Evening journal., 1913-05-27
REPUBLICANS NOT
CONCERNED OVER THREAT
OF ATTACK ON BALLOT
Records of the Department of Elections Show That
the Republican Primaries Only Were Held on
May IL, When Bull Moosers AHege That
Two Parties Held Primaries.
NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE TICKET
FILED AS RESULT OF A MEETING

At their meeting last night the Bull
Moose Progressive City Committee ap-
pointed Levin f. Nelson, A. T. Cal
houn. George w. Taylor and Horace
G.. Eastburn as a committee to take
legal steps to try to prevent the use
of a ballot at the city election on
June containing the Republican and
National Progressive tickets with
the same candidates on each. Up to
early this afternoon, however. the
Bull Moosers had not taken any legal
steps to try to upset the official bal
1ot framed by the Department Of
Elections. The Bull Moosers raised
q question that the Republicans and
National Progressives held primaries
on the same day, May II, and that it
Is Illegal for two parties to hold
primaries on the same day.
Any action in law to be taken by
the Bull Mooeers. It is expected, would
have to be against the Department Of
Elections, with which the Republican
National Progressive tickets were
fled, and which is printing the bal
1ots containing the different party
tickets. AS a matter of fact, II was
learned today, the records Of the De-
partment Of Elections show that but
Que party held primaries on May II.
There is nothing in the records of the
department showing that two parties
held primaries on that day, or as d
matter of fact, showing the National
Progressive party held primary cleo
tion at all.
In March last the Republican First
District Committee, through Chairman
Billany, applied to the Department of
Elections for May IL as a date for
municipal primaries, and the depart
ment by letter formally granted that
date to the Republican committee.
The list of primary election officers
was furnished by the committee
Through Chairman Billany to the De-
partment Of Elections. and the De-
partment sent out the tally sheets,
poll lists and other election equip
ment to the election officers named by
the Republican committee. At no
time did the National Progressives
send in an application to the Depart
ment for the use of May II as a date
for their primaries.
However, the National Progressive
City Committee at meeting decided
that IL would be preferable, instead oi
the National Progressives holding q
primary Of their own, to participate
an the Republican primaries, anc
hhey named a committee to arrange
for the National Progressives to par
Hicipate in the Republican primary
and TO file the ticket selected at the
Republican primaries as the ticket oi
fhe National Progressives. The Ma
4ional Progressives did take part in
the primaries held on the date al
Hotted for the Republican primaries.
Following the primary on the nigh
of May II, the National Progressive
committee, acting under the author
fly conferred by its city committee o
which Luther M. Broadway is chair
man, held a meeting and formally de
bcided to file the ticket selected dur
sng the day. The committee filed tha
ticket with the Department Of Elec
fions and Clerk of the Peace Brown
Rs the ticket of the National Progress