The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-06-27


tlemen contended that the intelligence
of the voters could be depended upon
and the voting would be correctly
done, or nearly SO. This view was
defeated, because, it was contended,
that where the vacancies occurred on
the ticket the law required that ''No
Nomination" should be printed and
that many voters would lose their
vote by marking against these places,
not noticing that it was not name
printed in the space. 1t was also as
serted that in some places at the last
election fully one-fourth OF the ballots
had been marked wrong and as a con-
sequence the voter disfranchised.
There was somewhat stronger senti-
ment in favor of nominating full
ticket in both democratic and populist
conventions and certifying it up to
| the secretary of state and letting him
make up the ballot according to his
construction of the law. The uncer-
tainties as to just what he might do
defeated this proposition, as the law
is both contradictory and ambiguous,
and unless each candidate made Sc
lection as to which ticket he should
run on the secretary of state might so
interpret the law that the men nomi-
mated in the democratic convention
would appear on the populist ticket
and those nominated in the populist
convention on the democratic ticket.
AS is usually the result where peo-
ple's ideas differ the final outcome of
is indicated in the following resolu-
ton:
'tResolved, That this convention
recommend candidates for the various
| places on the state ticket, including
state superintendent of schools, not
| filed by the democratic convention,
and then forward the names of such
candidates to the democratic conven-
tion with the request that the demo-
cratic convention nominate them and
report that fact to this convention.
THAT in the event of such nomina-
tions being made by the demo attic
convention that our convention then
proceed and nominate a full ticket
made up OF the same candidates as the
democratic ticket.
; "That our state committee be in
structed to file with the secretary of
state certificate of the nominati OBS
so made and demand, then and there,
that the peoples party ticket be
placed on the ballot with the demo-
cratic ticket.
THAT in the event of a refusal on
the part of the secretary of state to
place both the democratic aud peo-
, ple's party tickets on the ballot our
state central committee is instructed
to take such legal steps as to it shall
seem best to test the validity of the
anti-fusion law and secure the peo.
} ple's party its rights under the state
constitution"
!. The convention then proceeded tC
recommend and the program was car
/ ried out. The delegates from thi:
, county voted against the resolution
, believing that one of the other plan:
: would be better, but in the opinion O
the majority the plan adopted fur
: nishes the only safe means of getting
the names of all of the candidates OF
tuo SIdtc eiChS1 pTlutcu III VIC Sdtn'
t column and so reduce the chance o
t error to the minimum.
oi The leaders of the minority accepted
t the result gracefully, although on
r would think otherwise after reading
n republican papers, aud went HON,
: fully determined to make the fight ol
. the lines indicated by the convention
The republicans are jubilantly as
serting that the democratic party ha
swallowed the populist party AM
b calling on the pops to flee from tn
It wrath to come and seek shelter in tn
e republican ranks. Some of us ma.
y he forced into the society of sucl
It leaders as Burton and Kelly in tn
e next world but there is no excuse fo
C voluntarily seeking it while still o
It earth. They know perfectly we'll tha