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rotary that the aforesaid certificate and
statements therein were true, and the
duly authenticated certificate thereon
that such oath had been taken and adj
ministered by a competent officer, by
whom the same was duly signed and
attested- And said certificate OF Demo
| cratic nomination, when so executed
complied with and was made upon a
blank form. approved by the attorney
! general, and furnished therefor by the
| secretary of the state, and showed by a
| representation thereof the aforesaid Dem
| ocratic device and emblem to designate
and distinguish the candidates Of the
| Democratic party; ana said certificate
was. on the 2nd day of September, 1902,
duly filed with said secretary of state.
| and no objection thereto has ever been
filed.
That delegate state convention of the
aforesaid Peoples party portion of the
| qualified voters of the state of Kansas
duly called by their said executive state
committee, duly constituted and organ
lied, was held in the city of Topeka on
the 18th day Of June, 1902. and said last
| named convention. being thereto duly au-
| thorized, resolved upon, adopted and de-
| clared measures OF public policy not
| promulgated by any other political party
| or organization OF voters, as instruc-
| tons to the persons to constitute its
ticket upon the ballot and TO be nomi-
| mated by seaid Peoples party convention
for the several offices to be filled at the
ensuing state election of November 4th.
1902. TO be binding upon said nominees
severalIy and adhered to and carried out
by them respectively in the event of
their election, among others the follow
ing:
In favor of graduated taxation. state
insurance and the establishing OF
printing plant to be owned by the state
to reduce expenditures for state print
ing.
And this affiant was then and there
by the lue and formal action of said
Peoples party convention. duly nominated
to go upon its ticket as the Peoples party
candidate for the office of governor at
said ensuing state election
And the aforesaid Peoples party con-
vention caused a duly written certificate
Of the nominations which were made by
said convention so duly made, one for
each state office and one for representa-
tive in congress at large, to be duly ex-
ecuted and signed by the presiding officer
and secretary Of said convention, with
their respective residences added to their
signatures. which certificate contained
the names of each person nominated by
said convention, his residence. his bust
ness and the office for which he was
nominated, and which certificate con-
tanned the name OF this affiant. his resi-
dence and business, and stated the office
OF governor as that for which he had
been so nominated as representing the
Peoples party, and Peoples Party as
the political designation which said con-
vention represented; 10 which certificate
was added and written thereon the oath
and affidavit OF said last mentioned pre-
siding officer and secretary that the
aforesaid certificate and statements
therein were true, and the duly anthem
ticated certificate thereon that such oath
had been taken and administered by
competent officer, by whom the same was
duly signed and attested land said certi-
ficate Of Peoples party nominations, when
so executed. compiled with and was made
upon blank form, approved by the at
torney general and furnished therefor by
the secretary of the state, and showed
by representation thereof the aforesaid
Peoples party device and emblem to des-
ignate and distinguish the candidates Of
the Peoples party; and said certificate
was, on the 4th day of September. 1902.
duly filed with the secretary of state, and
no objection thereto has ever been filed.
That this affiant endorses and approves
of all the said resolutions and declared
measures of public policy OF both said
Democratic and Peoples party conven-
tons, and is willing TO recognize and re-
ceive the same as the constitutional in
structions of the people TO their repre-
sentatives and TO pledge himself to the
people to adhere to and carry out the
same as far as. in the event of his cleo
ton. shall pertain to the discharge of his
said office of governor. to which he has
been so nominated by both Of said con-
ventions; that sections 3. 4. 6. 13 and Il
OF chapter 129 of the Session Laws of
1897 provide that individual voters repre-
senting five per cent of all the voters may
meet and nominate and certify candi-
dates to go upon the official ballot in
their supreme and independent charac-
ter OF qualified electors of the state: and
this affiant desires 70 accept both said
Democratic and Peoples party nomina-
tons. each without prejudice to the other.
and TO have the secretary Of state certi-
~ his name TO the county clerk Of each
county In the state as the person nomi-
mated to the office Of governor by. and TO
De printed and placed as such. upon the
official ballot to be used at said ensuing
election, under the party appellation and
title Of both said Democratic party and
D.,
and believes that the right 50 10 do IS
included In and not repealed BY the sub
sequent act. chapter IL. Session Laws Of
1901. providing, without constitutional au-
thority. that such conventions serve only
as the subordinate means by which such
nominations are made and certified By
political parties as statutory bodies pol
itic- whereby they become subject 70 the !
statutory control and restrictions herein |
after stated. which. Il constitutional.
would make this atlantis nomination by
any form Of joint action OF both said I
Democratic and Peoplesparty conventions /
impossible and unlawful and forbid his 4
being placed on the official ballot ss the
candidate Of both said parties nominated (
By their separate action
Such respective provisions Of said chap
ter IL. Laws Of 1911. are.
First-The provisions q sections and . .
that all party nominations and certia- /
Gates q nomination shall he made only
by delegate or mass convention. pr /
mary election or caucus. q qualified vo- 4
tiers belonging 20 one political party IN .
connection with.
provisions q sections !. ; and .
s that such nominations and certid- .