The advocate., 1896-10-21

vision whatever in the law for filling
vacancies in the case of withdrawal Of
candidates named by petition.
The latter portion Of Mr.. Clemens pro
test fled on behalf Of the committe fol-
lows. The remainder will be given next
week:
'That whereas the Peoples party OF
the State Of Kansas has regularly n0mi-
mated it's candidates for Electors and GER
titled them, 80 that it's ticket would be
headed Peoples party ticket, and would
bear the name Of William j. Bryan az its
candidate for President and the name OF
Thomas r. Watson as its candidate for
Vice President, and the Peoples party
being quite generally called the 'Popu-
list party, different set Of candidates
for Electors was to be got upon the Off
cial ballot by their nomination papers
under the heading, 'Populist ticket,
with middle e-of-the-road' in inconspicu-
ous letters above, and bearing the name
Of William J. Bryan as the candidate for
President and the name Of Thomas Il.
Watson as the candidate for Vice Presi-
dent; and, because the Democratic party
and the Peoples party had nominated
the same persons for Electors, Peoples
party voters, being led TO believe that TO
vote for these Electors would be to vote
against the Peoples party candidate for
Vice President - Thomas q. Watson,
were to be persuaded TO vote for this
'Populist' ticket on the erroneous suppo-
sition that they would thus be aiding the
election OF William j. Bryan as President
precisely as they vote the regular Peo-
ple's party ticket, while at the same time
they would be aiding the election OF said
Thomas E. Watson-said voters not per-
ceiving till too late that the names Of the
Electors on the 'Populist' ticket were not
the same as those on the Peoples party
ticket, and that they were thus dividing
the vote for William ]. Bryan as Presi-
dent and actually voting against him; by
which fraudulent means those thus con-
spring to delude the people and render
nugatory their otherwise effective bal
lots, hoped to divert from the regular
Peoples party candidates for Electors
votes enough to enable the Republican
party's candidates for Electors to secure
mBjority, and go secure the Electoral
vote OF Kansas fos William Mckinley as
President. For the purpose Of carrying
out this scheme, and for this purpose
only, not for the bona tide purposes Of
putting up ticket to be actually and
honestly supported, these nomination
papers were prepared, circulated and
filed, and the effort made to place the
proposed ticket on the official ballot.
These charges / offer to prove, and in
support Of them instance the following
facts, which / offer to prove il permitted:
"First-That the alleged State Central
committee Of said Middle-of-the-ro road
Populist' party and the State Central
committee OF the Republican party, by
their respective representatives, are in
frequent conference with each other with
reference TO the furtherance Of this
fraudulent scheme; their conferences, to
avoid confirmation Of q suspicion quite
general and quite violent in the city Of
Topeka, being held in certain room in
the Topeka Bank building in the city Of
Topeka.
"Second-That said Middle of-the-
road committee is supplied with funds
and transportation by said Republican
State committee.
"Third-That said Republican State
committee lately enabled said Middle
of-the-road Populist committee to pur-
chase or have made q costly banner,
which is suspended across Kansas ave-
nue., in the city Of Topeka, from said
fCongGwNsK al naoe fal