The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-02

GEER is
NOMINATED
For United States Senator By
Petition
Files His Acceptance and Thus
RecomeS a Candidate
Petitions for Senator.

Petitions bearing enough name.
were filed Thursday to entltle Gov
Geers name 10 be placed on the Aus
tralian ballot as a Republican candl
date for senator. In all about three
thousand names are signed to the pa
pers.
The petition contains names of vot.
ers as follows: Marion county, 500;
Yamhill, 800; Polk, 80; Union, 1856;
Clackamas, 254; Jackson, 314; Doug
las, 1874; Lincoln, 1O6; Washington,
III; Multnomah 303.
The Petition Heading.
I'VE, the undersigned individual
electors do hereby nominate Hon. r.
r. Geer for the Office Of United States
senator in Congress, to be voted for
at the coming June election of the
year 1902, he representing the prin-
ciples of the Republican party, and
we respectfully petition that his name
be placed upon the official ballot to be
furnished for said election, I'm the
manner provided by law, to be voted
for as our choice for Republican
United States senator In Congress. We
represent that we are qualified elec.
tors Of the state of Oregon, and that
our respective places Of residence are
truly set opposite our names. That
the place of residence of the Hon. T.
II Geer is at No. 479 Court street, in
the city of Salem, Marion county, Ore
gon. That he Is a citizen of this state
and eligible to the office of United
States senator"
Gov Geer Accepts.
Salem, May /, 1902.
! hereby accept the within nomlna.
lion for the Office Of United States
senator by the Individual electors of
he state Of Oregon. Il. II. GEER.
This is in effect direct nomination
" candidate for United States sena.
or to be submitted to direct vote
4 the people.
The Mays Act
The law under which the petition
vas fled, the Mays act, was introduced
n the last legislature by State Senator {
!, p. Mays, Of Portland, and was
nown as Senate Bill No. /. The Ian [
uage of the act is as follows:
at the general elections next pre-.
eding the election or Il senator IN ,
congress by the legislature OF Oregon,
here shall be placed upon the Official {
allot by each of the county clerks
nd clerks OF the county court the /
ames of all candidates for the office
senator In Congress that have been
ominated in any OF the methods now, I
r which may hereafter be provided c
y law for the nomination of state of. 3
GERS of the state Of Oregon, the votes 2
,r which candidate shall be counted 8
nd certified TO by the election judges
1 the same manner as the votes for
ther candidates; and records of the
ote for such candidates shall be made
ut and sworn to by the board OF can
assers of such county and state and
eturned to the secretary of state, who
hall transmit duplicate copies OF such
eturns TO the legislative assembly at
Is next ensuing session, one OF which
hall be addressed TO the senate and
he other TO the house of representa-.
yes of the state of Oregon one copy
which shall be delivered by him to
he president OF the senate and the
ther to the speaker OF the house OF
representatives., after the organization
I such bodies, which officers shall
pen and lay the same before the sep.
rate houses when assembled to elect
senator in Congress, as now required
y law OF Congress; and II shall be the
uty OF each house TO count the votes
nd announce the candidate for sena-
Or having the highest number. and
hereupon the house shall proceed 10
he election of senator as required
y the act OF Congress and the consti.
ltion of this state"