The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-01

Young LOT ELECTORS WHO VIII not sup
port in the electoral college the men
these voters want supported"
While Olmstead was explaining his
case to the two justices. Governor
Stubs Of Kansas was one of the
closest listeners edging his chair over
almost directly under the bench on
which the two justices were seated
F. S. Jackson of Topeka. fos the
Roosevelt forces, caused sensation
by saying:
Your honors, this case involves
more dynamite than any case that has
come before the supreme court since
the days Of so-called reconstruction.
| 1t involves the right Of states to gov
ern themselves without the Interior
ence OF the federal judiciary. The
matters involved in this section are
those that have plunged states into
war"
"Oh, we'll, Mr.. Jackson broke in
Justice Pitney, Il don't think we are
going to have any war. Please state
| the facts of your defense"
Jackson smiled and then declared
that the allegation that fraud had
been practiced by the Roosevelt cleo
tors in persuading Taft men to sign
their petitions was almost too foolish
to answer.
why everybody in Kansas" he
continued, knew exactly where these
electors stood. They knew that they
were Roosevelt men. When the petit.
lions were circulated everyone knew
that these men would never be for
Taft. And anyhow the Kansas law
provides that where fraud in connec-
ton with primary petitions is alleged
these allegations must be made with.
I in three days. And the petitioners In
this case failed to do So"
/ But can you say that these petit
TONERS knew within the time that you
4 mention, three days, that these men
were not going to support the nomi-
nee in question broke in Justice
Vandeyanter.
why your honor" replied Jackson
"the petitioners knew all the time
J, that these men We're Roosevelt men
! This was just an ordinary bushes;
transaction in every day life. The
candidates circulated their petition
and it was signed by their neighbors
These petitions nominated these mey
as republican candidates for elector.
But were there not promises made
and broken" broke in Justice Pitney
'It seems to me that there must have
been promises"
ooh, yes, there were, political prom
ises,' interjected Jackson but that
was all"
do you mean to be understood
that political promises are made to be
broken and not to be fulfilled?" queri
! ed Justice Pitney.
mot especially. What contend Il
. that the Kansas supreme court was
I right in it's declaration that the cues
ton of promises such as mentioned
: and in fact the entire question involv
) ed here was absolutely of politica
/ nature and should not be submitted
to the court for decision" reptile,
Jackson.
Even if there is new part.
formed" continued Jackson, Il woult
like to ask you, Justice Yandervanter
, whether there is any law to proven
: the republicans of Kansas voting TO
: its candidate?"
Certainly there is not" said tn
justice, but there ought to be Law
, to prevent the Roosevelt men stealin'
the Taft electors to elect their owl
candidate"
3 Jackson then explained that Kan
sas was entitled to ten electors ant
that there have been twenty pet
2 tions for electors filed for the pr
mary election. OF these first ten file
, eight declared for Roosevelt. TIL
other two will support Taft The te'
: others whose petitions have bee
! filed have all pledged themselves t
3 Taft. Pitney asked Jackson If thi
second ten were made up of regula
republicans and received an affirma
tive answer.
"Well, now, is it not fact that tn
t real issue here is whether the Tai
+ or the Roosevelt faction in Kansas !
n entitled to the prestige of the regula
n republican organization, asked Jus
/ tice Pitney.
e eyes, that is the question: sal
= jackson 1T is whether the Kansa
s republicans are to have for their car
didate Taft or Roosevelt"
e Eyes, but 1t also seems to be whett
t err Roosevelt is to run as a republica
e or as the candidate of the new party,
n said yandervanter.
9 "But under the Kansas laws, Roos'