The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-12
That Protest.

nat Protest.
There has been considerable discus
sion as to the protest filed against Mr.,
HOpper's democratic nomination pa.
pers by F. d. Smith, republican can.
didate. The following articles which
have appeared in the Kansas CITY
Times under their respective dates
give corr ect history of the affair,
which has thoroughly angered ali
democrats. These articles are written
by the Topeka correspondent of the
Kansas City Times.
Topeka, Kan, Sept. 27.-Fred Du-
mont Smith, republican candidate for
state senator in .Ae thirty eighth dis
triet, today fled protest against the
nomination OF his opponent, J. c.
Hopper, by the democrats, and with
drew it by wire. within an hour after
1t had been recorded in the Office of
the secretary OF state.
Smiths grounds for contesting the
fling OF the nomination papers of
Hopper were based on the ground that
the papers had not reached the
secretary of states Office and that
the demo mocrats do not cast five Der
cent of the vote in his district. The
nomination papers reached the Office
yesterday and were filed in time to
comply with the law. AS for. the
democrats do not cast five per cent of
the votes of the district and have no
organize ion in the district, the demo
Gratis OF the district were prepared to
dlsprove both before the state contest
board.
1t was evident that Smiths followers
had advised him to drop the contest
as it would injure him in his race.
but he wired to late to prevent the
recording of his contest. Owing to
the fact that Smith hopes to be elected
by the aid of democratic votes, his
action in filing the protest and making
the allega atiOns contained in it will
have tendency to do him q great
deal of harm in the district.
Topeka, Kan. Oct.4 If. Dumont
Smith, republican candidate for state
senator in the thirty eighth district,
is giving the impression in his speech
es that ne did not file a protest against
the democratic nomination of j. G..
Hopper of Ness City. Unfortunately
for Mr.. Smith, Secretary of State
George Clark tells different story.
Clark says that he received Smiths
protest on the evening of September
26. On the morning of September q
he received telegram from Smith
ceiving the telegram. however, the
secretary of state had copies of the
protest made to be served on the par
ties interested. When the telegram
came the copies were destroyed and
tine original was returned to Smith.
Mr.. Smith makes the assertion that
records in the secretary of states office
will prove that he filed no protest.
That is true for the simple reason
that the papers themselves are
the only records. but Secretary
OF State Clark's statement put Smith
very much in the hole, for it proves
that Smith sent his protest, and ar
rangements were in progress for a
hearing when Smith withdrew the'pap-
ers.
II Is learned from a reliable source
that the republican managers held a
meeting The night Smiths protest came
in and decided that it would never do
to.push it, for the reason that it would
be an insult to every democrat in the
thirty-eighth district. Smith therefore
was advised by wire to withdraw it.
Kinsley, Kas.; Oct. TT. Dumont
Smith is hopping mad at Secretary of
State George Clark for giving The
Times correspondence at Topeka the
facts about the withdrawal of his
protest against J. c. Hopper's demo-
cratic senatorial nomination. AS
Smith had given out the impression
that he filed no protest Clark's state
ment placed him in somewhat of an
embarrassing position.
Smith tells his friends on the quiet
that Clark gOssiped about the protest