-31
A CONSPIRACY!
To pisfanchise Silver Republican
and Democratic Voters,
sTARKs AFFIDAVIT PROVES IT
Tho Work Of unserupulOus Politicians. Vote
Against Such Methods.

Peoples Democratic ticket, let him reaC
the affidavit of John +. Stark now OF
tile among the district court records
Judge Mayhem, after hearing the cas-
against the Electors Democratic ticket
decided to disfranehise the voters o
this county, who are opposed to thu
demo-pop combine, by granting per
manent injunction to restrain thu
auditor from printing the ticket on thu
official ballot. The next object of at
tack, as will be seen by reading Stark.
affidavit, was the Silver Republican
ticket and only the fact that the first
case occupied the whole of last week, oil
the conspirators became convinced that
their attacks against Dubois and large
portion OF Bryan's supporters were in
luring their ticket, caused them to aban-
don further proceedings for the present
They now deny that they intended to at
tack the silver Republican ticket in the
courts. AS conclusive proof that they
did intend to, read the following afti-
davit of John +. Stark sworn to be
fore Edwin McBee:
CHUR p'ALENE, IDAHO, Oct. 10, 1885.
To Robt y Bragaw, auditor and recorder Of
kootenai county, state Of Idaho. Sir! You are
| hereby respectfully notified that am qualified
eleetor OF kootenai county, state Of Idaho, duly
registered before the registrar OF Crur d 'Alenr
precinct In said county and state
That am the regular nominee OF the peoples
| demOcrati" ticket Of said county for member Of
the legislature and am n candidate for 4aid ONCE
That as such eector, nominee and candidate,
hereby protest for myself and In behalf Of all OF
the candidates and nominees Of said peoples
democratic ticket, nov on hle In your Office,
again the printing upon the official ballot, Of
this county to be used at the ensuing election,
the alleged ticket certified, called and hled As
the 'Sllyer Republican ticket.
FirSt-lhat No convention designated or
known as the ''SIlyer Republican" convention
was ever held In said county
Second That no primary meeting desl; mated
a. the silver Republican" meeting was ever
held in said county.
fhlrd-That said alleged silver Republican
ticket WAS never named Or nominated Or other.
wise selected by any convention, primary meet
ing or other gathering OF electors Of this county
designated or known as tile silver Republican
convention, primary meeting or body Of electors
FOurth-rhIt said alleged silver Rcpub lean"
ticket VAS named and nominated by the regular
republican convention Of said county which met
at Occur d'Alene. Idaho, on the l2th day VI Aug
uSt, 1895, pursuant to a call " the regular rrpub-
lican central committee Of said kootrnal county.
and that said convention Was not called Or con
yened by any silver Republican" committee, or
any other authority known or designated under
the name Of the silver Republicans, and that
said alleged silver Republican" ticket +. rrrti
he'd 10 and hled In violation Of the statute In
such casc made and provided, and /, therefore
null and void
You are, therefore. notified that /, a. .urh
eiector, nominee and candidate for myself aud
In behalf Of all the candidates and nomEse,,o Of
the peoples democratic ticket u said county
now Ale in your Office, do hereby further pr,-
test against the printing upo,, the official ballot
Of the county to be used at the ensuing election
the alleged ticket certified, carrd and fled A,
the Electors Democratic" ticket oI said county
Tor the following reasons.
First That said Electors Democratic" Ticket
contains the same candidates for the San, on
ces ~ il contained In the said alleged silver Re-
publican ticket.
,econd- That each and all II the tandblAtrs
and nominees of said alleged Electors Demo
cratic" ticket IS banned and nominated for the
same Offices mentioned In the said - liver Re
bublican" ticket, and that the said Flrctnr,
Democratic" and the said silver Rrpubtirapr
tickets are one and the same but are sought Ia
be hied separately "A distinct tickets for the pur
pose of deceving the electors of thi, county
Third That the candidates upon Tn. said
Electors Democratic" ticket we're named by
the same persons who participated and Ioin.,l
in the naming and nomination Of the said altered
silver Republican" ticket
Fourth-That the petition or paper under and
by virtue Of which said Electors Demosratirr
ticket wa. aIed was signed and ,uharribed In he
electors who had partiripa ted in the rnnysnttop
which nominated said silver Republican" ticket
and by a number who had Joined and partirt
patcd IN the nomination u the said p,opl.s'
democratic ticket.
Fifth That majority Of the names subscribed
to the paper or petition upon which said "EIer
tors Democratic" ticket was fled, were not sub
,cTLlrd IN said document r,titi,p mr. c,-,in,,
- ,,r f,,,I,. -, ~ '"''' ~
- "'H'N'''"'' ~ Su'h' but hah been subscribed
.herHh upon the representation that 1t was q .
certificate n,uirati-,., an, si,,,,,, I, NJ, .
A., ,,r,Ii,t,,, ,,, ~, -, 49,, ''"' ny ~ /
w. we '"'' "' STATE senator, In the
pace 81 Addfoh A. Crane, Who had resigned |
which said representation was FALSE but In, fal .
,itv tberrof y.,, mi, -,,,-,., .,
'y 80 ""' ""N.''"" :" Tue electors whose
'''''' '''' 9"""''h'd 10 sdld ceTtIhrate.
siNtll-irotestlDt alleges On information and .
81 NV 'p"''' !" we ''ttlh-
az VI '''"'''ii''h ~ SAN t!ertors Democrat.
e" ticket the names 81 forty qualified
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