The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-18

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! state of Kansas on Tuesday, August
6. 1912.
False Pretenses Alleged.
"A copy of said petitions so present
| ed in behalf of said defendants are
hereto attached and marked respec-
lively exhibit to inclusive; that at
the time the said petitions were pre-
scented to the plaintiffs herein the said
pretended Republicans seeking such
nominations pretended to the plaintiffs,
and each of them, through their duly
authorized agents that said pretended
Republicans, and each of them, were
mem bers in good Standing of said Re
publican party and that if the plain
tiffs would subscribe their names to
said petitions, they and each of them,
would act according to the principles
of said Republican party; be bound by
its rules, regulations and customs; and,
would support the candidates of said
Republican party for the offices of
President and Vice-president of the
United States nominated by the Ma
tional Republican convention, which
at the time said petitions were SO pre-
sented to the plaintiffs had been duly
called pursuant to the practices, regu-
latiOnS and customs of said Republican
party; that the plaintiffs as qualified
electors of said counties and members
of said political party relied upon the
said representations and believing in
the god faith and loyalty of said pre-
tended Republicans that they would in
good faith represent the principles of
said party, signed said petitions as
more particularly shown in said ex-
hibits attached hereto, and in and by
their said signatures declared that
| the plaintiffs and each of them intend
ed to support the said pretended Re-
pubHcans as bona fide Republican can
didateS for the said offices of presi-
Dental electors, and as represent
in the principles of said party;
hot oft h INxy fEoa
means aforesaid the signatures of the
plaintiffs to said petitions the said pre-
tended Republicans, and each of them,
caused said petitions to be filed in the
office of the Secretary of State of the
State of Kansas, and thereafter on or
before July l, 1912, caused their names
to be certified by the Secretary of State
of the State of Kansas to the county
clerks Of each of the counties in said
State as Republican candidates for the
office of presidential elector to be voted
for by the members of the Republican
party of the state of Kansas, with the
intent, purpose and design of having
their names placed upon the Republi-
can primary ballots, which it was and
is the duty of said county clerks to
have printed pursuant to the election
laws of the State of Kansas regulating
primary elections.
Premeditated Fraud.
1.-THE plaintiffs further say that said
pretended Republicans and each of
them caused said petitions to be pre-
pared and circulated also in the coun-
ties of Greeley, Geary, Ness, Lane.
Chautauqua, Meade, Sheridan, Cowley,
Wallace, Linn, Republic, Hodgeman,
Smith, Jewell, Rawlins, Harvey, Ora
ham, Thomas and Pottawatonie, in the
state of Kansas, and procured MEM
bers of the Republican party to sign
the same with the deliberate intention,
design and purpose of perpetrating a
fraud upon the members of said Re-
publican party; that said pretended
Republicans at the time of the prepara-
ton and circulation of said petitions
and the signing of the same had no in
tention of representing the principles of
said Republican party, but on the con-
trary had then fully determined that
they would not abide by the action of
the National Republican convention,
soon thereafter to be convened in regu-
lar session. unless said convention
should nominate as the Republican
candidate for the Office of president of
the United States one Theodore Roose-
welt; that said pretended Republicans
did not, nor did either of them, disclose
to the plaintiffs or either of them, their
intention not to represent the principles
of the Republican party; and did nEt
disclose their intent and design to deny