The Columbus journal., 1897-10-13
A Republican Flies Protest.

John X. Webster of Lincoln filed a
protest last week against the use OF
the party maine silver republican on
the official ballot. The protest was
fled with Secretary of state Porter
Who will fix date for hcarin. after
he has consulted the Encouragement
in relation 10 method of procedure.
The protest is filed by Mr.. Webster as
an elector. lie objects to the use OF
the name silver republican because
it is the adoption of an old party name;
because it is calculated to confuse
voters, and because the party attempt-
ing to use it is but faction of the re-
publican party and by the statutes OF
the state is prohibited from using the
name republican The protest in
full follows:
Whereas. A political party desig-
mating itself as the ..silver republican
party" has filed & certificate of its NOM
nations BY its said convention in the
Office of the secretary of state. certify
ing that said party did at said conven-
tiOn nominate John J. Sullivan for the
office of Judge of the supreme court for
the state of Nebraska. and George +.
REMOVER and l.. Won FOrrell for the
Office of regents of the university Of
Nebraska. now. therefore, l. Joseph X.
Webster, an electOr and member OF
the republican party. and resident
and citizen Of Lincoln. Lancaster
county. Nebraska. hereby protest and
object against the use of the term re-
publican by said party and hereby
protest and object 10 the use of the
term silver republican party as a
party name. and protest and object
against designating the nominations
of said party on the ticket as silver
republicans and protest and object
against the placing Oh said ticket OF
the words silver republicans and pro-
test and object to the secretary of
state certifying to the several county
clerks of the state of Nebraska said
nominations under the name and style
of silver republican.
..Said Joseph X. Webster objects to
the use and designation of the name
silver republican on the said ticket
for the reasons:
First: That it is the adoption and
use of an old party name, to wit, the
republican party which party is known
as national political organization,
which has been in existence for more
than forty years and which is party
organization in the state of Nebraska,
and throughout the United States and
has a place in history under the name
of the republican party. That the
use Of the name silver republican Oh
the said ticket over the said nOmina-
tions is calculated to mis!cad and con-
fuse the voters and electors of the
state and is in violation of the letter.
spirit and intent of the statute
Second: That said Joseph r. Web
stcr further obiecting and protesting
says that the republican party of the
state Of Nebraska met in convention
on the 10th day of August. 1897. and
adopted a party emblem and made
for the said offices and a
certificate of the party device and
emblem. and of the said nominations
made by the said republican party of
the state Of Nebraska at said conven-
ton have been duly filed by the prop
err officers with the secretary of state
of Nebraska. and no objection TO the
same has been filed and the said party
name and emblem of the republican
party are entitled to a place. and will
be placed upon the ticket by the sec
re,a.- of state.
Third: Said Joseph X. Webster
protests and objects for the further
reason that the said party styling
itself as silver republican is but q
faction and Off-shoOt of the said
republican party and by the statutes
of Nebraska is prohibited from using
or adopting the old party name 'repub-
lican' Of which the said silver rcpub-
lican' is a faction and off-shOOt. the
and organization of which
are not in accord with the principles
of and do not and did not at the late
general national ur state election sup
port the platform of principles adopt
ed by the republican party or support
the nominees thereof. but opposed and
10 defeat the same. and
aided their adversarics in so doing"