Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-01

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NJ, NJ essential as any other pualifi'
,atlon named IN the Constitution
Resided II not word whose mean.
ne II obscure. II IL IN common use
md u means the same thing In the
Constitution that /, means In every
las life. To- reside means tu make
m abode for considerable time, iu
ic settled, as IN home; to live. Co
Mcll
That the term as used In this prusis
on of the Constitution means actual
csidcnco II clear from the context, but
hat conclusion IL strengthened 10y
Section ~ Of the sam" Article. which
equirrs the governor. during the Sos
lons OF the Legislature, 10 reside where
t. sessions ate held
Has Mr.. bailey resided In Texas dur
mr. the past five years Clearly. he
has not lie has lived. dwclt main.
aimed MS home. In Washington. u
ard not In Texas This IN con.
lusivcly shown hy the fact that no
lac. can ho found In Texas whore he
W Nv ". fistN " NV" ~ ''''
count" No In Harris County No. In
rarrant County. No W. might run
through IN. whole list Of counties Ia
h. state without finding a single one
4 them Nv which h. has dwclt n h
las not dwcli here. he has not resided
1rre within the meaning OF the consti'
ion: and. II he has not resided IN the
States. hc II not eligible to become
governor.
"a. and his followers make reference
o. the fact that under come ctcum'
tnncrs people are considered In law
esidents e one place although they
Tor = time. reside cVhcrc. Those.
however. are cases IN which intention
,l,yr part. but Il H. absurd tp con
md that we gin tell where one has
'csi.l.d hy showing where h" intends
20 rarids That intention plays no part
where the question IL one of actual
.csld-nce ~ well known g. MIR. BAILEY
~ appears from the following ins,ruc'
ion Witch he requested the court To
1--WE the Jury IN the ease of Oliver y.
N"wnia- VS. United States. as shown
n page 30 o. the printed transcript ~
record IN the supreme Court ~ IN"
United states:
The fury are further instructed that
white doinicilc IL mixed question Of
l,t end intention. the question ot actual
residence II purely one 81 act. ana no
in'rntiur contrary 20 act can prevail
,vcr Il, ,hc-eforc n the respondent did
Ne, maintain ar actual residence IN
the District " Columbia a. explained
by there Instructions Ter three year
neat before hi appointment In June,
1913. then his intention 20 return 10
thc District u Columbia AZ some tn
definite iimo. II he had such intention.
= wholly iminatcrial, and you viii dis
'-gard u"
l3u, tho Constitution " not 'hc only
thing that stands In Mr. Railcy's way
Thu l'risliture In 1919 passed an Net
which IL now embodied IN Articles Sos,
sss3 aud sOss.a u thu Revised civil
Statutes.
ir,,cl" ?ose rro,idrs.
$50 n,rson shall BE- eligible 10 any
stat. Comfy. precinct or municipal 81
flo In tn. state 81 Texas unless he
shall be- eligible 90 hold office under
III. Constitution of this STATE, and
no person ineligible tu hold
ofC!cc shall ever hay" hly name placed
uron the ballot " ticket ~ any gen
oral ~ special election. or AZ any p,im'
a. e,e,tiun where candidates arr So
ioc,,d under primary election laws ~
'h's state. ard no such ineligible can
d.il'r rhlu ever be- voted upun. NOS
have vote counted Tor him. ~ am
such general. special. o. primary cleo.
TIN"
Article 3nss reads ln paii.
There shall not b. issued hv ih'
Secretary of state any cert.
firates ~ election o. appointment a.
ar person elected Of appointed t. anv
offic- IN this State. who II no, eligible
- hold such office under thu Consiitu'
ten 81 this state and under the above
Article ~ the Statutes ~ this STATE.
-
y NJ bailey should receive ma'
iuflfN nf the voter w ih' ihN nils " y
p-ubabls ,hr' Mr.. McGrcgor a. IN"
Amsrican Dan FerEus1nl party would
b. our next governor. and this without
rsi~t-r,- 20 The number ~ votes that
may d. cas-. for Mr Bailcv; Tor. r,nc'
NJ Bailey T. ineligible O. become guv.
.fnor and since the statutes prohibit
IN. olrniing of yVtes co. ineligihl,
c.1di1atss ard forbid the giying ol
c.-iif.cniss VI rl,ciion 20 them DO not
know OF ary pGSer under our C9nsii.
tuition and Laws g. prevent Mr NJ
Grrgor u h. sh0itd resolve niorc
votes thar the Republican candidate.
from Cunning the office snd BEING d..
citrtd entitled o. II.
n the election &c MI Mcfireror were
The only sit that might fcsilt fruu,
NJ .lilcy's succs-z on August 18th.
80 oonld otssloIk that. great az u b..
brit what rnn cunp~nSitr us ioT The
moiri vrong involved IN . dellhslat"
setting ABIDE 81 provision - thu Con
ssituiion and wholesale violaii"A -
tn law merely 20 confer political favor
upon some Individual?
Three: Within a year Mr. Bailey has
advocated tbs formation Of a new party