Evening journal., 1913-05-28
BUT
NO CHANGE
The BALLOT
Department Of Elections Takes
No Action on Complaint
Of Bull MOOSerS
NO STEPS IN COURT
YET TO UPSET BALLOT

AS chairman OF the Bull Moose
Progressive City Committee. Levin F.
Nelson yesterday afternoon delivered
to the Department Of Elections
protest against the Republican and
National Progressive Identical tickets
appearing on the official ballot The
Department took no action on the
protest last night. and It is hardly
likely that the Department will take
any action ON Il. as the ballots have
been printed and are ready for de-
livery to the election officers.
While the Bull Moosers have
threatened TO take legal action TO
prevent the use OF ballot containing
the Republican and National Progress
slves Identical tickets. no action has
as yet been taken in the courts
One Of the grounds of the protest.
/ is that the Republican party did not
give the Department Of Elections
two week. notice OF It's desire 20
hold a primary election. The records
of the Department Of Elections. how
ever. show that the Republicans IN
March filed formal application for
primaries on May n, and the De-
Ipariment formally granted that date
The primaries also we're held on that
date and the ticket then chosen was
fled and now appears ON the ballot
The protest" also objects 10 the
Republicans using the device Of an
eagle with star on its breast as
unlawful, yet IL has been used by the
party ever since the factions Joined
together six years ago.
The Bun Moose protest which
} has fallen fat in It's efforts 10 bolster
j up trouble that would aid the Demo-
Gratis, Is as follows
by publishing In the newspapers Of
this date a form of ballot. YOU
have given notice that the Depart
ment of Elections proposes TO print
, on the official ballot TO he used al
I the municipal election to be held IN
{ the city OF Wilmington on the seventh
day of June. 1913. a ticket which Is
designated Republican Ticket (hav
e ing as its devices an eagle and
e starr. aud also a ticket which Is des
n ignated National Progressive Ticket
e thaving az its device the scales O
justice).
IS An examination Of the form Of th
lf ballot which You have caused to
printed In the newspapers disclose
IT the fact that the candidates on tn
5 Republican Ticket and those on II
n National Progressive Ticket ar
the same persons who we're nom
g mated az a certain primary election
I held I'm the city of Wilmington on tbl
= seventeenth day of May. 1918
We therefore, on behalf Of the Pro
q gressive party object 10 the form in
. which you propose 10 print the or
, fetal ballot for said municipal cleo
, tion. and in support Of our objection
we submit the following
First. That the Republican party
I IS not entitled to any place on said
. official ballot, for the reason that
said party did not hold a primary
, election in accordance with the pri-
! mary election law.
(al Said Republican party did moi
give to the Department OF Elections
4 the required two weeks notice by
] letter of the desire of said party 10
I hold a primary election.
, (bl Said Republican party did not
/ publish a proper notice OF the time
4 and place for holding its primary
p election.
r (c) Said Republican party has not
E regularly nominated. by convention
primary election or otherwise. a can.
D didate for any Of the Offices TO he
e. filled at said municipal election and
2 therefore said party Is not entitled
? 70 be represented on said official bal.
lot by the Republican Ticket"
{ Second. That said Republican
1 party has designated. contrary to
? law. its list OF candidates OH said
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