The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-16
CAUSE MUST Be SHOWN
The Legality of the Clark Ticket
to Be Tested.
APPLICATION FOR A WRIT
The Order Was Issued Upon ths Psti-
ton o: J. @. Morony OF Deer Lodge
County-Hoean Must Re-
ply Tuesday.
Special Dispatch to the standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Oct. 15.-The legal proceed
ings which IL was expected would be
instituted to test the legality of the So
called state democratic citizens labor
ticket" Of Silver Bow and Deer Ledge
counties were begun this evening when
application was made to Judge Nc
Intire OF the district court for a writ
OF mandate directed to the secretary of
state. commanding him to certify to
only those nominations made In con-
formity with the law. The Judge issued
an order for the secretary to show
cause Tuesday morning next why the
writ should not be issued commanding
him to transmit to the county clerk of
each county in the state certificate
giving the name and description OF
each person nominated for state ofiices
and member Of congress without re-
gard to anything contained In a roll
OF papers In his Office purporting to
nominate candidates Of the state demo-
cratic citizens labor ticket and without
reference to any such ticket.
The effect of the mandate. IL II is
issued. will he that the secretary can
not certify the crazy quilt ticket from
the west side. since as already shown
in the Standard. the name and descrip-
ton OF each person nominated for state
offices and congress" cannot be ascer-
tained from the certificate originally
filed In the secretary's office by the
chairman and the secretary OF the state
democratic citizens labor ticket. Judge
Mcfntire issued the order to show
cause upon the petition Of J. q. Morony.
citizen and taxpayer of Deer Lodge
county. Petitioner Morony represents
to the court that there was filed in the
office of the secretary OF state Oct. =.
1898. "a roll OF papers purporting to
contain the signatures Of electors OF
the counties of Silver Bow and Deer
Lodge. each Of which so constituting
the said roll was headed as follows:
state democratic citizens labor tick
et.'" tThen follows the state demo-
cratic nominations).
Continuing. the petitioner recites:
THAT beneath the aforesaid heading
on each of the said papers so consti
tuting the said roll. there was append
ed a large number OF signatures. pur-
porting to be the signatures of elec-
| tors Of the said counties a. Aforesaid.
loo0r ryUur unkiftnner avsss on tnforma-
tion and belief that the said defendant.
as secretary OF state, treats the said
roll Of papers as constituting q nomi-
nation OF the parties named In the
heading of each OF the said papers as
aforesaid for the Offices for which they
are respectively mentioned in said pa
pers. And our petitioner AYERS that to
none of the said purported signatures
of the said electors Is his business ad-
dress added. nor does the business nor
the business address OF any of said
electors appear upon the said papers I'm
any place. And your petitioner further
AYERS that the place Of residence of but
comparatively few OF the persons whose
names are appended to said papers are
given hereon. and that the number of
names upon said PAYERS to which Is
addad he MA nf xaSfAAnro ~ hn al
tors purporting to sign the same In less
than per cent of the number OF votes
cast for the successful candidate for
any of the Offices named in the said
pretended nomination papers at the
last state election. And your petitioner
further AYERS that nowhere on any OF
the said papers is set out the residence.
the business or the business address OF
any person purported to be nominated
by the said nomination papers
"And your petitioner further AYERS
that the said defendant. as secretary
OF state. refuses to transmit to the
county clerk Of each county within
this state his certificate containing the
name and description OF each person
nominated and to be voted for at the
election for state officers to be held
Nov. s. 1898. omitting from such cer-
tificate the said alleged candidates OF
the state democratic citizens labor
ticket. but that he intends to trans
NIT his certificate to the said county
clerks reciting that the said parties
named in the said papers have been
nominated for the ofYices for which they
are therein named as the candidates Of
the state democratic citizens labor
ticket
In conclusion the court In asked to
issue a writ OF mandate commanding
the secretary of state To transmit to
the county clerk of each county a GER
tificate Of nominations made for state
officers and for member of congress
without regard to anything contained
in said roll Of papers and without ref
erence to the state democratic citizens
labor ticket or any nomination made
upon any such ticket"