The sun., 1912-08-02
III ELECTORS COON :
THE KANSAS BALLOTS
Taft Men Get a Writ of Error.
hut No Order From the L. s.
Supreme Court.
FULL BENCH TO DETERMINE
Meantime. the Primary Ballots
Will Be Printed as Gov.
Stubbs Wants Them.

Associate Justices Pitney and Van
Devanter Of the United States Supreme
Court listened to arguments in the Federal
Building all day yesterday on the applica-
ton in behalf of the Taft forces in Kansas
for writ Of error and an order that would
prevent the Republican Presidential cleo
tors in Kansas who have already an
nounced that they will vote for Col.
Roosevelt from appearing on the ballot
at the primary election next Tuesday.
At s:i5 y. NJ. the Justices announced
that. while they had determined to grant
the writ Of error. they would not sign
writ of supersedeas or similar order which
would interfere with the ballots to he used
on Tuesdays election. They said the
importance of the qucstio ion was such that
it should be determined by the entire SUI
preme Court.
kilograms were hurried of TO Kansas
as soon as the decision was announced. be-
cause word was received from Gov. Stubbs
yesterday that unless tho printing OF the
ballots started by o'clock last night they
could not be delivered in all the districts
! of the State in time for Use on Tuesday.
The type for the ballots had been set up.
and az the decision Of the court did not
interfere with the arrangement OF the
names, the lawyers in the case said that
the 800 600 ballots needed for the State
would be printed in time.
The chief argument In behalf Of the
Taft forces was that the Roosevelt cleo
tors got their nomination as electors by
fraud a. to their intention to vote for
Col. Roosevelt. and it was also contended
that if the electors who have said they
would support Roosevelt win on the pr-
mary election there will be no way by
which the regular Taft electors can get OH
>he ticket except by having them written
in by each voter.
The cdse was presented for the Taft
Republicans of Kansas by Congressman
I'M. f.. Olmsted of Harrisburg. Pa. and by
I'D. r. Hite of Topeka. Congressman +. =.
jackson of Kansas and l.. W. keplinger.
lawyer of that State. opposed the issu-
ance of the writ of error in behalf Of Gov.
Stubbs and the Roosevelt Republicans OF
the State.
After the decision was announced the
LAWYERS said it was just possible that cir
lcumstances would arise under which
Kansas will have no representation in the
electoral college at all. The writ Of error
the Supreme Court as early "a possible,
and the first session of the court II on
October Nthe Supreme Court decides
that the designation of the Roose welt cleo
tors in the Taft column was invalid II will
require quick action to have valid candi.
! dates put on the ballot In time for tho
J Presidential election.
The court might declare that the Taft
electors. even though they are defeated
by the Roosevelt electors in the primary
on Tuesday are the only legally nominated
electors. If the court should SO determine
, and the Taft electors not be on the ba llo'
in the proper column on election day. thei
there would be no valid candidates. aud
thus the State would I've disfranchised a.
to voting for President.
The present situation in Kansas is that
the names OF twenty electors will appeal
: on the primary ballot under the Republic
, can emblem and of these twenty ten will
be elected. Out of the ten designated a.
Roosevelt men. only eight will vote fo
, him. while the other two will vote fo
9 President Taft. II was TO get the entirs
ten electors for Taft that the ten elector.
were nominated by petition. The names
| of the electors appear in different places
, on the ballots for different districts. tbs
Taft and Roosevelt men being inter
mingled
Mr. Hne. who has been an organization
, Republican and one of the Leading law
p yers of Kansas for years. said that one q
. the most certain results of the election il
: Kansas in November will Ike II victory 70
Woodrow Wilson because of the figh
between the two wings Of the Republican
party over the electoral mixup.