The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
TURNS IT DOWN.
County Clerk Refuses to File
Nomination Certificate.
Chairman Larimer Made Form
al Tender Today.
MEANS NEW PRIMARY.
Says Candidates WIN Have to
BE Nominated Over.
Old County Committee Gives
Way to the New.
MEANS NEW PRIMARY.

County Clerk John NJ Wright this
morning refused 70 file the certificates
OF nomination for the Republicans
nominated at the recent primaries, ex-
cept the certificate OF Frank w Har-
rison for county commissioner. The
tender OF the certihcate was made BY
James Larimer. chairman of the Re
publican county central committee. The
following is the Endorsement which Mr.
Wright made on the back OF the GER
tificate rendered:
Upon legal advice I am not allowed
TO file the within certificate of nomina-
ton except that of F. W Harrison.
nominee of the Republican party for
county commissioner. Third district
Election viii be held in Third commits
sioner district but not in the balance OF
the county. See laws of 1901 and SUI
preme court decision IN case OF E H
Hewins vs. John n Wright. county
clerk. Signed.
J. NJ WRIGHT County Clerk
The effect OF the refusal OF Mr.. Wright
to file the certificates is practically to
nullify the work OF the Republican
primaries.
by the refusal 10 file the certihcat ties
said this morning I am very much
surprised at the refusal OF Nj. Wright
to file the certificate. I understood
from him that he expected to file It. I
do not know yet what the nominees
viii do But We certainly ought to be
given certificates of nomination We
who were nominated expect 10 be in
dOrsed by the county committee, and
made the nominees for the regular cleo
ton. In my opinion, the committee has
full power to do this if IL sees fit. There
are no laws governing the action Of the
committee"
The nominees who are affected by the
refusal OF the county clerk 10 file the
en= Tran IL A
Lucas. A. Newman, John b. Marshall.
J. r. Rodgers and H B. Hogeboom The
election TO be held on November of
this year viii be simply. 10 elect town
Third district.
A member Of the Republican county
committee whose opinion in the matter
is OF considerable weight. said this
morning:
I do not think the committee viii IN
dorse the nominees The people Of this
county 90 not want their nominations
made in that way The men VINO Went
after these nominations Went after
them with the distinct understanding
that they We're likely 10 be entirely at
loss in their efforts, provided the su-
prene court should rule against them
I think that there viii have 70 be an
other primary
The following is a statement made
this morning by Chairman Jas B.
Larimer. OF the county central COM
This morning 7 rendered to Jno. n.
Wright county clerk the certificate
OF nominations for all county nominees
of the last Republican primary election
and ne declined to file the same. Ny
opinion is that he could not have done
otherwise in view OF the decision of the
supreme court in the mandamus case
of Hewins VS. Wright After his re-
fuSaI TO file the certificate containing
the names OF all the nominees then
rendered him a separate certificate for
Frank w Harrison, nominee for coun-
ty commissioner IN the Third commits
sioner district, the law OF 1901 making
il necessary for the holding or an cleo
ton for county commissioner. Mr..
Wright received and filed this certin-
cate. The new county central commit
tee will hold until next year at which
time there will have 10 be a primary
election 10 select nominees for the CT
fees OF probate judges, clerk district
court, county delegate to the congress
sional and state conventions. superin-
tendent, county commissioner, First
district, and members OF the county
central committee; the new committee
elected at the last primary holds one
MY understanding has always been
that the candidates for party nomina-
ton at the June primary election sim
ply took whatever they got by the re-
suit of the election for this year only
The biennial election law was passed
and in force when the primary election
was had and IL was simply q question
as 10 whether the supreme court would
hold the law constitutional or uncon-
stitutionaI. and now that q decision has
been handed down TO the effect that
the law IL constitutional I cannot see
what the nominees get-they took their
chances and the court has decided
against them
THE old county central committee
has adjourned sine die issued the Ger
tf11eatR to the nominees under the call
and this is the only legal certificate
which can be issued as q result of the
primary and as provided by the law
regulating primary elections
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